December 1974 | -Toyoda Machine Works, Ltd. (now JTEKT) and L. M. Van Moppes & Sons Ltd. (now Saint-Gobain) concluded a joint venture agreement. |
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April 1975 |
-Toyoda Van Moppes Ltd. was founded. -Toyoda Van Moppes began operations at the Inuyama Plant. |
1976 | -Sales of rotary dressers began. |
1977 | -New head office plant was constructed in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. - Sales of wear-resistant products adopting PCD began ahead of others in the industry. |
1978 | -Sales of diamond and CBN wheels began. |
1979 | -Tokyo Office opened. |
1980 | -Osaka Office opened. -Sales of CBN wheels (resin bond) for cam grinding began. |
1981 | -Toyoda Van Moppes exported products. -Inuyama Plant was integrated into the head office plant, resulting in the establishment of an integrated production system. |
1982 | -Head office plant was extended. |
1983 | -Sales of the DPCGX-R tool grinding machine exclusively for PCD and PCBN cutting tools and the CHMF-I chamfering machine began. |
1984 | -Sales of ultra-precise diamond cutting tools began. |
1985 | -Sales of the Ultra-mate metal wheel began. |
1987 | -Sales of the VA series vitrified wheel began. |
1988 | -Second plant was newly constructed. -Export of CBN vitrified wheels for cam and crankpin grinding to Europe and the U.S. began. |
1992 | -Hiroshima Office opened. |
1994 | -Fukuoka Office opened. |
1996 | -Sales of ultra-high-speed (160 m/s) CBN vitrified wheels began. -Head office plant obtained ISO 9001 certification. |
2000 | -Initial extension of the second plant was completed. -Sales of ultra-high-speed (200 m/s) CBN vitrified wheels began. -Hamamatsu Office opened. |
2001 | -Head office plant obtained ISO 14001 certification. -Toyoda Van Moppes began recoating CBN vitrified wheels jointly with Universal Superabrasives Inc. (now Saint-Gobain). |
2004 | -Customer Center was newly constructed. |
2007 | -Second extension of the second plant was completed. |
2012 | -Toyoda Van Moppes (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. was established in Hanoi, Vietnam. -Technical center was extended. |
2014 | -Received the Quality Control Excellence Award from Toyota Motor Corporation. |
2016 | -Received the Quality Control Excellence Award from Toyota Motor Corporation. -Started the recoating business of CBN vitrified wheels for Vietnam business expansion. |
2017 | -Received the Distinguished Creativity and Ingenuity Awards from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2 employees) -Logistics Center was established. -Received the Quality Control Excellence Award from Toyota Motor Corporation. |
2018 | -Received the Distinguished Creativity and Ingenuity Awards from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2 employees) |
2019 | -Business alliance with HIKARI KIKAI SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD. for sales of diamond tool grinding machines |
2020 | -JTEKT GRINDING TOOLS 45th anniversary |
2021 | -Sales of vitrified diamond wheels for semiconductor wafer processing started |
2022 | -Company name changed to JTEKT GRINDING TOOLS CORPORATION -Toyoda Van Moppes(Vietnam)Co.,Ltd 10th anniversary |
2023 | -Toyoda Van Moppes (Vietnam) Co., Ltd changed its name to JTEKT GRINDING TOOLS (VIETNAM) CO., LTD. |