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Native name | 株式会社レイズ |
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Company type | Private KK |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Masumi Shiba ( CEO) |
Products |
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Subsidiaries | Rays Engineering |
Website | Official website |
Footnotes / references [1] [2] |
RAYS Co., Ltd. (株式会社レイズ, Kabushiki-gaisha Reizu) is a high-end Japanese wheel manufacturer for both motorsport and street use. Their flagship brand, Volk Racing wheels, features a high-tech forging process exclusive to Rays Engineering. [3]
RAYS was founded in 1973. The company opened a Tokyo sales office in 1980. [4]
In 1981, RAYS established their Racing Division, and the following year, the company opened their Two-Wheel Vehicle Division. In 1984, RAYS Engineering built a new plant in Yao. [4]
In 1986, the company brought in their first 5,500-ton forging press. They later purchased 2 3,500 presses, and in 2004, installed a 10,000-ton forging machine. [4]
In 2007, Rays began supplying wheels to the William F1 team. [4]
Rays Engineering wheels are manufactured through two different processes: forging and casting. After each wheel is manufactured, the wheel goes through strenuous inspection before being packaged and shipped out. The following is a video showing each manufacturing process of a Rays Engineering wheel: Rays Engineering Manufacturing Process.
The forging process for a Rays Wheel consists of seven steps:
The casting process for a Rays Wheel consists of four steps:
They are the current wheel suppliers to winning factory race teams of Nissan, Honda, Toyota, and Mazda in racing series such as Super GT, Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC), British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), Formula Nippon, Formula D, and Formula One. [6] Their Volk Racing wheels are popular with owners of sport compact and import cars on the race and show circuits.
Rays Engineering also manufactures wheels for car manufacturers' in-house tuning teams such as Nismo, Ralliart, STi, Mazdaspeed and Toyota Racing Development and also supply wheels to Williams Formula One team [7] as well as the cars that appeared in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. [8]
This article contains content that is written like
an advertisement. (July 2023) |
Native name | 株式会社レイズ |
---|---|
Company type | Private KK |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Masumi Shiba ( CEO) |
Products |
|
Subsidiaries | Rays Engineering |
Website | Official website |
Footnotes / references [1] [2] |
RAYS Co., Ltd. (株式会社レイズ, Kabushiki-gaisha Reizu) is a high-end Japanese wheel manufacturer for both motorsport and street use. Their flagship brand, Volk Racing wheels, features a high-tech forging process exclusive to Rays Engineering. [3]
RAYS was founded in 1973. The company opened a Tokyo sales office in 1980. [4]
In 1981, RAYS established their Racing Division, and the following year, the company opened their Two-Wheel Vehicle Division. In 1984, RAYS Engineering built a new plant in Yao. [4]
In 1986, the company brought in their first 5,500-ton forging press. They later purchased 2 3,500 presses, and in 2004, installed a 10,000-ton forging machine. [4]
In 2007, Rays began supplying wheels to the William F1 team. [4]
Rays Engineering wheels are manufactured through two different processes: forging and casting. After each wheel is manufactured, the wheel goes through strenuous inspection before being packaged and shipped out. The following is a video showing each manufacturing process of a Rays Engineering wheel: Rays Engineering Manufacturing Process.
The forging process for a Rays Wheel consists of seven steps:
The casting process for a Rays Wheel consists of four steps:
They are the current wheel suppliers to winning factory race teams of Nissan, Honda, Toyota, and Mazda in racing series such as Super GT, Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC), British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), Formula Nippon, Formula D, and Formula One. [6] Their Volk Racing wheels are popular with owners of sport compact and import cars on the race and show circuits.
Rays Engineering also manufactures wheels for car manufacturers' in-house tuning teams such as Nismo, Ralliart, STi, Mazdaspeed and Toyota Racing Development and also supply wheels to Williams Formula One team [7] as well as the cars that appeared in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. [8]