Company

Timeline

1973 April

Founded Ishii Hyoki Manufacturing.

Began manufacturing and trading nameplates.

1974 May

Built the Fukuyama Factory.

1978 March

Move the Head office to Nojima424, Kasugachou, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture

Start manufacturing/selling name plates machines

1981 January October

Began manufacturing and trading printed circuit board manufacturing equipment.

Established HYOKI USA, INC. as a joint enterprise in the USA.

1982 October

Capital participation for Hikari co.ltd. (located Akashi-shi, Hyogo-ken)

1984 March

Open Tokyo sales office(Itabashi-ku, Tokyo)

1986 July September

Merge with Hikari co.ltd. And open Akashi factory and sales office(Akashi-shi, Hyogo-ken)

Open Hiroshima sales office(Akigun fuchucho, Hiroshima-ken)

1989 March April June October

Open Osaka sales office(Suita-shi, Osaka)

Began manufacturing and trading membrane switch panels.

Open Nagoya sales office(Ichimiya-shi, Aichi-ken)

Established JPN, INC. in the Philippines as a joint venture.

Began manufacturing and trading semiconductor manufacturing machines.

1990 July September

Established Noble Co., Ltd. as a joint venture in order to improve manufacturing efficiency.

Enter into an engagement contract with Itochu trading Corp. as a sales agent of semiconducter making machine.

1991 January April September November

Built a new factory and office in Kannabe.

Move the Head office to Asahioka lot5, Kannabechou, Fukayasu-Gun, Hiroshima Prefecture

Close the HYOKI USA, INC. and established ISHII HYOKI(AMERICA), INC. with same bussiness(divisions) as well at Ishii Hyoki (California, USA)

Open Suwa sales office (Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken)

1992 May

Expand the head office factory

1993 February March July

Open Shiga sales office(Kusatsu-shi, Shiga-ken)

Additional investment for JPN,INC and made it as sister company

Open Niigata sales office(Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken)

1996 September

Start manufacturing/selling DES line(Printed Circuit Boards)

Intregated the Akashi factory to Kannabe factory and change it to Akashi sales office only

1997 May

Open Yokohama sales office(Miyame-ku, Kawasaki-shi)

1998 May

ISHII HYOKI EUROPE CO., LTD.(英国ノースシールド市)を設立

1999 December

Listed on the Hiroshima Stock Exchange.

2000 March July

Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange following a stock exchange merger.

Capital participation for Lead system Corp. (Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken)

2001 September

Built a new mechanical equipment factory at JPN, INC.

2002 February March May

Open Chiba sales office(ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken)

Open Chiba sales office(ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken)

Began manufacturing and trading photovoltaic cell wafers.

2004 February March August

Began manufacturing and trading photovoltaic cell wafer manufacturing equipment.

Liquidated ISHII HYOKI EUROPE CO., LTD.

Established spendoll cat(?) Corp by joint venture (Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken)

2007 January March June November

Began manufacturing and trading liquid crystal alignment film coating equipment (PI inkjet printers).

Sold ISHII HYOKI (AMERICA), INC.

Established ISHII HYOKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (in Si Racha District, Chonburi Province, Thailand) as a joint venture (consolidated subsidiary).

Spendoll cat(?) Corp. change trade name to Trian Corp., head office moved to Fukuyama-shi, Hroshimaken

Opened an alignment film coating equipment factory (in Kannabe, Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture).

2008 March September December

Opened a photovoltaic cell wafer factory (in Kannabe, Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture).

Acquired all stock shares of Trias Corp. and made as sister company

Sell few parts of stock shares of Noble Corp.

Sell all stock shares of Lead system Corp.

2010 May

Established Ishii Hyoki Solar Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary) in Kannabe, Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture.

2011 May August

Established ISHII HYOKI (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.

Made the decision to disband and liquidate Ishii Hyoki Solar Co., Ltd.

Reduced photovoltaic cell wafer business operations.

2012 March December

Integration of Niigata sales office to Tokyo sales office

Sell all stock shares of ISHII HYOKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

2014 November

Purchased 100% of shares in Shanghai Sailuke Electronic Co., Ltd. (in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, making it a subsidiary of Ishii Hyoki Co., Ltd.

2016 February August

Began manufacturing and trading printed products for use in automobiles.

Purchased all stocks of CAP Co., Ltd., making it a subsidiary of Ishii Hyoki Co., Ltd.

2017 April

Device business division acquired ISO 9001:2015