About IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation -Shibaura Engines

IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation (株式会社 IHI シバウラ Kabushiki-gaisha IHI Shibaura) or Shibaura is a Japanese manufacturer of garden (compact) tractors.

IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation is a subsidiary of IHI Corporation and was established in 1950 in a joint venture between Ishikawajima Shipyard (now IHI Corporation) and Shibaura Engineering Works Co., Ltd. (now Toshiba Corporation) with the intention of providing Japan and the rest of the world with the most comprehensive products in a wide range of fields.

IHI Shibaura Machinery Corporation is a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of Diesel Engines, Compact Tractors, Tractor Components, Golf & Turf-Care Products, Fire Fighting Pumps and Ozone Sterilizers for people who enjoy living in a natural environment.

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Shibaura

Overview and History

The company originated in 1942 and began making engines and tractors from 1951. In 1973 Shibaura made an agreement with Ford to build a small tractor, the Ford 1000, using Ford’s specifications and styling. Subsequently Shibaura made other models of Ford tractors, like the Ford 1600 and 2110, and continued to build small tractors even after Ford acquired New Holland. The company also produced Yanmar tractors and STIHL power tools.

Some of the engines are made by a joint venture company, Perkins Shibaura Engines, founded in October 1994 and opened in 1996. Perkins was acquired by Caterpillar in 1998. In April 2005, the company won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade (Export) (2005).

The joint venture company has manufacturing sites in three countries: the UK, the US and China. The company’s original products was the Perkins 100 Series engine but later their offerings became more diverse, including the Perkins 400 series engine, manufactured first in 2001.

The company has three manufacturing locations in Japan, with its main 35-acre factory in Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture, in the center of Japan.

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