{"id":173,"date":"2016-04-26T17:13:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T17:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wordpress\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2016-07-20T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T15:30:22","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- header --><\/p>\n<div id=\"header\">\n<p><!-- pnkz --><\/p>\n<div id=\"pnkz\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"pnkzhome\"><a href=\"\/en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/images\/icon\/home.jpg\" alt=\"Home\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/company\/\">About Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"now\">History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/\/pnkz --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/\/header --><\/p>\n<p><!-- pageTitleImg --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pageTitleImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/images\/page\/company\/history\/title.jpg\" alt=\"History\" width=\"1100\" height=\"250\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/\/pageTitleImg --><\/p>\n<p><!-- contents --><\/p>\n<div id=\"contents\">\n<p><!-- title --><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"pageTitle2\">History<\/h1>\n<p><!-- \/\/title --><\/p>\n<div class=\"aboutChart\">\n<div class=\"chart01\">\n<table border=\"0\" summary=\"\u8868:History\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"20%\">1948<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Start of the thermoset plastic molding production in Shirokane, Minato-ku<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1951<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Company was relocated to Hiroo, Shibuya and reorganized to joint-stock company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1957<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Beginning of a plastic mold export to United Stated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1960<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Upon the recommendation of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, MEIKI Co. Ltd. obtained  loan from Machinery Industry Development Association and Japan Development Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1962<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Upon the recommendation of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (for the years 1962, 1964, 1965), MEIKI Co., Ltd obtained a loan from Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise for Machinery Industry Development Association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1966 <\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>After finishing the construction in February, Factory in Yokohama starts operating as a main production factory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1969<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a Yamato factory in Kamiwada, Yamato.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1976<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Modernization and introduction of a NC machine in order to use ultra-precision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1980<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Decision to open a factory in Ichinoseki in Iwata prefecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1983<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction of CAD system, design rationalization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1985<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment and beginning of production in Atsugi factory. Yokohama plant closed in November. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1986<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a molding factory, start of mold trial production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1987<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a Kanagawa plant, start of mold trial production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1988<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Opening of a technical service center in Chicago, USA.<\/li>\n<li>Company changed its name to MEIKI Co., Ltd. as a commemoration of its 40th anniversary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1989<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a Wales factory in a cooperation with a British subsidiary company  MEIKI(U.K.)LTD. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1990<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a factory in Malaysia, start of production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1992<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a factory in Iwate prefecture, start of production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1994<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yamato factory closed, integration with Atsugi district.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1996<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a factory in Tijuana, Mexico, start of production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>1998<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Company history was published as a commemoration of its 50th anniversary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2000<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a large factory in Atsugi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2002<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Opened an office in Shinetsu, Nagano prefecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2003<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li> Opened an office in Detroit, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2006<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a factory in Bangkok, Thailand , start of production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2007<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Opened sales office in Shinetsu, Gifu prefecture. (integration with Shinetsu office)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2009<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of a factory in Nitra, Slovak Republic, start of production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2013<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Concluded a business partnership with Indonesian PT UNION.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2014<\/th>\n<td>\n<div class=\"listDisc\">\n<ul>\n<li>Opened a design office in Daisen, Akita prefecture, start of production<\/li>\n<li>Established a corporation in Da Nang, Vietnam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/\/contents --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us History History 1948 Start of the thermos &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":166,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-173","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/173\/revisions\/409"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meiki.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}