Corporate History

MISUMI Shoji Co., Ltd. established for the purpose of selling electronic equipment and bearings

Sale of press die components commenced

Chubu Sales office (currently Nagoya Sales Office) established

Sales offices (currently Customer Service Centers) rolled out thereafter in various regions of Japan

Catalog of standardized parts for press dies published

Information magazine “Voice” published

Kansai Plant (currently West Japan Distribution Center) established as a logistics site

Catalog of standardized parts for plastic molds published

Taipei branch established in Taiwan

"MISUMI USA, INC." established as a regional subsidiary in the U.S.

Catalog of standardized parts for FA published

“MISUMI TAIWAN CORP.” established in Taiwan and succeeded the business of Taipei branch

The corporate name changed from MISUMI Shoji Co., Ltd. to MISUMI Corporation

Catalog of electronic parts for FA published

New building of Kansai Plant (currently West Japan Distribution Center) completed and automatic sorting lines installed

Catalog of cutting tools published

Company listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

“MISUMI SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.” established as a regional subsidiary in Singapore

Catalog of processed parts for FA published

Catalog of computer parts for FA published

“MISUMI E.A. HK LTD.” established as a regional subsidiary in Hong Kong

“MISUMI (THAILAND) CO., LTD.” established as a regional subsidiary in Thailand

Sales office established in Bangkok, Thailand

Company listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

“MISUMI KOREA CORP.” established as a regional subsidiary in South Korea

“MISUMI Europa GmbH” established as a regional subsidiary in Germany

“SHANGHAI MISUMI PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD. (currently MISUMI (CHINA) PRECISION MACHINERY TRADING CO., LTD.)” established as a regional subsidiary in Shanghai, China

QCT Logistics Center established as a logistics site in Shanghai

FA catalog (in inches) published for the North American market

QCT Logistics Center established in North America as a logistics site

Sales office established in Wuxi, China

Sales office established in Taichung and Gaoxiong, Taiwan

“SURUGA (THAILAND) CO., LTD.” established as a regional subsidiary in Thailand

“MISUMI Corporation” positioned as a subsidiary succeeding all businesses.
Management integration with Suruga Seiki Co., Ltd. (currently Suruga Production Platform Co., Ltd.) achieved through a stock swap, and the corporate name changed to “MISUMI Group Inc.”

Sales offices established in Guangzhou and Tianjin, China

QCT Logistics Center established as a logistics site in Guangzhou, China

Suruga Vietnam Factory No. 2 established as a manufacturing site in Vietnam

QCT Logistics Center and SURUGA SEIKI’s factory established as logistics and manufacturing sites in Thailand

QCT Logistics Center established as a logistics site in Frankfurt, Germany

“MISHIMA SEIKI CO., LTD.” established as a subsidiary of SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD. (currently SURUGA Production Platform Co., Ltd.)

“SURUGA KOREA CO., LTD.” established as regional subsidiary in South Korea

Sales office established in Malaysia

QCT Logistics Center established in South Korea as a logistics site

Sales office established in Vietnam

SURUGA SEIKI Korea’s factory established as a manufacturing site in South Korea

MISUMI QCT Center Kumamoto established in Kumamoto as a Customer Service Center

“MISUMI Production Park” established in Kobe as an integrated manufacturing site

Sales office established in Shenzhen, China

Call centers throughout Japan consolidated into Tokyo and Kumamoto QCT Centers

“SP Parts Co., Ltd.” amalgamated into a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation

“MISUMI INDIA Pvt. Ltd.” established as a regional subsidiary in India

Sales office established in Italy

Sales office established in Ningbo, China

Sales office established in Chennai, India

An inventory center established as a logistics site in Singapore

A new business by way of “MISUMI VONA” launched to sell third-party brand products

Corporate name of SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD. changed to “SURUGA Production Platform Co., Ltd.”
“SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD.” newly established to continue to succeed the OST (Optical & Scientific Technology) business

Malaysia sales office upgraded to a regional subsidiary named “MISUMI MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.”

“SURUGA INDIA Pvt. Ltd.” established as regional subsidiary in India

Sales office established in Taegu, South Korea

Sales Offices established in Wuhan (China), Bangalore (India) and Hsinchu (Taiwan)

Sales Office established in Suzhou and Dongguan, China

“SURUGA SEIKI SALES & TRADING (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.” established as a regional subsidiary in Shanghai

Sales office established in Beijing, China

Sales office established in Dalian, China

Suruga Vietnam Factory No. 3 established as a manufacturing site in Vietnam

Suruga India’s factory established as a manufacturing site in India

Inventory center expanded as a logistics site in Los Angeles (North America)

Sales office established in Qingdao, China

Sales office established in Chengdu, China

US die components manufacturers, “Dayton Progress Corporation” and business company of Anchor Danly Inc. , “Anchor Lamina America, Inc.” acquired

“SURUGA SEIKI (NANTONG) CO., LTD.” established as a regional subsidiary in Nantong, China

“PT. MISUMI INDONESIA” established as regional subsidiary in Indonesia

Sales office established in Xi’an, China

Sales office established in Xiamen (Amoy), China

Sales office and logistics center established in Cikarang, Indonesia

Nantong Factory established as a manufacturing site in Nantong, China

SURUGA Production Platform Co., Ltd. awarded the 2014 GOOD FACTORY Award for “Innovations to Manufacturing Processes” by the Japan Management Association

Sales office established in Pune, India

Eight VONA Business catalogs published

“DAISEKI Co., Ltd.” amalgamated into a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation

Suruga Vietnam Factory No. 4 established as a manufacturing site in Vietnam

“MISUMI VIETNAM CO., LTD.” established as a regional subsidiary in Vietnam

“MISUMI Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., in Mexico” established as a regional subsidiary in Mexico

Central Japan Distribution Center established in Inazawa city, Aichi prefecture

Inventory center expanded as a logistics site in Vietnam

Sales office established in France

Inventory center expanded as a logistics site in Ohio (North America)

Company transitioned to the prime section due to the market restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

DT dynamics Corporation establishedd as a joint venture between MISUMI and Core Concept Technology Inc.