Inabata & Co. Ltd (http://www.inabata.co.jp) was founded by Katsutaro Inabata in 1890 as a trading company to import dyestuffs from France. Over the years, Inabata has placed emphasis on developing a well-diversified portfolio with worldwide business operations. It now deals in a wide array of products for various industries ranging from semiconductor, automobile, electric and electronics to chemical, paint, paper, pharmaceutical, plastic, building materials, food and packaging industries.

As of September 1998, the company's global network comprises of 51 offices and factories. Through effective use of extensive information resources and integrating its wide range of business activities, Inabata aims to provide the best service to every customer.

In the current business world, Inabata is taking new measures to cope with new innovative industries such as electronics, fine chemicals, new materials and information processing. Inabata is becoming more than just a distributor; our skills in co-ordinating diverse activities are taking us into areas far afield from those of a conventional trading company. Guided by a long-term perspective, we are also promoting the talent, creativity and vitality of our employees while putting our broad information resources to work as a co-ordinator in a variety of new fields.

Shinano Electronics Company Ltd was founded in December 1986, with head office and factory in Matsumoto-City, Nagano-Prefecture.

Lead by President Mr Katsunobu Kuwahara, Shinano Electronics Company Ltd is dedicated to the development and production of software and hardware, mechanical design techniques for the Semiconductor and Electronic Industries.

The amazing progress and speed of technological innovations in the Semiconductor Industry in recent years demand increasing efforts towards rationalization and higher quality. Under such circumstances, SYNAX integrates and enhances on advanced technological capabilities, which are symbolized by SYNAX brand to offer a proactive response to the industry requirements.

In over ten years of existence, SYNAX has established itself as a total handling solution to the test floor of customers with worldwide base.