{"id":464,"date":"2022-11-18T00:22:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T00:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T05:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T05:57:58","slug":"aboutus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/aboutus\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"anchorNav\">\n<li><a href=\"#outline\" class=\"anchor\">Company Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#history\" class=\"anchor\">Company History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"outline\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Company Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Company Name<\/th><td>A&amp;D Manufacturing Company, Limited<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Established<\/th><td>1955\/9\/30<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Capitalization<\/th><td>81.8 million yen<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Shareholder<\/th><td>A&amp;D Company, Limited 100%.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">President<\/th><td>Satoshi Nakano<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">No. of Employees<\/th><td>262 (as of March 31, 2025)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Location<\/th><td><strong><strong>Headquarters\/Tsukuba Factory<\/strong><\/strong><br>4210-15, Takasai, Shimotsuma-shi, Ibaraki 304-0031, Japan<br>TEL: +81-296-43-7035<br>FAX: +81-296-43-6007<br><br><strong>Hidaka Factory<\/strong><br>7-5 Harajuku, Hidaka-shi, Saitama 350-1205, Japan<br>TEL: +81-42-985-4668<br>FAX: +81-42-985-4519<br><br><strong>Fukaya Factory<\/strong><br>161 Hanzawa Shinden, Fukaya-shi, Saitama 369-0221, Japan<br>TEL: +81-48-585-6221<br>FAX: +81-48-585-6232<br><br><strong>Nishitama Factory<\/strong><br>3-4-17 Nagaoka, Mizuho-cho, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo 190-1232, Japan<br>TEL: +81-42-513-9201<br>FAX: +81-42-513-9204<br><br><strong>Administration Division<\/strong><br>1-243 Asahi, Kitamoto-shi, Saitama-ken 364-8585 Japan<br>TEL: +81-48-593-3394<br>TEL: +81-48-593-3395<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Business<\/th><td>Electronic measuring instruments, industrial weighing scales, electronic balances, medical electronic equipment, testing machines and other manufactured applied electronic equipment<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Quality Assurance<\/th><td>Quality Management System, ISO9001 Certified as a multisite by A&amp;D Corporation<br>Quality Management System for Medical Devices, ISO13485<br>Registration System for Calibration Service Providers under the Measurement Law. JCSS Certificate No. 0099 International MRA Compliance.<br>Designated Manufacturing Business Operator of Class 1 Mass Meters. Designation No. 020801<br>Designated Manufacturing Business Operator of Class 1 Mass Meters. Designation No. 021101<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"history\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Company History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/company\/history\/#litra\"><span class=\"textlink\">History of Former Litra Corporation<\/span><\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/en\/company\/history\/#orientec\"><span class=\"textlink\">History of Former Orientec Corporation<\/span><\/a><br>\n<a href=\"\/en\/company\/history\/#sum\"><span class=\"textlink\">History of SUM Electro Mechanics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"11%\">1955\/10<\/th>\n<td>Kensei Kogyo Co., Ltd. was established.<\/td>\n<td>Reference manual <em>balance<\/em> series, 30 kg\/5 kg\/200 g<\/td>\n<td>With our unique front gripping auto-lock<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1956<\/th>\n<td>Received Kanagawa Prefecture Governor's Award (direct dial reading type).<\/td>\n<td>Chain-balanced automatic top-loading <em>balance<\/em><br\/>Projected rapid chemical balance<em><br\/>Direct reading <em>balance<\/em> gritter<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Unit 1 exported to Burma; air damper, magnified projection scale type, micro mass tilt angle reading system.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1957<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Direct reading <em>balance<\/em> model no. 2<\/td>\n<td>Sales agreement signed with Tokyo Koki Co. Ltd (Pointer).<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1958<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Direct reading <em>balance<\/em> model no. 3<\/td>\n<td>Equipped with Japan's first taring device.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1959<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>RM type direct reading <em>balance<\/em><\/td>\n<td>With 1\/100 reading vernier, remote control type<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1960<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Direct reading <em>balance<\/em> model 4<\/td>\n<td>Constant sensitivity method, parallel part assembly type. Became production model.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1962<\/th>\n<td>Formed an industrial cooperative complying with the government policy of the Law for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises and worked as executive director to realize Hakari Industrial Park.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\">1963<\/th>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Japan signed a contract to export large quantities of corner direct reading <em>balances<\/em> to U.S. high schools for use in student experiments. Demonstrated product excellence.<\/td>\n<td>Direct reading <em>balance<\/em> model V-410<\/td>\n<td>With guidance from Professors Masuo and Maeda of the Osaka Institute of Technology.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Top-loading direct reading <em>balance<\/em> TOP-200<\/td>\n<td>Eccentric cylindrical blades are used, 1\/20,000 accuracy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Direct reading <em>balances<\/em> no. 7, no. 8<\/td>\n<td>Mass production system using die-cast cases.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1966<\/th>\n<td>Signed import and sales contract with Sauder, West Germany.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1967<\/th>\n<td>Launched an electronic high-speed automatic weighing and recording device (labeling scale), pioneering the industry's shift to electronic weighing. (2 U.S. and Japan patents)<\/td>\n<td>Electronic high-speed automatic weighing and recording device (labeling scale)<\/td>\n<td>Osaka Institute of Technology method, industry's first pulse counter<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1968<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Top-loading direct reading <em>balance<\/em> TOP-1200L<\/td>\n<td>Eccentric cylindrical blade realizes high accuracy.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1969<\/th>\n<td>New industrial park in Tsukuba Science City, Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture was completed.<\/td>\n<td>Automatic top-loading <em>balance<\/em> TOP-E<\/td>\n<td>Moved into the industrial park and developed a new product - a conveyor mass production system.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1971<\/th>\n<td>Entered the commercial electronic weighing sector.<\/td>\n<td>Photoelectric price computing scale EW<\/td>\n<td>Spring-loaded type. Approval of type obtained.<br\/> Utilized conveyor mass production system.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1972<\/th>\n<td>Introduced technology from Bizerba of West Germany and successfully developed a pendulum type electronic price computing scale with the highest performance in Japan.<\/td>\n<td>Photoelectric pendulum price computing scale (Bizerba)<\/td>\n<td>Researched OME production\/mass production technology.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1973<\/th>\n<td>Entered the field of industrial pollution control and successfully developed an automatic monitoring system for suspended solids in water. Delivered to Nippon Steel Corporation and other major paper companies.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1977<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Direct reading <em>balance<\/em> model KY-II<\/td>\n<td>Limit technology for precision mechanical <em>balances<\/em>. 1\/100 mg with preliminary measurement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">1978<\/th>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">The industry's first calculator scale dedicated to pharmaceuticals with a built-in microcomputer is presented at the All Japan Pharmaceutical Equipment Exhibition held at Okayama University. This led to the development of new markets for hospitals and pharmacies.<br\/>Recognized by Ibaraki Prefecture for excelence in product creation. In addition, a tablet weighing system, which received a subsidy for new product development from the Tokyo International Trade Office, was completed.<\/td>\n<td>Direct reading <em>balance<\/em> model KY-III<\/td>\n<td>High performance <em>balance<\/em>, for Yamato Scientific Co., Ltd. Elastic fulcrum is adopted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Calculator scale for dispensing inspection EG-200C<\/td>\n<td>Elastic fulcrum is adopted. Received attention for its pharmaceutical use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\">1979<\/th>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Pioneered a new field of weighing instruments. Delivered shipboard scales to the Fisheries Agency and installed them on ocean development research vessels to help in the 200 nautical mile problem.<\/td>\n<td>Calculator scale for dispensing EG-210W<\/td>\n<td>Elastic fulcrum is adopted. This will be a much-watched product.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Analytical electronic <em>balance<\/em> model EU-198A<\/td>\n<td>Electromagnetic <em>balance<\/em> with lower pan. It will be an original new product. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shipboard scales<\/td>\n<td>  With guidance from Professors Masuo and Maeda of the Osaka Institute of Technology.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1980<\/th>\n<td>Line-up of a wide range of electronic <em>balances<\/em> from 0.1 mg to 100 kg for research analysis and general industrial use for the Japan Science Meeting held at Kinki University. Launched a revolutionary product line of microcomputer-integrated devices.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1982<\/th>\n<td>Collaborated on mechatronics systems with A&D Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of electronic measuring instruments.<\/td>\n<td>Electronic <em>balances<\/em> EX, EY, EZ Series<\/td>\n<td>Specialized in extreme and complex technologies.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1984<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Electronic <em>balance<\/em> EW, ER-180, ET<\/td>\n<td>Low-cost personal type, high precision analysis type, and dispensing type are released.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1985<\/th>\n<td>Electronic <em>balance<\/em> technology is licensed to China.<\/td>\n<td>Electronic <em>balances<\/em> ER-182A, EP series<\/td>\n<td>Line-up from 0.01 mg semi-micro model up to 60 kg heavyweight.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1986<\/th>\n<td>Licensed electronic <em>balance<\/em> technology to Pompay Company, India.<\/td>\n<td>Electronic <em>balances<\/em> FX and FY Series<\/td>\n<td>Multi-mode, multi-function equipped.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1987<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Electronic <em>balances<\/em> FA and FB Series<\/td>\n<td>The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law is revised. Becomes a big hit.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1988<\/th>\n<td>Phase 1 of construction of Tsukuba Plant (1,360 \u33a1) is completed.<\/td>\n<td>Began production of analytical electronic <em>balance<\/em> FR series.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1990<\/th>\n<td>Began production of ME equipment.<\/td>\n<td>Began production of the blood pressure monitoring system TM2700 series.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1991<\/th>\n<td>Phase 2 of construction of Tsukuba Plant (2,927 \u33a1) is completed.<\/td>\n<td>Started production of analytical electronic <em>balance<\/em> HA series and general-purpose electronic balance HX series with built-in weights.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1994<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Started production of heavyweight electronic <em>balance<\/em> HP series, general purpose electronic <em>balance<\/em> HF series, compact electronic <em>balance<\/em> EK-G\/EW-G series, and <em>fully automatic<\/em> blood pressure meter TM2654.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1995<\/th>\n<td>Obtained ISO9002 certification (Certificate no. JQA=0786).<br\/> Obtained designated manufacturing business operator (Certificate no. 020801).<\/td>\n<td>Started production of electronic <em>balance<\/em> for high precision analysis HR\/HM series.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1997<\/th>\n<td>Integrated into ISO 9001 as part of A&D's quality system multi-site conversion (Certificate no. JQA-1021).<\/td>\n<td>Started production of the blood pressure monitoring device 2540R series.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>1998<\/th>\n<td>New warehouse (Building no. 5) completed.<br\/>Certified as an \"outstanding tax filing corporation\" (Shimodate Tax Office).<\/td>\n<td>Started production of the high precision analytical electronic <em>balance<\/em> GR series and the 24-hour portable <em>automated blood pressure monitor<\/em> TM2430 series.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>2002<\/th>\n<td>ISO 9001:2000 version, certified<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>2004<\/th>\n<td>Received \"outstanding tax filing corporation\" (Shimodate Tax Office) certification a second time.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>2005<\/th>\n<td>A&D Co., Ltd. acquires 100% of company shares.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>2006<\/th>\n<td>ISO 13485:2003, certified<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<th>2023\/1<\/th>\n<td>Kensei Kogyo Co., Ltd. merges with A&D's manufacturing subsidiaries, Litra Corporation and Orientec Corporation.<br\/>Company name was changed to A&D Manufacturing Company, Limited.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2024\/1<\/th>\n<td>Merged with SUM Electro Mechanics Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of A&D Company, Ltd.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies which merged<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_kensei.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1045\" style=\"width:242px;height:61px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_kensei.jpg 500w, https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_kensei-300x76.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_litra-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1051\" style=\"width:277px;height:60px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_litra-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_litra-2-300x66.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_orientec.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_orientec.jpg 500w, https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/logo_orientec-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo_sum.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo_sum.jpg 500w, https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo_sum-300x36.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company Profile Company History Company Profile Company Name A&amp;D Manufacturing Company, Limited Established 1955\/9\/30 Capitalization 81.8 million yen Shareholder A&amp;D Company, Limited 100%. President Satoshi Nakano No. of Employees 262 (as of March 31, 2025) Location Headquarters\/Tsukuba Factory4210-15, Takasai, Shimotsuma-shi, Ibaraki 304-0031, JapanTEL: +81-296-43-7035FAX: +81-296-43-6007 Hidaka Factory7-5 Harajuku, Hidaka-shi, Saitama 350-1205, JapanTEL: +81-42-985-4668FAX: +81-42-985-4519 Fukaya [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-464","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1225,"href":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/464\/revisions\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/and-mfg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}