Company History

1947

April

Established as HIKARI SEIKO Co., Ltd.
(with ¥195,000 in capital)

1954

October

Production of Universal Joint begun

1956

January

JIS approval awarded for the first time in the needle roller industry

1969

October

Awarded by the Director of the International Trade and Industry Bureau

1973

November

Operations begun at needle roller factory

1984

March

Operations begun at new Inabe plant

1988

November

Awarded Toyota Quality Control Prize of Excellence

1995

November

Awarded TPM Prize of Excellence

1995

November

Head office building construction scheduled for completion

1996

December

Achieved ISO 14001

1997

January

Awarded Japan Small and Medium Enterprises Research Center's prize

1997

August

Completion of philippine HKR lnc.

1998

April

Achieved ISO 9001

1999

June

Achieved QS 9000

1999

August

Completion of HKR HIKARI Ltd. at Inabe site

2002

June

Granted business license of TIANJIN HIKARI SEIKO PRECISION Co., Ltd.. in Tianjin, China

2002

September

Launched operations of TIANJIN HIKARI SEIKO PRECISION Co., Ltd.

2002

October

Established US plant, HIKARI U.S.A., inc

2003

February

Expanded HKR HIKARI plant

2003

December

Awarded for Excellence in Consistent TPM Commitment

2004

March

Awarded for Excellence in Mie Prefecture Management Quality

2004

March

Awarded "Made In NAGOYA" project

2004

May

Launched operations of HKR HOKUSEI

2005

November

Awarded the Merit Award for Distinguished Office from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for its trade skills test

2006

March

Awarded the Governor Award in Mie Prefecture Management Quality Awards

2006

April

Selected as one of the 300 most energetic manufacturing SMEs

2010

September

Granted TS 16949

2012

April

Fukuyama Giken Industry Co., Ltd. and HIKARI SEIKO became a corporate goup

2012

August

Established DANYANG HIKARI SEIKO PRECISION Co., Ltd.

2015

March

Achieved JISQ9100 for aviation, space, defense and quality

2017

October

Operations begun at new Hokusei plant

2023

Recipient of the "Mie Work Style Reform Promotion Company" Award from the Governor of Mie Prefecture Recipient of the Mie Sustainable Management Award

2025

Consecutive Recipient of the "Excellent Corporate Health Management" Award