Large-format folding machines are ... to meet the EMC Directive safety standards
for electrical design. ... Taiyo Seiki Co., Ltd. is established to begin commer-.
Contributing to the global information industry through manufacturing The Horizon Group is the leading global supplier of on-demand postpress equipment, devoted to the design and manufacture of innovative finishing solutions that deliver efficiency and value to a diverse worldwide community of print service providers.
Business Activities Postpress Machines for On-demand Printing
Industrial Book Binding Systems
Horizon leads the field in automated postpress equipment
Production in-line systems with collating, binding and trimming
that is tailored to short-run and on-demand production
have been developed for high-volume book work, producing
printing. Solutions are designed to serve both convention-
thousands of books per hour. Large-format folding machines are
al offset and digital print markets.
also produced in support of offset-printed book manufacturing.
Postpress Machines for Digital Printing
Digital Workflow System
Horizon collaborates with the major digital printer manufac-
The Horizon pXnet bindery management system can be de-
turers to develop near-line and in-line finishing systems for
ployed with or without a JDF workflow to provide highly-efficient
high-speed cut-sheet and continuous-feed digital printers.
management and connections to MIS, prepress, and pressroom.
Postpress Machines for Office Use
Silkscreen and Transcription Printing
A broad range of fast, easy-to-use binding, folding and
Horizon has developed a range of low-volume silkscreen
other machines are offered to support high-quality docu-
machines for T-shirt printing and a thermal transfer print-
ment finishing in office and school environments.
ing machine.
Integrated Production The Horizon Group is unique in that it develops and manufactures all products in-house. Product design starts with deep applications knowledge, married with best-in-class technology. Integrated manufacturing is a core competency.
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state-of-the-art efficiency
Product Design A global sales network feeds market requirements into product design teams, which convert ideas into superior products. A robust network allows 3D-CAD data to be shared across all departments for concurrent processing of design tasks. This permits accelerated development and very fast time-to-market.
Automated Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) Parts move from raw material to finished goods in a state-of-theart flexible manufacturing system. Materials and machine tools are staged each day. Second-shifts operate virtually lights-out with robotic control, automated delivery to large machining lines, and complicated multiple processes completed in one step. This integrated system permits the highest possible level of quality control and reliability.
PC Board Manufacturing
EMC Laboratory
PC boards – the heart
A fully-equipped in-
of a machine – are self-
house EMC chamber is
manufactured in the
used to measure ma-
Biwako plant, with circuit
chine electromagnetic
design, cleanroom work,
emissions to insure
mounting, and testing all
they are below the pre-
performed in-house.
scribed standard and to meet the EMC Directive safety standards for electrical design. Accurate laboratory measurements are used for improved product design and safety performance.
Environmental Test Laboratory
In-house Manual Publishing
Horizon’s in-house
All operating, service
laboratory performs a
and parts manuals for
variety of environmental
Horizon machines are
tests, including extreme
prepared by a profes-
high/low tempera-
sional documentation
ture and humidity, to
staff, then printed and
meet regional safety
bound in our in-house
standards, for example CE for Europe, GS for Germany,
Print-On-Demand production facility.
UL for USA, and CSA for Canada. Horizon conforms as required to meet applicable safety standards.
Trade Show Participation Horizon exhibits at various trade shows – including the international fairs drupa, IPEX, PRINT, and IGAS – to give customers an opportunity to see the very latest product developments.
PRINT'09 (Chicago, USA)
drupa2008 (Dusseldorf, Germany)
IPEX2010 (Birmingham, England)
IGAS2011 (Tokyo, Japan)
Worldwide Sales Network Horizon’s Worldwide sales network extends to over 100 countries to accommodate global customer needs.
Sales Offices
International Sales Horizon International Inc. (Kyoto)
A showroom,
Responsible for sales and
parts and logistics center in Ger-
service support to Horizon’s global dealer network, and the planning and execution of
many serves all Sales Company: Horizon GmbH
European countries.
international exhibitions. Domestic Sales
Horizon East Tokyo Head Office
Horizon East Tohoku Office (Miyagi)
Horizon West Kyoto Head Office
Horizon West Kyusyu Office (Fukuoka)
Development & Manufacturing
Biwako Plant (Shiga)
Kyoto Plant (Kyoto)
The major manufacturing center for the Horizon Group is built alongside beauti-
Horizon was founded in Kyoto, which
ful Lake Biwa in a scenic region about an hour from Kyoto. The Biwako factory is
prospered for many years as the capital
situated on 140,000 m2 (nearly 35 acres), and represents a world-class concen-
of Japan, and continues today as a vi-
tration of state-of-the-art design and production technology.
brant and innovative commercial center.
Environmental Efforts Horizon’s primary R&D and manufacturing center is located on the shore of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. Horizon has accepted the corporate responsibility to protect this rich natural environment for today and future generations. Certified ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
Closed System Liquid Waste Disposal
The Biwako plant uses a high-level
Liquid byproduct from painting and plating processes
control standard and self-monitoring
goes directly into a closed waste disposal system, with no
system to reduce energy consump-
discharge of hazardous material. Liquid waste is tightly
tion, use resources efficiently, and
controlled to be within accepted regulation levels estab-
reduce waste for environmental con-
lished by Shiga prefecture to protect Lake Biwa.
servation. As an example, Horizon has set a goal to reduce annual energy con-
RoHS Compatible Electrical Parts ISO 9001 Certification
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
sumption by at least 1%. An Energy-
(RoHS) was enacted by
saving Committee works with differ-
the EU in 2003 to restrict
ent departments to identify areas for
the use of hazardous
continuous electricity savings and efficiency.
substances in electronic
In 1997 Horizon was first certified to
and recycling. Electrical
be in compliance with quality management system ISO 9001. Then in
devices for safer recovery ISO 14001 Certification
1999, Horizon obtained the international environment standard ISO 14001, issued by the strict German certification authority TUV. Horizon has been praised in Germany,
parts in Horizon products are RoHS compatible, and we are making further technology investments for Pb-free solder in our PC board manufacturing process.
EU countries, and North America, where sound environmental practices are highly valued.
Corporate History 1946
Hachiro Hori begins trial manufacturing and repair service for electrical equipment.
1982
Horizon group makes a full-scale entry to the European market, exhibiting for the first time at drupa’82 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
1953
The factory is moved to Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City and Taiyo Seiki Co., Ltd. is established to begin commercial production of electrical measuring instruments.
1993
Launch of the first CABS system with in line collating, binding, and three-knife trimming. First entry as a manufacturer of largescale book binding systems.
1964
The factory is moved to Minami-ku, Kyoto City, where the Kyoto plant is still located today.
1973
The table-top binder (BB-S) is invented. Folding, collating, and cutting machines are launched.
1975
Sales offices in Tokyo and Kyoto are established to expand the direct-sales system.
1996
Taiyo Seiki Co., Ltd. is certified according to the quality management system ISO 9002.
1976
A 114,000 m2 site in Shiga is purchased and the Biwako plant is established with a space of 2,400 m2 to begin integrated manufacturing of book binding machines.
1997
Taiyo Seiki Co., Ltd. is certified according to the quality management system ISO 9001.
1999
Taiyo Seiki Co., Ltd. is certified according to the international environmental standard ISO 14001.
2004
Horizon GmbH is established in Germany.
1981
Horizon International Inc. is established for international sales.
www.horizon.co.jp Date Founded
January, 1946
Total Capital
10,800,000,000 yen
Number of Employees
540
Company Address
Horizon International Inc. 510 Kuze Ooyabu-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto Phone: +81-(0)75-934-6700 Horizon GmbH (Germany) Pascalstrasse 20, 25451 Quickborn, GERMANY Phone: +49-4106-8042-0 Web site: www.horizon.de
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