Company Principle
Take good care of customers
Put priority on engineering and quality
Value employees
Management Policies
We will strive to fulfill demands of
customers and create
a new future with customers.
Vision
We aim to be a manufacturing service company
that provides the world's best customer satisfaction.
History
| 1935 | Founded in Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan |
| 1944 | Relocated to Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Japan |
| 1947 | Start manufacturing ice pop molds |
| 1950 | Start manufacturing speakers with drawing process |
| 1954 | Start manufacturing aluminum cases for communication device |
| 1957 | Start manufacturing speakers for NHK monitors |
| 1958 | Reorganized to a limited company |
| 1961 | Start manufacturing electron guns |
| 1963 | Start manufacturing car stereo mechanisms Develop deep drawing technique for 0.6mm thickness |
| 1965 | Reorganized to a stock company Start assembly of kitchen scales |
| 1966 | Start manufacturing CRT TV parts (metal shell method) |
| 1970 | Start manufacturing chassis for radio cassette recorders and videos |
| 1980 | Establish Kobe Factory 1 in Nishi-ku, Kobe, Japan |
| 1983 | Start manufacturing video deck mechanisms Establish Kobe Factory 2 |
| 1985 | Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation |
| 1987 | Establish a subsidiary "METCO" in Thailand |
| 1990 | Establish a subsidiary "MAPLE" in the Philippines Establish a subsidiary "MAP" in Singapore |
| 1993 | Establish a subsidiary "MPT" in the Philippines Start manufacturing FDD units |
| 1995 | Establish a subsidiary "STC" in Thailand Establish a subsidiary "MEI" in Indonesia |
| 1996 | Establish a subsidiary "MTM" in Malaysia |
| 1998 | Acquire ISO 9002 certification Start manufacturing printer mechanisms |
| 1999 | Start manufacturing MD deck mechanisms Establish a subsidiary "MUI" in USA |
| 2000 | Start manufacturing in-dash 6-CD changers |
| 2001 | Start manufacturing hermetic terminals |
| 2002 | Start manufacturing DVD deck mechanisms Start manufacturing ultra-precise mechanisms for DVCAM Start manufacturing bill cassettes for ATM Start manufacturing thermal fuses |
| 2003 | Acquire ISO 14001 certification Start manufacturing PDP back covers Start manufacturing LCD units (including painting, printing) for DVCAM |
| 2004 | Transfer to ISO 9001 |
| 2005 | Establish a subsidiary "MME" in Czech Republic Celebrate 70th anniversary of the foundation Start manufacturing roaster units Start manufacturing top frames in cooking heaters |
| 2007 | Start manufacturing ETC parts |
| 2009 | Launch plating business Merge MAPLE and MPT Start the assembly of backlight units |
| 2010 | Celebrate 75th anniversary of the foundation Start manufacturing escutcheons |
| 2011 | Start manufacturing backlight units |
| 2012 | Start manufacturing key-less entry units Start manufacturing ECU sheet metal parts |
| 2013 | Start manufacturing automobile front panels |
| 2015 | Celebrate 80th anniversary of the foundation |
| 2017 | Celebrate 30th anniversary of METCO's foundation Start manufacturing rain drop removal device for car |
| 2019 | Start manufacturing finished product of optional DVD player Start manufacturing commercial car audio equipment Start manufacturing wireless charging module for earphones |
| 2020 | Start manufacturing medical suction liner |