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Large industrial machinery and power equipment

The large lathe owned by HIMEC, and a record of large machines built, retrofitted and shipped (including work from the CEO's previous roles).

Specification plate of the Froriep 50-shaku lathe
Specification plate on the machine
Our equipment

Owned: Froriep (Germany) 50-shaku large lathe Owned

2,500Swing (mm)
12,000Distance between centers (mm)
60Load capacity (t)
66Main motor (kW)

HIMEC purchased this large lathe, made by Froriep of Germany, from Hitachi, Ltd., where it was used to machine turbine rotors. In 2001 it was retrofitted with hydrostatic spindle bearings, a new tool post and saddle, and an updated CNC system. It can machine long, heavy shafts.

Max. distance between centers12,000 mm
Swing over carriage2,200 mm
Faceplate diameter2,200 mm
Max. load60 t (two steady rests)
Spindle speed0.3–80 rpm
Spindle driveDC 60 kW
CNCFANUC 15-TB
HistoryUsed by Hitachi, Ltd. → purchased by HIMEC
Spindle bearingsHydrostatic (radial and thrust)
Machining accuracy (OD runout)0.005 mm (0.014 mm before retrofit)

Source: Froriep 50-shaku lathe operating manual (July 2001) and post-retrofit accuracy inspection data.

Specifications and retrofit (PDF, Japanese)Photos and drawings (PDF)
Froriep (Germany) large lathe owned by HIMEC
Froriep (Germany) large lathe owned by HIMEC
Faceplate of the large lathe
Faceplate of the large lathe
Large lathe
Large lathe
Bed of a large machine (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Bed of a large machine (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Large shaft (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Large shaft (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Large shaft (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Large shaft (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Large machining center (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Large machining center (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Machine tool (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Machine tool (delivered in a previous role; customer's equipment)
Loading by crane
Loading by crane
Loading by crane
Loading by crane
Shipping
Shipping
Shipping
Shipping
Mobile boring unit
Mobile boring unit
Rotary drum screen
Rotary drum screen
Woodworking machinery
Woodworking machinery
Woodworking machinery
Woodworking machinery
Sierra Leone

Field test in Sierra Leone (2023)

At a test mining site we tested a high-pressure pump unit for breaking up hard-to-dissolve soil clods Field test.

Dissolution test with ultra-high-pressure jets
Dissolution test with ultra-high-pressure jets
Installing the high-pressure pump
Installing the high-pressure pump
Piping for the clod-breaking unit
Piping for the clod-breaking unit
Installation with local staff
Installation with local staff
Testing the high-pressure pump
Testing the high-pressure pump
Test mining site
Test mining site
Local sorting plant
Local sorting plant
Local mining equipment
Local mining equipment
Local sorting equipment
Local sorting equipment
Local equipment
Local equipment
Local plant
Local plant
With a local cycling team
With a local cycling team
Buying fuel for the site
Buying fuel for the site
Donating a bicycle
Donating a bicycle
02

Critical minerals (DR Congo)

Tin ingots
Tin ingots (partner MMR)
Signing the documents
Signing the documents
With the signed documents
With the signed documents
With the signed documents
With the signed documents
With the signed documents
With the signed documents
TICAD9
TICAD9
TICAD9
TICAD9
Mr Tshibanda at TICAD9
Mr Tshibanda at TICAD9
TIC General Assembly
TIC General Assembly
Mineral samples
Mineral samples
Mr Tshibanda of mes
Mr Tshibanda of mes
CCT copper wire plant, DR Congo
CCT copper wire plant, DR Congo
Production line
Production line
Copper materials
Copper materials
DRC field

Our work in the DR Congo

Visits to partner plants and sites, meetings with government officials, and exhibitions and ceremonies. Click a photo to open the original.

With partners at the CCT exhibition booth
With partners at the CCT exhibition booth
With partners at the CCT plant
With partners at the CCT plant
At a partner group plant
At a partner group plant
CCT cable products
CCT cable products
CCT copper materials
CCT copper materials
Groundbreaking of the Kalumbila–Kolwezi 330 kV line (KKIP), 25 September 2025
Groundbreaking of the Kalumbila–Kolwezi 330 kV line (KKIP), 25 September 2025
At the groundbreaking ceremony
At the groundbreaking ceremony
At mes headquarters
At mes headquarters
MES Industrial Park
MES Industrial Park
mes exhibition booth
mes exhibition booth
Meeting a government official
Meeting a government official
Handshake after the meeting
Handshake after the meeting
Prime Minister's Office, government buildings unit (CGIG)
Prime Minister's Office, government buildings unit (CGIG)
With partners
With partners
Congo Piping pipe products
Congo Piping pipe products
Visiting a partner's warehouse
Visiting a partner's warehouse
Tin ingots
Tin ingots
Checking timber resources
Checking timber resources
03

Energy

Additional lithium-ion battery installed in a Nissan Leaf (testing)
Additional lithium-ion battery installed in a Nissan Leaf (testing)
Wind power
Wind power
Composting unit for culled wild animals
Composting unit for culled wild animals
04

New factory in Noto (40-4 Wakabadai, Shika Town)

Noto Chukaku Industrial Park, lot K-2, site area 7,311 m² Planned

The site (photographed 2026)
The site (photographed 2026)
Aerial photo (site in the red frame)
Aerial photo (site in the red frame)
Plot map of the industrial park
Plot map of the industrial park
Site layout plan
Site layout plan (planned)
Wood

Timber and timber construction

Wood dehydrators and the BOAZ and Tate-log building systems. Knowledge from our non-combustible board development led to our nano-glass penetrating coating.

Wood dehydrator
Wood dehydrator
Wood crusher
Wood crusher
Refiner (wood fiber separator)
Refiner (wood fiber separator)
Logs
Logs
Logs
Logs
Sawn timber
Sawn timber
Large-section timber
Large-section timber
Tate-log wall
Tate-log wall
Erecting a Tate-log building
Erecting a Tate-log building
Erecting a Tate-log building
Erecting a Tate-log building
Erecting a Tate-log building
Erecting a Tate-log building
Building nearing completion
Building nearing completion
People

People and community

As President of the Ishikawa Cycling Federation, our CEO works to develop riders and promote the sport.

Cycling race
Cycling race
Awards
Awards
Tour de Noto
Tour de Noto
Velodrome
Velodrome
With riders in Sierra Leone
With riders in Sierra Leone
With riders in Sierra Leone
With riders in Sierra Leone
With the National Diet Building behind
With the National Diet Building behind
HIDAKA Machine Engineering Co., Ltd.
HIMEC
Head office: Kou-1 Tokuda, Shika-machi, Hakui-gun, Ishikawa 925-0212, Japan
NOTO Lab: Kou-150, Zitou-machi, Togi, Shika-machi, Hakui-gun, Ishikawa 925-0446, Japan
Tel +81-767-37-2132 / Fax +81-767-37-1125
E-mail hidaka@himec.co.jp
https://himec.co.jp/