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History

TKR Headquarters TKR Group
1954 Started operation by mainly sheet metal press processing in Ota Ward, Tokyo.
Established Takara Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
1964 Started manufacturing and sales of slide switches and rotary switches.
1967 Developed eight track tape and home stereo, and started manufacturing them.
1968 3 divisions (Press, Switch, and Car audio) established
1970 Takara Electronic Industry Co., Ltd. established (Ibaraki Prefecture)
1972 Tohoku Takara Seisakusho Co., Ltd. established (Iwate Prefecture)
1973 Developed car audio system with AM/FM, started manufacturing and sales.
1974 Started production of switches and car audio systems in Taiwan.
Taiwan Takara Co., Ltd. established in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
1975 Developed lever switches for radio cassette recorders and audio systems.
1976 Introduced a press line. Production of presses/switches started in Minori Plant (Ibaraki)
1978 Singapore Takara Co. Ltd. established
1981 Started substrate packaging processing, developed keyboard switches. Iwate TKR Co., Ltd. established (Iwate Prefecture)
1986 Started production of operation panel for copy machine. Techno Minori Co., Ltd. established (Ibaraki Prefecture)
1988 Developed the world's smallest switch, starting manufacturing and selling. TKR Malaysia Co., Ltd. established
1991 Changed the trade name to "TKR CORPORATION"
1994 TKR Hong Kong was established and commenced contracted processing for China. Started production of switches in China.
Started operation of the China Factory (Dongguan City, Guangdong province).
1995 Started production of pressed articles and molded products at the China Factory.
1996 Substrate packaging division at the China Factory established
1999 Acquired ISO 14001 certification. Exceeded 10 million monthly production of switches in the China Factory.
2000 Car audio monthly production exceeded 300,000 in TKR Malaysia.
2001 Acquired QS9000 certification. Started production of genuine car audio systems in TKR Malaysia.
2002 Started receiving orders for digital video camera units.
2006 Acquired TS16949 certification.
2009 Started production of tape streamers at the China Factory.
2010 Acquired full ownership of the China Factory and renamed as TKR Huanan Electronics (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
2011 Business integration with Nippon Manufacturing Service Co., Ltd.
2013 Acquired power supply, transformer, tuner, and TV board businesses from Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd. and started operation. TKR Mizusawa Plant established
2014 Acquired general power supply business from Panasonic Corporation. Iwate TKR Co., Ltd moved to Mizusawa Plant
2015 Representative Office in the Philippines established
2016 TKR Manufacturing Philippines Inc. established
Hatsudai Office established
TKR Manufacturing Japan Corporation established
2017   nms Holdings, Corporation established
2018 TKR Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd. established.
TKR USA Inc. established
 
2019 Acquired functions and businesses of Sony Service and Operations of Americas (hereinafter “SSOA”), an operation division of Sony Electronics Inc., and Sony Nuevo Laredo, S.A. de C.V., an SSOA production base in Mexico, and started business as TKR USA Inc. and TKR DE MEXICO S.A de C.V.  
2021 Absorbed and merged TKR Manufacturing Japan Corporation
Acquired 3D printer SPACE ART® business
 

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