April 1937 |
Established with 500,000 yen in capital at 30 Nagamachi Azahigashiurakita, Sendai City. |
1940☆ |
Commerced the production of heat-resistant steel. |
1948☆ |
Began to supply heat-resistant steel to Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. |
1960☆ |
First in the world to develop the corrosion-resistant, soft-magnetic stainless "K-M steel." |
August 1961 |
The foundation for Promotion of Metallic Materials was established, and began annually awarding a financial incentive (The Harada Research Encouraging Award). |
November 1975 |
Started manufacturing and selling of processed products. |
October 1980 |
Started heat treatment business. |
February 1986 |
Opened a heat treatment plant in Tsuchiura. |
May 1990 |
Completed and started operation of a new heat treatment plant in Murata. |
July 1991 |
Completed and started operation of a new precision processing plant. |
November 1991 |
Capital increased to 827.5 million yen. |
April 1992 |
Changed the Murata Plant to the main office and plant. |
May 1992 |
Completed and started operation of a secondary machining plant (currently, the steel plant). |
October 1993 |
Completed and started operation of a cold-forging plant. |
December 1993 |
Completed and started operation of a new melting and forging plant. |
September 1997 |
The shopping mall "The Mall Sendai Nagamachi" opened. |
September 1998 |
Won TPM Excellent Award for Total Productive Maintenance improvement activities. |
July 2005 |
Won the "21st Century Invention Award" of the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation for the next generation, Pb-free, free-cutting steel "TiCS." |
November 2007 |
Won the "Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Chief's Award" of the Japan Institute of Invention for the high hardness, soft-magnetic stainless steel "K-M57." |
May 2011 |
Established TOHOKU Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
September 2013 |
Developed soft-magnetic stainless steel "K-M38CS" for fuel batteries in collaboration with Tohoku University. |
December 2013 |
Developed new magnetostrictive materials in collaboration with Hirosaki University and Tohoku University. |
January 2016 |
The surface treatment process "Kirin Coat C" series was qualified as MIYAGI SUGURE MONO. |
February 2016 |
Developed an IoT sensor system in collaboration with the Industrial Technology Institute of the Miyagi Prefectural Government. |
April 2016 |
Developed the surface treatment "TM3 (TM Cube) series" in collaboration with Daido Steel Co., Ltd. |
May 2017 |
Established TOHOKU STEEL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED in India. (Under Construction) |
February 2018 |
Conducted joint development with Tohoku University for magnetostrictive composite material sheets with vibration power generation that surpasses that of piezoelectric transducers. |