NOW LOADING... HOME CONTACT US HISTORY PRESS/NEWS ABOUT US ABOUT US Since 1942, MAX has been recognized, worldwide, as a leading manufacturer of high-end industrial tools and office products. MAX product engineers concentrate on developing products with highly innovative and durable features to support the ever-evolving needs of the professionals that use them. The MAX Advantage begins with our R&D, engineering and production teams and ends with our customers. Based on end-user feedback, we continually re-engineer our products to meet real-world demands. Our close working relationships with our customers allow us to stay ahead of industry trends in growing markets. MAX industrial products consist of durable yet lightweight tools engineered with highly innovative and patented features. In this category, MAX manufactures pneumatic nailers, Regular pressure / 20 bar high pressure compressors and steel & concrete tools for the construction industry. MAX’s accolades for the industrial products category include being the first manufacturer in the world to develop a roofing nailer (1982), battery operated rebar tying tools (1993), and a high pressure compressor and high pressure nailers (1994). MAX Office product division encompasses a line of staplers, including the word's 1st "Flat Clinch" stapler and the "Integral" stapler, which is a stapling device accepted and installed in copy machines globally. For financial services corporations our office products division sells check writers. For industrial and educational applications the MAX office products division offers high quality sign and label printing/cutting systems and tube marking systems for cable marking. MAX products are developed in Japan and manufactured in ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified factories. All products are evaluated to meet our own strict quality performance standards. HISTORY MAX tools are known by professional contractors as the highest quality line and it is achieved by over 50 years of manufacturing experience and our own production plants having the most up-to-date equipment. Over the years MAX has provided the market with innovative tools for professionals in a variety of industries. 2018 NEW Rebar Tying Tools 2017 NEW Tube marking machine LM-550A 2016 NEW Sign & Label printing machine CPM-200 2015 NEW RB398, RB518, RB218 2014 NEW Siding Coil Nailer CN565S2 2013 NEW 34bar High Pressure Compressor AKHL1250E 2012 Began selling Li-ion battery operated cordless rebar cutter 2008 SN883RH voted best framing nailer used in construction trade 2006 Established Max Europe B.V 2005 Began selling the Cordless Gas Nailer into the European Market 2003 Began selling the high pressure system in the European Market 2001 Began selling the series 1998 voted the best roofing nailer used in the construction trade 1994 Began selling high pressure naier. 1993 Began selling world's first concrete reinforcing bar tying tool 1984 Began selling pneumatic pin nailer for use with concrete 1976 Began selling Japan's first air compressor for exclusive use with nailers 1973 Began selling coil nailer for round head nails 1969 Began selling tape binding tool, TAPENER 1962 Began selling Japan's first pneumatic nailer 1958 Began selling Japan's first hand tacker 1952 Began selling Japan's first No.10 type stapler 1942 Started as Yamada Air Industry Co. Ltd. 2014 Acquired all the stocks of Lighthouse (UK) Holdco. Ltd., a European distributor of “Bepop”, a desktop sign making machine. 2013 Completed construction and started operations of Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Factory to produce office equipment in Thailand. 2011 Completed construction and started operations of new R&D Center on the premises of Tamamura Factory. 2010 Acquired the stocks of KAWAMURA CYCLE. CO., LTD. that make wheelchair, and made it to the consolidated subsidiary. Established MAX ASIA PTE.LTD as sales company. 2006 Established MAX EUROPE B.V. in the Netherlands as sales company. 2005 Established MAX (THAILAND) CO., LTD. to produce Max nailers in Thailand. 2004 Acquisition of ISMS (Information Security Management System) certification. 2003 Established MAX ELECTRONICS MACHINE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. to produce electronic office equipment in China. 2001 Certified with ISO 14001-Fujioka Factory. Merged the two SHINWA HI-TEC group companies and changed name to MAXSHINWA Co., Ltd. 2000 Certified with ISO 14001-Takasaki Factory. Acquired two companies of the SHINWA HI-TEC. Group a manufacturer of heater-ventilator-dryers, and advanced to the housing environmental equipment business. 1999 Certified with ISO 14001-Tamamura Factory. 1998 Certified with ISO 9001-Takasaki, Fujioka, and Tamamura Factories. 1997 Completed redevelopment work and started full-scale operation of the Fujioka Factory. 1991 Completed construction and started operations of a plant exclusively for manufacturing of Max nailers on the premises of Tamamura Factory. 1990 Opened the R&D Center on the premises of Takasaki Factory. Established Max Fasteners SDN.BHD. in Malaysia. 1988 Completed construction and started operations of Tamamura Factory as the core plant for Company's drafting machines. 1981 Transferred head office to Nihonbashi Hakozaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. 1970 Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 1964 Joined Max Industry Co., Ltd. together with Max Sales Co., Ltd. and changed name to Max CO.,LTD. to lay the foundation for a unified company system covering manufacturing to sales. 1955 Changed name of Yamada Kogyo Co., Ltd. to Max Industry Co., Ltd. 1949 Established the Smart Sales Co., Ltd. as a sales company to set up a solid sales organization. (In 1954, changed name to Max Sales Co., Ltd.) 1945 Changed name to Yamada Kogyo Co., Ltd. and started manufacturing business equipment, building the foundation of today's MAX CO., LTD. 1942 Started out under the name of Yamada Air Industry Co., Ltd. Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy | MAX Global Site © 2021 MAX EUROPE B.V. All Rights Reserved.