Ishida (company)
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Native name | 株式会社 イシダ |
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| Company type | Private KK |
| Industry | Machinery |
| Founded | October 16, 1948 |
| Founder | Otokichi II Ishida |
| Headquarters | Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, 606-8392 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Takahide Ishida (President) |
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| Revenue |  JPY 128.2 billion (FY 2019)
(US$ 1.18 billion) (FY 2019) |
Number of employees | 3,688 (as of June 21, 2019) |
| Website | Official website |
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Ishida Co., Ltd. (株式会社 イシダ, Kabushiki-gaisha Ishida) is a Japanese multinational company which manufactures food packing machinery. It has been in business since 1893 and is a privately owned family business.[2] It invented the multihead weigher, for which it enjoys a global market share of 70%.[3] The company also makes weighing, packing and inspection equipment and packing line systems for food and non-food industries.
Ishida began manufacturing weighing scales in 1893 in Kyoto under authorization of Japan’s first weights and measures license.[4] In 1948 the company was founded under the name Ishida Scales Mfg. Co. Ltd. by Otokichi II Ishida. In 1972 it invented the multihead weigher and first exported it in 1978.[5] In 1985, the first international subsidiary, Ishida Europe, was founded,[5] followed by subsidiaries in Brazil, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Canada, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and India. In 1993 the Company was renamed Ishida. On 19 May 2010, the position of president saw its fourth handover to Takahide Ishida from his father Ryuichi Ishida.[6]
- 1893 - Founded as Ishida Scales Mfg.Co..
- 1972 - World's first computer combination weigher "CCW" revolutionizes the food packaging industry.
- 1975 - Launch of "DACS" checkweigher.
- 1985 - Ishida Europe (GBR) founded.
- 1988 - Daelim Ishida Scales Mfg.Co.(KOR) founded.
- 1990 - Ishida do Brasil (BRA) founded.
- 1991 - Ishida Netherlands (NDR) founded.
- 1992 - Ishida Corporation of America (USA) founded.
- 1993 - Ishida Switzerland (SUI) founded. Launch of “ACP” automatic case packer.
- 1996 - Ishida Malaysia (MYS) founded. Launch of “APEX” VFFS bagmaker.
- 1997 - Ishida Middle East (UAE) founded.
- 2000 - Shanghai Ishida (CHN) and Ishida South Africa(ZAF) founded.
- 2001 - Ishida Thailand (THA) founded.
- 2002 - Ishida Czech (CZE) founded.
- 2003 - Ishida France (FRA) founded.
- 2004 - Launch of "IX" x-ray detection systems.
- 2005 - Ishida Canada (CAN) and Ishida Germany (DEU) founded.
- 2007 - Ishida Korea (KOR) and Ishida India(IND) founded.
- 2008 - Ishida Romania (ROU) founded.
- 2012 - Ishida Indonesia (IDN), Ishida Vietnam(VNM) and Ishida Russia(RUS) founded.
- 2015 - New Shiga integrated facility opened in Japan.
