HISTORY

1868	Established Kimura Shouhei Shouten and started producing spindles
1919	Changed name to Awa Tsumu Seisakusho
1927	Expanded factory to reach nationwide market
1943	Established Shikoku Macninery Industries and Seiji Kimura acceded to CEO
1954	Changed organaization as Kimura Industry Co.,LTD. with 195,000Yen Manufactured spindles and farm equipment
1960	Bearing Division organized at Koyo Seiko’s request and became cooperative factory
1967	Completion of New Sezume Factory (total floor area 2,250㎡)
1968	Completion of New Main Factory (total floor area 1,700㎡)
1969	Minister of International Trade and Industry gave citation to our company as an export contributive company
1971	Completion of New Koseikaikan (total floor area 400㎡)
1972	Completion of New reinforced concrete Main Factory (total floor area 1,100㎡)
1973	Appointed Hwa Sung Trading Co. as a service station in Korea
1974	Increased capital stock to 48million Yen
1975	Engaged Kugelfischer Georg Schafer & Co.(FAG) as a service station in Japan and Korea
1978	Established Awa Asia Company in Hong Kong
1979	Satoru Kimura acceded to CEO
1980	Completion of New Main Office
1981	Opened Hokuriku Service Station in Fukui city
1985	Innovated technology from STI CO.,LTD and set up the Diamondplus Division
1988	Completion of New Factory
1991	Extension of Sezume Factory
1992	Completion of New Hokuriku Service Station
1993	Extension of Main Kosei Kaikan Completion of New Precision Machinery factory (total floor area 2,000㎡) Extension of Sezume factory Extension of Management Office
1994	Started contract manufacturing of false-twisting machine to Nanhua Precision Machine Co.,Ltd.of Shenzhen,China
1999	Established Packaging Division
2000	Established Spintex Osaka Office
2003	Masahiko Kimura acceded to CEO
2004	Established Service Station in Indonesia Obtained ISO9001
2005	Received “Small-Medium business Research Center Award” ” Development of Ceramic Air Nozzle” Satoru Kimura CEO was awarded a prize of The Order of the Rising Sun,Gold and Silver Rays “Work with the promotion of small-medium business” and “Work with the development of textile industry”
2006	Certified one of the most active 300 companies in Japan Obtained ISO14001
2008	Started new challenge upon the historic occasion of our foundation for 140years, set out the second start of business
2009	Obtained OHSMS18001
2012	Received Japan Quality Encouraging Prize (Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers)
2014	Received Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry Chairman’s Award