| 1946 |
The company's first president, Goro Yahashi, established Sekigahara Sangyou, Inc., at our present site, and began the manufacture of track equipment for Japan National Railways.
the foundation of our railway products business. |
| 1948 |
Corporate name changed to Sekigahara Seisakusho, Ltd. |
| 1950 |
Began manufacturing shipping cranes, lifeboats and davits.
the foundation of our shipping equipment business. |
| 1958 |
Developed and shipped our first centering machine.
the foundation of our precision equipment (machine tools) business. |
| 1959 |
Began manufacturing hydraulic equipment for Komatsu Manufacturing co.,ltd. the foundation of our hydraulic cylinder business |
| 1963 |
Began manufacturing land cranes. |
| 1971 |
Developed and shipped our stone processing equipment.
the foundation of our precision equipment (new materials processing equipment) business |
| 1973 |
Our entry into the large-scale equipment manufacturing begins with the development of tunnel boring equipment for Komatsu Manufacturing co.,ltd.
the foundation of our large scale equipment business |
| 1975 |
Our first computer systems installed. |
| 1983 |
Recipient of the Komatsu Quality Control Award.
Sekigahara General Services Co., Ltd., established. |
| 1987 |
Began the manufacture and sales of ultra-precision equipment after taking on business from our group companies. the foundation of our precision equipment (ultra-precision equipment) business. |
| 1988 |
Began corporate reforms with the "New Sekigahara Movement". |
| 1990 |
Began manufacturing vertical drilling equipment for Nippon Sharyo, Ltd. |
| 1991 |
Began the "New Sekigahara Renaissance" movement.
Began the "Pursuing Boundless People-Focused Community" movement. |
| 1992 |
Began the "Techno 21" movement. |
| 1994 |
Entered into our first contract for overseas production with a Korean firm, Oriental Precision Manufacturing. |
| 1996 |
Merger with our group office in Gifu, Gifu Seisakusho. ltd.
ISO9002 certification (for our precision equipment business,
et al.).
Began sales of PALSEK cranes after establishing a general sales representative agreement with Australian company Palfinger. |
| 1998 |
Recipient of the 1997 Japan Management Association's Human Resource Development Excellence Award.
ISO9001 Certification |
| 2000 |
Gifu plant merged with headquarters.
Completion of our "21st Century Peace Forest".
Developed and began sales of our new XY stage (air slider). |
| 2001 |
Expanded (redesigning our entire plant) our ultra-precision equipment business after ending our iron sand business.
Began manufacturing tunnel-boring equipment for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Began manufacturing ultra-precision equipment for Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| 2002 |
Exhibitor at Sea Japan 2002 and Semiconductor Japan 2002 events.
Revamped hydraulic cylinder plant. |
| 2003 |
Completion of a large sized screw conveyer.
Completion of the seiling crane for dangerous object conveyance of a nuclear power plant.
Exhibition at Semi contract Japan 2003.
The Fukushima plant which is the special factory of a precision stone is newly extended. |
