Aoki Technical Laboratory, Inc. is a Japanese private company that operates in several countries. The firm develops, manufactures and sells injection stretch-blow molding machines, molds, auxiliary equipment and parts for molding plastic bottles.\nThe company says this about itself: Founded in 1976 by Mr. Katashi Aoki, and based in Nagano, Japan, Aoki Technical Laboratory plans, develops, manufactures and sells injection stretch-blow molding machines, molds, auxiliary equipment and parts for molding plastic bottles. The company has offices and representatives in Chicago, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Singapore, Shanghai and Guangdong, China, Thailand, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The company was the first to produce One-Step ISBM technology and it has sold 3,600 of its current machine platforms to users worldwide. Aoki has 350 employees globally supporting sales, machine installations and service.