Capabilities and products
- specialist reporting on the screw and spring industries
- screw and spring market and trend analysis
- screw and spring industry data analysis
- digital company and product research for the screw and spring industries
- screw and spring import/export statistics
- Japanese translation and publication of overseas fastener-industry articles
- syndication of screw and spring specialist-news articles
Exhibits
Readers can choose the paper edition of 金属産業新聞 or the digital edition キンサンデジタル, creating a cross-media service suited to different reading styles. The paper edition is issued weekly on Monday and delivers the latest screw and spring industry information, while キンサンデジタル adds keyword search and back-number access. Keyword search and access to back numbers allow the digital edition to be used for company research and product research, directly supporting information discovery beyond current headlines. キンサンデジタル supports PC, smartphone and tablet access, and digital subscribers can read the full text of news published on the website. The subscription structure includes paper and digital plans, a W plan covering both formats, and an electronic-edition-plus option for existing paper subscribers; the listed annual price for the paper and digital editions is 16,500 yen, while an additional ID is listed at 3,300 yen per year. For overseas subscribers, the stated price is 19,000 yen and the available option is the standalone digital edition. The website also organizes statistical data for screw exports, screw imports, export-country rankings, import-country rankings, spring exports, spring imports, price indexes, screw industrial statistics and spring industrial statistics. Article distribution extends to Nikkei Telecom and FACTIVA; the description of FACTIVA notes access to more than 36,000 information sources across 200 countries in 28 languages, including current and historical business information. By combining specialist reporting, searchable digital archives, statistics, overseas partner content and distribution through large information services, the company offers both current-industry reading and research functions for screw, fastener and spring markets.
Company profile
KINZOKU SANGYO SHIMBUNSHA CO., LTD. publishes KINSAN FASTENER NEWS and the specialist newspaper 金属産業新聞, using both newspaper and digital media to distribute information inside and outside the screw and spring industries. The publication covers screws, fasteners, bolts and other fastening components as well as springs, and it reports on the companies, people, technologies and latest developments connected with these manufacturing sectors. Its editorial work includes market and trend analysis, sector-specific data analysis, company coverage ranging from major enterprises to smaller firms, new technology and product information, distinctive corporate initiatives and people in the industry. Coverage extends to related technologies and supplies such as materials, surface treatment, machinery, dies, tools, packaging and software, and it also addresses manufacturing technologies including AI and IoT-related systems. The company describes 金属産業新聞 as a weekly publication with more than 70 years of operating history, and its historical account traces the newspaper back to 1946 in the period immediately after the war. Its historical research located issues held in the Prange Collection at the University of Maryland and obtained copies through the National Diet Library, including 日本金属新聞 issues 16 through 47 and 金属産業新聞 issues 48 through 161, totaling about 120 issues with some gaps. The company also positions the newspaper as a bridge between the screw and spring industries and readers outside those sectors by providing article content to major media services. Internationally, it exchanges articles with Fastener Technology International in the United States, Fastener Europe Magazine serving Germany and Turkey, Fastener + Fixing Magazine in the United Kingdom, and Fastener World Magazine in Taiwan. Through these partnerships, 金属産業新聞 distributes its own reporting abroad and translates overseas partner articles into Japanese for publication, supporting a specialist-media role that connects Japan with overseas markets.