Corporate Profile

Company nameMediken Inc.
FoundedApril 1991
CapitalJPY  10 millions
SalesJPY 410 millions
(September, 2021)
Total employee12 (October, 2021)

Board Member

President&CEO Yuichi Hyakusoku
ShareholdersAlmould Inc. (100%)

Business

Design, Manufacturing, Maintenance and Import of equipent for the following industry

  • Data Storage Apparatus(HDD and Optical Disk)
  • Highly-functional Film and Glass Inpection system
  • Solar Panel
  • Rechargeable Battery
  • Non-woven and Fine Mesh

Banks

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Hibiya branch

The Yamaguchi Bank,Ltd.

The Shoko Chukin Bank,Ltd.

Japan Finance Corporation

Headquarters

Fujisawa Morii Bldg 2F, 496 Fujisawa,Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, 251-0052, Japan

Tel: (81)466-90-4286 Fax:(81)466-90-4288

E-mail: info@mediken.jp URL: https://mediken.jp

History

Mediken Inc. was established by Mr. Yuichi Hyakusoku in October 1991. The name Mediken is short for "Media Kenkyujo" which Japanese translates to "Media Laboratories".

In 1992, Ebara Corporation, one of the leading global companies in Japan, invested in Mediken to handle the service of Intervac Vacuum Systems in cooperation with Ebara's subsidiary, Matsuzaka Co. Ltd.(currently called Matsubo). Mediken opened its first office at the Fujisawa Plant of Ebara in Kanagawa Prefecture.

On May 1st in 1994, President Hyakusoku bought all the stock and became the sole owner of Mediken. Then moved the offices to Shinbashi in Tokyo. After the relocation, Mediken has started importing instruments and production equipment for the Magnetic and optical recording industries.  Became the sole distributor for Singulus Technologies GmbH.

On July 1st, became the distributor for Dr.Schenk GmbH, German Instrument manufacture which is well known in Optical disk and Solar Panel industry.
In 2010, released optical film auto-inspection system by self-developed design.

In 2010, Yamanashi technical center was opened.
April 30th 2010, moved the offices to Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo
December 20th 2010, using Dr.Schenk technology, our own handling & inspection system was developed and delivered for multi-layers sheet application.

December 2013, received the large order from Chinese leading glass coating company for the coating, polishing and inspection system.

In 2014, delivered the Inspection System for Li Ion Battery Separator Films.

March 2015, moved the office to Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo December 0215, delivered the Sputtering system for the Triple-layer BD.
April 2016, delivered the Inspection system for the Substrate.
February 2017 delivered the Inspection system for the Fine Mesh.

February 2018 moved the office and demonstration room to Fujisawa, Kanagawa.
March 2019 delivered the Inspection system for the PET Film Line.

February 2020, became a group company of Almourd Co., Ltd.

February 2021, business alliance with Euro Plasma. Became the sole distributor in Japan