1970 May
Began manufacturing of coining pressses.
History
The path of Asahi-Seiki
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Company history
Product history
1953 August
Asahi Okuma Arms Co.,Ltd.
established with ￥80 million capital.
Began manufacturing of various types of ammunition.
1954 January
Tokyo Branch Office established
(now Tokyo Branch, renamed in 1964)
November
Head office moved from Okuma Ironworks
(Tsujimachi, Kita-ku, Nagoya) to the current head office
(Asahimae-cho, Owari-Asahi City)
1958 December
Began manufacturing of automatic presses(multi forming machines).
1961 January
Business rights for production and
sales of ammunition received from Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd.,
making us the only Japanese small arms
ammunition maker.
May
Company name changed to Asahi-Seiki
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
October
Listed on the 2nd Section of Marcket of the Nagoya
Stock Exchange Market.
1961 March
Began manufacturing of automatic vertical continuous presses
(transfer presses) .
1962 September
Osaka Liaison Office established
(currently Osaka Sales Office, renamed in 1967)
1969 March
Began manufacturing of spring machines.
1971 November
Began manufacturing of automatic assembly machines,
specialized machines.
1973 April
Began manufacturing of precision metal products.
1979 January
Began manufacturing of airplane parts.
June
Suceeded in the manufacture of CNC spring machines.
1989 July
Established ASTEX Corporation
(currently a non-consolidated subsidiary)
1996 September
ISO9001 certified for all production lines
(except small arms ammunition).
1997 October
Began production of BTP-30 (press machine)
1999年 February
Developed universal forming unit with torsion spring machine
2000 February
Began manufacturing of BTP-55 (press machine)
October
Began manufacturing of PC-controlled spring machines.
2002 July
Began manufacturing of iTP-60.
2002 September
ISO 14001 certified (head office, head office factory)
2003 August
Began manufacturing of carrier device.
2006 November
Began manufacturing of CFX-12.
2007 January
Began manufacturing of USX-8.
November
Began manufacturing of USX-5.
2009 November
Began manufacturing of iCF-08 & iCF-26.
2011 November
ISO 9001 certification obtained for the
small arms ammunition section.
2011 August
Began manufacturing of LTP-45 & F3.
November
Began manufacturing of T2.
2013 July
Began manufacturing of iTP-60W.
2014 November
Began manufacturing of KENOH.
2015 May
Began manufacturing of AG-5E.
June
Development of productivity improvement system for our
spring coiling machine.
July
Began manufacturing of T4.
2016 July
Opened a permanent exhibition site for spring
machinery in the U.S.
December
Started operation at Kobe Plant.
2019 May
Established a representative office in Germany.
2019 July
Began manufacturing of AG-12HD.
2020 March
IATF 16949 certification obtained for the
manufacturing of automotive-related parts.
2021 March
Stopped operation at Kobe Plant.
2022 April
Shifted from the 2nd Section of Marcket to the
Main Market of the Nagoya Stock Exchange due to a
review of the Nagoya Stock Exchange's market
classification.