1960/6 | SHIRAI IRON WORKS is established in Kizuri, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. |
1962/7 | Company name changes to SHIRAI IRON WORKS CO., LTD. |
1964/10 | The company moves to our current location upon completion of the new factory, and commences business activities in the industrial-use and small-sized machine market. |
1967/3 | The company begins designing and manufacturing glass processing machines upon receiving orders for glass manufacturing machines from NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD. |
1974/9 | The company develops its first automatic cross cutting machine. |
1975/4 | The company begins mass production of the automatic cross cutting machines and also develops a series of machine models which include double-edge grinding machines, shape edge grinding machines for automobiles, drilling machines and washing/cleaning machines. |
1981/5 | The company introduces the Numerical-Controlled (NC) Automatic Scriber "STC150115". |
1982/9 | The company succeeds in developing the world's first computer-equipped NC cutting machine with interactive, automatic cutting size and pitch calculation functions for normal and wired architectural glass. |
1986/10 | The company expands the factory with a goal to release new models annually. As a result, automobile glass processing machines, automatic LCD glass loading, scribing, grinding and cleaning machine systems, microscope slide glass processing machines, water-jet cutting machines, automatic glass transferring, loading and cutting machines, and manufacturing machines for insulated glass are introduced. |
1996 | With confidence in the 35 years of accumulated technological knowledge and skills in the glass processing field, the company decides to enter the field of FPD glass substrate processing machines. |
1999/5 | The company develops the world's fastest cutting and processing machine for color filter (CF) glass substrates. |
2000/9 | A new factory is established, along with upgrades done to the main factory building, to further expand the company's business activities in the FPD glass substrate cutting and processing machine market. |
2002/2 | The company changes its name to SHIRAI TECH, LIMITED. |
2002/6 | The vertical-type PDP glass dual-side scribing, breaking and R-beveling machines are introduced. |
2003/10 | The Generation 5 (G-5) cell panel non-rotation scribing and breaking machine is introduced. |
2003/12 | The G-5 DENSEPAK glass loading system and conveyor (equipped with dual-side film peeling unit) is introduced. |
SHIRAI TECH, LIMITED. SHIRAI TECH (SHENZHEN) LIMITED SHIRAI TECH LTD. Taiwan office |