| Company name | Meiwa Industry Co., Ltd. |
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| Founded | 28 August 1953 |
| Incorporated | 14 October 1960 |
| Paid-in capital | JPY 50,000,000 |
| President and representative director | Hiroshi Kawasaki |
| Business description | Design, manufacture and sale of:
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| Major clients | Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Industries Corporation JTEKT Corporation Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. Toyota Tsusho Corporation AISIN CORPORATION Denso Corporation Toyota Boshoku Corporation Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. Hino Motors, Ltd. Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc. Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd. Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc. Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd. Fine Sinter Co., Ltd. JTEKT Gear Systems Corporation SUBARU Corporation Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Suzuki Motor Corporation Kubota Corporation Ahresty Corporation Nidec Corporation Nichiban Co., Ltd., Ishiya Co., Ltd. |
| Group companies | YMEX Co., Ltd. PT. Tokoton Meiwa Indonesia |
| Aug. 1953 | Meiwa Steelworks founded in Wakabayashi, Takaoka-cho, Hekikai-gun, Aichi. - Fabrication of automotive components (timing gear covers, brake shoe drilling) |
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| Oct. 1954 | Repair and modification of machine tools started. |
| Apr. 1958 | Manufacture and sale of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders and of special hydraulic and pneumatic equipment begun. |
| June 1960 | Relocation of head office and factory to Ushida, Chiryu-cho, Hekikai-gun, Aichi, and operation started. |
| Oct. 1960 | Incorporated as Meiwa Industry Co., Ltd. |
| June 1988 | Head office and factory relocated to Shinden-cho, Takahama, Aichi. |
| Oct. 1992 | New factory constructed in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. Name: Meiwa Industry Co., Ltd. Tomakomai Factory |
| Nov. 1993 | Tomakomai Factory began operation. |
| Feb. 2000 | Received Award for Outstanding Performance in Cost Reduction and Quality from Toyota Motor Corp. |
| Aug. 2004 | Entry into prototyping model field. |
| Nov. 2012 | PT. Tokoton Meiwa Indonesia established. |
| Aug. 2013 | PT. Tokoton Meiwa Indonesia began operation. |
| Feb. 2015 | Received Award for Technical Development from Toyota Motor Corporation. |
| Feb. 2016 | Received Award for Outstanding Performance in Cost Reduction and Quality from Toyota Motor Corporation. |
| Feb. 2017 | Received Award for Outstanding Quality Control from Toyota Motor Corporation. |
| Jan. 2018 | Completion of PT. Tokoton Meiwa Indonesia new factory. |
| Feb. 2018 | Received Award for Outstanding Quality Control from Toyota Motor Corporation. |
| Feb. 2019 | Received Award for Outstanding Quality Control from Toyota Motor Corporation. |
| Apr. 2021 | North America Office began operation. |
| Sep. 2021 | 5,500th piece of specialized equipment manufactured. |
| Aug. 2023 | 70th anniversary of the company's founding. |
