Sugatsune Explained

Sugatsune Kogyo Co. Ltd.
Native Name:スガツネ工業株式会社
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Sugatsune Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha
Type:KK
Foundation: in Tokyo
Location:Iwamotochō
Location City:Chiyoda, Tokyo
Location Country:Japan
Key People:Jun Sugasawara, President
Industry:Manufacturing
Num Employees:515 (2019)
Products:Architectural and industrial hardware components

is a manufacturing company based in Tokyo.

Founding and history

The company name "Sugatsune" is a shortened form of the founder's name, Sugasawara Tsunesaburo. It was founded as Sugatsune Shouten in Kanda, Tokyo in 1930.[1] The store was incorporated and changed its name to Sugatsune Kogyo Co, Ltd., and started manufacturing telecommunication hardware components until the end of World War II.[2] Thereafter, the company started producing architectural and furniture hardware. Sugatsune first hardware was exported to the U.S. in 1949.[3]

Sugatsune is a source for hardware products and component hardware for homes, telecommunication devices, consumer electronics, and marine equipment. Several Sugatsune products have won the Good Design Award in Japan, administered by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.[4] [5] [6]

Sugatsune is headquartered in Iwamotochō, Tokyo[7] and the company has sales and distribution offices in the United States,[8] Canada,[9] the United Kingdom,[10] Germany,[11] China,[12] India,[13] and South Korea.[14]

Products

Sugatsune's product range includes over 20,000 items. The items range from architectural furniture and hardware to industrial components. This includes hinges, hooks, catches, drawer slides, brackets, handles and more. It produces products for a variety of industries as diverse as cabinets, semiconductor fabrication plants, yachts, doors, and more.

Sugatsune's hinges are used around the world and are recognized in the industry.[15] [16]

MonoFlat Unison (MFU) is a sliding door system that enables doors to move inward and slide sideways without use of door handles in order to close flush with the wall. The external surface of the door can be flush with the wall or surrounding enclosure, giving a monolithic appearance.

Multimo is a multiple-motion door system for cabinets, allowing them be pulled out and slide sideways to allow more work space in front of the cabinet when the door is open. A damper provides smooth closing.

Brands

Lapcon (Lamp Control) is a damper mechanism for smooth door opening and closing of drawers and doors. Several products featuring the mechanism won Japan's Good Design Award.[17] [18] Lapcon mechanisms can be found in many different products, including cabinetry doors and toilet seats. Both Monoflat FAD (FAD) and LIN-X use Lapcon Mechanisms and are lateral door opening mechanism. FAD enables flaps and doors to open sideways (laterally) without the use of a bottom rail. Doors equipped with FAD have a smaller opening radius compared to ordinary swing doors.[19]

Motion Design Tech,[20] a line of products which focuses on the design of movement has achieved recognition in Japan[21] and has been presented at trade shows around the world.

Locations

Sugatsune has a total of seven branches in Japan and two distribution facilities in Chiba and Osaka. In addition, there are nine other sales offices in seven countries overseas (USA, Canada, UK, Germany, China, India, and South Korea).[22]

Sales Offices in Japan

Distribution Facilities in Japan

Overseas Sales Offices, Showrooms and Distribution Centres

Sugatsune America, Inc.

Sugatsune Canada, Inc.

Sugatsune Kogyo (UK) Limited

Sugatsune Europe GmbH

Sugatsune Shanghai Co., Ltd.

Sugatsune Kogyo India Private Limited

Sugatsune Korea Co., Ltd.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company History – Sugatsune Kogyo Co. Ltd. Global Site . English . June 27, 2017 .
  2. Web site: Company History – Sugatsune Kogyo Co. Ltd. Global Site . English . June 27, 2017 .
  3. Web site: Company History – Sugatsune Kogyo Co. Ltd. Global Site . English . June 27, 2017 .
  4. Web site: LATERAL OPENING DOOR SYSTEM [MonoFlat LIN-X hinge LIN-X1000] ]. English . June 27, 2017 .
  5. Web site: Damper [Lift Assist Damper LAD] ]. English . June 27, 2017 .
  6. Web site: Concealed Hinge [360 Concealed Hinge "Olympia"] ]. English . June 27, 2017 .
  7. Web site: Company Outline – Sugatsune Kogyo Co. Ltd. Global Site . English . June 27, 2017 .
  8. Web site: Contact Us - Sugatsune Cabinet Hardware Inquiries . English . June 27, 2017 .
  9. Web site: Contact Us - Sugatsune Cabinet Hardware Inquiries . English . June 27, 2017 .
  10. Web site: Sugatsune UK - Contact Us . English . June 27, 2017 .
  11. Web site: Unternehmen Top Baubeschläge und industrielle Komponenten Japanischer Hersteller LAMP Sugatsune Europe . 2023-01-25 . global.sugatsune.com . en.
  12. Web site: http://www.sugatsune.com.cn/corporate/outline.php . zh:公司概要 . Corporate Outline. zh-hans. June 27, 2017 .
  13. Web site: Sugatsune India - Furniture and Architectural Products and Industrial Components Products . English . June 27, 2017 .
  14. Web site: 기업 소개 LAMP브랜드제품제조업 하드웨어 스가츠네 코리아 . 2023-01-25 . global.sugatsune.com . en.
  15. Web site: Premium hinges for a range of applications. English . June 27, 2017 .
  16. Web site: "Sugatsune Kougyou Sho-ru-mu, furete kanamono no ugoki to kinou no taikan" (Sugatsune Kogyo's Showroom, feel the movements and functionality of their hardware). Japanese . June 27, 2017 .
  17. Web site: DOOR DAMPER [LAPCON DOOR DAMPER LDD-S] Complete list of the winners Good Design Award ]. English . June 29, 2017 .
  18. Web site: STAY [LAPCON STAY SLS-ELAN / LAPCON STAY EZS-ELAN] Complete list of the winners Good Design Award ]. English . June 29, 2017 .
  19. Web site: LATERAL OPENING DOOR SYSTEM [MonoFlat LIN-X hinge LIN-X1000]]. Japanese . June 27, 2017 .
  20. Web site: Motion Design Tech/Sugatsune Kogyo CO., LTD. [manufacturer and distributor of hardware] ]. English . June 29, 2017 .
  21. Web site: "Searching for the ultimate "motion through designs," Sugatsune's Motion Design Tech" . English . June 29, 2017 .
  22. Web site: Company Overview Architectural and Industrial Component Hardware Japanese Manufacturer LAMP Sugatsune Global . 2023-01-25 . global.sugatsune.com . en.

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