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Corporate History

October 1957 Changed the corporate name to Sanshin Tokki Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
February 1975 Established Sanshin Shoko Co., Ltd. by separating the sales and design/electric equipment departments and strengthened sales operations.
November 1986 Received the Niigata Prefecture Technology Award for the development of the double-side lapping machine for floppy disks and hard disks.
November 1987 Merged Sanshin Tokki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Sanshin Shoko Co., Ltd., under the corporate name Sanshin Co., Ltd.
June 1989 Started the manufacture of the super-finishing system for the shaft pin and journal.
May 1990 Started the manufacture of the spherical lens film lapping system.
November 1990 Started the manufacture of the film lapping system for color LCD panels.
August 1994 Started the manufacture of the film lapping system for optical fiber edge face.
September 1995 Started the manufacture of the lapping film-type PDP grinding system.
March 1997 Developed the DVD bonding system and started delivery.
October 1997 Approved as a certified enterprise under the Temporary Law concerning Measures for the Promotion of the Creative Business Activities of Small and Medium Enterprises.
December 1997 Started development and delivery of the lapping film-type inner diameter super-finishing system.
March 1998 Approved as a certified investment enterprise of the Niigata Prefecture New Industry Creation Project.
March 2000 Received the Niigata Prefecture Technical Award for the research and development of abrasive compound and grinding systems for precision films.
March 2004 Started the manufacture of systems that are specialized for the use of automotive and related products.
June 2005 Manufacture and sale of crankshaft lapping machines.
December 2008 New office building completed.
October 2009 Selected as “300 Energetic Manufacturing SMEs 2009.”
July 2010 Adopted for the Nagaoka City Frontier Project in 2010.
September 2011 Development and sale of SFM and Super Finisher Mini outer diameter lapping machines.
September 2012 The flat surface polishing machine FTL-5D was adopted for the Nagaoka City Frontier Challenge.
March 2013 Developed the centerless polishing machine (CLP-300).
March 2013 Developed the tape type flat lapping machine (TCM-150SD).
March 2013 Developed the inner and outer diameter finishing machine (MFIL-V).
December 2013 Development and sales of cam lap machines.
November 2014 Development and sales of ball screw shaft and nut groove lapping machines.
February 2015 Received certification for “new collaboration.”
December 2015 Completed installation of solar panels for snowfall and started power generation.
January 2016 Received the “Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Award” at the 33rd Excellent Management Awards Ceremony.
April 2016 Ball screw tape polishing machine is certified by Naze “Gougi 2016.”
November 2016 Received the “Technology Award” from the Hokuriku Shin-Etsu Branch of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering.
December 2017 Selected as a “regional future driver” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
May 2018 Head office renovated