HISTORY
1951 | Tsukatani Seisakusho was founded by the late Toshio Tsukatani at 1-188 Shigino-Higashi, Joto-ku, Osaka. Started manufacturing and sales of cylindrical blades for shell-buttons. |
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1955 | Expanded and relocated plant to 2-64 Chodo, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka. |
1957 | Started manufacturing steel cutting rules and discontinued manufacturing of cylindrical blades for shell-buttons. |
1960 | Reorganized the company as Tsukatani Seisakusho Co., Ltd. with a capital of 2,000,000 yen. Shunsuke Tsukatani was appointed Representative Director. Started manufacturing industrial machine cutting tools for synthetic fibers, papermaking machines, foods, etc. |
1961 | Started manufacturing perforation steel rules for business forms (for computer print-out forms). |
1965 | Increased capital to 10,000,000 yen. Relocated the Head Office Plant to a new building at 3-39 Kusune-cho, Yao City, Osaka. Renamed the company Tsukatani Hamono Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
1967 | Increased capital to 20,000,000 yen. |
1970 | Discontinued manufacturing of cutting tools for synthetic fibers, papermaking machines, foods, etc. |
1974 | Opened the Tokyo Sales Branch Office at 3-59-24 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo. |
1977 | Started manufacturing consumable parts for business form cutting tools. |
1979 | Increased capital to 90,000,000 yen. |
1984 | Constructed Plant No. 2 at 2-44 Kusune-cho, Yao City, Osaka. |
1987 | Relocated the Tokyo Sales Branch Office to 7-7-3 Chuo, Ota-ku, Tokyo. |
1989 | Constructed the Miyamachi Plant at 5-23 Miyamachi (present address: 5-6-40 Miyamachi), Yao City, Osaka. |
1993 | Constructed Nara Plant No.1 in TechnoPark Nara at 1403 Sugawa-cho, Gojo City, Nara. Sold Plant No. 2. |
1995 | Started manufacturing flexible pinnacle dies. |
1998 | Reorganized the Tokyo Sales Branch Office as the Tokyo Sales Department. |
1999 | Shunsuke Tsukatani was appointed Chairman and Representative Director. Toshiya Tsukatani was appointed President and Representative Director. |
2001 | Celebrated the company’s 50th anniversary. |
2002 | Shunsuke Tsukatani was appointed Chairman Emeritus. Acquired a site for the Head Office (4,498 m2). |
2003 | Received the “National Award” of the Small and Medium Business Research Institute Award. |
2004 | Relocated the Head Office to a new building at 5-30 Kusune-cho, Yao City, Osaka. |
2006 | Established Tsukatani Korea Co., Ltd. in the Republic of Korea. Selected for the Blue-Ribbon Award of “Best 100 IT Management” Companies by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). |
2007 | Completed construction of Tsukatani Korea Co., Ltd. Started manufacturing flexible pinnacle dies. Selected as “Best 300 Active Small and Medium Manufacturing Companies Supporting the Future of Japan” by the Minister of METI. |
2011 | Established the Shanghai Office. Celebrated the companies 60th anniversary. |
2012 | Established TSUKATANI (THAILAND) COMPANY LIMITED as a subsidiary in Thailand. |
2013 | Completed construction of TSUKATANI (THAILAND) COMPANY LIMITED. |
2015 | Shunsuke Tsukatani left the position of Chairman Emeritus and assumed the position of Adviser. |
2017 | Constructed Nara Plant No.2 in TechnoPark Nara at 1413 Sugawa-cho, Gojo City, Nara. |
2021 | Shunsuke Tsukatani was appointed Honorary Chairman . Takuya Yasui was appointed President and Representative Director. |
2022 | Constructed the Head Plant No.2 at 5-59 Kusune-cho, Yao City, Osaka. |