1936

November

Started selling machine tools and related products.

1954

June

Established The ICHIKIN, Ltd.

Started manufacturing and selling dyeing and finishing machinery for textiles.

1962

May

Established a new factory in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture.

1965

November

Moved the headquarters to Nomura, Kusatsu City.

1980

June

Constructed a factory in Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture.

1982

March

Received the Energy Conservation Excellence Award for Microwave Processing Machines from the Japan Machinery Federation.

1991

May

Constructed a new integrated office building for The Ichikin Ltd., and built an unmanned automated factory at the Ritto factory.

1994

October

Established the Technical Center and ICHKIN Technical, Ltd.

1997

May

Developed and sold water-based synthetic leather manufacturing equipment (EMA-21).

2002

August

Developed and sold high-performance simultaneous biaxial stretching test equipment (FITZ).Permanently installed it in the Technical Center.

2005

June

Obtained ISO-9001 certification.

2006

November

Constructed a clean factory.

2007

November

Built new welfare building and factories.

2008

July

Permanently installed high-temperature sequential biaxial stretching test equipment in the Technical Center.

2010

September

Selected as one of the "100 Vibrant Manufacturing Companies in Kansai 2010" by the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.

2011

July

Permanently installed coating test equipment in the Technical Center.

2016

April

Exhibited at the Satellite Coater Exhibition.

May

Permanently installed Satellite Coater in the Technical Center.

2018

December

Selected as a "Regional Future Leading Company" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

2019

March

Built new finishing and processing factories.

2023

April

Built new Ritto factory.