| 1920 |
Starts manufacturing gramophone needles in Minami-senjyu,
Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1930 |
Sets up a gramophone needle manufacturing facility in Ogu-machi,
Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1931 |
Executes its first shipments of RCA Victor-designated gramophone
needles to Shanghai, China, and New York, U.S.A., respectively. |
| 1936 |
Establishes the firm "Masujima Seishinjo Co." as an unlimited
partnership while pursuing sewing machine needle-related R&D
activities. |
| 1939 |
Witnesses the completion of a sewing machine needle manufacturing
machine and launches production and sale of the machine under
the brand name of "ORGAN." |
| 1945 |
Evacuates Tokyo under the orders of wartime Japanese military
authorities, relocates the factory to its present location
and resumes production. |
| 1949 |
Sets up the Nakashioda factory. |
| 1950 |
Establishes Masujima Seishinjo
Co., Ltd.;
executes its first shipment of sewing machine needles to the
U.S.A. |
| 1952 |
Obtains approval to use a JIS mark for household-use sewing
machine needles. |
| 1953 |
Receives Patent Office Director General's Prize at the Nagano
Prefecture Invention Exhibition; President Ryozo Masujima
receives an Blue Ribbon Medal ;
the firm receives Mayor of Nagano Prefecture Prize at the
Nagano Prefecture Excellent Industrial Products Exhibition. |
| 1954 |
Prince Takamatsu visits the factory ; launches production
and sale of knitting machine needles. |
| 1956 |
Executes its first shipment of knitting machine needles to
Switzerland. |
| 1959 |
Sets up its Higashi-shioda factory. |
| 1960 |
President Ryozo Masujima passes away; Yoshimi Masujima takes office as president and CEO; the annual
production of sewing machine needles breaks the 100 million-piece
mark (No. 1 in the world). |
| 1961 |
Obtains approval to use a JIS mark for knitting machine needles. |
| 1962 |
Enters into a technical-marketing contract with Oerlikon-Buehrle,
AG of Switzerland. |
| 1963 |
Changes the company name to Organ Needle Co., Ltd. |
| 1964 |
Establishes its Ueda Factory; increases capital to ¥112
million; achieves official commendation as a firm contributing
to sustained expansion of export activities on a stable basis. |
| 1966 |
Obtains approval to use a JIS mark for industrial sewing machine
needles; |
| 1967 |
Sets up its Nishi-shioda Comprehensive Industrial Sewing Machine
Needle Factory; recognized for contribution to nation's export
activities; sets up joint firm Organ
Needle Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. |
| 1969 |
Sets up the third knitting machine needle plant in Ueda Factory;
increases capital to ¥155 million; achieves official commendation
of Ministry of International Trad and Industry for the sixth
consecutive time as a grade A export-supporting firm in accordance
with the Exceptions to Tax Laws Act. |
| 1970 |
Establishes Nishi-shioda Comprehensive
Knitting
Machine Needle Factory;
sets up Kyushu Organ Needle Co., Ltd. in Kumamoto-ken, Kyushu. |
| 1971 |
Sets up the Chuo Factory. |
| 1972 |
Increases capital to ¥235.2 million. |
| 1973 |
Sets
up a seamless needle/circular knitting
needle/Links Type needle manufacturing
plant in Chuoh Factory.
|
| 1974 |
Sets up joint firm Hong Kong Masujima Needle Co., Ltd. in
Hong Kong. |
| 1976 |
Achieves Labor Minister's commendation for industrial hygiene
activities; introduces the NEAC System
200 for production-sales management. |
| 1977 |
Witnesses completion of its new head office building; achieves
the 10th Smaller Enterprises Research Center's National commendation;
increases capital to ¥342 million; concludes a European
region general agency agreement with Ruppel+Maihofer
GmbH of West Germany. |
| 1978 |
Launches the third products division. |
| 1980 |
Increases capital to ¥350 million. |
| 1981 |
Establishes a sales company, Organ Needle (S) Co. Pte. Ltd.,
in Singapore. |
| 1982 |
Increases capital to ¥460 million. |
| 1985 |
Establishes OSS Co., Ltd. by consolidating five sewing machine
needle agents into a single entity. |
| 1986 |
Changes the name of Organ Sales
Company to Organ Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 1987 |
Establishes joint firm O.A.K. Co., Ltd. in South Korea. |
| 1988 |
Increases capital to ¥552 million. |
| 1990 |
Relocates the third business department's electronics/OA (office
equipment automation) arm and the felting needle division
to Ueda Factory. |
| 1991 |
Sets up its 10th plant at the Nishi-shioda Factory and integrates
all sewing machine needle arms, thereby establishing a "one
business department one factory" structure; introduces a PVD
coating system. |
| 1994 |
Sets up a R&D center on the premises of the Ueda Research
Park and relocates the development arm from the Naka-shioda
Factory to the R&D center in the park. |
| 1995 |
Establishes Organ Needle (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam; the third business department achieves ISO
9002 certification. |
| 1996 |
Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the founding of the firm. |
| 1997 |
Spins off the arm dedicated to electronics/office equipment
automation parts/precision technology; establishes
Organ Technics Co., Ltd. |
| 1998 |
Sees completion of the second factory on the premises of Organ
Needle (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. |
| 1999 |
The felting needle group achieves ISO 9002 certification. |
| 2000 |
Yoshimi Masujima assumes office as chairman of the board of
directors;
Ryosuke Masujima assumes office as president & CEO. |
