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About Us

About Us

TOK, Inc. was established in 1938 and has been the world leader in designing mechanical and motion technologies of Plastic Bearing for more than 50 years. We produce various TOK bearings, clutches, dampers, geared motors, and torque limiters for use in a wide range of industries and, among other things, furniture, electric appliances, office equipment, and medical devices.

TOK is proud of its high level of quality, customer service, and reliability. Besides, our clients' ideas and feedbacks are significant to us, and our R&D team is happy to create custom-made products to develop new cutting-edge technologies for our clients' projects. 

Let us help you with your next design or application with our superior quality products and service.

Company name TOK, Inc.
Location: 1-17-12, Azusawa, Itabashi, Tokyo, 174-8501, Japan
Founded: June 1, 1925
Established: December 1, 1938
President & CEO: Keisuke Yoshikawa
TEL: +81-3-3969-1531
FAX: +81-3-3558-7276
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TOK Group History

Dec. 1938 Launched the Yoshikawa Seisakusho Co., Ltd with capital of 190.000 yen Azusawa, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
Jan. 1946 Changed company name to Yoshikawa Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Oct. 1965 Developed and began highly successful sales of plastic bearings
Jun. 1972
Changed company name to TOK Bearing Co., Ltd.
Apr. 1974
Awarded as a model factory for small business rationalization by the Small and Medium Enterprise Organization(SMEO)
Mar. 1983 Began sales of one-way clutches
Apr. 1986 Merged TOK Seiko Co., Ltd Completed a new TOK Bearing factory in Yamanashi and commenced operations as the Yamanashi factory
Jul. 1989 Began sales of torque limiters and TOK dampers
Jan. 1990 Received a nationwide award from the Small and Medium Business Research Institute
Feb. 1990 Awarded the 15th Invention Grand Prix for the invention of the one-way clutch
Nov. 1991 Received and award for being and environmentally friendly enterprise from The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce of Industry
May. 1994 Awarded as a model factory for small business rationalization for the consecutive 11 years by SMEO
Jul. 1995 Established the Osaka office
Feb. 1996 Established the Yamanashi office
Sep. 1996 Established the Nagoya office
Oct. 1999 Acquired ISO 9001 certification
Nov. 2000 Acquired ISO 14001 certification
Oct. 2001 Established TOK Industry(H.K.)Ltd.
Dec. 2000 Began consignment production of one-way clutches in Yanbao, Shenzhen city
May. 2002 Received the Emperor's royal visit to the Tokyo factory
Nov. 2002 Established Shanghai TOK Precision Damper Bearing Co., Ltd.
Oct. 2004 Established Shenzhen TOK Precision Component Moved to manufacturing base from Yanbao to Longgang
Jan. 2005 Acquired ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications in Shenzhen TOK Precision Component
Feb. 2006 Began sales of magnet type of torque limiters
May. 2006 Awarded as one of 300 small and medium vital manufacturing companies in Japan by SMEO
Dec. 2006 Japanese Prime Minister Abe toured the Tokyo factory
Jun. 2008 Acquired ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications in Shanghai TOK Precision Damper Bearing Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2012 Established the Product Development Center in Tokyo
Apr. 2013 Established TOK PRECISION COMPONENT(SHENZHEN)CO., LTD
Feb. 2014 Established a Representative Office in Dusseldorf, Germany
Dec. 2015 Established TOK America, Inc. in Irvine California, USA
Apr. 2017 TOK Bearing Co., Ltd. was renamed to TOK, Inc. for the 80th Anniversary
Feb. 2018 Constructed new factory building in TOK’s Yamanashi factory
Mar. 2018 TOK headquarters was relocated
Jun. 2023 Established TOK Europe GmbH

Environmental Policy

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Awareness of environmental conservation is the most important objective for TOK. Our products: Bearings, One-way clutches, torque limiters, and rotary dampers are carefully monitored during the production process.
We put the utmost effort into conserving the environment and awareness of environmental issues because what we do to our planet affects us individually and collectively, now and for future generations.

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1. We recognize the importance of environmental conservation and implement our production activities while considering their environmental impact.

2. We comply with all applicable requirements related to the environmental aspects of our company. Besides, we endeavor to protect the environment by setting voluntary standards and improving our standards towards having as little environmental impact as possible.

3. Each individual must construct and improve the environmental management system to improve performance and prevent further pollution of the environment.

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4. When designing products, we implement an environmental management system to conserve and save energy and resources to reduce environmental impact.

5. Continuously setting environmental objectives and targets to improve the environment.

6. Each TOK individual is aware of these policies and strives to reach the goals of our environmental management system.

7. This policy is disclosed to the general public on our website and can be obtained at our reception desk.

ISO 14001 Certification
TOK, Inc. ISO14001

Quality Control

To create products of the highest quality and meet your performance needs, our production team utilizes the best quality control, explained below.
ISO 9001 Certification
TOK, Inc. ISO14001

Company Profile

CREATE NEW MOTION

TOK IS A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ANY MECHANICAL MOVEMENT IN THE WORLD WITH MECHANICAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.

Since TOK was established in 1938, our products have been indispensable to the world. The best choice is a product that can be made only by TOK. We create a new movement that has never been seen before, by our specialty combining rotation, shock absorption, power cutoff, power transmission, and speed control technology. TOK will continue to create industry-leading movements.
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BEARING
TORQUE LIMITER
ROTARY DAMPER
ONE-WAY CLUTCH
SPEED REDUCER


LOCATIONS

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Our Service

TOK IS YOUR "ONE-STOP RESOURCE"

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Besides offering a single item, we will be a "one-stop resource" for procurement, design, and assembly of the core components that the customer ultimately desires.

CREATE TOGETHER WITH YOU

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We are doing customized development tailored to customer’s needs.
We will provide the mechanisms that customers need on a case basis.

CREATE INNOVATIVE MECHANISMS

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We are developing power control mechanisms and parts that improve the customers' products.

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