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Jun. |
1938 |
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Established
with 150,000 yen capital. |
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Nov. |
1952 |
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Received
JIS factory certification for spring washers
(authorization No. 1991). |
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Jun. |
1956 |
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Affiliated
with Daido Steel Co., Ltd. (the current Daido
Steel Co., Ltd.) |
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Feb. |
1960 |
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Registered
a patent for an automatic spring washer production
system. |
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Apr. |
1961 |
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Increased
our capitalization to 18,000,000 yen (1967: 50,000,000
yen). |
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Aug. |
1964 |
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Consolidation
construction was completed at the Itami factory
(as a full-scale spring washer production factory).
Completed in August, 1969. |
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Oct. |
1971 |
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Increased
our capitalization to 75,000,000 yen. |
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Oct. |
1983 |
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Added
a waved spring washer factory to the Itami factory
and started mass production. |
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Sep. |
1987 |
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Offered
our expertise to Hangzhou Spring Washer Factory
in China. |
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Mar. |
1992 |
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Phase
1 expansion of the Itami factory completed. |
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Aug. |
1993 |
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Founded
Hangzhou Tokuhatsu Spring Washer Co., Ltd.
in China, as a joint venture. Started operation
in October of the following year. |
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Feb. |
1998 |
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Completed
an education center and new office at the Itami
factory for the 60th anniversary of the company's
founding. |
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Jun. |
2000 |
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Increased
our capitalization to 150,000,000 yen. |
Nov. |
2000 |
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Acquired
ISO9001 certification |
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Apr. |
2002 |
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Acquired
ISO14001 certification |
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Apr. |
2003 |
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Founded
Zhejiang Tokuhatsu Metal Products Corporation,
a China-based affiliate. Started operation in
October of the following year. |
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Mar. |
2005 |
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Established
a full-scale clutch plate production line at
the Itami factory. |
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Jan. |
2006 |
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Affiliated
with NHK Spring Co., Ltd. due to the transfer
of all stock from Daido Steel Co., Ltd. to NHK
Spring Co., Ltd. |
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Aug. |
2009 |
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A new press building was completed at the Itami factory. All of the functions of the head office and the Amagasaki factory were consolidated at the Itami factory. |
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Nov. |
2010 |
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Consolidated Hangzhou Tokuhatsu Spring Washer Co., Ltd. into Zhejiang Tokuhatsu Metal Products Corporation by the management period expiration. |
Dec. |
2013 |
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Sanda factory was completed. |
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