TSUKUBA MANUFACTURING PLANT — STILL PRESSING AHEAD

Designed around the concept of customer kando (means beyond expectations), the goal of the new Tsukuba facility is to surpass clients’ needs through product development and manufacturing efficiency. R&D, design, production and final print testing are now done at one location, following the closure of its Toride plant that opened in 1967. This enables closer interaction between various departments. And, in building a new facility from the ground up, Tsukuba’s processes have been engineered for high-speed production of standard and customized presses (about 2,000 press units annually).