<June 4, 1980 Wednesday Nihon Kogyo Shimbun>
Print electron ② Newlong Seimitsu Kogyo
The history of NEWLONG SEIMITSU KOGYO (hereafter, NEWLONG SEIMITSU) is also the history of Japanese screen printers.
"The Pioneer of screen printers"; That is the true face of NEWLONG SEIMITSU, recognized by both ourselves and others.
In addition, that true face is nothing but the work of Takayasu Inoue, a man who had been fascinated by mechanical technology since he was a child, and spent fifteen years drawing it.
If it weren't for the man named Inoue, someone else might have taken the position of pioneer of the screen printer. However, Inoue fulfilled that role.
In that sense, it can be said that the history of NEWLONG SEIMITSU and Japanese screen printers should be laid on top of the history of Inoue's life.
It was the spring of May 1963.
A screen printer was sent from the United States to the Industrial Technology Promotion Center of the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Promotion Hall, located by the sea in Hamamatsucho, Tokyo. One day, Inoue had the chance to see the new machine that had just arrived. There was something that struck a chord in his heart.
In 1948, not long after the war, Inoue started his own business by manufacturing parts for industrial sewing machines. Inoue's heart, always searching for the next development, faintly resonated with the encounter with the screen printer.
An encounter between people, or an encounter between people and technology. In either case, there is an aspect that seems to be a divine arrangement. There are times when we meet and pass each other, and there are times when we meet in harmony like a revelation from God. The encounter between Inoue and screen printing reminds me of those feelings.
-,-,-,-,-,-,
In the summer of that year, this encounter appeared in front of Inoue in a concrete form.
One day, Tetsuo Rai, an alumnus of Kanagawa Prefectural Technical School, visited Inoue. The two, who are almost the same age, had been friends for a long time. Yori also ran a company called Yamazaki Seiki, and had a factory in Togoshi, right near Inoue.
"A person named Mr. Hashimoto of Toyo Ink asked me if I would like to try a screen printer..."
Rai cut straight to the point.
"Hmm"
Inoue was immediately interested and leaned forward.
Rai's story was quite specific. Centering on information from Toyo Ink, he talks about the future potential of screen printing technology, saying that the American printing industry has entered the age of screen printing.
In Inoue's mind, the screen printer he saw at the Industrial Promotion Hall vividly revived.
It was a very large American machine.His first impression was that it was rugged.
As if he had read Inoue's mind, Rai continued.
“I think that if we reduce the weight of the American machine by about half and improve it so that it fits the dexterity of the Japanese, it will surely be popular.”
"Yeah, I thought so too."
"I write the blueprints. The problem is the technology and the factory, but I can't do it with just my own factory. I would like Mr. Inoue to help me..."
"Okay. Interesting story. Let's try it."
Inoue answered immediately.
In the background, I heard the voice of the site saying, "Oyaji-san, I want to make something unique to our company."
It was a new first step for Newlong Seimitsu.
(Titles of persons omitted)
<Written by Kunio Michida>
From June 3, 1980, to the 16th, over 2 weeks; Nihon Kogyo Shimbun (now:FujiSankei Business i.), reprinted with permission.
