Company Outline & History
Company Outline
| Company name | Inoue Jikuuke Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
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| Established: | October 26, 1944 |
| Head office | 1640-1 Oaza Sabi, Tondabayashi City, Osaka Pref. |
| Plants | Tondabayashi: 1640-1 Oaza Sabi, Tondabayashi City, Osaka Pref. Mihara Plant: 2-2-87 Mokuzai-dori, Mihara-ku, Sakai City, Osaka Pref. Gojo Solar Power Plant: 1200-1 5-chome, Futami, Gojo City, Nara Pref. |
| Major products | Angular-contact ball bearings; Single-row, deep-groove ball bearings (small and medium diameter); Steering ball bearings; Self-aligning ball bearings; Multi-row, angular-contact ball bearings; Magneto ball bearings; and Special application bearings |
| Monthly production capacity | 5,000,000 pieces (2-shift basis) |
History
| 1944 | •Nihon Jikuuke Kogyo Co., Ltd. founded. |
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| 1949 | •Company name changed to Inoue Jikuuke Kogyo Co., Ltd. “IJK” registered as its trademark. |
| 1958 | •Received permission to display JIS markings in accordance with the Japanese Industrial Standardization Law. |
| 1959 | •Received the Osaka Trade and Industry Bureau Director’s Award for an excellent factory in the implementation of industrial standardization. |
| 1961 | •Commended by the Osaka Governor as an excellent factory for its contributions to promote quality control in Osaka Prefecture. •Designated by the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Agency as a model factory for business rationalization. •Formed a business alliance with NSK Ltd. on new technology introduction and product sales. |
| 1965 | •Commended by the Minister of International Trade and Industry for making notable contributions as an export company (for four consecutive years). |
| 1968 | •Tondabayashi Plant built. |
| 1972 | •Tondabayashi Plant received permission to display JIS markings. |
| 1984 | •Plant site (approx. 16,500 m2) acquired in Gojo City, Nara Pref. |
| 1996 | •ISO 9002 assessment passed and certification acquired. |
| 2001 | •ISO 14001 assessment passed and certification acquired. •Factory specializing in precision products built at the Tondabayashi Plant. |
| 2002 | •ISO 9000 and 9001 assessments passed and certifications acquired. |
| 2003 | •Factory specializing in multi-row bearings expanded at the Tondabayashi Plant. |
| 2004 | •Plant site (approx. 3,300 m2) acquired in Mihara-ku, Sakai City, Osaka Pref. •TS 16949 certification acquired. |
| 2006 | •Mihara Plant is completed and operations started. •Land is acquired adjacent to the Mihara Plant. |
| 2010 | •Clean room is built at the Tondabayashi Plant, and operations started. |
| 2011 | •Construction of the 2nd Mihara Plant started. |
| 2012 | •2nd Mihara Plant completed. Heat treatment facility operations started. |
| 2013 | •In-house turning process transferred to the 2nd Mihara Plant. •Head Office functions moved to the Tondabayashi Plant. |
| 2014 | •Solar power generation business started. Solar power plant at the Gojo Plant site constructed, and electricity sales started. |
| 2015 | •A second heat treatment furnace is built at the 2nd Mihara Plant, and operations started. |
