| 1946 |
Starts metal cutting business in Narimasu, Itabashi, Tokyo
Main products are motorcycle and automobile parts, and electricity-related components; delivering Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and the Special Procurement Agency, United States Forces, Japan, etc.
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| 1948 |
Installs automation machines to establish a revolutionary mass production system |
| 1961 |
Opens the Suzuka Plant in Suzuka-shi, Mie |
| 1966 |
Opens the Hamamatsu Plant in Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka |
| 1967 |
Opens the Sayama Plant in Sayama-shi, Saitama |
| 1976 |
Opens the Kumamoto Plant in Nankan-machi, Tamana-gun, Kumamoto |
| 1983 |
Installs NC equipment
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| 1989 |
Closes the Tokyo Plant in Narimasu, Itabashi for integration |
| 1996 |
Moves Head office to Sayama-city, Saitama |
| 1999 |
Introduces thermal treatment facilities into Kumamoto Plant |
| 2000 |
Sayama Plant is certified with ISO 14001, the international standard for environmental management
Kumamoto Plant is certified with ISO 9001(9002), the international standard for quality assurance
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| 2000 |
Closes the Suzuka Plant in Suzuka-shi, Mie, for integration |
| 2000 |
Receives the "Supplier Award for cost price" from Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 2001 |
Hamamatsu and Kumamoto plants are certified with ISO 14001 |
| 2003 |
Sayama plant is certified with ISO 9001 |
| 2006 |
Opens KOBAYASHI CORPORATION (Thailand) Ltd. in the Kingdom of Thailand |
| 2007 |
Closes the Hamamatsu Plant for integration |
| 2010 |
Receives the "Supplier Award for quality" from Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 2011 |
Integrates the Sayama Plant and Head Office for reorganization |
| 2011 |
ISO 14001 certification of Head Office and Kumamoto Plant is integrated |
| 2012 |
Receives the "Supplier Award for cost price" from Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 2013 |
ISO 9001 certification of Head Offie and Kumamoto Plant is integrated |
| 2017 |
Opens Kobayashi America, Inc. |
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