History of Takeuchi Manufacturing
HISTORY History of Takeuchi Manufacturing
Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is established in Amagasaki City
Company founder, Mataichi Takeuchi, establishes Takeuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Pref. and started manufacturing of automatic bottle-making machines
Developed automatic press glass forming machine
Developed glass marble making machine
Takeuchi’s double-roller type
Developed glass tube making machine
Updraw and downdraw Devices
Developed hydraulic press machine
Toyoji Takeuchi (eldest son of the company founder) took over as the second president
Developed online fully automatic, computer-controlled hydraulic press machine
Established glass mold manufacturing department
Mainly manufactured molds for glass bulbs of TV picture tubes
Toru Takeuchi (eldest son of the previous president) took over as the third president
New factory completed
Developed servo feeder and servo shear mechanisms
Developed hydraulic press machine for forming glass bulbs of picture tube.
Developed hydraulic press machine for glass hard disk.
Developed system completely synchronizing servo feeder, servo gobber, and servo shear
Recognized as one of the top 100 manufacturers in the Kobe-Osaka area by Hyogo Prefectural Government
Developed mass production system of glass mold forming
Developed mass production system of glass mold forming as part of Hyogo Prefectural Government plan to support creation of new industries through industry-academia partnerships
Laboratory building completed
Developed forming machine for plate glass used in LCD displays and backlights
Adopted for Amagasaki City’s joint R&D assistance system for SMEs and developed forming machine for plate glass used in LCD displays and backlights
Recognized for Specific Research and Development Plan
Receives recognition for Specific Research and Development Plan based on the Act on the Enhancement of Core Manufacturing Technology in SMEs by the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
Conducts joint research into enhancing reliability assurance technology for optical glass element forming
Adopted for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Support Initiative for Enhancing Strategic Core Technologies and conducts joint research into enhancing reliability assurance technology for optical glass element molds
Received approval for Management Reform Plan from Hyogo Prefectural Government
Developed precision glass optical element molding system (mold forming machine) and glass materials testing machine
Yasunori Takeuchi (younger brother of the previous president) took over as the fourth president
Adopted for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s global technical cooperation support project
Developed forming system for curved glass for smartphones
Adopted by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency as a grantee of the subsidy for innovation in manufacturing, commerce and service and developed special coating system for cover glass of wearable devices
Wins the Amagasaki Shinkin Bank’s award
Developed special coating system for cover glass of wearable devices
Adopted by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency as a grantee of the subsidy for innovation in manufacturing, commerce and service and developed special coating system for cover glass of wearable devices
Developed mold for curved glass
Adopted for Amagasaki City’s new technology & product creation assistance system for SMEs and developed mold for curved glass
Developed manufacturing system of head up display (HUD)
Adopted by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency as a grantee of the subsidy for innovation in manufacturing, commerce and service and developed special coating system for cover glass of wearable devices
Increased capital to 20 million Japanese yen
Received investment from Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd. and increased capital to 20 million Japanese yen
Developed forming system for car-mounted large display for automated driving
Adopted by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency as a grantee of the subsidy for management capability enhancement in manufacturing, commerce and service and developed forming system for car-mounted large display for automated driving
Approved as a quality company by the Hyogo assessment system for SME’s technologies and management
Developed new reheat forming system for various glass product
Adopted by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency as a grantee of the subsidy for productivity improvement in manufacturing, commerce and service and developed new reheat forming system for various glass product
Received approval for Management Reform Plan from Hyogo Prefectural Government
Approved for Youth Yell
Approved by Hyogo Prefectural Government for Youth Yell, an approval system for companies with good employment management for young workers
Takaaki Takeuchi (eldest son of the third president) took over as the fifth president
Celebrates the company’s 70th anniversary
Implemented market development in East Asia
Adopted by Hyogo Prefectural Government as a grantee of the subsidy for overseas market development and implemented market development in East Asia