1956 |
December |
Establishes TOHSHIN SEIKI CO., LTD. to manufacture cylindrical rollers for
bearings. (the present TOHSHIN SEIKI CO., LTD.).
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1958 |
January |
Prototype receives a high evaluation, and the full-scale sales start. |
1961 |
November |
Joins the Japan Bearing Industrial Association. |
1962 |
April |
Relocates the head plant to Terai (the present Nomi City), applicable to the prefectural and municipal ordinance to attract industry. Starts manufacturing tapered rollers. |
1968 |
May |
Starts manufacturing spherical rollers. Adds on No.5 and No.6 plants.
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1971 |
June |
Establishes TOHSHIN TECHNICAL SERVICES CO., LTD. (the present TOHSHIN TECHNICAL CO., LTD.) within the head plant as the equipment maintenance division. Adds on No.4 plant. |
1974 |
April |
Starts manufacturing hollow rollers. Adds on No.1 and No.2 plants.
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1981 |
April |
Tohshin Technical Services relocates the head plant to the Ao Industrial Park in Terai. |
1982 |
October |
Starts mass production of precision shafts, pins and needle rollers. Adds on heat treatment plant. |
November |
Develops the grinding machine model TO-20 No.1 machine, and starts the continual renewal for the internal use. |
1985 |
July |
Completes Technical Center (headquarters administration building).
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1987 |
April |
Ishikawa Prefecture designates our plant as a TQC model plant.
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November |
MITI recognizes the Vane Pumps as a product to improve small company technology. |
1988 |
February |
Starts selling CNC Centerless Grinders. |
July |
Establishes TON CO., LTD. (the present TOHSHIN CO., LTD.)
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1990 |
June |
Completes Tohshin Welfare Center. |
1991 |
March |
Reorganizes the Tohshin group companies into TOHSHIN SEIKI CO., LTD., TOHSHIN TECHNICAL CO., LTD. and TOHSHIN CO., LTD. |
April |
Tohshin Technical relocates the new head plant to Kokufudai in Komatsu City.
Starts full-scale sales of Centerless Grinders and Vane Pumps.
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1995 |
April |
Tohshin Seiki is designated as the small company rationalization model plant.
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May |
Tohshin Technical's CNC centerless grinder TO-60 series gets awarded with the Brand Grand Prize by Ishikawa, and the Technology Prize by Advanced Process Association. |
1996 |
March |
Tohshin Seiki concentrates the lathe turning process at the Ao No.1 Plant.
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1997 |
January |
Tohshin Seiki gets awarded with the Medium and Small Business Research Institute Prize. |
1998 |
April |
Tohshin Technical releases a whole house washing system called "Home Fresh Water System." |
1999 |
April |
Tohshin Seiki adds on Ao No.1 Plant to strengthen the lathe turning process.
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2000 |
December |
Tohshin Seiki acquires ISO9002 in 1994 (RvA: DNV) (renewed to ISO9001: 2000 in 2003/12). |
2001 |
March |
Tohshin Technical's index infeed type CNC centerless grinder TO6020-IF wins the Gold Prize in the Ishikawa Brand Excellent New Product Machine Industry Division. |
2002 |
May |
Tohshin Technical develops the world top class silent Vane Pumps series.
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November |
Tohshin Seiki adds on No.7 plant. |
2003 |
March |
Tohshin Technical develops Sigma II series. |
June |
Tohshin Technical develops the angular centerless grinder TO-6020S-A.
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2004 |
December |
Tohshin Technical acquires ISO9001: 2000 (RvA: DNV).
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2005 |
March |
Tohshin Seiki acquires ISO14001: 1996 (RvA: DNV) (renewed to ISO14001: 2004 in 2006/3). |
December |
Tohshin Seiki adds on Delivery Center. |
2006 |
April |
Tohshin Seiki is selected as one of the “Top 300 of Japan's Exciting Monozukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs” by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. |
December |
Tohshin Seiki adds on Ao No.2 plant and integrates the processes for manufacturing tapered rollers into one plant. |
2007 |
December |
Tohshin Technical acquires ISO14001: 2004 (RvA: DNV).
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2008 |
October |
Tohshin Technical develops the low environmental burden type centerless grinder TO-6045 II. |
2010 |
February |
Tohshin Seiki receives a “Jury’s Encouragement Prize of IT Management Awards for Small and Medium Enterprises” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. |
2014 |
March |
Tohshin Seiki Selected as one of the 100 Global Niche Top Companies by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. |
May |
Tohshin Technical develops miniature centerless grinder TO-3020T-FF. |
November |
Tohshin Seiki Received the "Good Company Award/Grand Prix" from the Research Center for Small and Medium Enterprises. |
2016 |
October |
Tohshin Seiki expands the north building of the Ao No. 2 plant to strengthen the production of automobile-related rollers, including needle rollers. |
2016 |
October |
Tohshin Technical develops TO-6040T-FC-TF, a fixed type centerless grinding machine. |
2020 |
June |
Tohshin Seiki renovates the No. 2 plant to strengthen the capacity of the Heat Treatment. |
2022 |
June |
Tohshin Seiki Receives the Ishikawa Prefecture Employers Association "Kagayaki Company Award." |
2022 |
August |
Tohshin Technial’s Centerless Grinder TO-6040T-FC-TF is certified as a good Ishikawa brand product. |
2023 |
January |
Tohshin Group implemented a business restructuring of group companies, making Tohshin Corporation as the group management company (holdings). |
2023 |
March |
Tohshin Group certified as Health and Productivity Management Organization (Top “Bright” 500 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. |