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1921 |
Mr. Kanichi Imanishi founded a wood pattern model factory for castings
in Zaimokucho, Hiroshima city. |
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1934 |
Relocated in Yaga-Shinmachi, Hiroshima city for business expansion. (present
Yaga plant) |
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1947 |
Reorganized to joint-stock company Imanishi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
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1952 |
Commenced manufacture of iron castings. |
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1958 |
Commenced manufacture of casting dies and molds. |
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1960 |
Newly established Kaita plant. |
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1975 |
Licensed by Zulzar Brothers Ltd.of Switzerland for the SUP precision casting
process. |
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1976 |
Yaga plant tackled design and manufacture of welding tools for car body
assembly. |
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1977 |
Kaita plant tackled manufacture of stamping dies for prototyping. |
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1977 |
Introduced from Laval Ltd. of France JUPTRADE system (rapid casting process). |
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1986 |
Integrated head office functions to Yaga-shinmachi, Hiroshima city. |
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1987 |
Kaita plant tackled design and manufacture of plastic molds. |
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1988 |
Introduced 3-D CAD/CAM system. |
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1991 |
Newly established Funakoshi plant. |
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1993 |
Constructed a new plant building at Kaita plant. |
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1996 |
Yaga plant introduced "LOM2030E" system for rapid prototyping. |
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2000 |
Head office and Yaga plant acquired certificate of ISO9001:1994. (2000.6.1)
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2002 |
Imanishi Mfg. acquired certificate of ISO9001:2000. |
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2003 |
Imanishi Mfg. acquired certificate of ISO14001. (2003.3.6) |
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2003 |
Introduced "LOM SC800" system for rapid prototyping. |
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2003 |
Introduced 5-sided machining center. |
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2005 |
Renewed high frequency electric induction furnace and firing furnace for
precision castings. |
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2007 |
Introduced machining center and robot system for high efficient jig production. |
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2007 |
Introduced the second 5-sided machining center. |
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2009 |
Imanishi Mfg. acquired certificate of ISO9001: 2000 and ISO14001: 2004.
(2009.2.10) |
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2009 |
Introduced 5-axis vertical machining center. |
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2010 |
Introduced casting simulation system and optical emission spectrometer. |
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2010 |
Imanishi Mfg. acquired certificate of ISO9001: 2008 and ISO14001: 2004.
(2010.3.9) |
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2014 |
Introduced stereolithography machine, "ATOMm-4000". |
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2017 |
Introduced new horizontal machining center for jig production. |
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2018 |
Imanishi Mfg. acquired certificate of ISO9001: 2015 and ISO14001: 2015.
(2018.3.6) |
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2021 |
Imanishi Mfg. celebrated the 100th anniversary. (2021.6.1) |
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