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| Historical Highlights |
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| April | 1947 | - | Established as
HIKARI SEIKO CO., LTD. (with \195,000 in capital) |
| October | 1954 | Production of Universal Joint begun | |
| January | 1956 | JIS approval awarded for the first time in the needle roller industry |
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| October | 1969 | Awarded by the Director of the International Trade and Industry Bureau |
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| November | 1973 | Operations begun at needle roller factory | |
| March | 1984 | Operations begun at new Inabe plant | |
| November | 1988 | Awarded Toyota Quality Control Prize of Excellence |
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| November | 1995 | Awarded TPM Prize of Excellence | |
| November | 1995 | Head office building construction scheduled for completion |
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| December | 1996 | Achieved ISO 1400 | |
| January | 1997 | Awarded Japan Small and Medium Enterprises Research Center's prize |
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| April | 1997 | Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the foundation of company |
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August April |
1997 1998 |
Completion of philippine HKR lnc. Achieved ISO 9001 |
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| June | 1999 | Achieved QS 9000 | |
| August | 1999 | Completion of HKR HIKARI Ltd. at Inabe site |
