History
Mayekawa started our business with ice manufacturing and cold storage business. Ever since its foundation in 1924, we have always identified itself in the context of the 'environment that enables the company operate'. By promoting collaborative creation with elements constituting the environment, Mayekawa has solved many problems and in turn developed itself.
1924
Kisaku Maekawa founded Mayekawa & Co. in Tokyo, Japan.
1930
Started ice making and cold storage business.
1934
Started production of industrial vertical low speed reciprocating compressors.
1937
Changed corporate name to Mayekawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. In Tokyo.
1958
Developed high-speed multi cylinder single-stage reciprocating compressor 'A Series'.
1958
Developed high-speed multi cylinder compound type two-stage reciprocating compressor.
1960
Delivered fully automatic control system for liquid pump recirculation system for large scale cold storage.
1961
Delivered 12 sets of 100 ton/day meat freezing and 12,000 ton of cold storage plants complete with liquid pump recirculation systems to the former USSR. The annual production was 50 units at that time; however, only in a year after the contract, as many as 156 units of refrigeration compressor were manufactured. This project marked a significant milestone for Mayekawa's further growth.
Established "MYCOM" brand.
1963
Installed the first ammonia liquid pump recirculation refrigeration system for a 7000ton cold storage in Japan.
1964
Established MAYEKAWA's first overseas subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA DE MEXICO S.A. in Mexico.
1965
Developed the world first ammonia liquid pump recirculation system for fishing vessels.
1966
Started production of screw type refrigeration compressors.
1967
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA U.S.A. Inc., in Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A.
1968
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA DO BRASIL LTDA. in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1969
Installed the first screw type refrigeration compressor for large refrigeration mother ship of 10,000 tons in capacity.
1970
Started production of compressors in Moriya Plant, Ibaraki pref. Japan.
1970
Installed the Japan first air-conditioning screw heat pump system for DENTSU BUILDING in Osaka.
1971
Established our subsidiary company, N.V.MYCOM EUROPE S.A. in Brussels, Belgium (with annexed package plant).
1971
Developed MYCOM steel belt freezers.
1973
Started operations at our assembly plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Established our office in Seoul, Rep. of Korea.
1974
1974
Developed the world first compound type screw compressor 'C series'.
1975
Established our subsidiary company, MYCOM CANADA LTD. in Vancouver B.C., Canada.
1975
Installed the world first screw type refrigeration compressor in the deep sea trawler.
1975
Developed chlorine gas screw compressor.
1976
Established our subsidiary company, MYCOM DE VENEZUELA S.A. in Caracas, Venezuela.
Established our representative office in Ecuador.
1976
Installed a set of refrigeration system in the Tokyo Suisan Terminal Co., Ltd, the world's largest cold storage of approximately 40,000 tons (100,000 cubic meters) at that time.
1978
Delivered screw helium compressors for super-conductivity application to Fermi National Acceleration Laboratory in U.S.A.
1979
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA ARGENTINA S.A. in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1979
Delivered screw helium compressors for super-conductivity R&D applications to Princeton University and National Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in U.S.A.
1980s
- With a worldwide increase in the production volume of petrochemical products, the gas compressor increasingly advanced into some industrial fields. Mayekawa developed almost all kinds of process gas compression technologies applicable to processes in chemical companies.
- In Canada, MYCOM compressors dominated Ice Arena application.
- Mayekawa also made a rapid advancement into the industrial refrigeration market in Asia together with the marine products processing companies advancing into the Southeast Asia markets, in which, the shrimp and seafood businesses are flourishing.
1980
1980
Delivered to the PTT Public Company Ltd. in Thailand, the screw compressor for vapor recovery for the use of offshore oil platforms.
1980
Developed double helical rotor type oil pumps.
1981
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA SINGAPORE PTE.LTD. in Singapore.
Established our plant in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
1981
Delivered high temperature screw heat pumps to CETRE de SACLAY Nuclear Energy Center in France for air conditioning using waste heat recovery from a nuclear power station.
1982
Developed the gas engine driven heat pump unit for district heating plant (snow removal, hot water supply and heating).
1983
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA COLOMBIA S.A.S. in Bogota, Colombia.
1984
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. in Sydney, Australia.
Established our subsidiary company, MYCOM PERU S.A.C. in Lima, Peru.
1985
Established our plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Established our subsidiary company, P.T. MAYEKAWA INDONESIA in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Established our plant in Changwon, Korea.
1985
Developed STM screw compressors for vapor re-compression system at brewery industry.
1986
Started operation at Saku plant in Japan for the development of automated food processing equipment.
1987
Delivered large heavy-duty helium compressor for producing liquid hydrogen fuel to Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
1988
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA (M) SDN. BHD. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Established our subsidiary company, MYCOM (THAILAND). CO., LTD.
Built the Compressor production plant in our Cuernavaca plant in Mexico.
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA CHILE S.A.C. é I. in Santiago, Chile.
1989
Developed second-generation high-speed multi cylinder reciprocating compressor 'WA and WB Series'
1990s
- Developed the screw compressor 160V-320V series.
- In addition to compressors, the technological innovation advanced in some industrial fields, such as development of freezers with unique features or automated meat processing machines.
- Global warming problems have come to attract worldwide attention.
1991
Established MAYEKAWA U.S.A., Inc., in Houston, U.S.A.
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA PHILIPPINES CORP. in Manila, Philippines.
1991
Developed Variable Vi Mechanism integrated type screw compressor 'SCV Series'.
1991
Developed the 'O profile', our original screw rotor configuration.
1993
Established our plant in San Antonio, U.S.A.
1994
Established our representative office in Auckland, New Zealand.
1994
Delivered the first automated chicken whole leg deboning machine 'TORIDAS'.
1995
Established MAYEKAWA U.S.A., Inc. Chemical division in Torrance, Calif., U.S.A.
1996
Started selling the impinging jet system new tunnel freezer 'Thermo-Jack Freezer'.
1997
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA CENTROAMERICA S.A. in Costa Rica.
1997
Delivered the large district cooling systems to Boston, U.S.A. and Windsor, Canada.
1998
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA, S.L. in Madrid, Spain.
1998
Delivered 40 units of refrigeration system using natural refrigerant (ammonia) for the ice venues and facilities, such as speed skating, figure skating, ice hockey, curling, and bobsleigh for the 18th Olympic Winter Games (the Nagano Olympics Games).
2000s
- Global warming has been accelerated. In order to realize the sustainable society, with the five natural refrigerants: ammonia, carbon dioxide (CO2), air, water, and hydrocarbons (HC) named as "Natural Five", we developed the several cooling systems suitable for required temperatures and applications.
- Contributed to the industrial fields other than the refrigeration industry with our unique components and engineering technologies, such as development and delivery of the dedicated robots for automated deboning chicken and pork, etc.
2001
2001
Delivered the world's largest compound helium screw compressors to CERN, France/Switzerland.
2001
Delivered the first super cooled ice making system for process cooling in the food processing plants.
2001
Developed large-seized compound type two-stage screw compressor.
2002
Delivered a Super High Voltage Power Transmission Line Tunnel Cooling System to Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), Thailand.
2002
Delivered the first automated turkey whole leg deboning machine 'TAKIDAS'.
2003
Started operation at Mayekawa Higashihiroshima plant in Japan.
Established our representative office in Beijing, China.
Established a production plant for the chemical package systems in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Established our representative offices in Moscow, Russia.
2003
Developed reciprocating compressor for CO2 (carbon dioxide) heat pump.
2004
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA CHINA INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. in Shanghai, China.
Established our representative offices in Zug, Switzerland.
2004
Delivered the first CO2 heat pump for hot water supply.
2004
Upgraded the automated chicken whole leg deboning machine 'TORIDAS'.
2005
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Bangkok, Thailand.
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA EUROPE DUBAI OFFICE in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA U.S.A., INC. in Chicago, U.S.A.
2007
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA REFRIGERATION INDIA in Mumbai, India.
Established our representative office in Wurzburg, Germany.
2008
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA VIETNAM CO., LTD. in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
Established a new plant in Aruja, Brazil by integrating refrigeration assembly plant and our chemical package system production plant.
Established our representative office in Sofia, Bulgaria.
2008
Developed semi-hermetic screw compressor and its IPM motor for ammonia refrigerant.
2008
Delivered the first NH3/CO2 cooling system 'NewTon'.
2008
Developed expander integrated turbo compressor.
2008
Developed energy saving type reciprocating compressor 'M series'.
2008
Developed Automatic Variable Vi Mechanism integrated type screw compressor 'J series'.
2009
Delivered the first air cycle system 'PascalAir'.
2009
Delivered the first automated pork ham deboning machine 'HAMDAS-R'.
2009
Delivered the first CO2 heat pump for hot air supply 'Ecosirocco'.
2010
Established our representative office in Tregueux, France.
2011
Established our representative office in Istanbul, Turkey.
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA ITALIA Srl in Milan, Italy.
Relocated the plant from San Antonio, TX to Nashville, TN.
2011
Delivered the first automated pork ham deboning machine 'HAMDAS-RX'.
2014
Established our subsidiary company, MAYEKAWA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. in Cape Town, South Africa.
Established our representative office in Cairo, Egypt.
Established our representative office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Established our representative office in Budapest, Hungary.
2014
Delivered the first automated pork shoulder deboning machine 'WANDAS-RX'.
2014
Delivered the first automated chicken wing drumettes deboning machine 'WINGDAS'.
2015
Established our representative office in Poznań, Poland.
2015
Launched "DAS", a new deboning machine brand.
2015
Delivered the first automated front half deboning machine 'YIELDAS3000'.
2016
Established our plant in Chennai, India.
Established our representative office in Al-khobar, Saudi Arabia.
Established our representative office in Panama City, Panama.
Established our representative office in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2016
Launched "CHORUS", a new freezer brand.
2017
Established our representative office in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
2018
Established our subsidiary office, MAYEKAWA UKRAINE LLC, in Kiev, Ukraine.
Established our representative office in Havana, Cuba.
Established our representative office, D.O.O. MAYEKAWA SRB in Smederevo, Serbia.
2019
Operations begin at the Serbia plant in Serbia.
2021
Established our subsidiary office, MAYEKAWA UK LTD, in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Established our subsidiary office, MAYEKAWA NORDIC A/S, in Nyborg, Denmark.
2022
Established a new plant in Katy, U.S.A. by integrating refrigeration assembly plant in Nashville and our chemical package system production plant in Los Angeles.
2023
Delivered the first cell system for pork cut meat processing 'CELLDAS SYSTEM'.
