{"id":2374,"date":"2018-01-10T17:22:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T08:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/?page_id=2374"},"modified":"2019-04-10T17:04:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T08:04:47","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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1937<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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September<\/dt>\r\n
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Azuma Ironworks (Azuma Tekk\u014djo) is founded in Tsuruhashi, Ikuno Ward, Osaka by elder brother Tadashi Azuma (left photo) and younger brother Hitoshi Azuma (right photo). Production of lathes begins.<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Photo\r\n\"Photo\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n\r\n
1946<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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May<\/dt>\r\n

Azuma Ironworks reopens in \u014cchi-ch\u014d Yokouchi, \u014ckawa-gun, Kagawa Prefecture<\/p>\r\n\r\nManufacturing, etc. of sugar press machines, agricultural equipment, and noodle-making machines\r\n

\r\n\"Sugar\r\n\"Sugar\r\n
Sugar Compressor Machine
\r\nPhotos provided by Yamada Seit\u014d (Tsuda)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1950<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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January<\/dt>\r\n
TOKO TEKKO is established in \u014cchi-ch\u014d Nishimura, \u014ckawa-gun, Kagawa Prefecture<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1960<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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October<\/dt>\r\n
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In accordance with the First Rationalization Plan, the main office’s factory site is purchased; new factory begins construction<\/figcaption>\r\n\r\n\"New\r\n<\/figure>\r\n
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Production and sale of machine tools (planer) starts<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Photo\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1964<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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Within the year<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
Sales in Shikoku, Kansai, and Chubu areas begin
\r\nSales offices opened in Osaka and Nagoya areas<\/dd>\r\n
April<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of high-speed cutting machines<\/a> starts<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Photo<\/a>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1965<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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May<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of automatic hydraulic cutters begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"1965-model\r\n\"1965-model\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1968<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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May<\/dt>\r\n
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In accordance with Second Rationalization Plan main office and factory are expanded<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Main\r\n<\/figure>\r\n

Production and sales of TCM-500 hydraulic clickers begins<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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High-speed cutting machine and clicker from around 1965<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1970<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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May<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of new models of compound planers (L15, L21) begins<\/p>\r\n

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Second factory newly built in \u014cchi-ch\u014d Yokouchi, \u014ckawa-gun, Kagawa Prefecture (present day main office and factory)<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Exterior\r\n\"Exterior\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n\r\n
1981<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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August<\/dt>\r\n
Production and sales of molding press line for use on automotive interiors starts<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1982<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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April<\/dt>\r\n
Kazuo Azuma appointed as representative director<\/dd>\r\n
October<\/dt>\r\n
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New main office building, factory, and employee center are completed<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Photo\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1983<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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October<\/dt>\r\n
Tokyo office opens<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1984<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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January<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of one-way PSP tray automatic hydraulic cutters begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Photo\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1985<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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February<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of half-cut hydraulic cutting machines<\/a> begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Photo<\/a>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1987<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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May<\/dt>\r\n
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Company name changes to TOKO Co., Ltd.<\/figcaption>\r\n\"TOKO's\r\n<\/figure>\r\n
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A crocodile was adopted as the corporate mascot character<\/figcaption>\r\n\"TOKO's\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1988<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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August<\/dt>\r\n
Kosuke Azuma appointed as representative director<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1989<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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April<\/dt>\r\n

In accordance with the Fourth Rationalization Plan, the adjacent site is purchased and the factory expanded<\/p>\r\n

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Production facility is expanded with addition of 3 large-scale machining centers and NC lathe with robot<\/figcaption>\r\n
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\r\n\"Picture<\/div>\r\n
\"Picture<\/div>\r\n
\"Picture<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n

Tokyo Office becomes the TOKO Tokyo Branch Office<\/p><\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n

1990<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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March<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of Hayabusa-kun (ultra-high-speed cutter)<\/a> begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product<\/a>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n
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Production and sales of Tonbo-kun (automatic hydraulic cutter with visual sensor)<\/a> starts<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product<\/a>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1991<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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January<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of PSP tray vacuum forming machine “Thoroughbred”<\/a> begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product<\/a>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
June<\/dt>\r\n
New assembly factory is completed<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1992<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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February<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of tray shuttle (cutting machine with product removing machine)<\/a> starts<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product<\/a>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
June<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of cutting machine for polarizing film begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1993<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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December<\/dt>\r\n
Production and sales of thermal compressed air plate forming machine<\/a>, compressed air vacuum forming machine<\/a>, blister forming machine, automatic tray packaging machine<\/a> starts\r\n
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Thermal compressed air plate forming machine<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n
\r\n\"Product<\/a>\r\n
Compressed air vacuum forming machine<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n
\r\n\"Product<\/a>\r\n
Automatic tray packaging machine<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1996<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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August<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of TMC Series of polarizing film chip-cut sizing cutter begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
1998<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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June<\/dt>\r\n
Large-scale machining center is introduced<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n\r\n
2000<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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April<\/dt>\r\n
Laser processing machine for sheet metal is introduced<\/dd>\r\n
September<\/dt>\r\n
Production and sales of film cutting machine for solar cells begins<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2002<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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September<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of TCP Series of lower-drive toggle servo press begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2004<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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December<\/dt>\r\n
Production and sales of the TMOC Series of upper-drive servo cutter starts<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2005<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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December<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of TCOP Series of upper-drive servo press begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2006<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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April<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of AMC Series of moving cutter begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
May<\/dt>\r\n
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Company celebrates the 60-year anniversary of its founding<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Group\r\n<\/figure>\r\n

NC lathe compound machine is introduced<\/p><\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n

2009<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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January<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of servo hydraulic cutter<\/a> starts<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Catalog<\/a>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
February<\/dt>\r\n
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AMC Series moving cutter receives the Ashihara Science Service Award<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Catalog\r\n\"Commemorative\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2010<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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April<\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of PECS Series compact servo press begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product\r\n<\/figure>\r\n
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Development begins on the TLC Series of laser processing machine<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Product\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2011<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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Within the year<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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A support project for the advancement of the technology in the Dragon Heater forming machine adopts a \u00a583 million development budget<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Catalog\r\n\"Dragon\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2013<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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Within the year<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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Production and sales of cutting plotter begins<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Catalog\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n\r\n
2016<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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Within the year<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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The company reaches its 70th anniversary<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Group\r\n\"Owl\r\n\"Giving\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2017<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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October<\/dt>\r\n
Kanto Office in Tokyo opens<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
2018<\/span><\/dt>\r\n
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April<\/dt>\r\n
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The company was selected as a “regional future traction company” by Ministry of Economy.<\/figcaption>\r\n\"Regional\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1937 September Azuma Ironworks (Azuma Tekk\u014djo) is founded in Tsuruhashi, Ikuno Ward, Osaka by elder brother Tadashi Azuma (left photo) and younger brother Hitoshi Azuma (right photo). Production of lathes begins. 1946 May Azuma Ironworks reopens in \u014cchi-ch\u014d Yokouchi, \u014ckawa-gun, Kagawa Prefecture Manufacturing, etc. of sugar press machines, agricultural equipment, and noodle-making machines Sugar Compressor Machine Photos provided by Yamada Seit\u014d (Tsuda) 1950 January TOKO TEKKO is established in \u014cchi-ch\u014d Nishimura, \u014ckawa-gun, Kagawa Prefecture 1960 October In accordance with the First Rationalization Plan, the main office’s factory site is purchased; new factory begins construction Production and sale of machine tools (planer) starts 1964 Within the year Sales in Shikoku, Kansai,…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2356,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"class_list":["post-2374","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-company"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2374\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.k-toko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}