A History of Innovation







Company History

1936 - Parent company, Sugino Machine Ltd., founded in Osaka City under the company name of Sugino Cleaner Works as a specialized manufacturer of pneumatic and water-pressure tube cleaners.

1945 - Factory was forced to move to Uozu, Toyama Prefecture due to WWII

1962 - Uozu Factory construction completed in Hongo, Uozu City

1966 - Research Center completed 

1970 Namerikawa Factory

1970 - Namerikawa Factory completed in Nakanoshima, Namerikawa City

1971 - Company name changed to Sugino Machine Limited

1978 - Sugino establishes Chicago liaison to serve North American customers.

1980 - Sugino U.S.A. established.

1966 Sugino Research Center

1986 - Kakegawa Factory completed in Nagaya, Kakegawa City.

1988 - Sugino U.S.A. becomes Sugino Corp. Present facility in Schaumburg, Illinois built. Manufacturing of American-made Newtric Selfeeder drill units begins.

1993 - Hayatsuki Factory completed in Kuriyama, Namerikawa City.

1993 Hayatsuki Factory1993 - Hayatsuki Factory completed.

1994 - Subsidiary established in  Singapore. 

1994 - Sugino Corp. develops the Jet-Flex machining and deburring system.

1998 - ISO9001 Certification achieved

2002 - Subsidiary established in Shanghai.

2003 - Chicago office relocated to Itasca, IL

2003 - Sugino Corp introduces U-Jet cavitation Technology to the USA.

2003 - Subsidiary established in Thailand.

2005 - Prague, CZ office opened

2005 - Sugino Changshu Co., Ltd. established in Changshu.

2007 -  Subsidiary established in Mexico.

2007 - Monterrey, MX office opened

2009 - Detroit, MI office opened

2013 - Paris France office opened

2013 - Subsidiary established in Indonesia.

2013 - Aguascalientes, MX office opened

2014 - Subsidiary established in India.

2014 - Zippel, GmbH acquired

2016 - Sugino Machine celebrates the 80th anniversary

2016 - Detroit office relocated to new Technical Center in Wixom, MI

2018 - Houston, TX office opened to serve Gas/Oil and Chemical Industries

 

SCP:

1936 - Parent company, Sugino Machine Ltd., founded in Osaka City

1945 - Factory was forced to move to Uozu, Toyama Prefecture due to WWII

1967 - Sugino launches automatic Selfeeder pneumatic drill line.

1973 - First electric Selfeeder revolutionizes hole-making worldwide.

1975 - Synchro-Tapper developed with synchronized feed and spindle rotation to produce Class 3 thread accuracy.

1978 - Sugino establishes Chicago liaison to serve North American customers.

1980 - Sugino U.S.A. established.

1981 - Computer-controlled, ball-screw Mechatric developed with four programmable drilling motions.

1988 - Sugino U.S.A. becomes Sugino Corp. Present facility in Schaumburg, Illinois built. Manufacturing of American-made Newtric Selfeeder drill units begins.

1990 - U.S. patent granted for Newtric features.

1991 - Mechatric MSX unveiled. Utilizes Fanuc single-axis CNC control.

1994 - Sugino Corp. develops the Jet-Flex machining and deburring system.

1995 - MSZ Mechatric introduced with 12 pre-programmed drill patterns, cutting feed rates. Conversational NC control. 100 program memory.

1996 - Revolutionary Duomech delivers precision drilling and tapping in one pass. Patented.

1997 - 'Jet-O-Mation' machines developed for deburring small, mass produced parts using high pressure waterjet technology.

1998 - ISO9001 Certification achieved

1999 - Jet-Flex Center Machine developed for use with a single arm robot for automated part loading and unloading.

2000 - Model ST2 and ST3 SynchroTappers developed with AC servo motors, digital input for stroke and rpm, and four programmable operating patterns.

2001 - Chicago office relocated to Itasca, IL

2003 - Sugino Corp introduces U-Jet cavitation Technology to the USA.

2005 - Prague, CZ office opened

2007 - Monterrey, MX office opened

2009 - Detroit, MI office opened

2013 - Paris France office opened

2013 - Aguascalientes, MX office opened

2014 - Zippel, GmbH acquired

2014 - Introduction of ST2M and ST3M Servo Tappers with Mitsubishi motors and controls

2015 - Introduction of Barriquan Deburring Toolholder

2016 - Sugino Machine celebrates the 80th anniversary

2016 - Detroit office relocated to new Technical Center in Wixom, MI

2018 - Houston, TX office opened to serve Gas/Oil and Chemical Industries

2018 - Barriquan Robotic Deburring cell debuts at IMTS 2018.

SML:

March 1936 - Founded in Osaka City under the company name of Sugino Cleaner Works as a specialized manufacturer of pneumatic and water-pressure tube cleaners.

June 1945 - Factory was forced to move to Uozu, Toyama Prefecture due to World War II.

April 1956 - Restructured as a private limited company.

January 1961 - Appointed as a Small & Medium Enterprise National Rationalization Model Factory.

March 1962 - Uozu Factory construction completed in Hongo, Uozu City

1966 Sugino Research Center

April 1962 - Trade Department established

June 1966 - Research Center completed 

November 1968 - Granted the 2nd Small & Medium Enterprise Research Center Award

1970 Namerikawa Factory

March 1970 - Namerikawa Factory completed in Nakanoshima, Namerikawa City

April 1971 - Company name changed to Sugino Machine Limited

May 1971 - Awarded financial grant by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry for the development of key technology in ultrahigh-pressure pumps.

1971 High Pressure PumpDecember 1971 - Received the 1971 Top 10 New Product Award from the Nikkan Kogyo Newspaper for its "Ultrahigh-Pressure Pump". 

July 1975 - Received the Prime Minister's Award for contributions to industrial safety. 

July 1978 - Chicago Office opened.

August 1980 - Subsidiary established in the United States.

November 1980 - Head Office completed.

January 1984 - Head Office visited by Prince Takamatsunomiya.

1986 Kakegawa Factory

October 1984 - Singapore Representative Office opened.

August 1986 - Kakegawa Factory completed in Nagaya, Kakegawa City.

October 1993 - Hayatsuki Factory completed in Kuriyama, Namerikawa City.

1993 Hayatsuki FactoryAugust 1994 - Hayatsuki Factory visited by the Crown Prince and Princess.

December 1994 - Subsidiary established in  Singapore. 

September 1995 - Sugino Maintenance Service Co., Ltd. established. 

April 1998 - Kyoritsu Seiki Co., Ltd. joined Sugino Group.

September 1988 - Acquired ISO9001 certification.

March 2002  - Name of Sugino Maintenance Service Co., Ltd. changed to Sugino Direct Service Co., Ltd.

July 2002 - Subsidiary established in Shanghai.

August 2003 - Subsidiary established in Thailand.

September 2005 - Prague Branch Office established.

October 2005 - Sugino Changshu Co., Ltd. established in Changshu.

April 2007 -  Subsidiary established in Mexico.

May 2011 - Nihon Jig Co., Ltd. joined Sugino Group.

January 2013 - Subsidiary established in Indonesia.

March 2013 - M-Tec Co., Inc. joined Sugino Group Subsidiary established in France.

January 2014 - Zippel GmbH joined Sugino Group.

July 2014 - Subsidiary established in India.


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