About Us
Company History
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1949～1959
Transition from developing shipborne rigid vaporizers to seawater desalination systems (water production systems)
1949.2 Sasakura Engineering Co., Ltd. was established 1951.3 Began manufacturing and sales of Fresh Water Generator for ships 1953.9 Development low-pressure and low-temperature evaporator for ships 1956.11 Built No.1 Takejima Works 1957.7 Began manufacturing and sales of SK-GR submerged tube-type distilling plants for ships 1959.12 Began manufacturing and sales of Flash Type Distlling Plant moreclose
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1960～1969
Development of land-based seawater desalination systems - big leap to a global company
1960.7 Opened Tokyo Office 1961.2 Began manufacturing and sales of AFG-type distilling plants for diesel ships 1962.12 Began manufacturing and sales of oily water separators for ships 1962.12 Developed OASIS small distilling plant for fishing boats 1963.9 Began manufacturing and sales of air-cooled heat exchangers under a technical collaboration with Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation 1963.12 Began manufacturing and sales of K-fin tubes and Aircooled Heat Exchangers 1965.6 Developed MSF desalination plant through a research project subsidized by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI） 1966.1 Delivered air-cooled heat exchangers for municipal waste incineration plant 1966.6 Exprorted the first MSF Dasalination Plant (2,300T/D) for land installation to Arabian Oil Company at Khaji, Saudi Arabia 1966.6 Exported Japan's first land-based MSF desalination plant (1,890T/D) to Arabian Oil Company in Khafji, Saudi Arabia 1966.9 Delivered land-based MSF desalination plant (2,650T/D） to Matsushima Tanko Co., Ltd. on Ikeshima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture (first installation in Japan) 1967.1 Obtained an order (world's largest at the first) for 36,400T/D MSF Desalination Plant from the Kuwait Government 1968.6 Exported MSF desalination plants (9,100T/D×２units) to Shuaiba Refinery, Kuwait (the world's largest at the time) 1969.7 Appointed by MITI's Agency of Industrial Science and Technology as the leading company foa a large-scale research project entitled "Seawater Desalination and Utilization of its Byproducts" moreclose
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1970～1979
Expansion and reinforcement of overseas business
1970.4 Obtained an order for long-tube type MSF desalination pilot plant (3,000T/D) from MITI's Agency of Industrial Science and Technology 1970.6 Awarded prize by the Prime Minister of the Government for having greatly contributed to the promotion of expors 1971.5 Began manufacturing and sales of reverse osmosis water treatment plants 1971.8 Began manufacturing and sales of IAC noise control systems 1971.12 Began manufacturing and sales of sewage treatment plants for ships 1972.7 Began manufacturing and sales of cryogenic butterfly valve for LNG 1972.8 Obtained an order for MSF desalination plants (30,000T/D×６units) from the Hong Kong Government (the world's largest at the time) 1972.12 Utajima Works began manufacturing operations 1973.3 Began manufacturing of MES Desalination Plants and received the first order from Chubu Electric Power Co.,Ltd 1974.7 Onoda Works began manufacturing operations 1974.10 Obtained an order for Japan's first large-scale reverse osmosis desalination plant (1,500T/D) from Sumikinkako K.K. in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture
Awarded prize by Machinery Promotion Association for the development of desalination systems using MSF evaporation technique1975.5 Obtained an order for Jeddah ２ MSF desalination plants (11,400T/D×４units) from Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), Saudi Arabia 1976.1 Developed reheat-type (MED) desalination plant 1976.7 Awarded 1st Inoue Harushige Prize for research and development of seawater desalination and successful commercialization 1976.10 Began manufacturing and sales of Actuator for Cryogenic Valves 1977.3 Awarded Ohkochi Memorial Prize for having succeeded in establishing technology of MSF Desalination Plant by the Evaporation system 1977.5 Obtained an order for the world's first barge-mounted desalination plant (682T/D×３units) from The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia 1979.9 Obtained an order for large-scale Al Jubail Phase 2 MSF desalination plants (23,500T/D×20units）from SWCC, Saudi Arabia (the world's largest at the time) moreclose
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1980～1989
Pioneered water, heat, and sound systems and transitioned to an environmental company
1980.6 Began manufacturing and sales of thermal recovery units using heat pipes 1982.2 Increased the company's capital to ￥1 bilion 1983.1 Obtained an order for reverse osmosis desalination plant (46,000T/D) from Ministry of Electricity and Water, Bahrain 1983.4 Opened Bahrain Branch（Closed in March 2022) 1983.4 Began OEM of enclosures for gas turbing generators for Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 1983.11 Began manufacturing and sales of VVC-type desalination plants 1983.12 Began manufacturing and sales of Vacuum Deaerator 1984.9 Construction of the new head office building was completed 1985.4 Obtained an order for a noise control system for the air conditioning system at the new head office of Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 1986.7 Began manufacturing and sales of newly developed Membrane Oily Water Separator 1987.4 Began manufacturing and sales of VVCC-type evaporating concentrators 1987.4 Began manufacturing and sales of newly developed Ozon Master 1987.11 Completed the Aero-Acoustic Research Laboratory, a comprehensive research facility for acoustics technologies 1988.10 Began manufacturing and sales of Rotary Thermosiphon Chill Rolls moreclose
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1990～1999
Transformation to a publicly listed company
1991.1 Extension of Onoda Works was completed and began manufacturing of Silencer 1992.5 Awared for Distinguished Servece of the Japan Gas Association for the development of light-weight and ultra-light-weight Emergency Release System for LNG Loading Arms 1992.10 Changed corporate name to Sasakura Engineering Co.,Ltd.
Awarded Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry Prize for development of Rotary Thermosiphon Chill Rolls1994.3 Delivered the first evaporating concentrator for Sharp Corporation's LCD Factory 1994.10 Established "PT. SASAKURA INDONESIA" 1994.12 Company stock was listed on Osaka Stock Exchange Bureau
Increased the company's capital to ￥2.22 billion1995.2 Began manufacturing and sales of Metadyne anechoic rooms 1995.4 Began manufacturing and sales of Hot Gas Filter 1995.7 Began manufacturing and sales of harvest ice thermal storage systems (Delivered first and second units) 1997.10 Began OEM of super chiller-type icemakers 1998.1 Obtained ISO-9001 certification for design, development and production of Butterfly Valves 1998.6 Began manufacturing and sales of silencers using ceramic sound absorbing material 1998.11 Began manufacturing and sales of Aquario plate-type fresh water generators for ships 1999.10 Obtained ISO-9001 certification for design, development and production of Desalination Plant and Air Cooled Heat Exchangers moreclose
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2000～2009
Expansion into the environmental field to contribute to creating a carbon-neutral society
2001.1 Obtained ISO-9001 certification for design, development and production of all Sasakura Products 2001.12 Began manufacturing and sales of Eco-PET Silencer using recycled material from PET bottles 2002.6 Cumulative shipment of air-cooled heat exchangers exceeded 10,000units 2002.9 Obtained ISO-14001 certification for development, design, production, marketing and service of all Sasakura Products 2002.10 Established Arabian Company and Sasakura for Water & Power (APS), a joint venture in Saudi Arabia to expand desalination business in the Middle East 2003.3 Began manufacturing and sales of evaporating concentrators for dilute hydrofluoric acid recovery systems 2003.11 Began manufacturing and sales of VOC Polluted Water Remediation Plant 2004.6 Obtained an order for Rehabilitation Work on Jeddah ４ MSF desalination plants (23,500T/D×10units) from SWCC, Saudi Arabia, via APS
Awarded Chairman’s Prize by Japan society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers for the development of Fluoric Acid Recovery system2004.11 Acquired type approval for SHT-type bilge separators in conformance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) MEPC. 107 (49) regulations 2005.8 Concluded business collaboration with Nakakita Seisakusho Co., Ltd. for the manufacturing and sale of Cryogenic Butterfly Valve for LNG carriers 2005.9 Completion Sasakura Technoplaza, a comprehensive research facility for water and heat technologies 2005.9 Developed radiant air conditioning system using water as a cooling medium 2005.12 Obtained an order for Satellite MED desalination Plants (63,000T/D : 12units) for six cities along the Red Sea coast from SWCC, Saudi Arabia 2006.2 Achieved the delivery of 10,000 ujnits in total for K-series Fresh Water Generator 2006.4 Obtained an order for silencer for the International Space Station Kounotori transfer vehicle from Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 2006.9 Sasakura's K-series Fresh Water Generator won The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers' First Excellent Product Award
Participated in SAJAHP joint research project for hybrid seawater desalination plant; designed, manufactured, and delivered pilot plant (24 T/D)2007.11 Opened "Customer Services Kameyama Office" in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture（Closed in March 2018) 2008.6 Opened Middle East Engineering Centre in Bahrain（Closed in March 2022) 2009.2 Development sewage treatment plant in conformance with the revised international standard IMO MEPC. 159(55) regulations moreclose
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2010～2019
Exploring corporate value
2010.11 Obtained an order for the first evaporating concentrator for food and beverage use 2011.2 Obtained an order for rehabilitation of Shoaiba Phase 1 MSF Desalination Plant from SWCC of Saudi Arabia 2011.4 Opened “Shanghai Representative Office” in China（Closed in November 2018） 2012.5 Delivered approximately 30,000 radiant panels to the new head office of Shimizu Corporation 2012.8 Delivered silencers for semi-anechoic chambers and wind tunnels for Toyota Motor Corporation's new vehicle testing building 2012.11 Delivered radiant air conditioning system to the Yamada Service Area (Fukuoka Prefecture) of West Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO) 2013.5 Obtained an order for new soundproof louvers for a base-isolated, high-rise building in the north of the Tokyo Nihonbashi 2-chome district 2013.7 Transferred to Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange due to the Integration of Cash Equity Markets with Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange 2014.1 Established Sasakura Taiwan Co., LTD.
Began manufacturing and sales of the Fresh Water Generator Series X for ships2014.9 Obtained an order for rehabilitation of Al-Jobail Phase 2 C4 MSF Desalination Plant from SWCC of Saudi Arabia 2015.1 btained an order for Shoaiba Phase ２ MED desalination plant (the world's largest and most efficient desalination plant ; 91,200 T/D) from SWCC, Saudi Arabia 2015.2 Entrusted with "Verification of Technologies for Contaminated Water Management (Demonstration Project for Verification Tests of Tritium Separation Technologies)" by Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy 2016.9 Obtained an order for SASAKURA Mobile Evaporator, the first mobile evaporating concentrator 2016.10 Jointly developed evaporating concentrator with a solvent recovery system, that enables recovery of solvents, with Nippon Refine Co.,Ltd.
Acquired ALQ Enviromental Engineering Co.,Ltd. as a consolidated subsidiary (Currently Sasakura Acoustic Engineering Co.,Ltd.)2016.12 Established Sasakura Enviro-Science Foundation 2017.3 Acquired Arabian Company and Sasakura for Water & Power as a consolidated subsidiary, and renamed as Sasakura Middle East Company in August 2017.6 Awarded Chairman's Award from the Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers (June) and the Technology Award from the Society of Separation Process Engineers (May) for evaporating concentrator with a solvent recovery system 2018.4 Established Sasakura Shanghai Co.,Ltd. in China 2018.10 Established Sasakura Acoustic Engineering Co., Ltd. 2018.10 Began manufacturing and sales of WX-type Fresh Water Generators for ships 2019.12 Received the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Commissioner's Award in the FY2019 Energy Conservation Grand Prize for the VVCC evaporating concentrator moreclose
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2020～
Becoming a company that adapts flexibly to change
2020.9 Received the Chairman's Award for the Linear Silencer® at the 46th JSIM Awards for Environmentally Excellent Equipment 2021.4 Completed Hydronic heating and cooling radiation panel performance measuring room 2021.6 Moved PT. Sasakura Indonesia manufacturing plant to Kendal 2021.7 egan manufacturing and sales of Bilge Separator PURELIO Model 2021.8 Sasakura Tokyo Branch Office Moved to New Office (Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) 2021.10 Sasakura Alq Acoustic Engineering Inc. Absorbed and Merged with Sasakura Acoustic Engineering Co., Ltd. 2022.4 Shifted from the Second Section to the Standard Market on the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to market restructuring 2023.2 Delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market 2024.3 Capital reduced to 100 million yen. moreclose