Corporate History

MISUMI Shoji Co., Ltd. was 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) was established as a logistics site

Catalog of standardized parts for plastic molds published

Taipei branch established in Taiwan

MISUMI USA, Inc.” was established as a regional subsidiary in the U.S.

Catalog of standardized parts for FA published

“MISUMI TAIWAN CORP.” was established in Taiwan and succeeded Taipei branch’s business

Corporate name was 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 were installed

Catalog of cutting tools published

Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

“MISUMI SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.” was 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.” was established as a regional subsidiary in Hong Kong

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

Sales office was established in Bangkok, Thailand

Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

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

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

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

QCT Logistics Center was established as a logistics site in Shanghai

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

QCT Logistics Center was established in North America as a logistics site

Sales office was established in Wuxi, China

Sales office was established in Taichung and Gaoxiong, Taiwan

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

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

Sales offices established in Guangzhou and Tianjin, China

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sales office was established in Malaysia

QCT Logistics Center was established in South Korea as a logistics site

Sales office was established in Vietnam

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

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

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

Sales office established in Shenzhen, China

Call centers throughout Japan were aggregated into two facilities, Tokyo and Kumamoto QCT Centers

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

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

Sales office was established in Italy

Sales office was established in Ningbo, China

Sales office was established in Chennai, India

An inventory center was established as a logistics site in Singapore

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

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

Sales office in Malaysia was upgraded to a regional subsidiary status known as “MISUMI MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.”

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

Sales office established in Taegu, South Korea

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

Sales Office was established in Suzhou and Dongguan, China

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

Sales office was established in Beijing, China

Sales office was established in Dalian, China

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

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

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

Sales office was established in Qingdao, China

Sales office was established in Chengdu, China

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

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

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

Sales office was established in Xi’an, China

Sales office was established in Xiamen (Amoy), China

Sales office and logistics center were established in Cikarang, Indonesia

Nantong Factory was established as a manufacturing site in Nantong, China

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

Sales office was established in Pune, India

Eight VONA Business catalogs were published

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

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

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

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

Central Japan Distribution Center was established in Inazawa city, Aichi prefecture

Inventory center was expanded as a logistics site in Vietnam

Sales office was established in France

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

Changed to the prime section due to the market restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Establishment of DT dynamics Corporation, a joint venture between MISUMI and Core Concept Technology Inc.