Captain Industries, our partner in Japan, celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Jimtof trade fair in Tokyo. 200 invited guests toasted with the Captain team. Hy Watanabe founded the company in 1974 with the focus of selling mechanical engineering products from the USA and Europe in Japan. Today, the company is owned by the second generation, Ayumi Tamura, Hy Watanabe's daughter, with Toshiyuki Ohiso as President. Today, Captain very successfully represents Western companies in Japan. The pronounced customer focus of the Japanese culture, very good local contacts and partnerships, as well as the technical understanding of the products are the success factors of Captain. Captain has invested in a spindle repair workshop for FISCHER in Osaka. The team proudly wears the FISCHER logo on its chest.
We congratulate the Captain team and look forward to many more successful years of partnership in Japan.