Teikuro Corporation has been providing hard chrome surface treatment to the automobile industry since 1987 in North America. It is one of the leading companies that provides surface coatings for large and small die-stamping applications in the world. Its products help to reduce press downtime and defect rates and improve press room productivity. The company serves the tool and die industry. Teikuro Corporation operates Teikuro TRD, which was developed at Toyota Central Research & Development Laboratories and utilizes thermo reactive deposition and diffusion processes. It also utilizes the Teikuro DLC-Si coating technology, which provides consistent releasability regardless of substrate material. The company has achieved ISO 14001:2004 certification.