1964 | Founder Gizaburo Kondo established SEIBU JIDO KIKI CO., LTD. in Osaka, Japan, in cooperation with Seibu Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (formerly Seibu Electric MFG Co., Ltd.), with a mission to design and manufacture special machines for the production of steel tubing used for bearing manufacturers. (Capital: JPY 5 million) |
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1967 | Model ASC-500 (present-day CN series), a center-type machine, is fully developed and delivered to automobile manufacturers. |
1971 | Model TSG-300F, a double-disk grinder, realized thru-feed machining of the hoop material of watch parts. Acquired a patent for the machining method of watch main plates, the grinding of which was conventionally difficult. The model was provided to large leading manufacturers. |
1982 | Maintained more than an 80% share of the domestic market for centerless cylindrical stone lapping machines. Signed a large contract with The Timken Company, USA. |
1984 | Relocated Headquarters within Osaka, Japan. |
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1988 | STK-50FST, a stone lapping machine, was developed for machining the lift component of injector valve assemblies used in gasoline engines. |
1993 | Established own Research Center in Osaka for the development of unique high-precision machining methods and technologies. |
1994 | Developed a slant-type auto-slide stone head for the ASM-500 series. Completely eliminated the backlash between stone and guide to exert 100% of the machining effect and enable consecutive machining for long periods of time. |
1997 | Model FSP-100 was developed to achieve stone lapping on the flat face of workpieces with profiles that are difficult to rotate by cutting with a rotating stone in an orbital motion. |
1999 | Relocated Headquarters within Osaka, Japan. |
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2002 |
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2003 | Headquarters was moved to Nanko in Osaka and the Engineering Center also opened there, poised to offer proposals and test machining, while realizing the company motto "Achieve High Accuracy, More Speedily, and More Economically". More than 20 stone lapping machines have been installed for Research and Development. With creative ideas, we are striving to develop valuable and leading technologies, that we might continue our broad contribution to the industrial world. |
2004 | Model EGL-180B, a through-feed type spherical end grinding and lapping machine was developed. It enabled the machining of the taper roller large end faces with high productivity and accuracy in one-pass machining from forged materials. |
2005 | Obtained ISO 14001 Certification. |
2007 |
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2008 | Expansion of 1,200㎡ to Technical Center No. 2, bringing its total area to 3,487㎡. |
2009 | Received a major contract for TSG-455NC-RM machines for mobile phones. |
2011 | Model BL-50C, a fully automatic stone lapping machine for a single ball, was developed to finish large-sized balls in a short time with high precision. This model enabled single ceramic ball machining. |
2013 | Received a major contract for stone lapping machines for common-rail parts of diesel engine high pressure pumps. |
2014 | Received a major contract for stone lapping machines for gasoline direct-injection parts. |
2017 | EExpansion of 546.65㎡ to Technical Center No. 3, bringing its total area to 4,033㎡, reinforcing machine assembly and mechanical parts inspection capabilities. |
2018 | Awarded 2018 Regional Top Performance Award from DENSO. |
2019 | Established Sakai Factory to enhance procurement of high-precision products. |