Company history
June 1953
Kiyomi Komatsu founds Komatsu Rashi Seisakusho at 290-1, Aoi-cho, Hamamatsu-shi
January 1961
Komatsu Rashi Seisakusho K.K. established
April 1964
Direct transactions with Yamaha Motor Co. begin
August 1971
Bolt former and other various facilities introduced
August 1976
Cold forging equipment installed as main facilities
December 1978
Large heat processing equipment and other various facilities introduced
December 1979
Parts former facilities fully installed
October 1983
Cold forging facilities reinforced (400t, 300t, 150t)
December 1984
NC lathes and other various facilities introduced
May 1987
Parts former, NC lathes installations expanded
March 1989
Komatsu Co., Ltd. established for electronics-related parts development
May 1999
Operations start at Sakuradai Plant establishes integrated production system including cold rolling, cutting, heat processing, and plating
February 2000
Regular test location (ISO/IEC Guide 25) certification obtained
August 2000
ISO9002:1994 certification obtained (Registration No.JQA-QM5117)
January 2001
Complete transfer to Sakuradai Plant, and start of operations as head office
October 2002
ISO9001:2000 certification obtained
July 2003
Direct transactions with Hitachi Automotive Systems Business Unit begin
November 2004
Eco Action 21(EA21) certification obtained (Ministry of the Environment jurisdiction: GES certification, registration, 0000014)
May 2005
Various NC machinery and large heat processing equipment facilities expanded
February 2007
Mass production of linear solenoid core parts begins
May 2007
Parts former, various NC machinery facilities expanded
September 2008
Worldwide recession due to bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers
October 2008
ISO9001:2008 certification obtained
May 2010
Parts former, various NC machinery facilities expanded
March 2011
The Great East Japan Earthquake results in drastic reduction in Japan's automobile production
May 2011
Capitalization boosted to 99.5 million yen
January 2014
Company name changed to MPP KOMATSU CO., LTD.
January 2015
Special heat processing brought to in-house production, and integrated processing for linear solenoid core established
April 2016
IISO14001 certification obtained