History
1914 | Founded "Tsukishima Denki Works" (former name of "Tetsudo Kiki Co., Ltd.") in Tsukishima, Tokyo. Designed by Ministry of Railway as a manufacturer of turnout, mechanical signal equipment and tablet block signal. |
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1943 | Merged with "Turnout Division of Sunamachi Factory of Yokoyama Kogyo K.K." and changed the company's name to "Tetsudo Kiki Co., Ltd.". |
1945 | Moved "Sunamachi Factory" to Toyama Prefecture and built "Toyama Factory". By increasing capital repeatedly, expanded and modernized facilities of the factory. |
1966 | Built Machine Shop (present No.1 Machine Shop). |
1969 | Built Assembling Shop (present No.2 Machine Shop) and rebuilt Forging Shop. |
1977 | Performed a test laying of a Movable set-off Mechanism at Kurikara Station on the Hokuriku Main Line. |
1980 | Built new Assembling Shop. |
1991 | Acquired about 6,000 m2 adjoining land for the purpose of expansion of factory. |
1993 | Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the company. Built Heat Treatment Shop. Built Ware House for Rails and new glued Insulated Joint Shop. |
1995 | Received a letter of appreciation from West Japan Railway Company for "support and cooperation for restoration work after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake". |
1999 | Awarded ISO 9001 certification for our quality control management system. Started Providing Advanced Welded Crossing |
2000 | Started operation of 13m Processing Machine |
2005 | Received a letter of appreciation from East Japan Railway Company for "contribution to restoration work after the Chuetsu earthquake disaster". |
2010 | Awarded Eco-Action 21 (2008) certification for an environmental management system. |
2011 | Exhibited at the 2nd Railway Technology Exhibition (First Exhibit) Received an award from the Chief of the Nihonbashi Tax Office as an "excellent tax return corporation". Received a letter of appreciation from East Japan Railway Company for "support and cooperation for restoration work after the Great East Japan Earthquake". |
2012 | Started operation of 19m Processing Machine . |
2013 | Exhibited at the 3rd Railway Technology Exhibition. |
2014 | Celebrated the 100th anniversary of the company's founding. Built new office building in Toyama Factory Received an award of "Tokaido Shinkansen 50th Anniversary" from Central Japan Railway Company |
2015 | Exhibited at the 4th Railway Technology Exhibition. |
2017 | Exhibited at the 5th Railway Technology Exhibition. Received the Excellence Award of "Tokyo Metropolitan SME Skills Human Resource Development Award" from the Governor of Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
2018 | Received a letter of appreciation from Nankai Electric Railway for "cooperation for restoration of the Koya line" |
2019 | Shipped first turnout to Myanma Railways. Exhibited at the 6th Railway Technology Exhibition. |
2021 | Move to new office (Nihonbashi Hongoku-cho) Exhibited "7th mass-trans Innovation Japan 2021" |
2022 | Exhibited "Mass-trans Innovation Japan Osaka2022" |
2023 | Exhibited "8th mass-trans Innovation Japan 2023 " |
Founder, Yozo Yoshida
At Adachi Factory, in June 1943
Started operation of Machining Center
Built office building in Toyama Factory