Native name | Japanese: 新明和工業株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Shin-Meiwa Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha |
Formerly | ShinMeiwa Industries, Ltd. |
Company type | K.K. |
TYO: 7224 | |
Industry | Transportation, Machine, Defense |
Predecessor | Kawanishi Aircraft Company |
Founded | November 5, 1949 |
Founder | Seibe Kawanishi |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Yoshihiro Onishi (President and CEO)[1] |
Products | Flying boats, Aircraft parts, Special trucks, Industrial Machinery |
Number of employees | 4,695[1] (March 2016) |
Divisions | Aircraft Division Special Purpose Truck Division Parking Systems Division Industrial Machinery Systems Division Fluid Division |
Website | www.shinmaywa.co.jp |
ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (新明和工業株式会社, Shin-Meiwa Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese industrial conglomerate descended from the Kawanishi Aircraft Company. Founded as Shin Meiwa Industries in 1949, the company was rebranded as ShinMaywa during 1992. Prior to this, the company was also known as Shin Meiwa Industry co., Ltd. (SMIC).
ShinMaywa, headquartered in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, is perhaps best known for its seaplanes, such as the Shin Meiwa US-1A amphibian, and its upgraded form, the ShinMaywa US-2. The company has also been involved in the international supply chain of aircraft manufacturers such as American Boeing corporation.[2]