Company History
1948 - 1968
| September 1948 | Takamatsu Ironworks Co., Ltd. (sole proprietorship) established by Kiichi Takamatsu |
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| January 1960 | Ventured into machine tools through manufacture of chamfering lathe T600 |
| July 1961 | Reorganized into a limited company, established the current company with a stated capital of 3 million yen |
| May 1968 | Relocated the head office plant to Matsumura-machi, Kanazawa City |
1969 - 1989
| April 1973 | Ms. Kuni Takamatsu appointed as president |
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| November 1973 | Opened the Tokyo Branch Office (currently the Kanto Branch) |
| September 1974 | Started sales of “MERITER” precision hydraulic automatic lathes |
| July 1975 | Export of “VIK MERITER” precision hydraulic automatic lathes |
| June 1976 | Opened the Osaka Branch Office (currently the Kansai Branch) |
| October 1976 | Announced the TCC-8 (hydraulic) interactive CNC lathe with CRT at the 8th Tokyo International Trade Fair, starting production of CNC lathes |
| November 1985 | Relocated the head office plant to 1-8 Asahigaoka Industrial Park (current location) in Matto City (now Hakusan City) |
| May 1988 | Toyokichi Kawae appointed as president |
| December 1989 | Technical tie-up with EMAG (West Germany) on manufacture of concrete beds |
1990 - 2010
| September 1991 | Established a second plant at Asahigaoka 2-18, Matto City (now Hakusan City) and relocated the Industrial Machinery Department |
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| April 1996 | Established TAKAMATSU MACHINERY USA, INC. |
| June 1996 | Kiyoshi Takamatsu appointed as president and Toyokichi Kawae appointed as chairman |
| October 1996 | Established representative offices in Germany, Thailand and Indonesia |
| November 1997 | Acquired ISO9001 certification |
| December 2000 | Acquired ISO14001 certification |
| February 2001 | Listed on the Japan Securities Dealers Association over-the-counter registered market |
| March 2001 | Established a third plant at Asahigaoka 2-18, Matto City (now Hakusan City) and started auto parts machining |
| August 2003 | Established TAKAMATSU MACHINERY (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand |
| September 2003 | Established TAKAMAZ-EMAG Co., Ltd. |
| November 2003 | Established a “Development Center” at the Ishikawa Soft Research Park in Matto City (now Hakusan City) Started operation in December |
| December 2004 | Established HANGZHOU FEELER TAKAMATSU MACHINERY CO., LTD. in China |
| January 2006 | Completed the expansion of the head office plant |
| April 2006 | Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| May 2006 | Discontinued the stock listing on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange |
| June 2006 | Completed the Thai factory |
| July 2007 | Established a representative office in China |
| August 2008 | Established F.T. Japan Co., Ltd. |
| October 2008 | Took over a sheet metal processing business through an M&A, and started business at Yokoe-machi, Hakusan City |
| March 2009 | Established TAKAMAZ MACHINERY EUROPE GmbH in Germany |
| November 2010 | Established TAKAMAZ MACHINERY (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD. in Hangzhou, China |
2011 - The present
| January 2012 | The “T-650”, “MERITER”, and “TCC-8” certified as industrial heritage of manufacturing in Ishikawa |
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| March 2013 | Completed expansion of the head office plant and relocated the sheet metal processing business |
| April 2013 | Established PT. TAKAMAZ INDONESIA in Indonesia |
| June 2013 | Completed and relocated a new plant for HANGZHOU FEELER TAKAMATSU MACHINERY CO., LTD |
| February 2015 | Established T P M ACHINE PARTS CO., LTD. with P QUALITY MACHINE PARTS CO., LTD. in Thailand |
| January 2017 | Established TAKAMAZ MACHINERY MEXICO, S.A.DE C.V. in Mexico Established TAKAMATSU MACHINERY VIETNAM CO., LTD in Vietnam |
| April 2018 | Soichiro Takamatsu appointed as president and Kiyoshi Takamatsu appointed as chairman |
| February 2019 | Established EASTERN SEABOARD BRANCH in Thailand |