History
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June 1956 |
Kinmei Kotetsu established |
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April 1978 |
Starts production of specialized machines |
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September 1985 |
Factory fully relocated to Matto-City (currently Hakusan-City) Corporate name changed to BBS KINMEI CO., LTD. |
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April 1989 |
Starts production and marketing of NC duplex milling machines |
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October 1997 |
Builds the third factory in Kanazawa-City for production of clean devices |
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January 1999 |
Starts production of wafer edge polishing machines |
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September 1999 |
Certified under ISO9001, international standard for quality management systems |
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June 2001 |
Osaka Sales Office established |
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September 2001 |
Yokohama Technical Centre established |
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January 2002 |
Starts marketing of wafer edge polishing machines |
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October 2004 |
Starts production and marketing of device wafer edge polishing machines |
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August 2005 |
Certified under ISO14001, international standard for environmental management systems |
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September 2005 |
Builds an additional clean room |
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April 2006 |
The 50th anniversary |
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June 2007 |
Selected as one of Japan’s most vibrant 300 artisanal small and medium enterprises by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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April 2009 |
One of our products selected as the best product (won Gold Award) for Ishikawa-Brand in the machine industry category |
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October 2009 |
Starts production and marketing of PV ingot grinding machines |
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August 2010 |
Build new premises in Hakusan-City (full relocation) |
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December 2010 |
Starts production and marketing of PV ingot squaring machines |
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February 2012 |
Osaka Sales Office integrated with Yokohama Technical Centre |
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March 2014 |
BBS KINMEI included in "Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |