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- Metalart Corporation Metalart Corporation engages in the manufacture, machining, and sale of hot forged, precision forged, and closed-die-forged metal products primarily for the automotive, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, marine, and industrial machinery sectors in Japan and internationally. The company produces a wide range of components including engine parts such as crankshafts and connecting rods; precision forged gears for transmissions, planetary applications, actuation, and differentials; continuously variable transmission (CVT) products; manual transmission (MT) gears; automatic transmission (AT) parts via flow forming processes; chassis and suspension components like irregular-shaped arm suspensions; track links and sprockets for construction machinery; arm and bucket components for excavators; marine engine connecting rods certified by classification societies including NK, ABS, LRS, BV, DNV, GL, RINA, CCS, KR, and BKI; and other specialized odd-form parts up to 200 kg per piece. Founded in May 1916 and headquartered in Japan, Metalart operates through an integrated manufacturing system encompassing forging processes like cold, warm, and duplex forging, along with machining, heat treatment, grinding, assembly, and coating to deliver high-accuracy, weight-reduced, cost-competitive products. In recent developments, the company pursues overseas business expansion and strengthens domestic operations amid automotive market shifts driven by CASE, MaaS, and demographic changes in Japan; it diversifies beyond traditional forging into agriculture-related initiatives; and continues to integrate accumulated forging technologies with digital engineering and the latest digital technologies to create new value and enhance competitiveness.