DENSO Corporation today announced that on July 1, 2018 it will integrate the management of two DENSO Group companies: DENSO PREAS Corporation and DENSO KIKO Co., Ltd., both of which manufacture metal press-worked parts.
The business environment will tremendously change in the future with the advancement of the electrification of automobiles and automated driving. Therefore, it will become even more necessary to develop press-worked parts required for new technologies and to begin local production in overseas regions where the market is expected to grow. To develop more competitive press-worked parts, DENSO reached the conclusion that the aforementioned companies of the DENSO Group, each of which has excellent manufacturing assets, must be integrated to form a core press working company while further strengthening collaboration with DENSO, which is proud of its high-accuracy molds.
The integrated company will enhance mass production technologies and manufacturing capabilities through closer collaboration with respective sections of DENSO and make a contribution to realizing an environmentally friendly, safe, and comfortable mobility through press-worked parts that support electrified systems and automated driving systems.
Profile of integrated company
| 1. Name | DENSO PRESS TECH INC. |
| 2. Location | 11-16 Genzau, Hagi-cho, Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan (current location of head office of DENSO PREAS) |
| 3. Establishment | July 2018 |
| 4. Capital | 192.50 million yen |
| 5. Ownership | 100% owned by DENSO |
| 6. Employees | Approx. 380 (at the time of establishment) |
| 7. Business description | Manufacture and sale of press-worked parts for automobiles |
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Profile of DENSO PREAS
| 1. Name | DENSO PREAS Corporation |
| 2. Location | 11-16 Genzau, Hagi-cho, Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan |
| 3. President | Shoichhi Takenouchi |
| 4. Establishment | May 1953 |
| 5. Capital | 32.50 million yen |
| 6. Ownership | 100% owned by DENSO |
| 7. Employees | 194 (as of April 2017) |
| 8. Business description | Manufacture and sale of press-worked parts for automobiles |
Profile of DENSO KIKO
| 1. Name | DENSO KIKO Co., Ltd. |
| 2. Location | 5-1-5 Shinden-cho, Takahama, Aichi, Japan |
| 3. President | Takeo Higuchi |
| 4. Establishment | March 1973 |
| 5. Capital | 160.00 million yen |
| 6. Ownership | 100% owned by DENSO |
| 7. Employees | 211 (as of October 2017) |
| 8. Business description | Production of prototypes and mass-produced parts, including parts for automobiles, and fabrication and installation of conveyance equipment and jigs |
