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About the Kimura Foundry
History of the Kimura Group
| 2010 | January 2020 | Tosei Kogyo Co., Ltd. merges with Kimura Foundry. | November 2016 | Honorary Chairman Hiroyosh Kimura receives the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. |
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| January 2016 | A new corporate policy and the KSP100 and KVP2018 programs are launched. | |
| December 2015 | A reverse engineering program (KRIT) is commenced. | |
| July 2014 | Kimura Foundry America, Inc., (KFA) is established and Tosei Kogyo Co., Ltd. and the Gunma Machining Plant commence operations. | |
| February 2014 | Hiroyoshi Kimura takes up the post of Honorary Chairman and Tomoaki Kimura takes up the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors. | |
| January 2013 | Kimura Foundry’s Advanced Process Technology Center commences operations. | |
| August 2012 | Production of cast steel based on the Full Mold Casting process is resumed. | |
| January 2012 | Japan Metal merges with Kimura Foundry; the resulting entity commences operations as Kimura Foundry’s Gunma Plant. | |
| February 2011 | Hiroyoshi Kimura takes up the post of Representative Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Kazutoshi Kimura takes up the post of Representative Director and President. | |
| March 2010 | The No. 3 Sales Unit is established and participation in overseas transactions and energy industries is commenced. | |
| 2000 | May 2008 | Kimura Foundry’s new Omaezaki Plant commences operations. |
| February 2008 | A letter of appreciation is received from the governor of Shizuoka Prefecture for our contributions to the International Skills Festival for All (Japan); the Wise Owl, our donated cast-metal globe, is presented to the Imperial Household Agency by the governor. | |
| September 2007 | Kimura Foundry’s Gunma FM Plant acquires the OSHMS. | |
| August 2007 | Awarded the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the Second Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award. | |
| June 2007 | Japan Metal acquires the OSHMS. | |
| March 2007 | Awarded the 53rd Okochi Memorial Production Prize. | |
| January 2007 | Kimura Foundry’s Omaezaki Plant acquires the OSHMS. | |
| October 2006 | Awarded the 3rd Nikkei Monozukuri Award. | |
| April 2006 | Named one of the 300 Most Dynamic Small to Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies in Japan. | |
| December 2005 | Hiroyoshi Kimura is awarded the 23rd Annual Most Outstanding Executive Award as sponsored by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. | |
| November 2005 | Our achievement in developing a system for the full mold casting process is recognized with the conferring of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award by the Materials Process Technology Center. | |
| April 2005 | Nagaoka FM Plant is renamed the Izu FM Plant due to a change in address caused by the amalgamation of Izu-Nagaoka Town, Nirayama Town, and Ohito Town; Kimura Group is subject to a company-wide consolidation in terms of ISO 9001 certification. | |
| April 2004 | Hamaoka Plant is renamed the Omaezaki Plant due to a change in address caused by the amalgamation of Hamaoka Town and Omaezaki Town. | |
| June 2003 | Japan Metal Co., Ltd. is granted ISO 9001:2000 certification. | |
| April 2003 | The production of stainless castings is commenced, and the Kimura Foundry’s Nagaoka Slurry Plant commences operations. | |
| March 2003 | Kimura Foundry’s head office, Head Office Plant, and Gunma FM Plant are granted ISO 9001:2000 certification. | |
| November 2002 | Kimura Foundry’s Hamaoka Plant is granted ISO 14001 certification. | |
| January 2002 | Japan Metal Co., Ltd. is granted ISO 14001 certification. | |
| June 2001 | Kimura Foundry’s Toi FM Plant and Tosei Kogyo Co., Ltd.’s Mishima Plant are merged; the resulting entity commences operations as Tosei Kogyo’s Nagaoka FM Plant. | |
| March 2001 | Kimura Foundry’s head office, Head Office Plant, and Gunma FM Plant are granted ISO 9002 certification. | |
| November 2000 | Japan Metal Co., Ltd. is granted ISO 9002 certification. | |
| July 2000 | Kimura Foundry’s Hamaoka Processing Plant commences operations. | |
| 1990 | November 1998 | Japan Metal Co., Ltd. is awarded the Minister of International Trade and Industry Award for an Excellent Environment for Forges and Foundries. |
| May 1998 | Kimura Foundry’s Hamaoka FM No. 2 Plant commences operations. | |
| November 1994 | Kimura Foundry’s Hamaoka Plant is awarded the Minister of International Trade and Industry Award for an Excellent Environment for Forges and Foundries. | |
| April 1990 | Kimura Foundry’s Toi FM Plant commences operations. | |
| 1980 | April 1989 | Kei Kimura is awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays in recognition of his achievements concerning the commercialization and industrialization of the full mold casting process. |
| April 1988 | Kimura Foundry’s Hamaoka Plant commences operations (upon absorbing the Hamaoka FM Plant). | |
| October 1987 | A CAD / CAM system is adopted. | |
| January 1986 | Kimura Foundry’s Hamaoka FM Plant commences operations. | |
| October 1985 | Kimura Foundry’s Gunma FM Plant commences operations. | |
| April 1984 | Kei Kimura is awarded the Science and Technology Agency’s Director-General’s Award in recognition of his achievements in developing and cultivating full mold casting technologies; plants are designated as model plants for rationalization by small and medium-sized enterprises. | |
| April 1983 | Kimura FM Mold Factory is absorbed into Tosei Kogyo Co., Ltd. and capital is increased to 37 million yen. | |
| September 1982 | The Kimura FM Mold Factory’s Mishima Plant commences operations. | |
| June 1982 | Kimura Foundry assumes the post of Representative Director. | |
| May 1982 | FM pattern 3D NC processors are introduced. | |
| March 1982 | The company is recognized as an excellent company in being conferred an award by the director-general of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. | |
| April 1981 | Japan Metal Co., Ltd. is established with 50 million yen in capital. | |
| July 1980 | Computers are introduced for production and office work. | |
| 1960 | July 1978 | Tosei Kogyo Co., Ltd. is established with 10 million yen in capital and commences machining operations. |
| June 1977 | Capital is increased to 34 million yen. | |
| May 1967 | The Kimura FM Mold Factory is established, and full mold pattern production is commenced. | |
| July 1966 | Full Mold Casting process is introduced. | |
| October 1963 | The head office is relocated to Shimizu-cho, Sunto-gun. | |
| December 1959 | Kimura Foundry’s second plant is built in Shimizu-cho, Sunto-gun. | |
| February 1957 | Kei Kimura assumes the post of Representative Director. | |
| May 1948 | The company is incorporated as Kimura Foundry with 500,000 yen in capital. | |
| March 1930 | Kimura Foundry’s plant is relocated to Hattansho, Sanmaibashi, Numazu City. | |
| February 1927 | Tsunejiro Kimura establishes Kimura Foundry at Aza-Hiratsuka, Agetsuchi, Numazu City. |
