Daido Steel

Daido Steel is a Japanese maker of specialty steel and related materials for industry. It sells to customers around the world. Its group also supplies non-specialty steel parts and materials.

The group serves many fields. These include transport, such as cars and aircraft, plus power stations, industrial machinery and personal electronics like computers and mobile phones. As a group, it also builds supply chains in trading, services and engineering. The aim is to add more value to its products.

The product range is wide. Steel products include structural steel, stainless steel, tool steel and steel for molds, strip, and formed and fabricated products. Die forging is also on the list. Daido Steel also makes superalloy, alloy powder, welding materials, and titanium alloy and shape memory alloy. Other items include target materials, new metals, point light source LEDs, permalloy foil, and SmFeN magnetic powder and bonded magnets. It supplies materials for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and it makes machinery too.

Aircraft are one of the fields it serves. The company says its specialty steel is used in the engines of passenger aircraft. It says its technology helps in the development of faster aircraft and better fuel efficiency. Daido Steel also lists ships, railways and automobiles as markets. For ships, it supplies parts such as diesel engine exhaust valves. For cars, its products go into engines, transmissions, e-Axles and EV motor magnets.

Other markets include digital devices, energy and medical equipment. Its specialty steel goes inside precision information equipment. It is used in thermal power plant equipment that helps deliver steady electricity. Its titanium alloys are used in surgical instruments, artificial joints and dental implants.

Daido Steel also does engineering work. It designs and builds steel making equipment, using what it has learned from making specialty steel. Its research covers specialty steel, electromagnetic materials and process technology. It also works with industry, government and universities on research. The company has a procurement section for suppliers too.

Daido Steel runs plants and offices in Japan and has both a domestic group and an overseas group. Customers can ask for a quote or send an inquiry through its website. The company also shares investor and sustainability information online.

Services

• Structural steel
• Stainless steel
• Tool steel and mold steel
• Superalloy
• Die forging
• Alloy powder
• Welding materials
• Titanium and shape memory alloy
• Magnetic materials
• Steel making equipment engineering