Kuroda Gauge Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was founded by Saburo Kuroda for manufacture and sale of all types of gauges.
Founder Saburo KURODA
March 1935
The production and distribution of block gauges started.
November 1935
The company was reorganized into a limited partnership company (capital: 200,000 yen).
1938
Onuki Laboratory, the predecessor of Futtsu Factory, was established.
Onuki Laboratory
January 1943
The company was reorganized into a stock company (capital: 980,000 yen).
September 1946
Production and sale of press tools started.
Early press tool
April 1949
The present company was established through investment in kind from the old company (capital: 4.6 million yen).
April 1953
Production and sales of surface grinding machines started.
First Surface Grinding Machine
November 1955
The plants obtained the approval for displaying the JIS mark for thread gauges.
April 1957
The company obtained the approval from the American Petroleum Institute for using its official mark on reference master gauge for API Std. 5A and Std. 5L threads.
September 1961
Production and sales of pneumatic equipments started.
October 1961
Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Capital: 250 million yen)
December 1961
Nagano Plant was completed.
Machine tools lines at time of new construction
December 1962
Production and sales of Ball Screws started.
June 1965
The corporation name was changed from Kuroda Gauge Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to Kuroda Precision Industries, Ltd.
April 1966
The head office transferred to Kita-senzoku Kamata, Ota ward.
September 1970
Asahi Plant was completed.
April 1976
The head office transferred to Shimohirama, Saiwai-ward , Kawasaki-city.
Head office in Shimohirama (former Kawasaki Factory)
1978
Production and sales of laminated precision press tools "FASTEC® ® " started.
December 1980
Capitalization increased to 850 million yen.
April 1981
Capitalization increased to 935 million yen.
April 1985
Production and distribution of CNC formation surface grinders started.
February 1986
Establishment of a liaison office in Chicago (USA) as an overseas operation point.
May 1987
Production and sale of the "Super Polishing Machine" an ultla-precision mirror surface processor started.
April 1989
Production and sale of rolled Ball Screws started.
July 1991
Production and sale of "NANOMETRO ® " a surface configuration measuring device started.
November 1994
Production and sales of precision forming surface grinding machine "GS-515E" started.
December 1996
Kuroda Precision Industries Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. was established as a joint venture in Malaysia with Kawasho Corporation and KSPC Co. (Now a consolidated subsidiary.)
April 1998
Construction of a new rolled ball screw factory within the Asahi Plant.
January 1999
Production and sales of "ECOSAVER ® " a minimal quantity lubrication system for semi-dry processing started.
May 1999
Business and capital tieup was conducted with Parker Hannifin Corporation (USA).
July 1999
Capitalization increased to 1,875 million yen.
March 2000
Construction of the 7th factory at the Asahi Plant.
March 2001
Construction of the 6th factory (PE factory) at the Nagano Plant.
April 2001
Construction of a new factory at the Futtsu Plant for production of Ball Screws.
November 2001
Kuroda Precision Industries Pinghu Co., Ltd. was established as a joint venture in Pinghu City, Zhejiang, China with Kawasho Corporation and Jiangsu Kawaden Steel Products Co., Ltd. (Now a consolidated subsidiary.)
October 2003
The pneumatic equipment business was split-up and Kuroda Pneumatics Ltd. was established.
November 2005
Production and sale of motor core for hybrid vehicle started.
December 2005
The production and sale of the NANOMETRO® FTT1500 series, a configuration measuring system for large photo-mask substrates for flat panel display started.
NANOMETRO® FTT1500
March 2006
70% of Kuroda Pneumatics' issued shares were transferred to Parker Hannifin Corporation (USA).
November 2006
Production and sale " Next generation artisan GS-45 series " - a new series of precision surface grinding machine started.
GS-45
August 2008
Kazusa Akademia Plant was completed.
Kazusa Akademia Plant
April 2010
Kuroda Precision Industries Korea Co.Ltd was established (Now a consolidated subsidiary).
November 2012
100% of the shares of Avingtrans Industrial Products Ltd. (UK) were acquired and the company became a subsidiary.
July 2013
The common brand of drive related equipments and spindle products KURODA JENA TEC was launched and started sales.
KURODA JENATEC
July 2013
The head office transferred to Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ward , Kawasaki-city.
January 2014
Business tieup was conducted with the Euro Group (Italy), and the joint venture of Eurotranciatura U.S.A. LLC was established in Tennessee (USA).
The universal tooling business was transferred to Century Trading Corporation (Taiwan), and the joint venture Winwell Japan Co.Ltd. was established.
May 2014
Kuroda Jena Tec Trading Pinghu Co., Ltd. was established as sales company in Pinghu City, Zhejiang, China
September 2014
Glue FASTEC® license agreement was signed with Euro Group SpA.
September 2017
Gauging Co., Ltd. (an equity method affiliate) becomes a consolidated subsidiary through additional acquisition of shares.
June 2019
Completed liquidation of Pinghu Kuroda Jenna Taike Trading Co., Ltd. (consolidated subsidiary) and integrated business into Pinghu Kuroda Seiko Co., Ltd.
January 2021
Merged with Eisen Electronics Co., Ltd.
February 2022
Concluded Glue FASTEC® license agreement with Wuxi Longsheng New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
April 2022
Due to a market classification review by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market.
August 2022
Entered into capital and business alliance agreement with Japan Co-Creation Platform Inc.
January 2023
Established Benichu Kuroda Lamination Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. and Benichu Coil Center Kanto Co., Ltd.
December 2023
Nagano Factory acquires IATF16949: Automotive Quality Management System Certification for "Manufacturing of Automotive Motor Cores"
December 2023
Nagano 8th Factory completed
October 2024
Started manufacturing and selling the rotary grinder GSR-600
May 2025
Our Nagano Plant obtained JIS Q 9100 (aerospace and defense industry quality management system standard) certification.
