Origin of Sugino Machine
A Chain of Technology


ORIGIN of Sugino Machine
Think with our own ideas, create our own solutions, and sell our own products.
This foundation connects our present corporate attitude to our technological origins.
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The Beginning of the First Domestically
Produced water driven Tube Cleaner

When SUGINO was founded in 1936, steam locomotives were still in mainstream.
The insides of piping used on steam locomotives became clogged with scale as the locomotives were used.
To remove that scale, tools called tube cleaners were developed.
At the time, only expensive imported tools were available.
Founder Rimpei Sugino believed “Japan needs its own tube cleaners in order to develop further” and embarked on a tireless journey of research and development. And so Japan’s first tube cleaner was born, featuring a cutter head that rotates with water pressure or air pressure.
Rimpei walked by himself to visit customers and spread word of his product around Japan.
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History of Products
We have created a wide range of products over the past 80+ years.
“Piping equipment technology,” “Water jet technology,” “Pneumatic technology” and “Energy market,” were the driving principles we used as the basis for future technical development.
SUGINO listens carefully to customer feedback and develops products to meet worldwide demands and to evolve our technology.

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Four Core Seeds

Four core seeds evolved from our Tube Cleaner origins.
“Water jet technology,” “Energy market,” “Piping equipment technology” and “Pneumatic technology” were the driving principles we used as the basis for future technical development.
Today, these four core seeds have expanded to our six “SUPER” technologies of “Cutting,” “Machining,” “Washing,” “Burnishing,” “Pulverizing” and ”Fibrillating.”