Established more than 50 years ago, Shiga Yamashita has developed a range of industrial equipment of the highest level in the world for the automobile-related and liquid-related industries. Today especially, the automobile industry serves as Japan’s core industry and boasts a level of technical expertise recognized throughout the world. Within the context of the modern Japanese automobile industry, the company has focused on the development and the supply of fully-automated finishing equipment for post-processing of aluminum castings, and has taken on daily challenges and accumulated achievements. Shiga Yamashita is also highly praised for its draft beer keg filling equipment washer, and records successes and expertise in multi-industry equipment as well. As a response to future requirements, Shiga Yamashita introduced a new design and manufacturing system early-on, and maintains its drive for ever-improved operational efficiency, high levels of motivation in its research personnel, and high levels of technical expertise. At the same time, the company also focuses on the development of a new generation of personnel inculcated with the company values of honesty, enthusiasm, and inventiveness. To respond to changing requirements of the future, Shiga Yamashita will continue on its current path of providing mature and sophisticated expertise, together with a flexible system of invention and development.

Makoto Nakazawa, President