About us
Philosophy
Philosophy
Confidence and responsibility in claiming Maintenance-free.
Technology-oriented company that prioritize research and development.
Prides itself on manufacturing products that are Stubbornly sticking to the magnetic.
Since its foundation in 1971, MACOME CORPORATION has been a technology-centered company with a laboratory function, focusing on the development of magnetic sensors and magnetic application products for more than half a century. Maintenance-free has always been an unwavering concept in the development of MACOME products and is also the company motto.
The company develops, manufactures, and sells magnetic application equipment, including six main product categories but not limited to: linear encoders, linear displacement sensors, sensors for automated guided vehicles, magnetic proximity switches, high-precision magnetic sensors/switches and inclinometers/incline angle detectors.
Head office and Ina plant in Kami-Ina, Nagano. Develops and manufactures linear encoders, magnetic sensors, and various other magnetic application products.
Can be used in any site environment.
Commitment to Saturable Coil Technology.
MACOME products use the Saturable Coil Technology, a highly sensitive and reliable magnetic detection element developed in-house. Due to the simplicity of its principle, the technology guarantees accurate operation and long-term stable performance, even under severe use and adverse conditions.
As a result, our products are used in industrial machinery, construction machinery and special vehicles as components for position measurement, rotation detection, long-distance length measurement and high-precision positioning, and are supported by professional engineers as long-life products that can be used with confidence in hard and severe conditions. The products are used in a wide range of industries. The products have been used in tens of thousands of cases by companies and research institutes in a wide range of fields.
In the industrial business world, where the IoT is advancing, all employees will continue to take on the challenge of developing new products and applying them to new fields, as required by the times, while listening to the needs of various on-site customers.
Magnetic detection elements employing Saturable Coil Technology.
Various product lines are available, with more than 10,000 models developed to date.
Company profile & Business premises
Company profile
| Trade name | MACOME CORPORATION |
|---|---|
| Established | 28 October 1971 |
| President | OKIMURA, Fumihiko, CEO |
| Head office | 10800-11, Naka Minowa, Minowa, Kami-Ina, Nagano 3994601 Japan Tel: +81-265-798154 Fax: +81-265-798519 |
| Capital stock | 54 million JPY |
| Primary business areas | Development, manufacture, and sale of magnetic applied equipment, including magnetic sensors, magnetic scales, and magnetic card readers but not limited to. |
Head office in Kami-Ina, Nagano
Business premises
- Tokyo Branch, Dept. of Development, and Tokyo sales office
- 4F, Kawano Bldg., 7-32-6, Nishi Kamata, Ota, Tokyo 1440051 Japan
Tel: +81-3-37342211 Fax: +81-3-37342217 - Tohoku sub sales office
- 202, Bldg. A, 1-1, Minamida, Sasaya, Fukushima, Fukushima 9600241 Japan
Tel. +81-50-36729229 Fax: +81-3-37342217 - Nagoya sales office
- B, 3F, Rotary Hero, 2-77, Sakae, Iwakura, Aichi 4820022 Japan
Tel: +81-587-381171 Fax: +81-587-381170 - Osaka sales office
- 203, F-Base Museo, 7-7-3, Nishi Nakajima, Yodogawa, Osaka, Osaka 5320011 Japan
Tel: +81-6-63050080 Fax: +81-6-63050081 - Hiroshima sales office
- 204, Nippo Hikaricho Bldg., 2-12-10, Hikari, Higashi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima 7320052 Japan
Tel: +81-82-2631384 Fax: +81-82-2632389 - Kyushu sub sales office
- 1-76-304, Goromaru, Nakagawa, Fukuoka 8111252 Japan
Tel: +81-92-9524778 Fax: +81-92-9524798 - Ina plant
- 10800-11, Naka Minowa, Minowa, Kami-Ina, Nagano 3994601 Japan
Tel: +81-265-798154 Fax: +81-265-798519 - Minamihara plant
- 14017-26, Naka Minowa, Minowa, Kami-Ina, Nagano 3994601 Japan
Tel: +81-265-797474 Fax: +81-265-797806
Company history
| 1968 | Saburo Uemura, founder of MACOME CORPORATION, established Sony Magnescale Co., Ltd. after leading Sony’s R&D department, appointed managing director of the company. Presented the Magnesensor and the MS Switch at conferences and in newspapers. |
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| 1971 | Established MACOME CORPORATION in Shin Kamata, Tokyo, with a capital of 1 million Japanese yen. |
| 1971 | Sample delivery of SW-110 switch to Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (now IHI Corporation). |
| 1972 | The product underwent and passed sufficient tests at IHI. Subsequently, they ordered system products consisting of 500 SW-100 and 120 WH-101. |
| 1972 | Introduced the EK series, the MACOME electronic door lock system. The EK series was launched at a fraction of the price of comparable products from other companies that cost around 300,000-500,000 yen, at the time. |
| 1973 | Developed and launched magnetic scales, magnetic drums, and signal couplers. |
| 1973 | Presented the SW-100, SW-110, WH-110, FS-200 sensors and EK-110 electronic key at a logistics equipment exhibition in Harumi, Tokyo. Produced the product catalogue for the first time since the company was established. |
| 1973 | Head office moved to 2-37-5, Unoki, Ota, Tokyo. |
| 1974 | The MACOME Scale was developed based on a patent filed in 1971. It was a hit and resulted in increased sales, and the company’s first profitable year since its establishment. |
| 1980 | Orientation sensors were developed and launched. The product contributed to a significant increase in sales. |
| 1980 | Ina plant established in Kami Ina, Nagano. |
| 1986 | Head office moved to 7-32-6, Nishi Kamata, Ota, Tokyo, on the company’s 15th anniversary. Capital was increased to 30 million yen. |
| 1988 | Opened Osaka sales office. |
| 1989 | Established Minamihara plant in Kami Ina, Nagano. |
| 1990 | Capital was increased to 36 million yen. |
| 1991 | Developed and launched the GS-2744 Guide Sensor for automated guided vehicles (AGVs), which later became a pillar of the MACOME’s management. |
| 1992 | Opened Nagoya sales office. |
| 1996 | Opened Hiroshima sales office. |
| 1998 | New head office building constructed in Kami Ina, Nagano. |
| 1998 | Head office moved to 10800-11, Naka Minowa, Minowa, Kami Ina, Nagano. |
| 2004 | Geomagnetic measurement observatory was built. |
| 2005 | Capital was increased to 54 million yen. |
| 2007 | Opened Kyushu sales office. |
| 2013 | Opened Tohoku sales office. |
| 2015 | Osaka sales office relocated. |
| 2019 | Constructed a building for technical sector. |
| 2021 | 50th anniversary of the company. |
MACOME is an acronym for Machine Control & Measurement and represents the founder’s wish to introduce sensors for high-precision positioning and servo control, which are essential for factory automation and flexible manufacturing system.
Environmental initiatives
Contribute to environmental protection and a recycling-oriented society by
designing and developing products with low environmental impact.
■ Environmental principles
MACOME CORPORATION is deeply aware of the importance of environmental protection and is committed to the maximum possible individual environmental protection activities in all its activities, from product development to production and sales.
■ Environmental policy
- Set environmental targets, regularly measure, and evaluate greenhouse gases,
waste and total wastewater emissions and strive for continuous improvement. - Comply with environmental laws, regulations, and customer requirements.
- Manufacture environmentally friendly products through the implementation of green procurement.
- Check the results of environmental activities through internal study sessions and
share a common understanding of areas for improvement to raise awareness. - This policy is posted within the company and made known to all employees working for the company,
as well as being made publicly available outside the company to gain understanding and cooperation.
■ Environmental management materials in products
Environmental considerations for products
- The company promotes the supply of environmentally friendly products from the development and design stages to reduce the environmental impact of its products on the environment and the human body.
- To be environmentally responsive, the company aims to control and reduce the use of environmentally controlled substances and to manufacture reliable products.
- MACOME CORPORATION will prohibit or reduce the use of the environmental control substances specified below. By controlling these environmentally controlled substances, the production of more environmentally friendly products will be achieved.
- Prohibit the use of environmentally controlled substances and concretize the reduction of such substances by specifying the allowable concentrations of substances specified below as impurities and clearly controlling them.The following are specified as environmentally controlled substances whose use is prohibited or reduced.
[ RoHS compliant ]
● Prohibited environmentally controlled substances (10 substances in total)
| Environmentally controlled substances | Thresholds for control standards |
|---|---|
| Lead (Pb) | 1000 ppm or less |
| Mercury (Hg) | 1000 ppm or less |
| Cadmium (Cd) | 100 ppm or less |
| Hexavalent chromium | 1000 ppm or less |
| Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) | 1000 ppm or less |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) | 1000 ppm max. |
| Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) | 1000 ppm or less |
| Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) | 1000 ppm or less |
| Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) | 1000 ppm or less |
| Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) | 1000 ppm or less |
■ Environmental activities
[ Promotion of environmental management systems ]
Compliance with the US Conflict Minerals Clause
Concerns that mineral resources (3TG: tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold) mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and nine neighboring countries (DRC countries) may be a source of finance for armed groups, causing human rights violations and environmental damage, led to the enactment of the Dodd Frank Act of 2010. Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act was enacted in 2010.
MACOME CORPORATION regards conflict minerals as a social responsibility as a company and is committed to not using raw materials made from conflict minerals that have been mined or extracted using illicit or illegal methods, as well as parts and components that contain conflict minerals.
MACOME CORPORATION follows the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas in conducting due diligence on the country of origin and distribution process of minerals in the supply chain.
Policy
Conflict minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold) from the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries have become a source of funding for armed groups, causing human rights abuses and environmental destruction. In cooperation with its suppliers, MACOME CORPORATION is implementing initiatives to eliminate conflict minerals, such as conducting supply chain surveys using tools provided by the CFSI＊, an organization that promotes responsible mineral procurement.
＊: CFSI (Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative: International initiative on conflict minerals).
Conducting conflict minerals surveys
The CFSI forms (CMRT) standardized by the EICC and GeSI are used to carry out conflict mineral surveys.
- ● EICC
- http://www.eicc.info/
- ● GeSI
- http://gesi.org/
- ● Section 1502 of the US Dodd-Frank Act and final rules
- http://www.sec.gov/about/laws/wallstreetreform-cpa.pdf
http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2012/34-67716.pdf - ● Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI)
- http://www.conflictfreesmelter.org/cfshome.htm