I-PEX (Thailand) Co., Ltd. supplies precision molded products and automobile parts

I-PEX has production bases, sales offices, R&D centers, and technical support centers not only in Japan but also in 12 countries and regions around the world, including Asia, the United States, and Europe, and has established a system that allows it to respond appropriately to global needs.

Each of our overseas bases plays an important role in opening up the I-PEX's sharpest tip fields, taking advantage of their geographical advantages in manufacturing and bringing flexible ideas that stem from diverse values that transcend countries and languages.

Here we will introduce the specific business activities, skills and resources of I-PEX (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Thai Chonburi Plant), one of the I-PEX Group's overseas bases.

I-PEX Thailand is located in the Amata City Chonburi Industrial Estate, which spreads across the coastal area about 60 km east of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, and is about a 40 minute drive from Suvarnabhumi International Airport and about an hour's drive from Bangkok. This area is home to a wide range of industries, with automobile at the center, and is also increasing its presence as a logistics hub in the rapidly growing Asia.

Amata City Chonburi Industrial Estate is the largest industrial estate in Thailand, with a development area of over 4,000 ha, and is home to approximately 780 companies and approximately 210,000 people. Approximately 60% of these are employees of Japanese companies. The estate also includes a logistics center, education facilities, apartment complexes, and a hospital.

I-PEX Thailand was established in 2000 as Thai Dai-ichi Seiko Co., Ltd., and changed its name*¹ to I-PEX (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in 2020. Currently, the plant employs approximately 260 people (including Japanese expatriates) and mainly manufactures mechanism components for hard disk drives*² for data centers and parts for automobile. In addition, the molds required for these precision moldings are also designed, manufactured, and assembled in-house.

The plant is equipped with a high-performance automatic machines that reduces the person required, an inspection room capable of structural analysis using a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FT-IR)*³, and an inspection system in a Class 100*⁴ clean room.

I-PEX (Thailand) Co., Ltd. was established in June 2000 as an overseas production base for I-PEX. Currently, the factory produces molded parts that require precision and high cleanliness, mainly mechanism components for hard disk drives, and has established a high-quality and stable production system by utilizing automatic machines designed in-house and structural analysis in the in-house laboratory using a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FT-IR). The factory has about 260 employees, but it is an organization with good teamwork that cooperates across departmental boundaries.

Yukinori Kobayashi, Plant Manager