| Name | Hanshinkiki, Co., Ltd | ||||||||||||
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| Established | August 1926 | ||||||||||||
| President and CEO | Ryuichi Yamada | ||||||||||||
| Capital | ¥100 million | ||||||||||||
| Employees | 145 (117 men and 28 women) (as of January 2011) | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Month | Event |
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| 1926 | 8 | Hanshinkiki’s business is founded as a sole proprietorship by Harukichi Yamada |
| 1940 | 8 | Hanshin Nut Engineering is founded as a limited partnership and becomes a designated plant of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy. |
| 1953 | 8 | The company is reorganized as a joint-stock corporation. |
| 12 | The company receives JIS certification from the Regional Bureau of International Trade and Industry. | |
| 1956 | 4 | A new machine shop is built in Nagata-ku, Kobe. |
| 1960 | 5 | The company’s capital is increased to ¥10 million. |
| 1963 | 3 | A new press shop is built in Suma-ku, Kobe, and production operations begin. The new facility is used for nut production, machine work, and press work. |
| 1967 | 4 | The company’s capital is increased to ¥20 million. |
| 6 | A new plant is built at Kobe Industrial Park, and production personnel are relocated to oversee the company’s three plants. Production of electric devices begins. | |
| 1970 | 5 | The company receives an equity investment from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, increasing its capital to ¥40 million. Its name is changed to Hanshinkiki, Inc. |
| 9 | A five-year joint operations plan is established with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation’s Kobe Works, and the company begins operations as a general-purpose relay plant. | |
| 1979 | 4 | The transfer of DC electromagnetic contactors begins following the start of operations at the Control Works Marugame Plant. |
| 1986 | 10 | The company introduces a program of small-group activities, and employees undergo training in VE techniques. |
| 1987 | 1 | The company becomes the first plant to be certified under quality assurance standards as Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. (SCM) is launched. |
| 1990 | 7 | The company’s capital is increased to ¥100 million. |
| 1995 | 1 | The Unit Plant’s main building is seriously damaged in the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Repairs are completed in May. |
| 1997 | 3 | The CSC Plant is completed. |
| 1998 | 10 | A fully automated painting line is introduced. |
| 1999 | 4 | A program of 20 Keys is introduced and expanded to include the entire company. |
| 2000 | 3 | Production of Caterpillar C-series hydraulic excavators begins. |
| 2002 | 10 | The company earns ISO 9001 (2000) certification. |
| 2003 | 9 | The company is certified as a World Purchasing Supplier by Caterpillar in the U.S. |
| 11 | The Sheet Metal Plant is completed. | |
| 2004 | 5 | A comprehensive production system (EPS) is introduced. |
| 8 | The company celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding. | |
| 2005 | 3 | The company earns ISO 14001 (1996) certification. |
| 4 | The first phase of management training begins. The company expands its overseas business with Caterpillar (U.S., Belgium, France, China, Indonesia, and Brazil). A system for managing confidential corporate information is introduced. |
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| 9 | A lead-free automated soldering system is introduced. | |
| 2006 | 3 | A jig-less system welding robot is introduced, and peripheral equipment is developed. The Distribution Center opens. The company passes its ISO 14001 (2004) transition audit. |
| 4 | Just-in-time (JIT) deliveries to Caterpillar Japan Ltd. commence. | |
| 6 | Production of Caterpillar D-series hydraulic excavators begins. | |
| 2007 | 4 | The second phase of management training begins. The Procure Improrement Project is launched. |
| 10 | The company passes its ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 integrated audit. | |
| 2008 | 3 | The Printed Circuit Board Plant is equipped to implement lead-free and ESD measures. |
| 4 | A Procurement Section is created in the Manufacturing Division to streamline operations. | |
| 7 | A pulley processing system is introduced. | |
| 8 | The Printed Circuit Board Plant passes a printed circuit board quality improvement program audit conducted by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The plant receives a Technology Certificate from Mitsubishi Electric’s Corporate Productivity Engineering Department in recognition of its printed circuit board mounting technology. | |
| 2009 | 3 | A jet-type automated soldering system is introduced. |
| 5 | The New Business Development Project is launched. | |
| 6 | The company exhibits at the Kobe Small and Medium Enterprise Processing Technologies Exhibit and Business Meeting. | |
| 2010 | 5 | The company exhibits at the Small & Medium Enterprise Fair 2010 in Kansai, where it receives the Best Presentation Award for Excellence. |
| 9 | Production of Caterpillar E-series hydraulic excavators begins. | |
| 11 | The company exhibits at the Small & Medium Enterprise Fair 2010 in Tokyo. | |
| 12 | A powder coating system and cationic electrodeposition coating system are introduced. | |
| 2011 | 1 | Melco Control Panel and Component Co., Ltd. is established, and some operations are transferred to the new company, including production of protective relays and relay boards for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. |
