Sandvik Coromant in Semine

As a member of the Swedish global company Sandvik Group, you will have diverse career opportunities both globally and locally while working in a clean factory located in Semine, a region in Japan renowned for its rich nature.

Sandvik K.K. Coromant Company

Sandvik K.K. Coromant Company is a Japanese subsidiary of Sandvik Coromant, the world's largest manufacturer of cutting tools, headquartered in Sweden.

Sandvik Coromant is part of the Sandvik Group in Sweden, an engineering group in mining and rock excavation, metal-cutting and materials technology, and a member of Sandvik Machining Solutions, a market-leading manufacturer of tools and tooling systems for advanced industrial metal cutting. The company operates in 150 countries and has 19 state-of-the-art Coromant Centers around the world.

The company has been operating in Japan since 1969. Back in the day, we introduced gamma coating (GC) and indexable inserts into the Japanese market, and our high-level technology was widely recognized. Currently, Sandvik Coromant Compay's headquarters are located in Nagoya and offer high productivity tools such as turning tools, milling tools, drilling tools, carbide end mills, tooling systems and digital solutions for a wide range of manufacturing industries in Japan.

Sandvik Tooling Supply Japan K.K.

FROM SEMINE TO THE WORLD

Sandvik Tooling Supply Japan K.K. is a Japanese corporation responsible for the production of Sandvik Coromant.

Established in 1976 in Semine, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, our company is a major production unit of Sandvik Coromant. By integrating Sandvik's advanced technology with Japanese manufacturing, we produce indexiable inserts, cutters and holders with the highest quality in the industry.

Diversified career-potential to be active both globally and locally

Our company has a headquarters and a factory in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, a rich natural region in Japan, where our employees can work locally. Our employees also often travel abroad to acquire new skills or to attend meetings, and have the opportunity to work in a global environment from their 20s. In addition, there is an internal recruitment system, allowing our empoyees to apply for domestic and overseas positions of the Sandvik Group, and to be able to develop a global career.

Contribution to the local community:

Exchange programs between Sandvik and Kurihara

The company has established a factory and its business operations in Semine, Kurihara City, while working with Kurihara City to contribute to local communities.

Exchange with Swedish students

Every year, Sandvik Coromant accepts high school and university students from Göransonsska Skolan and Wilhelm Haglunds Gymnasium (WHG) in Sweden for an internship program. The Semine production unit also provides some of the students with a three to four week work experience. Kurihara City arranges host families for students coming from Sweden during their internships, and works to promote cultural exchange.

“Aurora delegation” tour of Gimo production unit

Kurihara City has started an international exchange program for high school students called the “Aurora Delegation” since 2010, and has sent 40 Kurihara City high school students to Sweden. Sandvik Coromant offers the opportunity to visit our Gimo production unit, a state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 "lighthouse" facility certified by the World Economic Forum. WHG also arranges host families for high school students staying in Sweden. Sandvik, WHG and Kurihara City has been working together to offer Swedish and Kurihara youth a variety of experiences abroad. We hope that students will continue to have unique experiences and enjoy themselves at our Semine and Sandvik Coromant Gimo production unit.

A great work environment:

“5S ultimate” clean factory

In our management vision, “Ultimate 5S” is the starting point of our competitiveness. 5S is a slogan used to maintain and improve the workplace environment in the manufacturing and service industries, and consists of “organizing, tidying, cleaning, cleanliness, and discipline”. The factory where these ultimate 5S are kept can work comfortably in a very clean workplace. In order to see the factory where 5S is equipped, our customers as well as nearby schools and other companies continuously visit our Semine production unit. We also accept tours for those who are seeking employment.

Consideration for the environment:

Creating a sustainable society by starting reconditioning services

As one of the major production units, we manufacture indexible inserts, cutters and holders. In order to respond to customers' requests for reconditioning services, we established Reconditioning Center and started operations in December 2019. By using this service, our customers can reduce their lead time and cost. It is also a part of one of our management visions, "Ensure short- and long-term activities for a sustainable society".

Company history

1976 Started manufacturing operations of Japan Sandvik

1978 Their Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamatsu visit Sandvik Japan. Begin CVD (chemical vapor deposition) coating.

1982 Absorbed into Sandvik

1984 Introduced CNC peripheral polishing machine

1989 Extended the second factory building

1994 Acquired ISO9001 certification

2001 Production lead time reduced by 50%

2003 Production cost reduced by 30%

2004 Transferred to Sandvik Toyo Co., Ltd., certified as one of the world's three largest factories, started PVD (physical vapor deposition) coating, and obtained ISO14001 certification

2005 Relocated Soft Tool Division to Iwadeyama Town

2006 Achieved profit improvement target for special tools

2007 Acquired OHSAS18001 certification, achieved 93.3 points for spot check, visited Miyagi Prefecture Governor "Miyagi site, visit business" and became independent as Sandvik Tooling Supply Japan.

2009 Expanded the Semine new factory and relocated the soft tool manufacturing department to Semine

2014 Started Coromant Capt production

2019 Start of operation of reconditioning center