| 1934 Jul |
The Foundry was founded |
| 1961 Jun |
Reorganized to Fukuyama Foundry Factory Co., Ltd |
| 1962 Jan |
Machinery Division, founded |
| 1963 Dec |
3 ton Main Frequency Induction melting furnace,installed
(by Shinko Electric Co,.Ltd) |
| 1969 Jun |
Approx.43,000㎡ land in Kasaoka City,bought |
| 1970 Feb |
Operation started in Kasaoka, with the following new equipment;
5 ton Main Frequency Induction furance,(Mitsubishi Electric Co.,Ltd) |
| 1972 Mar |
Fully transferred from Fukuyama to Kasaoka |
| 1977 Sep |
Furan Sand molding, started |
| 1978 Jan |
Machinery Division was separated and independent
as Marumi Industries Co,.Ltd |
| 1980 Dec |
Green sand automatic molding line (Shinto ASN) installed |
| 1981 Feb |
3.5 ton/hour Water-cooled Cupolas, installed |
| 1982 Jul |
Quantitative Spectrometer Analyzer, into use |
| 1983 Mar |
Office Computer System(MELCOM-80), started |
| 1984 Jul |
molding shop, expanded with 1,500㎡ |
| 1985 Oct |
Kobayashi Machinery Co,.Ltd, founded(for machining) |
| 1987 Apr |
5 ton High Frequency Induction melting furance, installed |
| 1987 May |
molding shop, expanded with 1,650㎡ |
| 1988 Jan |
"Crane-Blast"(Shinto KBS-FT shot blasting) installed |
| 1990 Mar |
5 ton/High Frequency Induction Furnace(Toshiba, 3,500KW), installed |
| 1990 Oct |
High voltage power supply(22,000V), connected
Diesel engine driven power plant(500KW×2), installed |
| 1991 Jul |
New main office with canteen, into use |
| 1991 Aug |
molding shop, expanded with 800㎡ |
| 1991 Oct |
High pressure molding line(Shinto APK-5 "SEIATSU"), installed |
| 1993 Sep |
Continuous shot blasting Machine(BMD), installed |
| 1995 Apr |
3-Dimensional-Vibrating core making machine, installed |
| 1995 May |
Furan sand vibration molding line with conventional molding box |
| 1996 May |
FAS line(Automated flaskless Furan sand molding line), started |
| 1997 Aug |
New Furan sand reclamation equipment(30 ton/hour), installed |
| 1999 May |
New Annealing Furnace(30 ton/charge), installed |
| 2001 May |
New Shake-out machine for big molds, with air-curtain
and sand recovery, installed |
| 2001 Sep |
Mold Drying line for medium-sized castings, installed |
| 2002 Apr |
Ladle cart for receiving molten metal directly, into use
Renewal of Diesel Engine Power Plant(500 kw, 1) |
| 2002 Jul |
One more "Crane Blast"(Shinto KSB-25A), installed |
| 2002 Oct |
Renewal of Diesel Engine Power Plant(500 kw, 1) |
| 2002 Nov |
Rotation, Coating and Drying system for big molds, installed |
| 2003 Jan |
Molten metal carrying court for big molds area, installed |
| 2003 Oct |
Introduction of 3D CAD system, installed |
| 2004 May |
NC Pattern making machine, installed |
| 2005 Jan |
Cleaning and Finishing area, expanded to 860㎡ |
| 2005 Mar |
4 painting booths newly added. |
| 2005 Nov |
Automatic granding / finishing machines (made by KOYAMA) |
| 2005 Dec |
Cold-Box coremaking machine (made by IMF/Italy) |
| 2006 Mar |
Medium frequedy induction furnaces, 6t×2 (made by Induct-Therm) |
