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April　1946	Established Murakami Tekkosho (310, Imazatocho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa). Launched business as a manufacturer of small marine oil engines.
1947	Manufactured continuous rapeseed oil presses.
1950	Started manufacturing small marine diesel engines.
March　1952	Established MURAKAMI MANUFACTURING, LTD. (capital: 200,000 Japanese yen)
1955	Constructed a new plant to start manufacturing hydraulic cylinders/ equipment and water gates.
May　1960	Introduced horizontal boring machines and polishing machines.
March　1967	Increased our stock to 3 million Japanese yen.
August　1969	Increased our stock to 6 million Japanese yen.
October	Reorganized to MURAKAMI MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
November	Relocated the new plant to 297-1, Shindenchoko, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa. Introduced the NC automatic control lathe for Shikoku Unit 2. (Yamazaki Mazak) Constructed company houses and bachelors' apartments ahead of competitors.
September　1970	Increased our stock to 10 million Japanese yen.
April　1971	Increased our stock to 13 million Japanese yen.
	First overseas construction and wavemakers (Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Taiwan)
August　1972	Increased our stock to 16 million Japanese yen.
April　1977	Produced revolving hydraulic cylinders for machine tools. Introduced machining center.
May　1979	Opened Kochi Branch Office.
March　1982	Introduced Office Computer FACOM-V830. (Replaced with K-670 in 1989)
May　1986	Introduced Design CAD system.
February　1987	Opened Kobe Branch Office.
1988	Received a loan from the loan system for regional vitalization. Kagawa Unit 1
October	Introduced four welding robots.
March　1989	Increased our stock to 40 million Japanese yen. Started transaction (trade) with hydraulic cylinders with Dongyang Mechatronics (Korea)
May　1991	Established a new plant (Nagao Plant) at 538-1, Zotanomada, Nagaocho, Okawa-gun, Kagawa.
1997	Rebuilt Takamatsu Plant (new plant). (Started manufacturing rewinding equipment and slitters)
1999	Nagao Plant was certified according to ISO9001.
2000	Takamatsu Plant was certified according to ISO9001.
2001	Constructed facilities for collecting and treating waste plastic (Resources).
September　2003	Introduced portal machining centers with five-face machining equipment MRC-A5C.
May　2006	Built C Wing of Nagao Plant.

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