History & Milestones
1928 - 1940
NACHI-FUJIKOSHI was founded with the express aim of becoming a domestic manufacturer of cutting tools and machine tools in the trend towards industrial modernization. The Company's business activities expanded greatly in the first 20 years since its founding.
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Kohki Imura |
| 1928 |
FUJIKOSHI STEEL INDUSTRY CO., Ltd. was founded in Toyama City by the founder, Kohki Imura. |
| 1929 |
NACHI hacksaw blades were chosen as a superior example of Japanese manufacturing technology and were personally inspected by the Emperor Showa. The NACHI trademark was adopted from the name of the Emperor's ship. |
| 1934 |
The company gained recognition as an all-round domestic manufacturer of precision cutting tools. installed the latest European and American machinery. |
| 1937 |
established FUJIKOSHI Technical High School. |
| 1938 |
Higashi-Toyama Steel Mill started operation. established integrated manufacturing system covering materials through to final production. |
| 1939 |
begun production of bearings. Machine Tools Dept. established to supply own company plants with internally manufactured machinery. |
| 1940 |
Business further expanded to 18 plants in Japan and number of employees increased to 36,000. established FUJIKOSHI Hospital. |