Shibaura (company)

For the historic company, see Shibaura Seisakusho.

IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation
Native name
株式会社 IHI シバウラ
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAgricultural machinery
Founded1950; 75 years ago (1950)
Headquarters
Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-6009
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Seiichi Daita
(President)
Products
Number of employees
910 (as of March 31, 2018)
ParentIHI Corporation
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1]

IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation (株式会社 IHI シバウラ, Kabushiki-gaisha IHI Shibaura) or Shibaura is a Japanese agricultural machinery manufacturer owned by IHI Corporation.[2] The company is one of Japan’s leading suppliers of small tractors and diesel engines.[3]

Shibaura ST 333 in December 2010

History

The company originated in 1942 and began making engines and tractors from 1951. In 1973 Shibaura made an agreement with Ford to build a small tractor, the Ford 1000, using Ford's specifications and styling.[4] Subsequently Shibaura made other models of Ford tractors, like the Ford 1600 and 2110, and continued to build small tractors even after Ford acquired New Holland.[5] The company also produced Yanmar tractors and STIHL power tools.[6]

Some of the engines are made by a joint venture company, Perkins Shibaura Engines, founded in October 1994 and opened in 1996.[7] In April 2005, the company won The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade (Export) (2005).[2]

The joint venture company has manufacturing sites in three countries: the UK, the US and China. The company's original products was the Perkins 100 Series engine but later their offerings became more diverse,[3] including the Perkins 400 series engine, manufactured first in 2001.

Structure

The company has three manufacturing locations in Japan, with its main 35-acre factory in Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture, in the centre of Japan.

Shibaura ST 321 in September 2011

See also

References

  1. ^ "About us". IHI Shibaura. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "QUEEN'S AWARDS: Engineering giant secures the most prestigious accolade in the industry". Peterborough Telegraph. August 30, 2005. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Caterpillar plans to build diesel engines in China". American Machinist. August 29, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Robert N. Pripps (October 19, 2015). The Tractor Factor: The World's Rarest Classic Farm Tractors. Voyageur Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7603-4893-2.
  5. ^ Robert N. Pripps (2007). The Field Guide to Ford Tractors. Voyageur Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-61060-523-6.
  6. ^ Rachel Gingell (October 20, 2016). "The Ford 1310: a handy tractor for many small chores". Farms.com. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Perkins Shibaura Engines Limited". Companies House. Retrieved June 6, 2018.