GREETING
President’s Message
President
Masaaki Tsurui
Toward the world’s best research support company
We started as a specialized specimen manufacturer and have since expanded the scope of service to materials testing and chemical analysis. On August 1, 2015, the three group companies, Kobe Material Testing Laboratory, Co., Ltd., Minatogawa Kinzoku Test Piece Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Tsurui Chemical, Co., Ltd., were put together to make a great leap forward into a total testing, research, and analysis laboratory.
Since our beginning in 1947, we have worked on challenges and solutions in a wide range of fields and accumulated our technology and know-how for more than 70 years. It is our pride that we have technically supported Japan’s core industries—aerospace, energy, automobile, and life sciences.
Increasingly competitive global markets demand manufacturing companies enhance their technology and new product development capabilities. In this accelerating technological innovation, KMTL will make a difference in society by exploring the world of materials from various aspects and supporting your research activities.
Based on our three pillars of excellence―a world-recognized quality assurance system, an integrated traceable testing system, and an independent third party laboratory―and guided by our mission to provide the most reliable data in the world and support the safety and security of society, we are moving forward to become the world’s foremost research support company.
We look forward to your continuing support and cooperation.
PROFILE
Company Profile
| Corporate Name | Kobe Material Testing Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
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| Address | 675-0155 47-13 Niijima, Harima-cho Kako-gun, Hyogo |
| TEL | 079 – 435 – 5010 |
| FAX | 079 – 435 – 5335 |
| Established | March 1950 |
| President | Masaaki Tsurui |
| Capital | 50 million yen |
| Employees | 434 (as of April 2024) |
| Business Activities | Test specimen preparation
Design and manufacture of test specimens Design and manufacture of special testing equipment Strength testing and analysis Metallographic examination and evaluation Soundness/residual life evaluation of structures and members Dispatch of engineers for research and development Chemical and instrumental analysis Physical properties and morphology analysis Water control and corrosion testing for power plants Environmental measurement |
| Main Customers |
Technical Research And Development Institute (TRDI) Ministry of Defense
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)※ Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)※ Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)※ Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)※ National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)※ National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)※ Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Technology Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) Railway Technical Research Institute IHI Corporation Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. Isuzu Motors Limited Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. Caterpillar Japan Ltd. Institute of Nuclear Safety System, Incorporated (INSS) Kobe Steel,Ltd. Suzuki Motor Corporation Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. Daido Steel Co., Ltd Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. CHUBU Electric Power Co., Inc. Denso Corporation Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated (TEPCO) Toshiba Corporation Tohoku Electric Power Co.,Inc. Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Tsusho Corporation Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION Panasonic Corporation Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Zosen Corporation Hino Motors, Ltd. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Honda R&D Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd. Mitsubishi Power, Ltd. Hitachi Metals Ltd. Hitachi Power Solutions Co., Ltd. UACJ Corporation Osaka University Kagoshima University Kyushu University Kyoto University Kobe University Chiba Institute of Technology The University of Tokyo Tohoku University University of Hyogo University of Fukui Muroran Institute of Technology Ritsumeikan University 他 ※: National Research and Development Agency |
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History
| 1947 | Founded Tsurui-Shouten in Nagata, Kobe city. |
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| 1950 | Established Minatogawa Kinzoku Company in Nagata, Kobe city as a limited-liability company. |
| 1961 | Reorganized into Minatogawa Kinzoku Test Piece Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 1963 | Opened Tsuchiyama Factory in Harima-cho, Kako-gun, Hyogo-pref. |
| 1967 | Started subcontracted material-testing. |
| 1968 | Separated material testing businesses to establish Kobe Material Testing Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
| 1979 | Opened a laboratory in Niijima, Harima-cho, Kako-gun |
| 1980 | Obtained Grade A qualification of Technical Research & Development Institute Ministry of Defense, and started subcontracted test-piece machining. |
| 1981 | Developed an extra-large electric-discharge cutting machine jointly with Sankyo Engineering Co.,Ltd. (The first domestic production) |
| 1985 | Established Tsurui Chemical Co., Ltd to expand into the chemical field.
Built the monument for specimens at Niijima site. |
| 1986 | Established Machinery Dept and manufactured nuclear-fuel-rod transferring and moving equipment. |
| 1987 | Opened Tokyo Sales Office in Tokyo, Ueno. |
| 1990 | Opened Ibaraki Workshop and Ibaraki Office in Tome-cho, Hitachi-city, Ibaraki-pref. |
| 1994 | Registered by General Electric Company as an approved independent laboratory. |
| 1995 | Completed a machining shop at Ibaraki Workshop and started machining operations. |
| 1996 | Certified to ISO 9002 as the first testing laboratory in Japan. |
| 1998 | Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 (JAB) as the first independent commercial laboratory in Japan. |
| 1999 | Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 (JNLA) under Industrial Standardization Act. |
| 2001 | Expanded the accreditation scope of ISO/IEC 17025 to include rubber and plastics. |
| 2002 | Certified to ISO 9001 |
| 2002 | Opened Nagoya Sales Office in Nagoya-city, Aichi-pref.
Licensed as a medical device manufacturer (License No. 28BZ6006) |
| 2004 | Moved Tokyo Sales Office to Higashiueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo. |
| 2005 | Certified to JIS Q 9100 (quality management systems standard for the aerospace industry). |
| 2006 | Accredited to Nadcap in material testing as the first material testing laboratory in Japan. |
| 2007 | The 60th anniversary of the foundation.
Licensed as a medical-device first-class marketing authorization holder (License No. 28B1X00013) |
| 2008 | Established KMTL Edge Tech CO., LTD.
Received capital increase from Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co.,Ltd.(SBIC West Japan). Established Synchrotron Analysis LLC as a limited liability company to start business in synchrotron radiation analysis. |
| 2010 | The 25th anniversary of Tsurui Chemical Co., Ltd.
The 20th anniversary of Ibaraki Workshop/Office. |
| 2011 | Tsurui Chemical Co., Ltd. certified to ISO 9001. |
| 2012 | Reapproved to GE S-400, GE Transportation Aviation Special Process Certification (material testing). |
| 2015 | Opened Kyushu Sales Office in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-city.
Approved by Boeing as a D1-4426 approved process source. Started as new Kobe Material Testing Laboratory Co., Ltd. that incorporated Kobe Material Testing Laboratory Co., Ltd., Minatogawa Test Piece Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Tsurui Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| 2017 | The 70th anniversary of the foundation.
Obtained Nadcap (Non Metallic Materials Testing–Mechanical Testing) accreditation. Opened Hitachi Minami Factory of Ibaraki Workshop in Tome-cho Hitachi, Ibaraki Pref. |
| 2019 | Authorized by Pratt & Whitney as an commercial material testing laboratory |
| 2020 | The 30th anniversary of Ibaraki Workshop |
| 2024 | Merged with Nihon Techno-Plus Corp.(NTP) |
SALES OFFICE
Sales Offices
Sales Department Kobe Sales Office
47-13 Niijima, Harima-cho Kako-gun, Hyogo 675-0155TEL: 079-435-5010 / FAX: 079-435-5335
Tokyo Sales Office
7-12-13 Ueno Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005KYOWA Building 8F
TEL: 03-3843-5691 / FAX: 03-3843-5690
Ibaraki Sales Office
1270-60 Tome-cho Hitachi, Ibaraki 319-1231Hitachi Nanbu Industrial Park
TEL: 0294-28-0112 / FAX: 0294-53-8156
Nagoya Sales Office
1-1802 Kamiyashiro, Meito-ku Nagoya, Aichi 465-0025ST-BASE KAMIYASHIRO 3F,
TEL: 052-799-6850 / FAX: 052-799-6851
Kyushu Sales Office（Inside the Kobe Sales Office）
TEL: 079-435-5010 / FAX: 079-435-5335SERVICE OFFICE
Service Offices
－Harima area－
Harima Workshop
47-13 Niijima, Harima-cho Kako-gun, Hyogo 675-0155TEL: 079-435-5010 / FAX: 079-435-5335
Tsuchiyama Factory
1-12-2 Kitanozoe, Harima-cho Kako-gun, Hyogo 675-0158TEL: 078-943-0370 / FAX: 078-949-3811
Takasago District
Chemical Test Department
2-1-1 Shinhama, Arai-cho Takasago, Hyogo 676-8686c/o Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Research & Innovation Center
TEL: 079-443-0716 / FAX: 079-442-7087
－Ibaraki area－
Hitachi Minami Laboratory, Ibaraki Workshop
Hitachi Nanbu Industrial Park 1270-60 Tome-cho Hitachi, Ibaraki 319-1231TEL: 0294-53-9111 / FAX: 0294-53-2500
Hitachi Minami Factory, Ibaraki Workshop
Hitachi Minami Industrial Park 1270-16 Tome-cho Hitachi, Ibaraki 319-1231TEL: 0294-53-2502 / FAX: 0294-53-9388
－Other area－
Open Laboratory at Tokyo Sales Office
7-12-13 Ueno Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005 KYOWA Building 8FTEL: 03-3843-5691 / FAX: 03-3843-5690
Tohoku University Satellite Laboratory
6-6-04 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-857GROUP
Group Companies
KMTL Edge Tech Co., Ltd.
A proficiency testing provider. KMTL Edge Tech is backed by technical expertise developed in Kobe Material Testing Laboratory Co, Ltd.—machining, testing, analysis, and evaluation.
ALSY-ONE LLC
The only company in the world specializing in synchrotron radiation analysis. It utilizes the industrial analysis beamline BL05 at the NewSUBARU synchrotron radiation facility of Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry (LASTI) at University of Hyogo. The extremely high brightness of synchrotron radiation extracts X-rays in a wide range. ALSY-ONE LLC provides chemical state analysis services that is available only with synchrotron radiation.
