Quality initiatives
In order to offer better safety and quality to customers, the HIRAKAWA HEWTECH Group takes quality control very seriously. To ensure that we meet requests for many different products of a highly specific and specialized nature in a short time while delivering consistent quality, we use production methods that take into account quality control, such as ensuring digitally product reliability from the development and design stages. Along with introducing an operator certification system and a certification examiner system, we constantly work to improve quality through JI (Job Innovation) activities.
Environmental activities ~Thoroughgoing of all the process from procurement of raw materials, Design, distribution, consumption and waste material.~
HIRAKAWA HEWTECH Group holds the environmental principle that "preserving the global environment is the most important common task of mankind", and deeply aware of our responsibility, we make the implementation of this principle one of our corporate management imperatives.
All our establishments have or are acquiring ISO14001 certification, and through all our processes, ranging from the procurement of materials to research, manufacturing, distribution, consumption, and disposal, we set and follow voluntary standards, and implement various management systems and audits, while observing existing regulations.
Each one of our bases has an environmental control committee set up to deal on an organization level with energy saving, the promotion of recycling, and other environment-related issues, and environmental activities are implemented as part of daily operations.
As a manufacturer of materials handling, to eliminate the environmental impact from material, not only to meet the UL CSA and various standards but also working actively to develop "equivalent to the conventional products in terms of process and quality"
Internal production of materials:
The compounds used as the sheathing material for cables and tubes are produced within the HIRAKAWA HEWTECH Group in line with a Control Standard for Handling Chemical Substances.
Halogen-free electric wires:
The HIRAKAWA HEWTECH Group manufactures products designed to have minimal impact on the environment, such as PVC-free electric wires in order to reduce the level of dioxin in the environment, and halogen-free electric wires which do not contain halogenated flame retardants.
Environmental audit tools & manuals for parts, materials, etc.
The following tools and manuals can be downloaded.
- HIRAKAWA HEWTECH Chemical Substances Control Standard(Japanese)
- HIRAKAWA HEWTECH Chemical Substances Control Standard(Chinese)
- Guidelines for Standardization of Material Declaration(Japanese)
- Guidelines for Standardization of Material Declaration(English)
- Manual for Survey of Chemical Substances Contained in Parts and Materials(Japanese)
- Manual for Survey of Chemical Substances Contained in Parts and Materials(English)
- Manual for Survey of Chemical Substances Contained in Parts and Materials(Chinese)
- Common Green Procurement Survey Tools Operating Manual(Japanese)
- Common Green Procurement Survey Tools Operating Manual(English)
ISO9000 certification status
| August 1997: | ME Dept. | ISO9001 |
| October 1998: | Device Dept. | ISO9001 |
| December 2001: | Cable divisions (all): | ISO9001 |
| November 2005: | Entire company (including Sales Division.): | ISO9001 |
ISO14000 certification status
| January 2000: | Fukushima Plant: | ISO14001 |
| February 2002: | Headquarters, Koga General R&D Plant, Monou Plant, Niigata Plant, Mori Machi Plant: | ISO14001 |
Certification & Safety Standards
Japan
| May 1959: | NDS (The ministry of Defence Standard) | |
| May 1959: | Appointed as Designated Plant by Japan Broadcasting Corporation | |
| June 1978: | Appointed as Designated Coaxial Cord Supplier by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation | |
| March 1998: | Application of NTT NQAS | |
| April 2001: | Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law |  |
Overseas
| May 1963: | UL (U.S.) |  |
| May 1963: | CSA (Canada) |  |
| November 1966: | AS (Australia) | |
| October 1971: | VDE (Germany) |   |
| February 1972: | NEMKO (Norway) |  |
| July 1972: | BSI (U.K.) |  |
| October 1972: | FIMKO (Finland) |  |
| October 1972: | KEMA (Netherlands) |   |
| November 1972: | CEBEC (Belgium) |  |
| November 1972: | SEV (Switzerland) |   |
| December 1972: | SEMKO (Sweden) |  |
| November 1973: | DEMKO (Denmark) |  |
| August 1976: | OVE (Australia) |  |
| May 1997: | GB (China) | |
| November 1999: | IRAM (Argentina) | |
| July 2002: | SS (Singapore) |
