History
History
| Date | Events | ASK Product History | |
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| 1927 Apr. | Founded Akiyama Minoru Shoten | ||
| 1929 | Started manufacturing Japan’s first iron gears for toys | ||
| 1932 | Developed bead wire manufacturing method |
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| 1935 | Imported free-cutting steel wire rods for the first time in Japan and started production | ||
| 1938 | Domestically produced free-cutting steel is re-rolled and production of wire rods begins | ||
| 1940 | Started production of carbon tool steel | ||
| 1946 Jun. | Reorganized to Akiyama Sangyo Co., Ltd. with capital of 1 million yen | ||
| 1950 Apr. | Imported high-grade free-cutting steel wire rods and started manufacturing |
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| 1952 Mar. | Started production of free-cutting stainless steel | ||
| Jun. | Spun off the special steel division to established Akiyama Seiko Co., Ltd. with a capital of 2 million yen | ||
| 1958 Feb. | Opened a branch in Osaka | ||
| 1960 Dec. | Built the head office in Tokyo |
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| 1961 Mar. | Capital increased to 25 million yen | Started production of super free-cutting steel “ASK-2600” | |
| 1962 Jan. | Designated as rationalization model factory by Small and Medium Enterprise Agency | ||
| Feb. | Capital increased to 50 million yen | ||
| 1964 Jan. | Designated as rationalization model factory by Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (2nd time) | ||
| Sep. | Opened a Nagoya sales office in Aichi | ||
| 1965 Apr. | Built a Saitama factory in Saitama |
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| 1966 Apr. | Started production of hyper free-cutting steel “ASK-2600S” | ||
| 1967 Sep. | Built a Osaka branch in Osaka | ||
| Nov. | Opened a Suwa sales office in Nagano | ||
| 1971 May. | Started production of deformed steel bars | ||
| 1973 May. | Capital increased to 114.37 million yen | ||
| 1976 Jul. | Built a Ishioka factory in Ibaraki |
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| 1978 Oct. | Started production of free-cutting stainless steel “ASK-3200” | ||
| 1984 Apr. | Started production of ultra free-cutting steel “ASK-2800” | ||
| 1985 Mar. | Capital increased to 220 million yen | ||
| Jul. | Started production of free-cutting stainless steel “ASK-3300T and ASK-3500T” | ||
| 1990 Mar. | Rebuilt the head office in Tokyo (ASK Nihonbashi Building) |
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| 2000 Feb. | Started production of environmentally friendly “ASK-8000” | ||
| 2002 Mar. | Acquired ISO14001 certification | ||
| 2003 Apr. | Acquired ISO9001 certification | ||
| 2006 Mar. | Established Dongguan Akiyama Seiko Co., Ltd. (China) |
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| 2007 Jul. | Dongguan Akiyama Seiko Co., Ltd. started operations | ||
| 2007 Oct. | Started production of free-cutting stainless steel “ASK-3400T and ASK-3500A” | ||
| 2008 Nov. | Started production of free-cutting stainless steel “ASK-3000T” | ||
| 2008 Dec. | Established Akiyama-SC (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. |
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| 2010 Jan. | AKIYAMA-SC(VIETNAM)Co.,Ltd Akiyama-SC (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. started operations | ||
| 2010 Jul. | Dongguan Akiyama Steel Co., Ltd. acquired ISO9001 and ISO14001 certification |
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| 2012 Jul. | Established Akiyama-SC (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. acquired ISO9001 and ISO14001 certification |
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| 2013 Mar. | Installed a solar power plant at the Ishioka factory |
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| 2013 Mar. | Closed Adachi factory for production efficiency, relocated production equipment to Ishioka Factory | ||
| 2016 Mar. | Capital reduced to 100 million yen | ||
| 2017 Apr. | 90th anniversary of foundation | ||
| 2017 Oct. | Introduced an automated storage and retrieval system at the Saitama factory |
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| 2019 Apr. | Started production of high-carbon Pb-free free-cutting steel “ASK-1100B” | ||
| 2020 Apr. | Started production of high hardness and high corrosion resistant stainless steel “ASK-3900” | ||
| 2020 Sep. | Started production of low-carbon Pb-free free-cutting steel “ASK-2600R” |