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MISUMI GLOBAL NETWORKMISUMI Group Information
Corporate History
| Feb. 1963 | MISUMI Shoji Co., Ltd. was established for the purpose of selling electronic equipment and bearings |
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| Jul. 1965 | Sale of press die components commenced |
| Jun. 1973 | Chubu Sales office (currently Nagoya Sales Office) established |
| Jun. 1973 | Sales offices (currently Customer Service Centers) rolled out thereafter in various regions of Japan |
| Jan. 1977 | Catalog of standardized parts for press dies published |
| Jan. 1980 | Information magazine “Voice” published |
| Apr. 1981 | Kansai Plant (currently West Japan Distribution Center) was established as a logistics site |
| May 1985 | Catalog of standardized parts for plastic molds published |
| Feb. 1988 | “MISUMI USA, Inc.” was established in the U.S. as a regional subsidiary |
| Sep. 1988 | Catalog of standardized parts for Factory Automation published |
| May 1989 | Corporate name was changed from MISUMI Shoji Co., Ltd. to MISUMI Corporation |
| Apr. 1991 | Catalog of electronic parts for FA published |
| Aug. 1991 | New building of Kansai Plant (currently West Japan Distribution Center) completed and automatic sorting lines were installed |
| Jul. 1993 | Catalog of cutting tools published |
| Jan. 1994 | Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Apr. 1994 | “MISUMI SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD.” was established as a regional subsidiary in Singapore |
| Jul. 1994 | Catalog of processed parts for factory automation published |
| Jun. 1995 | Catalog of computer parts for FA published |
| Aug. 1995 | “MISUMI E.A. HK LTD.” was established as a regional subsidiary in Hong Kong |
| Jan. 1997 | “MISUMI (THAILAND) CO., LTD.” was established as a regional subsidiary in Thailand |
| Jan. 1997 | Sales office was established in Bangkok, Thailand |
| Sep. 1998 | Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| May 1999 | “MISUMI KOREA CORP.” was established as a regional subsidiary in South Korea |
| Apr. 2003 | “MISUMI Europa GmbH”, was established as a regional subsidiary in Germany |
| Jun. 2003 | “SHANGHAI MISUMI PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD. (currently MISUMI (CHINA) PRECISION MACHINERY TRADING CO., LTD.)” was established as a regional subsidiary in Shanghai, China |
| Oct. 2003 | QCT Logistics Center was established as a logistics site in Shanghai |
| May 2004 | FA catalog (in inches) published for the North American market |
| May 2004 | QCT Logistics Center was established in North America as a logistics site |
| Jun. 2004 | Sales office was established in Wuxi, China |
| Feb. 2005 | “SURUGA (THAILAND) CO., LTD.” was established as a regional subsidiary in Thailand |
| Apr. 2005 | “MISUMI Corporation” continues to operate as a subsidiary that succeeds all businesses. Management integration with Suruga Seiki Co., Ltd. (currently Suruga Production Platform Co., Ltd.) was achieved through a stock swap, and the corporate name was changed to “MISUMI Group Inc.” |
| May 2005 | Sales offices established in Guangzhou and Tianjin, China |
| Jul. 2005 | QCT Logistics Center was established as a logistics site in Guangzhou, China |
| Jul. 2005 | Suruga Vietnam Factory No. 2 was established as a manufacturing site in Vietnam |
| Oct. 2005 | QCT Logistics Center and SURUGA SEIKI’s factory was established as logistics and manufacturing sites in Thailand |
| Jan. 2006 | QCT Logistics Center was established as a logistics site in Frankfurt, Germany |
| Aug. 2006 | “MISHIMA SEIKI CO., LTD.” was established as a subsidiary of SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD. (currently SURUGA Production Platform Co., Ltd.) |
| Sep. 2006 | “SURUGA KOREA CO., LTD.” was established as regional subsidiary in South Korea |
| Oct. 2006 | Sales office was established in Malaysia |
| Oct. 2006 | QCT Logistics Center was established in South Korea as a logistics site |
| Dec. 2006 | Sales office was established in Vietnam |
| Feb. 2007 | SURUGA SEIKI Korea’s factory was established as a manufacturing site in South Korea |
| Apr. 2007 | MISUMI QCT Center Kumamoto was established in Kumamoto as a Customer Service Center |
| Oct. 2007 | “MISUMI Production Park” was established in Kobe as an integrated manufacturing site |
| Nov. 2007 | Sales office established in Shenzhen, China |
| Jan. 2008 | Call centers throughout Japan were aggregated into two facilities, Tokyo and Kumamoto QCT Centers |
| Mar. 2008 | “SP Parts Co., Ltd.” was amalgamated into a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation |
| Mar. 2009 | “MISUMI INDIA Pvt. Ltd.” was established as a regional subsidiary in India |
| Jul. 2010 | Sales office was established in Italy |
| Aug. 2010 | Sales office was established in Ningbo, China |
| Aug. 2010 | Sales office was established in Chennai, India |
| Aug. 2010 | An inventory center was established as a logistics site in Singapore |
| Nov. 2010 | A new business by way of “MISUMI VONA” begins to sell third-party brand products |
| Jan. 2011 | Corporate name of SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD. was changed to “SURUGA Production Platform Co., Ltd.” “SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD.” was newly established to continue to succeed the OST (Optical & Scientific Technology) business |
| Jan. 2011 | Sales office in Malaysia was upgraded to a regional subsidiary status known as “MISUMI MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.” |
| Feb. 2011 | “SURUGA INDIA Pvt. Ltd.” was established as regional subsidiary in India |
| Apr. 2011 | Sales office established in Taegu, South Korea |
| May 2011 | Sales Offices were established in Wuhan (China), Bangalore (India) |
| Jun. 2011 | Sales Office was established in Suzhou and Dongguan, China |
| Jul. 2011 | “SURUGA SEIKI SALES & TRADING (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.” was established as a regional subsidiary in Shanghai |
| Aug. 2011 | Sales office was established in Beijing, China |
| Sep. 2011 | Sales office was established in Dalian, China |
| Oct. 2011 | Suruga Vietnam Factory No. 3 was established as a manufacturing site in Vietnam |
| Oct. 2011 | Suruga India’s factory was established as a manufacturing site in India |
| Dec. 2011 | Inventory center was expanded as a logistics site in Los Angeles (North America) |
| Mar. 2012 | Sales office was established in Qingdao, China |
| Jul. 2012 | Sales office was established in Chengdu, China |
| Nov. 2012 | US die components manufacturers, “Dayton Progress Corporation” and business company of Anchor Danly Inc. , “Anchor Lamina America, Inc.” were acquired |
| Jan. 2013 | “SURUGA SEIKI (NANTONG) CO., LTD.” was established as a regional subsidiary in Nantong, China |
| Jan. 2013 | “PT. MISUMI INDONESIA” was established as regional subsidiary in Indonesia |
| Mar. 2013 | Sales office was established in Xi’an, China |
| May 2013 | Sales office was established in Xiamen (Amoy), China |
| Sep. 2013 | Sales office and logistics center were established in Cikarang, Indonesia |
| Mar. 2014 | Nantong Factory was established as a manufacturing site in Nantong, China |
| Jul. 2014 | SURUGA Production Platform Co., Ltd. was awarded the 2014 GOOD FACTORY Award for “Innovations to Manufacturing Processes” by the Japan Management Association |
| Sep. 2014 | Sales office was established in Pune, India |
| Mar. 2015 | Eight VONA Business catalogs were published |
| Apr. 2015 | “DAISEKI Co., Ltd.” was amalgamated into a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation |
| Oct. 2015 | Suruga Vietnam Factory No. 4 was established as a manufacturing site in Vietnam |
| Jul. 2016 | “MISUMI VIETNAM CO., LTD.” was established as a regional subsidiary in Vietnam |
| Nov. 2017 | “MISUMI Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., in Mexico” was established as a regional subsidiary in Mexico |
| Apr. 2019 | Central Japan Distribution Center was established in Inazawa city, Aichi prefecture |
| Jun. 2019 | Inventory center was expanded as a logistics site in Vietnam |
| Aug. 2020 | Sales office was established in France |
| Nov. 2020 | Inventory center was expanded as a logistics site in Ohio (North America) |
EC website for FA/ Die components, Tools/ MROs etc. Including MISUMI, the number of domestic and overseas manufacturers handled, surpass 3000 companies. Free shipment from even one item order, by way of reliable quick delivery.
E-Commerce website of each respective Sales Area
| Japan | China | Korea | Vietnam |
| Thailand | Singapore | Malaysia | Indonesia |
| India | Germany | Italy | France |
| United Kingdom | USA | Mexico |