| 1975 |
(March) |
Established under the name Kanba Shokai CO.,Ltd. in Tokyo |
| 1977 |
(August) |
Company name changed to PUNCH INDUSTRY CO., Ltd. |
| 1982 |
(August) |
Succeeds in developing own production technology for plastic mold component ejector pins made of high-speed steel |
| 1983 |
(November)
(December) |
Kitakami Plant (Iwate Pref.) starts operation, establishes a mass production system for mold components |
| 1987 |
(May) |
Production Division consolidated at Kitakami Plant |
| 1989 |
(December) |
Introduction of NEC S100 based sales system |
| 1990 |
(May)
(October) |
Establishment of Miyako Punch Industry Co., Ltd. (Iwate Pref.), production of press die molds consolidated at that plant
PUNCH INDUSTRY (Dalian) CO.,Ltd. Company established in Dalian, China, production of mold components started in China |
| 1991 |
(April) |
General catalog of plastic mold components issued and distributed throughout Japan free of charge, general catalog of press die components issued and distributed throughout Japan free of charge |
| 1994 |
(October) |
Completion of online network of all sales offices to reinforce customer service system |
| 1995 |
(December) |
To increase production capacity in China, plant established at Dalian Wafangdian, plant goes into operation |
| 1996 |
(October) |
Sales of FA mechanical component catalog started |
| 1999 |
(November) |
PUNCH INDUSTRY (Dalian) CO.,Ltd. obtains ＩＳＯ ９００２ certification |
| 2001 |
(July)
(December) |
Kitakami Plant obtains ISO 9002 certification
Construction of a new plant in Chiba to increase production capacity of FA mechanical components |
| 2002 |
(April)
(May) |
PUNCH INDUSTRY (Dalian) CO.,Ltd. establishes sales office in Shanghai and Dongguan (currently expanded to 24 sales offices)
Tokyo Logistics Center opened to improve logistics services and consolidate various functions |
| 2003 |
(January) |
Kitakami Plant 2 opened to expand production capacity and consolidate R&D Department |
| 2004 |
(January)
(May)
(July) |
PUNCH INDUSTRY (Wuxi) CO.,Ltd. established at Wuxi in China’s Jiangsu Province, and startup of mold component production
PUNCH INDUSTRY (Dongguan) CO.,Ltd. established at Dongguan in China’s Guandong Province, and startup of mold component production
Miyako Punch Industry Co., Ltd. expanded by opening of Plant 3
Head Office moved from Shinagawa to Minato Ward |
| 2006 |
(January) |
Plant at Dalian Wafangdian becomes independent as PUNCH INDUSTRY (Wafangdian) CO.,Ltd. |
| 2011 |
(January) |
HYOGO Plant established. |
