Marunaka Tekkosho Inc.

HISTORY OF COMPANY

1933: Founded MARUNAKA TEKKOSHO by the present chairman,Nakataro Marunaka,started producing manufacturing machines for wooden clogs.
1942: Designated by the Department of Royal Navy and started manufacturing aircraft parts.
1945: The plant was burned down by the war damage.
1946: Rebuilt a plant and started producing precision wood working machines.
1948: Established MARUNAKA TEKKOSHO INC.
1963: Increased the capital up to 10 million yen.
1969: Increased the capital up to 20 million yen.
1970: Completed the head office building at the present location.; Developed a super Surface planing machine,resulting in; awarded the Kanto Invention Honor.
1971: Increased the capital up to 30 million yen.; The chairman,Nakataro Mochizuki,was awarded Medal with yellow Ribbon from Science and Technology Agency for a contributed achievement by the invention and development of the super surface planing machine and normal wood working machine.; Built a research plant for enhancing the technology section.; Developed a single slicer for flitch manufacturing plant.; Designated a superior tax reporter corporation from Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau.
1973: Exported a Know-how of the super surface planing machine to Romania and stated manufacturing on the spot.
1974: Awarded the Kanto Invention Honor for the development of knife grinding machine.
1976: Achieved a mass production record first time in this field by selling as many as 10,000 Royal FX.; Designated a continuation of the superior tax reporter corporation from; Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau.1978; Achieved a sales record by selling as many as 10,000 Micro Lapper Knife grinding machine.
1979: The chairman,Nakataro Mochizuki,was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun,Gold and Silver Rays for his long-period contribution to the industry world.; Inaugurated Nakataro Mochizuki as a director chairman,and Toshihei Mochizuki, as a representative director.
1981: Started manufacturing Wide Belt Sander.; Designated a continuation of the superior tax reporter corporation from Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau.
1983: Increased the capital up to 58 million yen.; Started manufacturing an automatic spray machine,Profile Laminator.; Entered into the Chinese market.; Enhanced the share of the veneer slicing plant.
1986: Co-developed a processing machine for bending wood by micro wave heating,with Shizuoka Industry and Technology Center.; Enforced the development of an adhesive machine for veneer,entrusted bay the National Wood Working Machinery Industry Association.
1987: Designated a continuation of the superior tax reporter corporation from Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau.
1988: Increased the capital up to 80 million yen.
1993: A founder,Nakataro Mochizuki passed away August.; He was given the Sixth Servant Grade from prime minister,Morihiro Hosokawa.
1993: Designated a continuation of the superior tax reporter corporation from Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau.
January,1993: The patent for the thick-slicing was established in China.
June,1995: The patent for the thick-slicing was established in Europe.; (European Patent Office=for Germany,France,Italy,Spain,England)
Thick veneer slicer, SL-135T was awarded as Best Exhibited Product at WOOD-TECH BRNO 1995
in the Czech Republic.
October,1995: A full-automatic precutting system,"ALIOS"was awarded a superior of the technology in Nagoya Wood Working Machinery Fair (Mokkiten Nagoya).
February,1996: The patent for the thick-slicing was established in Canada
October,1998: Special machine for pre-cutting "Rafter Beams"; NBC-085A was awarded as a superior technology in the 17th Osaka Woodworking Machinery Fair
September,1999: Authorized ISO9001 Quality Management System. Registered no.: JQA-QM3745.
November,2000: The Chairman, Toshihei Mochizuki was awarded the BLUE-RIBBON MEDAL by the Government for his long period contribution for Japanese woodwoking machinery industry.
October,2004: UV coating machine; "SIDE-VACUUM COATER, VCS-50T" was awarded a superior technology in the 20th Osaka Woodworking Machinery Fair.