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SLIK decided to make the image color of the product BLUE. Thailand after the heavy damage by large-scale flood at the original first factory at Navanakorn in 2011. The 2nd factory in Thailand was opend at Saraburi, (Aluminum, Magnesium and Titanium) and then, started sales of our tripod model “PRO 700DX” and monopod “PRO POD 600” using this new alloy in the legs.īegun the production and sales of new Carbon Fiber tripod model “PRO 803CF”, “PRO 804CF” and monopod “PRO POD 380”.īecame a member of Kenko Co., Ltd. Introduction of the new alloy of SLIK A.M.T. SLIK “Ball Head 800” (made in Thailand factory) received “Good Design Awards” (G-Mark) by The MITI of Japan. SLIK tripod model “U 8000” (made in Thailand factory) received “Good Design Awards” (G-Mark) by The MITI of Japan. and the single company was named SLIK CORPORATION. The unique trigger style Ball Head “AF2100” received “Good Design Award” (G-Mark) by the MITI of Japan. as established and a factory constructed in the suburb of Bangkok, Thailand to meet the increasing demands for good quality inexpensive tripods without using any outside manufacturing. It received “Good Design Award”(G-Mark) by the MITI of Japan in this year. SLIK started to sell the new model “88M” tripod, which has various functions that are commonplace today, such as the simple movement from low position to high position, lever leg locks, quick release shoe system, etc. The letter of “SLICK” in our company name was changed to “SLIK”. to focus exclusively on sales of the products. was created as a separate business entity from SLICK Tripod Co., Ltd. SLICK “Master Deluxe” and SLICK “Goodman Ace” tripods received “Good Design Awards” (G-Mark) by The Ministory of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Japan. The “Hidaka” factory was constructed newly in Saitama Prefecture, Japan for the mass production. 1967 Construction of New Hidaka Factory.

SLICK introduced a unique multi-action head which could get any angles with one pan handle. The company name was changed to SLICK Tripod Co., Ltd.

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and at the same time, SLICK introduced “SLICK Master” tripod for professional and press photographers especially. Mr.Shiraishi founded SLICK Elevator Tripod Co., Ltd. The first brand name was “ALPS” and then, it had been changed to “SLICK” in the beginning of 1950s. Mr.Takatoshi Shiraishi, a mechanical engineer and photography enthusiast, began designing and creating his own tripods by himself in the suburb of Tokyo, Japan when he was 23 years old.

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