History
1944 | Started business as a subcontractor for Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd. | |
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1947 | Started delivery of automobile parts for Mizushima Jidosha Seisakusho of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
[currently Mitsubishi Motors Corporation]. |
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1960 | Relocated the Ibara Plant to our current location. | |
1965 | Constructed the Soja Plant. | |
1969 | Started delivery for Kubota Tekko K.K. [currently Kubota Corporation]. | |
1972 | Started delivery for Koyo TRW K.K. [currently JTEKT Corporation]. | |
1985 | Constructed the Kasaoka Plant, relocated cold-forging facilities, and started production. | |
1989 | Constructed the Soja No.2 Plant. | |
1997 | Started production of steering gear assembly. | |
2001 | Established Fuzhou Lioho Machinery Co., Ltd. (casting, machining, and assembly) in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China jointly with Lioho Machine Works, Ltd. in Taiwan. |
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2002 | Obtained ISO14001 certification. | |
2005 | Established Fuzhou Ibara Lioho Machinery Co., Ltd. (cold forging, machining, heat treatment, and assembly) within the factory premises of Fuzhou Lioho Machinery Co., Ltd. Obtained ISO/TS16949 certification at the Kasaoka Plant. |
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2006 | Obtained ISO/TS16949 certification at the Ibara Plant, Soja Plant, and Soja No.2 Plant. | |
2007 | Reorganized the plants for consolidation and efficiency enhancement of manufacturing and control. | |
2011 | Started management based on our new management philosophy. Participated in the electric vehicle project by the Okayama Vehicle Engineering Center for the next EV (OVEC). |
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2013 | Constructed a new plant of Fuzhou Ibara Lioho Machinery Co., Ltd. due to increased orders. | |
2014 | Established PT.IBARA LIOHO INDONESIA in Indonesia jointly with Lioho Machinery. | |
2017 | Obtained IATF16949 certification. | |
2018 | Entered the Robot SIer (Robot System Integrator) business. | |
2019 | Established Okayama Robocare Center Co., Ltd. in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture jointly with CYBERDYNE, Inc. and its subsidiary Suzuka Robocare Center Co., Ltd. Entered the wearable cyborg business. |
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2020 | Expanded the plant of PT.IBARA LIOHO INDONESIA, and newly constructed a welfare building. | Selected as a one of the Companies Driving Regional Growth. |