Sodick
Over the years, Sodick have focused our attention on every request from the customers and have taken on challenges and overcome technical obstacles with the customers no matter how difficult with the sole purpose of serving the customers’ manufacturing. If the means to overcome obstacles did not exist, Sodick dedicated ourselves to create a solution. The linear motors and ceramics that revolutionized electric discharge machines, injection molding machines, and the V-LINE® System are all solutions which our company self-developed for solving customers’ problems.. These products are now the source of the competitive strength. Company name ‘Sodick’ derives from combining the phonetics of the Japanese words for “Create“ (sozo), “Implement”(jikko) and “Overcome Difficulties“ (kuro kokufuku), representing the spirit of Sodick promising to deliver the best product and to resort any means to respond to our customers’ needs.
Since 1976, Sodick has manufactured over 55,000 EDM machines and over 30,000 linear motor driven EDMs. Our machines are used for the production of dies, molds and other various applications which cannot be produced by standard machining methods.
Sodick EDMs enable the user to become the envy of their competition. Our commitment to the highest quality standards does not stop at sales but applies equally to providing advice and support for applications, training, parts and service.
Our North American headquarters is located in Schaumburg, IL, conveniently located 20 minutes from Chicago’s O’Hare airport. The headquarters houses a $5 million parts and consumables inventory that ensures consumable and replacement parts are readily available. Experienced engineers handle customer support and all support calls are documented and entered into a CRM database, resulting in the highest degree of customer satisfaction.
As an EDM leader, Sodick regularly conducts research and development resulting in machines with sophisticated and unique features. Continuous investments are also made in our three production facilities, making it possible to manufacture all machine components for high-precision and high-performance machines. It is our highest aim to continuously serve you by offering the most advanced machines to meet your requirements and exceed your expectations.
The Sodick Group uses the optimal locations and methods for development and manufacturing so that the integrated end-to-end manufacturing process (“monozukuri”) we use is rooted in the customer’s perspective. By combining primary components with internally developed technologies—for example, iron casting for machine structures, ceramic parts, NC units, and linear motors—we provide top-performing products for a reasonable price without ever compromising on quality.
“Sodick is a pioneer manufacturer in numerically controlled (NC) electric discharge machines. Since the formation of our company, there has been a dramatical improvement in precision machining. Sodick have also made tremendous contributions to the world of manufacturing as can be attested by electric discharge control research and development of NC units.
By always being true to our mission to develop machines that are appreciated by our customers and with dedication to our mission statement - Create, Implement and Overcome Difficulties - we manufacture and distribute not only electric charge machines but also precision high speed machining centers, injection molding systems featuring proprietary technology - the V-LINE® System and automated food processing machines such as noodle-making machines. We also produce key components for these machines, including high speed, high performance NC units, linear motors and control devices using proprietary technology, thus achieving an unprecedentedly high in-house production ratio.
Our product including the precision machinery designing techniques, control technology and electronics technology is the core competence and in recent years we have expanded the use of these technologies for developing, manufacturing and distributing power supplies for LED lighting equipment.
The future of Sodick is in contributing to society through manufacturing by improving our proprietary technologies and making advances in development of application for new product lines.” …….From President and Representative Director Kenichi Furukawa
Group Business Activities:
- Die-sinker electrical discharge machines (EDM)
- Wire-cut electrical discharge machines (EDM)
- High speed, small-hole drilling EDM
- Customized EDM and optional equipment (Pallet changers and robots)
- CNC and power supply devices
- Precision EDM tooling
- Precision Metal 3D Printer
- High-speed, precision milling center
- Nano-level precision machines
- Integrated production systems
- Thermoplastic Injection Molding Machine
- Thermosetting Plastic Injection Molding Machine
- Magnesium Alloy Injection Machine
- Engineering ceramics
- Linear motors for industrial production machines
- Other electrical machining equipment
- EDM wire
- Precision tool and precision molding products
- Electronic components
- Software
- Continuous Noodle Sheet Pressing Machine
- Vacuum Mixer
- Automatic Noodle Boiling/Cooling Machine
- Noodle Steam Sterilizer
- Noodle Aging Machine
- LED products
- Contract research and product development
- Other products
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