History
1945 | Established as Morikawa Chuzosho (Morikawa Foundry). Started casting of light alloys. |
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1946 | Reorganized as Morikawa Industries Corporation |
1949 | Started cast iron castings, and established a Machining Division. |
1952 | First business with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
1969 | Full changeover from cupola operation to electric furnace operation (5t EAF x 3, 3t EAF x 2). Implemented local environmental improvements. |
1979 |
Introduced a Disamatic molding machine (DMM Mk1 type A). |
1981 | Introduced a dedicated machine for automotive exhaust manifolds. *Transformation of Morikawa from a material maker to a manufacturer of finished parts. |
1985 | Development of mass production technology for automobile parts by the lost foam casting process. Started mass production of automotive bearing caps. Expansion of works in the Yawata District of Chikuma City (then Koshoku City). |
1988 | Established a new Electronics Division. |
1989 | Awarded the “Toyota Prize” by the Japan Foundry Society, lnc. |
1994 | Expansion of high-frequency electric furnace (5t furnace x 1, 1.5t furnace x 1). |
1995 | First business with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Started mass production of bearing housings by lost foam casting process. Upgrade of Disamatic molding machine to state-of-the-art DMM Mk5 type B. Received ISO9001 certification (Quality Management System) in 1996. |
2003 | Received ISO14001 certification (Environmental Management System). |
2010 | Modernization of two high-frequency induction furnaces. |
2012 | Established MORIKAWA INDUSTRIES(SHANGHAI)Co;Ltd in Shanghai, China. |
2015 | Introduced a Disamatic molding machine(DISA 231x). |
2019 | Fluid Equipment Division ware transferred to MORIKAWA CORPORATION. |