Freund Corporation

Freund Corporation (フロイント産業株式会社) is a Japanese company founded in April 1964 by Yasutoyo Fusejima, with its head office in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. The company operates at the intersection of powder and particle processing technology, developing and selling granulation and coating machinery and plant engineering for the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries, alongside pharmaceutical excipients, food preservatives, and nutritional supplement products. Its business is organized around three product fields: machinery, excipients (additives), and food quality preservatives. Freund's machinery line includes film coating systems, fluid-bed granulation and coating equipment, dry granulators, centrifugal fluid coating machines, and tablet hardness testers, many of which were developed in-house and exported internationally from the 1960s onward. Its excipient and additive products include film coating agents, HPC, HPS-101, Perfiller-101, Lubriwax-101, PEP-101, lactose grades, Dilaactose, Nonpareil spherical granules, and titanium oxide. In food quality preservation, the company developed Anti-Mold-102 and Negamold. The company has expanded globally, with group companies in the United States (FREUND Inc. in Marion, Iowa), Italy (FREUND S.r.l. in Milan), India (Parle Freund Machinery Private Limited in Maharashtra), and China (Freund-Chineway Pharmaceutical Technology Center Co., Ltd. in Shanghai), as well as Freund Turbo Corporation in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. It began exporting machinery to the United States in 1966 and to Taiwan and South Korea in 1967. Freund has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since registering its shares with the Japan Securities Dealers Association in 1996 (later JASDAQ), and is currently listed on the TSE Standard Market under securities code 6312. As of the fiscal year ended February 2025, consolidated sales were 23.3 billion yen, with 476 consolidated employees as of February 2026. The representative director is Iwao Fusejima, and Yasutoyo Fusejima serves as advisor. The company positions itself as a research-and-development-oriented enterprise, aiming to create proprietary technologies that contribute to people worldwide.

Freund Corporation was established on April 22, 1964, by Yasutoyo Fusejima in Kanda-Tsukasamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, during Japan's high economic growth period. In its founding year, the company developed and sold the FM-2 test machine and FM-5 production machine for automatic film coating, as well as the FC-101 and EC-101 film coating liquids for pharmaceuticals. In 1965 it filed a patent for the pharmaceutical excipient HPC, and in 1966 it began exporting machinery to the United States while developing and selling excipients HPS-101, Perfiller-101, Lubriwax-101, and PEP-101. Exports of machinery and chemical products to Taiwan and South Korea began in 1967. In 1969, the company developed and sold the Flow Coater fluid-bed granulation coating system, opened an Osaka sales office in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, and developed the excipient Adsorider-101. During the 1970s and 1980s, Freund expanded rapidly alongside the Japanese economy. In 1970 it developed the Roller Compactor dry granulator and began selling the food powdered oil Lubriwax-102H. In 1971 it developed the Hi-Coater automatic sugar and film coating system. In 1972 it developed lactose G, and in 1975 it signed a sales agency agreement with VECTOR (USA) for the Hi-Coater and Flow Coater, and developed Dilaactose. In 1976 it signed an agency agreement with SCHLEUNIGER (Switzerland) for tablet hardness testers and developed the CF Granulator centrifugal fluid coating system. In 1978 it developed and sold the food preservative Anti-Mold-102. In 1980 it formed a business alliance with Okawara Mfg. Co., Ltd. In 1981 it developed Nonpareil-101 spherical granules, followed by Nonpareil-103 and CMEC in 1982, along with the Spiraflow composite fluid-bed granulation system. In 1983 it developed the FWA-100 water activity meter, in 1985 began importing and selling titanium oxide A-HR, in 1987 developed the multifunctional food preservative Negamold, and in 1988 developed the Aqua Coater film coating system and began selling the Mois Watch near-infrared moisture sensor. From the 1990s, Freund pursued globalization. In 1991 it developed the Spherex seamless mini-capsule system and Nonpareil-105. In 1992 it opened the Hamamatsu Office and Technical Development Laboratory in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, and developed the EZ-100 water activity meter. In 1993 it signed a license agreement with DMV (Netherlands) for Dilaactose, and in 1994 began selling the Granutronics particle image analysis sensor. In 1996 it registered its shares with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (later JASDAQ), and in 1997 it established FREUND Inc. in the United States (formerly VECTOR). The company later listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is currently on the TSE Standard Market under securities code 6312. It has continued to expand its global footprint with group companies in the United States, Italy, India, and China, and positions itself as a research-and-development-oriented enterprise creating proprietary technologies for worldwide benefit.

• 1997

  Established FREUND Inc. in the United States (formerly VECTOR).

• 1996

  Registered shares with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (later JASDAQ).

• 1994

  Began selling Granutronics particle image analysis sensor.

• 1993

  Signed license agreement with DMV (Netherlands) for Dilaactose.

• 1992

  Opened Hamamatsu Office and Technical Development Laboratory; developed EZ-100 water activity meter.

• 1991

  Developed Spherex seamless mini-capsule system and Nonpareil-105.

• 1988

  Developed Aqua Coater film coating system; began selling Mois Watch near-infrared moisture sensor.

• 1987

  Developed multifunctional food preservative Negamold.

• 1985

  Began importing and selling titanium oxide A-HR.

• 1983

  Developed FWA-100 water activity meter.

• 1982

  Developed Nonpareil-103, CMEC, and Spiraflow composite fluid-bed granulation system.

• 1981

  Developed Nonpareil-101 spherical granules.

• 1980

  Formed business alliance with Okawara Mfg. Co., Ltd.

• 1978

  Developed and sold food preservative Anti-Mold-102.

• 1976

  Signed agency agreement with SCHLEUNIGER (Switzerland) for tablet hardness testers; developed CF Granulator.

• 1975

  Signed sales agency agreement with VECTOR (USA) for Hi-Coater and Flow Coater; developed Dilaactose.

• 1972

  Developed lactose G.

• 1971

  Developed Hi-Coater automatic sugar/film coating system.

• 1970

  Developed Roller Compactor dry granulator; began selling Lubriwax-102H.

• 1969

  Developed Flow Coater fluid-bed granulation coating system; opened Osaka sales office; developed Adsorider-101.

• 1967

  Began exporting machinery and chemical products to Taiwan and South Korea.

• 1966

  Began exporting machinery to the United States; developed HPS-101, Perfiller-101, Lubriwax-101, PEP-101.

• 1965

  Filed patent for pharmaceutical excipient HPC.

• 1964

  Founded by Yasutoyo Fusejima in Kanda-Tsukasamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; developed FM-2 and FM-5 film coating machines and FC-101/EC-101 coating liquids.

R&D-oriented manufacturer providing integrated powder-processing solutions across machinery, excipients, and food preservatives for pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries.

• Flow Coater

  Fluid-bed granulation coating system, first developed in 1969.

• Hi-Coater

  Automatic sugar and film coating system, developed in 1971.

• Aqua Coater

  Film coating system developed in 1988.

• Spiraflow

  Composite fluid-bed granulation system developed in 1982.

• CF Granulator

  Centrifugal fluid coating system developed in 1976.

• Spherex

  Seamless mini-capsule system developed in 1991.

• AlionF

  All-in-one excipient for direct tableting, reported to reduce manufacturing time by about 70%.

• Anti-Mold series

  Food quality preservatives, including Anti-Mold-102 and Anti-Mold Mild FDS.

• Negamold

  Multifunctional food preservative developed in 1987.

• Nonpareil

  Spherical granules for pharmaceutical use (Nonpareil-101, 103, 105).

• Dilaactose

  Pharmaceutical excipient developed in 1975, licensed from DMV in 1993.

• PEP-101

  Pharmaceutical additive product.

1. 1フロイント産業株式会社 - Freund Corporationfreund.co.jp
2. 2フロイントの歩み | 会社情報 | フロイント産業freund.co.jp
3. 3会社概要 | 会社情報 | フロイント産業freund.co.jp
4. 4製品情報 | FREUND フロイント産業freund.co.jp
5. 5Freund (Japan) - Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6フロイント産業株式会社 - Freund Corporationfreund.co.jp
7. 7フロイントの歩み | 会社情報 | フロイント産業freund.co.jp
8. 8会社概要 | 会社情報 | フロイント産業freund.co.jp
9. 9製品情報 | FREUND フロイント産業freund.co.jp