The Company

About KCST

A leader in the manufacture of Engine Control Units and Electronically Actuated Devices, KCST combines highly trained Associates with advanced robotics technologies and automated manufacturing processes to provide world-class products.

Founded in June, 1997 in Tarboro, North Carolina, this state-of-the-art facility has approximately 385 Associates. These Associates are the company's greatest assets, so it invests heavily in their continuing education and manufacturing skills development. Each of them actively participates in improving the quality of the processes and equipment of KCST. The result is quality products. KCST looks forward to the challenge of creating solutions for the next product of its customers.

Company Philosophy

Respect for the Individual
The fundamental purpose of the corporation is to foster the happiness of the individuals it serves. Therefore, our management philosophy sets as its first priority "People's Happiness". The basic idea of "Respect for the Individual" comes from devotion to humanity. We believe this will foster harmonious relationships. Our company is still new in this area as an intelligent product supplier. Belief in this philosophy by all of our associates will help lead the Keihin Group to success.

The Five Joys
"The Five Joys" is our management principle. It represents our commitment as a corporation to bring happiness to our:

Customers
Business Partners
Stockholders
Community
Associates

Intelligent products, one of the most highly sought-after products worldwide, are our specialty. We provide these products to our customers, adhering to a worldwide standard of environment preservation and utilizing our low cost manufacturing systems.

Our company target is to become a "Reliable Supplier for the World" representing the Keihin Group as its "USA base Intelligent Product Supplier".

In order to become a "Reliable Supplier for the World", we must always keep in mind Keihin's key concepts "High Technology" and "World Supplier". Furthermore, we must maintain timely service providing a high technology product where the customer wants it, when the customer needs it.

KCST must continue to grow in order to compete in the world market. This will be done by following our mottoes of "Excelling Technology" and "Advanced Performance".