About KPI - Kansai Pipe Industries, ltd. | Aluminum / copper / kovar Pipe / clad / special metal materials

Kansai Pipe by the Numbers

Establishment

1603

Kansai Pipe was established in 1941 as a copper tube manufacturer. Since then, we have refined our technology and expanded our range of products through eight decades of history as a manufacturer that specializes in various metal materials.

Number of qualifications acquired
by our employees

200

We encourage our employees to acquire authorized qualifications for self-development. They take national qualification and skill tests in various fields such as electricity and machinery, and now 50 of our employees have between them nearly 200 qualification and skill certifications.

Minimum diameter of
ultra-fine wire

0.05mm

We manufacture ultra-fine wires using cold drawing techniques. Currently we offer wires with diameters as small as 0.05 mm and we are aiming to manufacture wires with even smaller diameters.

Minimum diameter of
ultra-fine tube

0.1mm

As our name suggests, we produce pipes made from various materials, including aluminum, copper, and special metals. We currently manufacture pipes with diameters as small as 0.1 mm. We also manufacture thin-walled pipes.

Maximum length
of long products

13m

We offer aluminum alloy rigid train line in lengths up to 13 m. Long products can be carried in and out with a trailer.

Average age of
manufacturing
employees

39.8

We hire new graduates every year regardless of economic conditions. Even though our company has a long history, our employees skew young. The average employee is in their 30s.

Employee ratio by age group

We have active employees of all ages, from veterans to mid-career workers, to new hires. Senior employees pass along their skills and knowledge to newer employees.

5-year retention rate
for new graduates

92.3%

Our corporate culture is based on a management philosophy of “happiness of employees and their families.” We carefully nurture every employee with whom we have been given the opportunity to work.

Holidays per year

120days

We concentrate on our work so that we can enjoy our time off. We put work-life balance into practice.

Home ownership

46.9%

The percentage of our employees who own their own homes is high because we don’t ask our employees to relocate, and our employment benefits are substantial.