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Sinto

HardwareNagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, JapanFounded 1934· One of 1733 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Diversified Japanese industrial machinery manufacturer producing foundry equipment, surface treatment systems, environmental products, 3D printers, ceramics, and material handling systems with global operations.

CEO / Founder
Atsushi Nagai
Team Size
1001-5000
Stage
Public
Total Funding
Publicly Traded
Latest Round
IPO

Technology & Products

Key Products

Foundry equipment (green sand molding machines, sand treatment systems), surface treatment systems (shot blasting, barrel polishing), environmental products, material handling systems, 3D printers, ceramic components, measurement devices.

Technological Advantage

SLM expertise with specialty materials; precision machining capabilities; Japanese manufacturing quality standards

Patent position

Sinto filed 11 patent families in 2022–2024, down from 22 in 2019–2021: filings fell 50%, versus an 18% fall in tracked AM filings in the same patent offices. Equipment’s share fell from 82% to 70%. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
11 families filed 2022–2024, 22 in 2019–2021 (-50%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -18%
Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
Materials 86% → 90%Equipment 82% → 70%
Filed in
EP 43%US 40%CN 30%WO 30%JP 5%
Named competitors, AM patent families
Lithoz 12

40 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Comprehensive industrial equipment and solutions for foundry, surface treatment, environmental systems, and additive manufacturing with precision Japanese manufacturing quality

How They Differentiate

Specialty focus on copper and high-conductivity materials; precision manufacturing excellence

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Automotive suppliers, industrial equipment manufacturers, OEMs requiring complex metal parts

Industry Verticals

Automotive, Industrial Manufacturing, Electronics, Machinery

Competitors

DISA Group, Lithoz GmbH, Mitutoyo, Bühler Group

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Revenue (FY): 150.22 billion JPY; Net Income (FY): 2.76 billion JPY; Employees: 4,840 (22.23% growth year-over-year); Market Capitalization: 46.40 billion JPY

Major Milestones

1934: Founded by Chotaro Kubota; 2006: Atsushi Nagai appointed President; 2017: Acquired 75% majority interest in 3DCeram Sinto; 2021: Atsushi Nagai appointed CEO; 2024: Completed acquisition of Elastikos S.A.S

Notable Customers

Fanuc, Denso, Kawasaki, Nachi

https://www.sinto.co.jp

Recent coverage of Sinto

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
60
Granted
6
Families
40

Leading domains: process (60), material (49), equipment (48)

Filings by year: 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 12

  1. FLUID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A FLUID TO A PRINT HEAD IN A 3D PRINTER04698369 · EP
  2. METHOD FOR PRODUCING A 3D STRUCTURE IN A 3D PRINTING METHOD04507875 · EP
  3. METHOD FOR INFLUENCING COMPONENTS OR ASSEMBLIES IN A 3D PRINTER04384381 · EP
  4. METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING, BY STEREOLITHOGRAPHY, GREEN CERAMIC OR METAL MATERIAL PARTS BY PHOTO-THERMAL PROCEDURE03769964 · EP
  5. ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A LAYER OF A PARTICULATE BUILDING MATERIAL IN A 3D PRINTER2021078316 · WO