| 1948 |
従業員35名、菓子工場の一部を借り受けした工場から始まる。社名には「理化学、電気、機械、なんでもやる」の思いが込められた。 |
| 1948 |
Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. was established in Nishibiwajima-cho near Nagoya.
With 35 employees, the company begins production by renting a portion of a candy factory as its own factory. The company name embodies the concept that the company can take on anything involving physics and chemistry (rikagaku), electricity (denki), and machinery (kikai). |
| 1954 |
漬物工場跡地の約６千m²を購入し、建物を増改築しながら事業拡大に対応した。 |
| 1954 |
New property is purchased in Nishibiwajima-cho, and the company relocates its headquarters.
We purchased the site of a former pickled foods factory, approximately 6,000 m² in size, and we accommodated business expansion by renovating the factory building. |
| 1960 |
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| 1960 |
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| 1960 |
Established TORICA, Ltd. (present-day Tokai Rika Create Corporation) |
| 1960 |
Established Takara Industries Co., Ltd. (present-day TOKAI RIKA SERVICE Co., Ltd.) |
| 1961 |
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| 1961 |
Listed on Second Section of Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges. |
| 1964 |
主要客先の近くに拠点を構えることで業務連係の強化を図った。 |
| 1964 |
Toyota Plant began operation. We acquired a large property approximately 190,000 m² in size, and we planned the construction of a large factory in anticipation of future production increases. |
| 1966 |
約19万m²の広大な土地を取得し、将来の生産増を見越して、大規模な工場建設を計画した。 |
| 1966 |
Otowa Plant began operation. We acquired a large property approximately 190,000 m² in size, and we planned the construction of a large factory in anticipation of future production increases. |
| 1974 |
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| 1974 |
Moved the head office to the location of Shinkawa-cho (present-day Kiyosu), Aichi prefecture. |
| 1976 |
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| 1976 |
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| 1976 |
Awarded the TOYOTA Quality Control Prize. TQC (total quality control) is introduced in an effort to improve quality throughout the company. |
| 1978 |
Listed on First section of Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges. |
| 1978 |
Awarded the Deming Prize for outstanding quality control. Introduction of TQC (total quality control) bore fruit, with the company winning an international quality control award. |
| 1980 |
Head office moved to the present location of Oguchi-cho, Aichi prefecture. With the aim of bolstering its technology development system and creating a central hub for future management, the company acquired a property approximately 80,000m² in size in Oguchi-cho, Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken, and moved its head office to where it is today. |
| 1982 |
Awarded the Ford Q-1 Prize for outstanding quality control. |
| 1983 |
Awarded the P.M. Distinguished Plant Prize for outstanding plant maintenance. We pushed forward with TPM (total productive maintenance) activities .Its workplaces were highly appraised for their high quality, productivity and vitality, and the company won an authoritative award. |
| 1986 |
Established Quality Safety Systems Company (present-day TRQSS, Inc) in Canada. |
| 1986 |
Established Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc. in the United States. Tokai Rika U.S.A., Inc. was established in Michigan, United States as our company's first overseas subsidiary. |
| 1987 |
Established Rica Auto Parts Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. |
| 1987 |
Established NAKANIHON SWITCH CO., LTD. (present-day NSK Co., Ltd.) |
| 1989 |
Established HOUGA Co., Ltd. (present-day TOKAI RIKA ELETEC CO., LTD.) |
| 1990 |
Established ENA TOKAI RIKA Co., Ltd. |
| 1991 |
Established RIKASEIKI Co., Ltd. |
| 1991 |
Established TAC Manufacturing, Inc. in the United States. |
| 1994 |
Established Thai Seat Belt Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
| 1994 |
Hagi Plant began operation. We acquired property for a plant in Hagi next to our Otowa Plant in order to enlarge it, and we carried out construction. |
| 1995 |
Established MINDARIKA PRIVATE LIMITED in India. |
| 1995 |
Established TRP, Inc. in Philippines. |
| 1997 |
Established TOKAI RIKA (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand. |
| 1998 |
Established TRB Limited in the United Kingdom. |
| 1998 |
Received QS-9000 certification. |
| 1998 |
Established TRAM, Inc. as the American holding company after a reorganization of its subsidiaries in the United States. |
| 1999 |
Invested capital for MIROKU TECHNO WOOD Co., Ltd. in Japan. |
| 2000 |
Nishibiwajima Plant is damaged by the Tokai Flood. We provided assistance to local people suffering from this unprecedented disaster, and intensive production recovery activities were implemented at the damaged Nishibiwajima Plant. |
| 2000 |
Received ISO 14001 certification. We acquired company-wide ISO 14001 certification, an international environmental management standard. |
| 2001 |
Established TRCZ s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. |
| 2001 |
Established TRBR INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA. in Brazil. |
| 2001 |
Established Tianjin Tokairika Automotive Parts Co., Ltd.,Wuxi Risho Techonology Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2003 |
Established Tokai Rika Belgium N.V. in Belgium. |
| 2004 |
Established TRMAC ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. (present-day TOKAI RIKA ADVANCED Co., Ltd.) |
| 2004 |
Established Foshan Tokairika Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2006 |
Special sponsor of the 1st Aichi Ekiden. Our company was a special sponsor of the Ekiden competition, an event that involved the participation of all municipalities in Aichi prefecture, and company volunteers cooperated in managing the competition. (Our involvement continues to this day.) |
| 2006 |
Received ISO/TS16949 certification. |
| 2008 |
Established TOKAI RIKA MINDA INDIA Private Limited in India. |
| 2008 |
Established TOKAI RIKA ASIA CO., LTD. in Thailand. |
| 2008 |
Subsidized SANDENZAISHA CO., LTD. |
| 2008 |
Opened Tohoku Technical Center in Yamagata prefecture. |
| 2010 |
Switch production in Nishibiwajima-cho, where our company was founded, was centralized at our main plant in Oguchi-cho. Our company centralized Nishibiwajima Plant production at our main plant due to the necessity of modifying our manufacturing environment to accommodate electronic switch production. |
| 2011 |
Established PT.TOKAI RIKA INDONESIA in lndonesia. |
| 2012 |
Established PT.TOKAI RIKA SAFETY INDONESIA in Indonesia. |
| 2013 |
ISO 26262 standard conformance. |
| 2015 |
Established TOKAI RIKA MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. in Mexico. |
| 2018 |
Established Tokai Rika (Jiangsu) Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2018 |
Received IATF 16949 certification. |
| 2020 |
Established "TOKAI RIKA Digitalkey" brand, due to full-scale digital key business. |
| 2021 |
Established TOKAI RIKA NExT CO., LTD, developmentally integrating NSK Co., Ltd. and ENA TOKAI RIKA Co., Ltd. |
| 2022 |
Established TOKAI RIKA TOHOKU CO., LTD. |
| 2022 |
Shifted from the 1st Section of Market to the Prime Market, due to a review in the market classification of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2022 |
Shifted from the 1st Section of Market to the Premier Market, due to a review in the market classification of Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| 2025 |
BAMBOO+ Kochi Plant began operetion. |
