Boltless CubeSat Structures (Kikuchiseiki, KIKUCHI SEIKI)

Kikuchi Seiki specializes in high-precision component processing, offering a range of metalworking services. These services include sheet metal fabrication, machining, surface treatment, assembly, and precision adjustments. They utilize large five-face machining and large-scale turning centers. The company provides end-to-end services, including complete turnkey products. Kikuchi Seiki can cater to small-batch productions of diverse products and is equipped to handle projects with short deadlines. The company was founded on January 20, 1961, by Torimatsu Kikuchi. In June 1979, the company name was changed to Kikuchi Seiki Co., Ltd. They completed a second factory in December 1983, establishing a production system capable of delivering finished products from machining to surface treatment, unit assembly, and final assembly. In May 1995, the Mukaiyama factory was newly built and equipment was consolidated. In February 2006, a surface plate and welding machine were introduced to the second factory, operating as a can manufacturing factory. In July 2007, a large-scale machining factory was completed, transitioning to full-scale processing of large mechanical parts. In August 2016, the Mukaiyama factory obtained JIS Q 9100 certification for "machining of forged parts for aircraft engines." The company is located in Ibaraki prefecture.