SUNCO is a leading Japanese specialized trading company for fasteners with over 75 years of tradition and a proven track record. The company promptly supplies high-quality fasteners, including screws, bolts, and nuts. Leveraging IT and new technologies, it operates advanced logistics centers, demonstrating industry-leading scale and technological prowess. It possesses global supply capabilities, reliably delivering Made-in-Japan fasteners to customers worldwide.SUNCOisaleadingJapanesespecializedtradingcompanyforfastenerswithover75yearsoftraditionandaproventrackrecord.Thecompanypromptlysupplieshigh-qualityfasteners,includingscrews,bolts,andnuts.LeveragingITandnewtechnologies,itoperatesadvancedlogisticscenters,demonstratingindustry-leadingscaleandtechnologicalprowess.Itpossessesglobalsupplycapabilities,reliablydeliveringMade-in-Japanfastenerstocustomersworldwide.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Its main product categories include a wide range of fasteners such as screws, bolts, and nuts. Specific fastener types include A Tapping screws (JIS B1122 with hexagon drive recess), TAPTITE (paint-stripping screws), SLIM, FINE PITCH (for Japanese cars and motorcycles), SPIDER (insertion nuts for pipes), KEY, and plastic screws. The extensive product line also features A2 Cap Screws, Cap Screws, screws in small packs, precious metal screws, self-locking screws, socket set screws, special screws, security screws, Plastite screws, hexagon nuts, hexagon nuts with conical washers, and nylon cap insert lock nuts. The company maintains a vast inventory of over 2 million unique fastener items.Itsmainproductcategoriesincludeawiderangeoffastenerssuchasscrews,bolts,andnuts.SpecificfastenertypesincludeATappingscrews(JISB1122withhexagondriverecess),TAPTITE(paint-strippingscrews),SLIM,FINEPITCH(forJapanesecarsandmotorcycles),SPIDER(insertionnutsforpipes),KEY,andplasticscrews.TheextensiveproductlinealsofeaturesA2CapScrews,CapScrews,screwsinsmallpacks,preciousmetalscrews,self-lockingscrews,socketsetscrews,specialscrews,securityscrews,Plastitescrews,hexagonnuts,hexagonnutswithconicalwashers,andnyloncapinsertlocknuts.Thecompanymaintainsavastinventoryofover2millionuniquefasteneritems.
Key technologies include the development and expansion of logistics centers utilizing IT and new technologies. This involves the introduction of computer-based inventory control systems in 1981. Unmanned inventory control systems using barcode reading were implemented in logistics centers in 1992. The operation of state-of-the-art automatic warehousing facilities and continuous packing lines is a core capability. An automatic pallet inventory system was installed in 2007. The company's logistics system leverages proprietary mathematical models to achieve systematization and labor savings.KeytechnologiesincludethedevelopmentandexpansionoflogisticscentersutilizingITandnewtechnologies.Thisinvolvestheintroductionofcomputer-basedinventorycontrolsystemsin1981.Unmannedinventorycontrolsystemsusingbarcodereadingwereimplementedinlogisticscentersin1992.Theoperationofstate-of-the-artautomaticwarehousingfacilitiesandcontinuouspackinglinesisacorecapability.Anautomaticpalletinventorysystemwasinstalledin2007.Thecompany'slogisticssystemleveragesproprietarymathematicalmodelstoachievesystematizationandlaborsavings.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Deep reliability as a specialized fastener trading company, built on over 75 years of tradition and a proven track record.Deepreliabilityasaspecializedfastenertradingcompany,builtonover75yearsoftraditionandaproventrackrecord.
Extensive inventory of over 2 million fastener items and logistics systems with industry-leading scale and technological capabilities.Extensiveinventoryofover2millionfasteneritemsandlogisticssystemswithindustry-leadingscaleandtechnologicalcapabilities.
Real-time inventory management and efficient delivery capabilities through advanced logistics facilities like the Higashi Osaka Logistics Center and Nagata Center, which incorporate IT and new technologies.Real-timeinventorymanagementandefficientdeliverycapabilitiesthroughadvancedlogisticsfacilitiesliketheHigashiOsakaLogisticsCenterandNagataCenter,whichincorporateITandnewtechnologies.
A system for small-lot orders and next-day shipping, enabling prompt delivery of even a single Made-in-Japan product worldwide.Asystemforsmall-lotordersandnext-dayshipping,enablingpromptdeliveryofevenasingleMade-in-Japanproductworldwide.
Enhanced global service capabilities through over 100 international partners and the provision of online product search and sales management tools via its English website (3QNet).Enhancedglobalservicecapabilitiesthroughover100internationalpartnersandtheprovisionofonlineproductsearchandsalesmanagementtoolsviaitsEnglishwebsite(3QNet).
A customer-centric approach that involves stocking hard-to-find products and establishing problem-solving systems through collaboration with suppliers.Acustomer-centricapproachthatinvolvesstockinghard-to-findproductsandestablishingproblem-solvingsystemsthroughcollaborationwithsuppliers.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), home appliances, and the automotive industry.Lighting,HVAC(heating,ventilation,andairconditioning),homeappliances,andtheautomotiveindustry.
Maintenance sectors for various Japanese end products, including machine tools, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, ships, automobiles, motorcycles, trains, elevators, and logistics equipment.MaintenancesectorsforvariousJapaneseendproducts,includingmachinetools,semiconductormanufacturingequipment,ships,automobiles,motorcycles,trains,elevators,andlogisticsequipment.
Across manufacturing, maintenance, repair, and aftermarket industries.Acrossmanufacturing,maintenance,repair,andaftermarketindustries.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
Japan, Other Asian countriesJapan,OtherAsiancountries
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
ISO9001 Quality Management System certification (February 2006).ISO9001QualityManagementSystemcertification(February2006).
ISO14001 Environmental Management System certification (January 2007).ISO14001EnvironmentalManagementSystemcertification(January2007).
Proprietary logistics systems and inventory management technologies utilizing IT and new technologies.ProprietarylogisticssystemsandinventorymanagementtechnologiesutilizingITandnewtechnologies.
Introduction
Location
1-chōme-9-28 Itachibori, Nishi Ward, Osaka, 550-0012, Japan