Company Profile
Company Overview
(Updated April 1, 2026)
Company
SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD.
President
Mitsuhiro Shima
Established
February 4, 1962
Headquarters
85 Sakata Wakayama
641-8511 Japan
TEL: +81-73-474-8210
FAX: +81-73-474-8270
641-8511 Japan
TEL: +81-73-474-8210
FAX: +81-73-474-8270
Sales
27,579 million Japanese Yen (fiscal year ended March 2026)
[Consolidated sales: 33,509 million Japanese Yen]
[Consolidated sales: 33,509 million Japanese Yen]
Capital
14,859.8 million Japanese Yen
No. of Employees
1,256 [Group-wide: 1,654 employees]※As of March 31, 2026
Type of Business
- Development, manufacture, sales, marketing and service of:
- Computerized flat knitting machines
- Design systems
- Automatic fabric cutting machines
- Glove and sock knitting machines
Offices
- Domestic Branch Offices:TOKYO BRANCH OFFICE, EAST JAPAN BRANCH OFFICE, WEST JAPAN BRANCH OFFICE
- Technical Service Centers:TOKYO TSC KOFU, TOKYO TSC OHTA, EAST JAPAN TSC YAMAGATA, EAST JAPAN TSC FUKUSHIMA,WEST JAPAN TSC NAMBA, WEST JAPAN TSC NAGOYA, WEST JAPAN TSC SHIKOKU
- Overseas Branch Offices and Subsidiaries:SHIMA SEIKI (HONG KONG) LTD., SHIMA SEIKI WIN WIN DONGGUAN LTD., SHIMA SEIKI WIN WIN SHANGHAI LTD., SHIMA SEIKI (HONG KONG) LTD. CAMBODIA BRANCH, SHIMA SEIKI (HONG KONG) LTD. TAIWAN BRANCH, SHIMA SEIKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD., SHIMA SEIKI KOREA INC., SHIMA SEIKI VIETNAM CO., LTD., SHIMA SEIKI ITALIA S.p.A., SHIMA SEIKI EUROPE LTD., SHIMA SEIKI FRANCE SARL, SHIMA SEIKI SPAIN, S.A.U., SHIMA SEIKI PORTUGAL, UNIPESSOAL LDA, SHIMA SEIKI MOROCCO SLU, SHIMA SEIKI U.S.A. INC.
Fiscal Cutoff
March 31
ISO9001 Certification ---SHIMA SEIKI has ISO9001 certification for Design and Manufacturing of Design Systems.
ISO14001 Certification ---SHIMA SEIKI Headquarters is certified as an ISO14001 accredited company.
Officers
(Updated June 25, 2026)
Title
Name
Post/Occupation
President, Executive Officer
Mitsuhiro Shima
Director of the charge sales
Cutting Solutions Division, Internal Auditing Division, and
Sustainability Management Division
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Shosaku Kitagawa
Director in charge of management, Deputy General Manager of Structural Reform Headquarters
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Akihiro Ohtani
Director in charge of technology
Outside Director
Rieko Zamma
CEO, CANDID PRODUCE, Inc.
Outside Director
Hiroshi Onishi
President, SBI Local Creators Co., Ltd.
Director
(Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
(Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Hisahito Totsui
Outside Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Sachiko Nomura
Attorney, DOJIMA LAW OFFICE
Outside Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Atsuko Shinoto
Office Director, Shinoto CPA office
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Katsuhiro Kurimoto
General Manager of Structural Reform Headquarters
Managing Executive Officer
Yoshinori Shimasaki
General Manager of Development Headquarters
Executive Officer
Takayuki Nakanishi
General Manager of the
General Affairs and Personnel Division in charge
of the Information System Division
Executive Officer
Seiki Kimura
General Manager of the Production Headquarters
Executive Officer
Katsuyuki Hojo
General Manager of Accounting and Finance Division
Executive Officer
Kodama Masayuki
General Manager of the
Cutting Solutions Division
Executive Officer
Hiroshi Kato
General Manager of the Sales Headquarters and Joint Sales Division
Consolidated Subsidiaries
(Updated March 31, 2025)
Company Name
Location
Business Description
SHIMA FINE PRESS CO., LTD.
Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Machine parts manufacturing
KAINAN SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Machine parts manufacturing
Tadaoka Town, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Manufacture of cashmere yarns and other textile material
Sales of flat knit products
Sales of flat knit products
SHIMA SEIKI U.S.A. INC.
U.S.A.
Textile machinery sales
SHIMA SEIKI (HONG KONG) LTD.
China
Textile machinery sales
SHIMA SEIKI WIN WIN SHANGHAI LTD.
China
Textile machinery sales
SHIMA SEIKI SPAIN, S.A.U.
Spain
Textile machinery sales
SHIMA SEIKI WIN WIN DONGGUAN LTD.
China
Textile machinery sales
SHIMA SEIKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
Thailand
Textile machinery sales
SHIMA SEIKI KOREA INC.
Korea
Textile machinery sales