The founder of the company, Mr.Kaju Iwanami, developed the world's first alloy cylindrical packing for marine engines and named it "Patented Pillar Packing No. 1". He then established Nippon Pillar Packing Industries and began production of sealing packings and gaskets for the automotive and marine industries
PILLAR Shanghai Co.,Ltd.
Shanghai Pillar Trading Co., Ltd. was established in 2007
as a wholly owned subsidiary of PILLAR Corporation.
Since its establishment in 1924, PILLAR Corporation has been designing,
developing, and manufacturing seal products to preventing leakage of fluids such as
water, oil, chemicals, and gases, and has been meeting the needs of the times
through its reliable technology, which has been widely utilized in the fields of
industrial machinery, semiconductors, vibration isolation, and the IT industry.
- History
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- 2020
- 2023
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Developed and started production of Japan's first mechanical seal
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Production of fluoropolymer products (product name: PILAFLON™) begins
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Construction of the Sanda Factory in Sanda, Hyogo, Japan
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Began production of ISO series mechanical seals
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Started development of fluororesin products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and launched initial sales of fittings (PILLAR Fittings)
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Construction of the Fukuchiyama Factory (currently Fukuchiyama Office) in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
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Began production of Super 300 Type PILLAR FITTING with a revolutionary sealing mechanism, the first of its kind in the world
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Established Suzhou Pillar Industry Co., Ltd. in China to manufacture sealing products, sell self-produced products, and provide related technical and after-sales services.
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Established Shanghai Pillar Trading Co., Ltd. in China to sell products from Nippon Pillar Packing co., ltd. And Suzhou Pillar Industry Co.,Ltd.
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・Construction of the new Sanda Factory
・Established Pillar Technology (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd. in China, and moved the factory from Suzhou to Chuzhou
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・Acquired 100% ownership of TANKEN SEAL SEIKO CO., LTD.
・Beijing Office of Shanghai Pillar Trading Co., Ltd. opens. to provide faster service and support for customers in Northern China
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