HISTORY
HISTORY
History
Since our founding, Fujiseiki has been dedicated to enhancing our customers' productivity and product quality through the manufacture and sale of food processing machinery. This section introduces the history and evolution of Fujiseiki.
1958
May
Founded
1962
March
Developed the HA7 Encrusting Machine and established Fujiseiki Co., Ltd. at its current location.
Representative: Minoru Aoki
HA7 Filling Machine
1965
April
Opened the Tokyo Sales Office.
1967
June
Opened Nagoya Sales Office.
1968
March
Opened Osaka Sales Office.
1970
February
Japan's First Automatic Onigiri Machine
Automatic ONIGIRI Maker
1979
January
Minoru Aoki was appointed Representative Director
1983
October
Launch of Onigiri Packaging Machine
1984
December
Launch of the G-1200 Fully Automatic ONIGIRI Maker
1986
August
Launch of the G-2400 Fully Automatic ONIGIRI Maker
Launch of the P-2400 ONIGIRI Packaging Machine
Fully Automatic ONIGIRI Maker + ONIGIRI Packaging Machine
1987
December
New head office building completed.
1989
April
Established Fuji Engineering Co., Ltd. as a spin-off.
1991
January
Awarded the Nikkei Inc. Annual Best Award. (Bento Robot SCM-18)
Bento Robot SCM-18
March
Expanded the head office building.
1992
June
Opened the Sapporo Sales Office.
Established the Food Service Division.
1993
February
Established the Food Service Development Office.
July
Opened sales offices in Sendai, Utsunomiya, Yokohama, Okayama, and Hiroshima.
December
Built the disaster relief vehicle "Hashiru Omusubi Car" (Running ONIGIRI Car).
1995
January
"Hashiru Omusubi Car" was deployed for relief activities after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Awarded the Small and Medium Enterprise Research Center Award.
May
New head office building completed.
1999
January
Merger with Fuji Engineering Co., Ltd.
2001
March
Launch the instant noodle machine
2002
March
Launch the pasta machine SPM-4000
Pasta Machine SPM-4000
2003
January
Received the Grand Prize at the Entrepreneur Awards
Recipient the Yamagin Regional Enterprise Support Fund Award
March
Kyushu-Yamaguchi Regional Economic Contributors Commendation Foundation
April
Received the 30th Management Award
2004
July
Established FUJISEIKI EUROPE LTD.
Launched the "Hakari Meijin"
October
Launched the Anko Filling and Shaping Machine
2006
February
Exhibited at Hotelympia 2006 (London)
2007
February
Launched the Onigiri Shaping Machine III
November
Launched a 5-year planner.
5-Year Planner
2008
November
Launched mobile pasta sales (Pasta Car).
2009
August
Launched the cooked-rice shochu "Zennishiki."
Launched the Pasta 50, a roll sheet forming machine, and a sushi ONIGIRI mass production machine.
Pasta 50
2010
May
Increased capital to 100 million yen.
October
Launched a film bag-making machine.
2012
February
Launched the Tabletop ONIGIRI Maker IV and Nigitte PON III
Nigitte PON III
April
Launched the 30kg Vacuum Mixer
May
Launched the Small Item Molding Machine II and Small Pasta II
August
Launched the Roll Noodle Maker
Roll Noodle Maker
December
Launched the Pasta 2
2013
January
Launched the Squeezer II and a compact roll noodle machine.
Squeezer II
April
Launched the Pillow packaging machine.
August
Launched the Pressed sushi machine.
December
Launched the Continuous Sushi Rolling Machine III
Continuous Sushi Rolling Machine III
2014
February
Opened the Morioka Branch Office
March
Launched the Sandwich Packaging Machine II and Sushi Rolling Packaging Machine III
Sandwich Packaging Machine II
July
Launched the weighing conveyor
September
Opened the Shizuoka Branch Office
December
Launched the direct-winding nori applicator (NOPG)
2015
April
Launched the rolled sheet forming machine
June
Launched the Vinegar Mixer 4
November
Launched the Rice Mixer
2016
April
Kumamoto Earthquake disaster relief support : 118,721 meals (onigiri, inari sushi, rolled sushi, pasta)
July
Launched the Molding Unit II (SKN)
October
Launched the Weighing and Portioning Machine 4 (KBF)
November
Launched the Small Item Molding Machine W (GKW)
Small Item Molding Machine W
2017
January
Fujiseiki's Second Factory was completed.
March
Launched the Single Container Feeder
April
Relocated the Yokohama and Utsunomiya Sales Offices
Opened the Kanto Showroom.
June
Launched the Continuous noodle production single-line system (integrated machine).
Launched the Continuous noodle production line (integrated sheeting, cutting, and dough conveyor system).
Launched the Onigiri alignment robot.
December
Opened a logistics Center
2018
March
Launched the W Automatic Inari Sushi Machine 3 (WIT)
W Automatic Inari Sushi Machine 3
June
First Exhibition of an Unmanned Bento Production Line at FOOMA JAPAN 2018
Launched the Twin Weighing and Feeding Machine (TKK)
Opened the Chiba Sales Office
July
Relocated the Sapporo Sales Office.
2019
January
Taiji Aoki was appointed President and CEO
February
Launched the "Rice Serving Master 3"
Rice Portioning Master 3
March
Opened the Okinawa Sales Office
April
Launched the Direct-Winding Inspection System
May
Launched the XYZ Onigiri Alignment and Stacking Machine
XYZ Onigiri Alignment and Stacking Machine
July
Relocated the Okayama Sales Office
November
Launched the Inspection Units α and β
2020
January
Launched the Filling Machine 2
Filling Device 2
February
Opened the Tokyo Akishima Branch Office.
June
Launched the Salmon gear storage unit.
August
Launched the Portioning Machine 5
Added an industry-first contactless serving function and "Touchless Sensor" to Rice Serving Master 3.
Touch Sensor
2021
January
Launched the Soft Onigiri Molding Machine
June
Launched the Direct-Winding Onigiri Stacking Machine
December
Added an AI learning portioning function to Rice Serving Master 3.
Launched the Onigiri Packaging Machine 2
2022
March
Launched the Norimaki machine.
April
FUJISEIKI FOOD MACHINERY ASIA Co., Ltd. was established (in Bangkok)
2023
January
Opened the Niigata Branch Office
Fujiseiki Food Machinery USA Inc. was established (in Texas)
Fujiseiki Food Machinery USA Inc.
August
Relocated the Sendai Sales Office.
September
Launched the ONIGIRI Packing Aligner.
ONIGIRI Pack Aligner
October
Launched the Salmon Tool Holder Device 2.
2024
June
Relocated the Okinawa Sales Office.
Received the Grand Prize at the 3rd FOOMA Awards 2024 (Pasta Dispenser)
2025
January
Relocated the Nagoya Sales Office
2025
February
Received the 59th Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry Chairman's Award (Pasta Feeding Device)
Pasta Feeding Device
2025
October
Fujiseiki Food Machinery Europe GmbH was established (in Düsseldorf)
2026
April
Received the "Excellence Award" at the 38th Small and Medium Enterprise Excellent New Technology and New Product Awards (Fluffy Onigiri Dispenser)
