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New Year’s Holidays Closure from December 28, 2024 – January 6, 2025

HARDLOCK Industry Co., Ltd. will be closed for the New Year’s Holidays during the following period:
Saturday, December 28, 2024 – Monday, January 6, 2025.

We will resume regular business hours starting Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused.

HARDLOCK Industry Co., Ltd.

Summer Holidays Closure from August 10 ~ August 18

HARDLOCK Industry Co., Ltd. will be closed for the Summer Holidays on the following dates:

Saturday, 10 August 2024 – Sunday, 18 August 2024

We resume regular business hours from Monday 19 August 2024.
We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Notice of Closure: May 3 ~ 5 “Golden Week Holidays “

HARDLOCK Industry Co, Ltd. will be closed on the following days for Golden Week: May 3 – May 5, 2023. After the end of the vacation, we will resume our regular business hours beginning May 8, 2023. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Please note that Golden Week is a series of national holidays in Japan that takes place from late April to early May and includes several important holidays such as Showa Day, Constitution Commemoration Day, Green Day, and Children’s Day. Moreover, this period is one of the busiest times in Japan, as many people take advantage of the consecutive holidays to go on vacation or visit family. So, if you want to learn more about the Golden Week and its significance in Japan, we recommend this Golden Week guide on Japan-Guide.com.

If you have any questions or concerns about our closure during the Golden Week holidays, please visit our Contact us page for more information on how to get in touch with our team.

Sincerely,
HARDLOCK Industry Co. Ltd.

Summer Holidays Closure from August 10 ~ August 16

HARDLOCK Industry Co., Ltd. will be closed for the Summer Holidays for the below dates:

Wednesday 10th August 2022 – Tuesday 16 August 2022

We resume regular business hours from Wednesday 17 August 2022.
We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Founder Katsuhiko features in Newsweek Magazine

HARDLOCK Industry Co., Ltd and it’s visionary founder, Katsuhiko Wakabayashi, were recently featured in Newsweek Magazine!

HARDLOCK Industry and Founder Featured in Newsweek Magazine!

At HARDLOCK, we firmly believe that overseas partnerships are the key to overcoming challenges and enhancing our global presence. Mr. Wakabayashi emphasizes the importance of collaborating with local partners to jointly expand the market and create a secure and sustainable society, with a special focus on supporting infrastructure development.

Our chairman’s vision is to eradicate any issues caused by bolt loosening, and we’re achieving this by forging strong alliances with like-minded companies who share HARDLOCK’s goals. Our aim is to provide safe and reliable bolted joint mechanisms for international society. It’s not just about maximizing profits for our company; we think globally and seek ways to contribute and support society as a whole.

In the next five years, we envision the establishment of a revolutionary high-tensile resin fastener mechanism that will transform the worldwide industry. Within this framework, our commitment to global contribution remains unwavering.

Interviewed with Fastener News at the 2017 International Fastener Expo in Las Vegas

Our Swedish staff accepted interview at National Industrial Fastener and Mill Supply Expo.
⇒ click here

Our presidents, Wakabayashi Katsuhiko is introduced on NHK’s international broadcast “NHK WORLD” as the Edison of East Osaka.

Date: September 13(Tue) 20:45~ 　/　Japan time zone
※This TV program is the world simulcast.
In the case of European standard during summer time now, it’s broadcast of 13:45.

If you are not able to watch this program by TV, you can see it on time from below:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live/.

We take part in promotional events for Higashi-osaka.

On Jul.2nd we take part in the event in Tokyo.

This site features Higashiosaka city.
Our nuts are on display in venue.

Hyundai Powertech visit our factory.

Thank you for coming today.

Minamata municipal Midori-higashi junior high school visit us

Thank you for coming today.

Okayama Prefecture Industrial Promotion Foundation party visit us.

Thank you for coming today.

KMA Group visits us.

Korea Management Association (KMA) Group 22people come to our office.
Thank you for today.

Egypt Seminar reaches over 150 engineers

HARDLOCK Industry Co., Ltd., in partnership with the AOTS, organized a subsidized three-day online seminar called “Fundamentals of Threaded Metal Connections [OREG01]” aimed at Egyptian companies. The program was held on November 15th, 16th, and 17th, with each day’s session lasting for three hours.

The Japanese firm collaborated with an expert university professor to deliver lectures on various topics, including Safe Design of Bolted Joints, Strategies to Prevent Loosening, and Techniques to Prevent Bolt Failure. Bolted Joints serve as the foundation for many manufacturing processes, and it is rare even in Japan to conduct a bolted joint seminar aimed at a broad audience of engineers. As a result, this event was likely the first of its kind to be conducted by Japan for an international audience.

Thanks to the strong partnership and dedication of the AOTS Alumni Society in Egypt, we received a much more significant response than anticipated, with about 170 applicants (as of the October 31 application deadline) compared to our target of 100 participants.

The applicants came from various manufacturing industries, such as the railway industry, infrastructure and construction sector (including the Suez Canal construction), and automobile manufacturers. Moreover, educational and training institutions also expressed interest in participating in the seminar.

Despite being simple and commonplace in our daily lives, bolted joints still lead to life-threatening accidents worldwide due to poor design and incorrect installation. The high number of applicants for this seminar indicates a growing awareness of these issues.

Gave the lecture that was hosted by Japan Inst. Of Invention and Innovation of Kansai Branch.

On June.15th we took part in the lecture.
We talked about the history of HARDLOCK NUT.

Attendance at CORE 2023 Conference in Melbourne, Australia

HARDLOCK nut participated in the CORE 2023 “Conference on Railway Excellence,” organized by the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA), held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).

https://www.core2023.org/

During the event, various railway-related companies such as Metro Trains Melbourne, ARTC, Sydney Trains, Queensland Rail, Transport for NSW, Mott MacDonald, Siemens, Aurecon, and others gathered to explore the latest advancements in railway infrastructure and signaling.

Although we did not host a booth at this conference, we were delighted to have the opportunity to meet Melvelle, our new client, who has been manufacturing and supplying rail track maintenance equipment to railways since 1982. It was a valuable encounter for us.

Thank you everyone for your support and we look forward to further collaborations in the railway industry.

Come see our Exhibit at Mass-Trans Innovation ( 25 ~ 27 May 2022 at INTEX OSAKA)

We will be holding an exhibit at Mass-Trans Innovation for 3 days (OSAKA, JAPAN).
Schedule: 25 ~ 27th May, 2022
Time: 10a.m. ~ 5p.m.
Place: INTEX OSAKA 4/5 Building
Booth: 4J-18

View the list of exhibitors:
http://www.mtij.jp/osaka/en/exhibitors.php

Fill in an invitation card in advance to get free entry.
http://www.mtij.jp/osaka/common/pdf/invitation_card.pdf

Also, this time we are accepting applications for recruitment. If you are interested, please drop by.

”Inno Trans2018”

Date: 18 Sep (Tue) – 21 Sep (Fri),2018
Venue: Messe Berlin, Germany
Our booth: Hall 8.2, Stand NO.311

Thank you for coming our stand.!!

” 22nd MECHANICAL COMPONENTS&MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY EXPO “

Date: June 20(Wed) – 22(Fri),2018
10:00-18:00 (close at 17:00 on Jun.22nd)

Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
Organised by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.

Our booth: Hall-West 4-26

We are looking forward to seeing you.

The United Kingdom railway infrastructure management company, Network Rail, revise the Certificate of Acceptance and additionally approves HARDLOCK Nut usage for Fish Plate application (certification number: PA05 / 02077)

President Wakabayashi received a special invitation to the Imperial Family Memorial Award Ceremony.

President Wakabayashi was awarded the Imperial Family Culture Award.

President Wakabayashi was awarded the 2015 “COOL JAPAN” Award.

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