January |
1947 |
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Founded as Nakamura Manufacturing in Osaka.
Began manufacturing cylinder locks and so on. |
December |
1955 |
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Reorganized into Hinaka Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (capital: 1 million yen) |
November |
1956 |
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Moved to Higashi-osaka for expansion. |
January |
1957 |
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Capital increased to 2 million yen. |
August |
1957 |
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Began to rationalize equipments upon Recommendation by an Osaka Prefectural Institution. Introduced conbeyers and so on. |
March |
1961 |
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Capital increased to 3 million yen. |
October |
1961 |
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Built an assembly plant for cylinder locks and enlarged employees' apartment.
Introduced conveyers, horizontal milling machines, broaching machines and so on. |
January |
1962 |
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Capital increased to 3.9 million yen. |
May |
1962 |
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2nd-phase rationalization began: introduction of new machines such as milling machines, high speed lathes, surface grinding machines, measuring machines and automatic lathes for better quality products in mass production. |
August |
1962 |
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Capital increased to 6 million yen. |
September |
1962 |
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Built employees' facillities and a factory, and introduced milling machines and automatic lathes upon the second recommendation by an Osaka Prefectural Institution. |
November |
1962 |
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Built a dormitory for women employees and changed office organization upon the third recommendation by an Osaka Prefectural Institution. |
October |
1963 |
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Capital increased to 12 million yen. |
December |
1963 |
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Bought a block of land (3,400m2) in Kashiwara, Osaka in order to have a new factory. |
March |
1964 |
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Began building a factory (1,178m2) and a dormitory (1,750m2). |
March |
1964 |
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Capital increased to 18 million yen. |
December |
1964 |
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Began operations at the new factory. Completed the dormitory. |
January |
1966 |
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2 die-cast machines introduced for development of new products. |
May |
1966 |
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Began building an diecast factory for development of new products. |
July |
1966 |
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Began operations at the second factory, with four press machies and two die-cast machines from the first factory. |
January |
1967 |
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Second production plan completed. |
May |
1967 |
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Introduced new machines: 1 automatic power press, 10 other pressses, belt conveyers, 2 die-cast machines. |
December |
1967 |
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Capital increased to 21.6 million yen. |
March |
1968 |
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Our women's dormitory transferred. |
May |
1963 |
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Capital increased to 30 million yen. |
December |
1968 |
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Capital increased to 35.16 million yen. |
August |
1969 |
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Toubu-hinaka (capital: 10 million yen), an affilicated company, built a factory in Ibaraki Prefecture. |
November |
1969 |
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Tokyo Sales Office opened. |
April |
1970 |
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Toubu-hinaka factory completed. |
June |
1970 |
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Introduced a transfer press at Fuse Plant, Osaka. |
August |
1970 |
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2 dieing machines introduced at the first factory. |
May |
1971 |
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New factory completed toward R & D in hardware. |
July |
1971 |
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Anticrime locks registered with Osaka Anticrime Association (No.141).
Anticrime locks recommended by Osaka Anticrime Association (No.106). |
September |
1971 |
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The third factory moved to Kashiwara. Reorganized into a mache and assembly factory. |
October |
1972 |
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Facilities for manufacturing curtain rails introduced in a new factory.
Our first homing roll and puching machine introduced. |
April |
1972 |
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Began marketing COW brand curtain rails . |
May |
1972 |
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Our second homing roll and puching machine introduced.
Toubu-hinaka factory enlarged. |
September |
1972 |
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Began marketing COW brand curtain rails . |
December |
1973 |
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Tokyo Sales Office moved to Adachi Ward. |
May |
1974 |
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Capital increased to 48 million yen. |
August |
1974 |
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Fukuoka Sales Office opened. |
September |
1974 |
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Hiroshima Sales Office opened. |
December |
1975 |
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Nagoya Sales Office opened. |
October |
1977 |
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Head office completed, with 30th anniversary of Hinaka Manufacturing. |
October |
1978 |
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Began marketing COW brand door locks. |
February |
1979 |
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Tokyo Branch reorganized into Tokyo Office. |
January |
1980 |
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Sapporo Sales Office opened. |
September |
1980 |
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Recognized as a JIS certified factory for manufacturing curtain rails. |
February |
1981 |
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President NAKAMURA Kazuo also served President of Home Carpenters. |
Nobember |
1981 |
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Began manufacturing BIM hardware. |
February |
1984 |
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President NAKAMURA Kazuo also served President of Higaki Honsha. |
April |
1984 |
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New machines introduced with a rationalization program: electric discharge machines, die-cast machining centers, and so on. |
April |
1985 |
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1 hot trimming die-cast machine introduced. |
April |
1985 |
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Began marketing window shades. |
May |
1986 |
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New factory for die-casting completed, with introduction of CAD, CAM, MC, NC machines. |
October |
1986 |
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Yokohama Sales Office opened. |
September |
1989 |
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Curtain rail factory and warehouse enlarged. |
April |
1990 |
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Yokohama Sales Office reorganized into Tokyo West Branch. |
June |
1991 |
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Moved Fukuoka Branch to Hakata Ward, Fukuoka. |
June |
1991 |
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1 cold rolling/forming machine introduced. |
May |
1992 |
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2 die-cast machines and 3 automatic trimming machines introduced. |
March |
1993 |
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2 automatic assembling machines to cap the curtain rail introduced. |
April |
1993 |
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1 shrink machine introduced and 1 cold rolling/forming machine added. |
April |
1993 |
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1 Die-molding CAM machie introduced. |
April |
1993 |
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Warehouse for curtail rail built. |
May |
1996 |
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Warehouse for locks built. |
November |
1996 |
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1 cold rolling/forming machine added. |
January |
1997 |
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50th anniversary of Hinaka Manufacturing. |
October |
1998 |
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Warehouse for curtain rails built. |
November |
1998 |
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Osaka Sales Office reorganized into Osaka Branch. |
January |
1999 |
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A CASS testing machine introduced. |
February |
1999 |
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A tensile tester introduced. |
July |
1999 |
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2 CAD machines introduced. |
April |
2000 |
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Hinaka Website opened. |