Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd.

Site Introduction

Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd. (SIT) is a subsidiary company of Seiko Instruments Inc, Japan. SIT was registered on June 10, 1988 under the promotion of The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI).
Mission of SIT to manufacture of a wide variety for Hard Disc drive Components. Current products by SIT are Pivot Cartridge, Machine Parts Pivot, Motor parts, Ball Bearing and Ball.

In March 2002, SIT obtained ISO 14001 certification for its environmental conservation activities. As part of its efforts to effectively use resources, the company started to recycle cutting oil used in machining processes by separating and removing swarf using a centrifuge separator. The removed swarf are compressed into blocks and sold to a steelmaker who later reuses them.
In addition, SIT continuously reduces the hazardous waste amount by reusing rotary shaft trays, as well as efficiently utilizing cleaning rags.
Under the slogan of “The blessing obtained from nature should be returned to nature”, SIT promotes energy conservation, resource saving and recycling.

Quality, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety Policy

Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd. is committed to producing quality, environmentally friendly products and taking into account the health and safety of employees. Therefore, the policy is set up to guide the operation to promote and encourage all sectors within the company to act seriously and continuously. All management and employees are committed to :

1. Establish and develop Quality, Environment, Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems continuously and comply with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 requirements.
2. Develop product quality to deliver quality products quickly, on time with the appropriate cost to meet the highest customers satisfaction.
3. Reduce energy consumption, utilize resources with worthy, prevent pollution, protect the environment by promote SDGs concept to reduce an environmental impacts.

4. Safety is at the heart of operations by conducting Risk Management to prevent hazard control. And reduce losses from Fire , Accidents , Injuries and Work illnesses case. Focus on consulting and participating of employees.

5. Comply with Laws and Other requirements regarding Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety related to the Company.

Managing Director：HIRONOBU ITOH

FY2022 Topics

- Solar power is continuously being introduced at SIT. SIT installed solar panels on the roof of the structure at the Gateway factory in 2022 and started operation of a solar power system from February 2023. Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd. has the largest amount of CO2 emissions in the SII Group. SII will introduce solar power as planned as it works to reduce CO2 emissions.

- Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd.’s two factories received Level 4 certification from the Green Industry Project promoted by the Ministry of Industry of Thailand. The Green Industry Project is intended to increase awareness in the industrial industry of environmental and societal problems and develop a sustainable industry. Certification is divided into five levels from Level 1 through Level 5 based on the degree of contribution to the environment. Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd. was recognized for its continuous environmental activities based on the environmental management system and acquired Level 3 (Green System) status in 2018. The next step, Level 4, requires a corporate culture in which all employees working at the plant act while bearing responsibility for the environment and society. After acquiring Level 3, all employees at Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd. engaged in various environmental activities to reach Level 4 (Green Culture). Examiners said, “all employees are highly aware of the environment and put this awareness into practice”.

Environmental performance data (FY2023)