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Name	YAMAWA MFG. Co., Ltd.
President	Yoshikazu Watanabe
Foundation	Oct, 1923
Employees	787 (Group total) As of 31st December, 2024
Capital	295,000,000 yen (Group total)
Head Office	No. 13-10, Kyobashi 3 chome, Chuoh-ku, Tokyo 104-0031 ,Japan TEL 03-3561-2711 FAX 03-5250-7416
Website	https://www.yamawa.com/
Business	Manufacturing, sales and export of thread cutting tools (taps and dies) and boring tools (center drills)
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History

YAMAWA has been working on Threading Tools for 100 years with a hope to contribute to machine industry.

Mr. Jokichi Watanabe started the business in Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo in 1923. Since then, YAMAWA has been making an effort to evolve its technologies along with the progress of Japanese machine industry. YAMAWA will respond to diverse customers’ needs by continuously focusing on research and development.

Oct, 1923	Founded by Jokichi Watanabe in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
Dec, 1937	Company incorporated.
May, 1945	Factory established in Yonezawa City in Yamagata prefecture.
Jan, 1953	Spun off Yonezawa Factory into a separate company as YAMAWA Taps Co., Ltd.
Jun, 1955	All products certified to Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) categories.
Jul, 1956	Acknowledged as a licensed factory by Defence Agency.
Oct, 1956	Awarded by the Department of Trade and Industry for superiority in industrial standardization.
Oct, 1963	Awarded by the Institute of Industrial Technology for superiority in industrial standardization.
Apr, 1964	Newly constructed Fukushima Factory began operation.
Nov, 1973	Awarded from the Department of Trade and Industry as superiority in industrial standardization.
Oct, 1983	Established YAMAWA Engineering Co., Ltd.
Dec, 1984	New machine tool manufacturing shop constructed inside the Fukushima Factory.
Oct, 1986	Newly completed Aizu Factory began operation.
Jul, 1989	Newly constructed Taiwan Factory opened.
Apr, 1991	Spun off Fukushima Factory and Aizu Factory into a separate company, YAMAWA Precision Co., Ltd.
Nov, 1995	Established TC (Total Cutting) Center Co., Ltd.
Jun, 1996	YAMAWA Taps Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 9001 certification
Jul, 2000	YAMAWA Precision Co., Ltd. in Aizu plant obtained ISO 9001 certification.
Oct, 2000	YAMAWA Precision Co., Ltd. in Fukushima plant also obtained ISO 9001 certification.
Aug, 2001	Established YAMAWA TC Center Co., Ltd from TC Center.
Oct, 2002	Obtained ISO14001 certification in YAMAWA Precision Co., Ltd. at Fukushima plant.
Dec, 2002	Obtained ISO14001 certification in YAMAWA Precision Co., Ltd. at Aizu plant.
Jan, 2003	Obtained ISO14001 certification in YAMAWA Taps Co., Ltd.
Oct, 2003	Obtained ISO14001 certification in YAMAWA MFG. Co., Ltd.
Apr, 2006	Obtained ISO14001 certification in TAIWAN YAMAWA Co., Ltd.
Oct, 2006	Spun off overseas sales div. into a separate company as YAMAWA International Co., Ltd.
Jan, 2007	Spun off sales div. into a separate company as YAMAWA ASIA Co., Ltd.
May, 2007	Obtained ISO14001 certification in YAMAWA ASIA Co.,Ltd.
Nov, 2007	Newly constructed Tsutusmi plant of YAMAWA MFG. Co.,Ltd. opened in Yonezawa.
Mar, 2008	Newly completed Tsutsumi plant began operation.
Sep, 2008	YAMAWA Engineering Co., Ltd. and YAMAWA TC Center Co., Ltd. obtained ISO14001 in September, 2008.
Jun, 2011	Obtained ISO14001 and ISO9001 certification in Tsutsumi plant of YAMAWA MFG. Co., Ltd.
Feb, 2012	Obtained ISO9001 certification in TAIWAN YAMAWA Co., Ltd.
Feb, 2012	Obtained ISO9001 certification in YAMAWA ASIA Co., Ltd.
Oct, 2014	YAMAWA TC Center Co., LTD. and YAMAWA Engineering Co., Ltd. were merged into a new company "YAMAWA Engineering Service Co., Ltd."
Sep, 2015	Established "YAMAWA EUROPE S.p.A.".
Dec, 2020	YAMAWA Taps Co., Ltd.(Yonezawa Plant) and YAMAWA Precision Co., Ltd.(Fukushima Plant and Aizu Plant) were absorbed and merged by YAMAWA Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Oct, 2021	Established "YAMAWA HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.".