Year | |
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1953 | Yamashita Shoji Co., Ltd. was established in Kudan, Tokyo |
Began sales to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | |
1956 | Company name was changed to Yamashita Rubber Co., Ltd. |
1962 | Plant was built at Ooi-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture (now Fujimino-shi) |
1968 | Head Office was moved from Kudan to Ooi |
1973 | Mie Plant was built at Anou-cho, Age-gun, Mie Prefecture (now Tsu-shi) |
1975 | Began production of radiator hoses using YS method |
1977 | Began production of engine mounts using LS (mold parts continuous vulcanization) method |
1984 | Technical Center was established |
1986 | Saitama Plant was built at Kamisato-machi, Kodama-gun, Saitama Prefecture |
1987 | YUSA Corp. was established in Ohio, USA |
1990 | Contracted a technical cooperation agreement with Pirelli, Italy |
1993 | Developed YSL method (Hose vulcanization automatic production method) |
1995 | Obtained a US patent for YSL method |
1996 | Obtained a US patent for hydraulic mount structure |
Licensing technology to GETOFLEX, Brazil | |
1997 | Y-TEC CO., LTD was established in Prachinburi Prefecture, Thailand |
1998 | Began sales to Isuzu Motors Ltd. |
Began sales to Sanyo Electric | |
Obtained ISO9002 certification | |
1999 | Technical Center was completed in Saitama Plant site |
Y-TEC EUROPA, S.A. was established in Catalonia, Spain | |
2000 | A completed auto test room was completed in Technical Center |
Obtained ISO14001 certification | |
2001 | Extension of Technical Center was completed |
2002 | Quality Assurance Center was established in Technical Center |
YAMASHITA RUBBER (Zhongshan) was established in Guangdong, China | |
Obtained ISO9001 certification | |
Began sales to Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. | |
2003 | 50th anniversary of establishment |
Obtained ISO9001 certification (2000 edition) | |
2004 | Began sales to Suzuki Motor Corporation |
2005 | Active Control Mount Line was built in Saitama Plant |
Production System Innovation Line began operation | |
Exhibited our products at the Tokyo Motor Show for the first time | |
2006 | R&D Center was established in YUSA Corp., USA |
Contracted technical cooperation agreement with ZF Boge Elastmetall, Germany | |
2007 | Exhibited our products at the Tokyo Motor Show |
2010 | Spanish Branch of Yamashita Rubber Co., Ltd. was established. |
YUSA AUTOPARTS MEXICO was established in Zacatecas, Mexico | |
2011 | Y-TEC INDIA PVT. LTD. was established in Rajasthan State, India. |
2013 | Y-TEC CO.,LTD.Second Plant was Built at Prachinburi Prefecture, Thailand PT.Y-TEC AUTOPARTS INDONESIA was established in West Java, Indonesia. Y-TEC VIETNAM CO., LTD. was established in Haiphong, Vietnam. Began sales to Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. |