History
| 1964 | Sankyo Oilless Industry established in Fuchu City, Tokyo to manufacture and sell oilless metals and machine parts | ||
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| 1969 | Successful development of solid lubricants and wear resistant alloy (SO alloy), commencement of manufacturing and sales | ||
| 1970 | Incorporated as a joint-stock company under the name“SANKYO OILLESS INDUSTRY,INC.” Successful development of oilless wear plate for stamping dies, commencement of manufacturing and sales |
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| 1971 | Head office and plant relocated to Miyoshi-cho, Fuchu City | ||
| 1973 | Nagoya Branch opened | ||
| 1977 | Commencement of operations at newly built plant in Nisshin-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo | ||
| 1978 | Hiroshima Branch opened Osaka Branch opened |
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| 1981 | SANKYO OILLESS Industry GmbH established in Germany | ||
| 1983 | Completion of plant extensions to house R&D operations | ||
| 1984 | The latest and most advanced Machining Centers installed to increase productivety | ||
| 1986 | Completion of Phase 2 of construction at the Otsuki Plant Gunma Branch and Kyushu Branch opened |
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| 1987 | Shizuoka Branch opened SANKYO OILLESS Industry (USA) Corp. established in U.S.A. |
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| 1991 | Start of operations at the newly built Yamagata Plant in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture | ||
| 1992 | SANKYO OILLESS Indústria Portugal, Lda. established in Portugal SANKYO OILLESS Industry, spol. s r.o. established in Czech Republic |
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| 1995 | Merger of the Fuchu Plant and Otsuki Plant, operations centralized at the Otsuki Plant | ||
| 1996 | SANKYO OILLESS Makine San Tic. Ltd. established in Turkey | ||
| 1999 | ISO9001:1994 certification obtained for the Yamagata Plant | ||
| 2001 | ISO9001:1994 certification obtained for the Otsuki Plant | ||
| 2004 | Engineering divisions established at Otsuki Plant and Yamagata Plant, ISO9001:2000 certification obtained for all three manufacturing divisions SANKYO OILLESS Industry (Asia) Co., Ltd. established in Thailand SANKYO OILLESS Industry (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. established in China |
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| 2009 | ISO14001:2004 certification obtained | ||
| 2014 | VALCAM™ Series automotive press die cam units selected as the winner of mechanical component section of the 2014 Ultra Manufacturing Component Grand Prize | ||
| 2017 | Completion of construction and start of operations at new plant of SANKYO OILLESS Makine San. Tic. Ltd. Sti in Turkey | ||
| 2018 | SANKYO OILLESS Trading (Asia) Co., Ltd. established in Thailand | ||
| 2019 | SANKYO OILLESS Industry do Brasil Eireli established in Brazil | ||
