How Can You Obtain Japanese-Quality “Migaki Bright Steel Bar” in Thailand? KOHO MIGAKI BOHKOH CENTER (THAILAND), Supporting the Quality of Nagai Giken Thailand

What connects President Nagai of Nagai Giken Thailand and Vice President Yasui of KOHO PRECISION BAR AND METALS (hereinafter referred to as KPBM), the Thai local subsidiary of Koho Migaki Bohkoh Center, is high-quality “migaki bright steel bar” in Thailand (English name: Cold drawn bar).

■ What is “migaki bright steel bar”?

Migaki bright steel bar is a secondary steel product with high dimensional accuracy, made by drawing steel bar or coil through a die.
Migaki bright steel bar is an intermediate material used to manufacture mechanical parts such as shafts, bolts, nuts, and screws, primarily for automobiles, as well as transportation machinery, construction machinery, electrical equipment, and precision machinery. Manufacturing industries could not function without it.
Japanese quality migaki bright steel bar sold by KPBM is also indispensable as a material for Nagai Giken to manufacture high-quality custom products.

The headquarters in Nagoya City operates as a “convenience store for migaki bright steel bar” mainly stocking and selling precision bright steel bars commonly referred to as “migaki.” In Thailand as well, it maintains an inventory of more than 600 types covering different steel grades, shapes, and sizes.

“All of the migaki bright steel bar in our inventory is made in Japan and imported into Thailand. The steel grades we stock include SS400, S45C, SCM415, SCM435, and SK4F-G. (Yasui)”

“Although ‘migaki bright steel bar’ is easy to obtain in Japan, it is difficult to source highly accurate steel materials here in Thailand. Round shapes are available to some extent in Thailand, but flat and square shapes are not commonly distributed. KPBM has migaki bright steel bars in a wide variety of sizes and materials. They are indispensable materials for manufacturing our products. (Nagai)”

“Rather than machining steel known as ‘kurokawa,’ or black-surface steel, which is available in Thailand, our migaki bright steel bars are available in a wide range of sizes, so machining time and effort can be significantly reduced. Although the price is slightly higher than inexpensive steel available in Thailand, I believe customers will be satisfied once they see the quality. (Yasui)”

“The steel materials used by Nagai Giken are not for mass production of parts. We appreciate that KPBM allows us to purchase even small quantities. (Nagai)”

“We accept orders starting from one standard-length bar or one cut piece. In Thailand, steel materials are sometimes delivered while still covered in oil, but at our company, we carefully wipe each piece, remove cutting chips and large burrs, place the products in bags, and then deliver them to customers. (Yasui)”

■ Planning to Jointly Exhibit at an Event in Thailand — A Win-Win Partnership Between Nagai Giken and KPBM

The relationship between Nagai Giken and KPBM goes beyond the boundaries of customer and supplier, and they are also planning to jointly exhibit at events.
They had planned to jointly exhibit at the “FBC Bangkok 2020 Manufacturing Business Matching” event scheduled for May 2020, but unfortunately the plan was canceled due to the impact of COVID-19.

What does it mean to exhibit together?

“Purchasing staff do not understand the value of migaki bright steel bar. (Nagai)”

“If you simply compare prices, local Thai suppliers are certainly cheaper. However, if design staff at the actual production site, who can evaluate total cost and quality, look at the materials, I am certain they will choose our migaki bright steel bar. (Yasui)”
“Simply displaying migaki bright steel bar at an event does not communicate its value. We will set up our booth next to KPBM’s booth and provide specific explanations of manufacturing using migaki bright steel bar. (Nagai)”

In Japan, steel material thicknesses are standardized at dimensions such as 6mm, 9mm, and 12mm, making design work easier. Because material cost becomes higher as prototype parts become smaller, using materials with predetermined dimensions from the beginning can help machinery designers reduce costs.

“We would also like to widely communicate the benefits of using migaki bright steel bar in Thailand. (Nagai)”

(From left) Mr. Yukio Yasui, KPBM (Vice President), Mr. Tetsuya Nagai, Nagai Giken Thailand (President), Mr. Choomsang Pracharasniyom, KPBM (General Manager)