NITTA MOORE MEXICO continues to grow in San Luis Potosi
By Alejandra Mendez
March 6, 2019
The Japanese company is
fulfilling its second expansion to increase the manufacturing of their product,
plastic piping for different vehicles brands.
“The growth is focused on the
increase of new projects from our customers and the personal development as
company providing an opportunity to new jobs inside the company in a short and
medium term,” said Dogochi Takeshi, vice-president of NITTA MOORE MEXICO S DE
RL DE CV.
Given their products’ demand, the
Japanese company will continue manufacturing plastic piping and is planning in
continue growing on the SLP entity.
NITTA MOORE MEXICO S DE RL DE CV exports
its products to the United States and to Brazil, some products inside Mexico as
to Puebla and Silao.
They also export products to
Nitta Moore America, filial company of Nitta Moore Company and to Inergy
Automotive System do Brasil, located in Parana, Brazil. “The supplies we implemented in processes
come from Japan and the United States,” he said.
Attached to the requirements
demanded by the automotive industry and its customers, the company has
certificates such as IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015.
Regarding
sustainability, Dogochi Takeshi explained that the company considers three
important aspects: social, economic and ecological.
“As
main objective, through the correct means to obtain them, sustainability is the
objective and social responsibility is the mean to obtain it,” he noted.
New Plant Areas
The areas that integrate the new
plant zone are dining area, medical service, dressing rooms, clean room area
for special pieces, production area, among
For this first stage, two lines
will be settled at the production area, the first one for assembly of pieces
fuel area, and the second one of extrusion line.
“Pneumatic assembly machines will
be installed and electric furnaces with manual function of touch screen,” said
the vice-president.
Human Capital Development
Focused on the automotive sector,
Dogochi Takeshi said that for the Japanese investment workforce is very
important, since they considered as qualified to responsible develop the job.
“Mexico has great Asian investors
who favor the economy, generating new jobs.
For this company in particular, Mexican workforce is considered as
qualified, creative and innovative,” he said.
Currently 112 people are part of
the teamwork of NITTA MOORE MEXICO S DE RL DE CV; its workforce is mainly
integrated by women, and for this first growth stage, there will be about 10
workers those joining their human capital, later it will be increased according
to projects’ demand.
The Japanese company continuously
supports its personnel, therefore they offer training on their work area, as
well as courses in different subjects focused on their work, safety and social
environment, in addition they offer them safety in their work facilities.
“Our personnel is developed in
different aspects, from operative personnel to the highest levels, we are a
company that sets people first. We try
to raise awareness of capability each worker has, for mutual benefit,” he
noted.
History (Background)
In 1967 the merging of two companies: Nitta and the American company of Samuel Moore created Nitta Moore Company.
This
is how Nitta Moore Mexico was created; it is the subsidiary in Mexico of the
Japanese company Nitta Moore Company and is dedicated to the manufacture of
formed plastic piping and plastic assemblies for fuel system in the automotive
industry.
As
years passed by, Nitta Moore Company was absorbed by Nitta Corporation, the
parent company and Nitta Moore Mexico is today a subsidiary of Nitta.
By the
end of 2006 Nitta Moore Mexico established in the state of San Luis Potosi to
begin operations in the automotive sector with an available area of 2,262 square
meters for production and 316 square meters for offices.
Given
its products demands, two expansions have been fulfilled to the Factory and the
current plant area is of 7,484 square meters.
In
addition, the business has expanded and they currently deliver their products
to the automobiles manufacturer and manufacturers of first level pieces.
