HISTORY

  1. 1918〜1969

    1. 1918

      Established as a repair shop for motors and cotton looms at Odai Iron Works

    2. 1931

      Started trading with TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

    3. 1935

      Started manufacturing machine tools

    4. 1943

      Ordered lathe from TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
      Ordered oil pump from Tokai Hikoki Co., Ltd.

    5. 1946

      Rocker arm order from TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
      From now on, trading of automobile parts starts

    6. 1949

      Established Odai Iron Works Co., Ltd.
      Joined Toyota Motor Corporation Kyohokai (currently Kyohokai) at the same time as establishment

    7. 1965

      Started trading with JTEKT CORPORATION

    8. 1967

      Heisaka plant completed

    9. 1969

      Takaoka plant completed

  2. 1970〜1999

    1. 1974

      Terazu plant completed

    2. 1975

      Started trading with DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.

    3. 1979

      Received Toyota Quality Control Award Excellence Award

    4. 1981

      Eguchi plant completed
      Started trading with YANMAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

    5. 1983

      Received an order for specific purpose machine from TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

    6. 1991

      Exhibited for the first time at the Tokyo Motor Show

    7. 1992

      Company name changed to OTICS Corporation

    8. 1997

      Started trading with SUBARU CORPORAION
      Established P.T.OTICS Indonesia

    9. 1998

      Hazu plant completed
      Obtained ISO9001 and started trading with Isuzu Motors Limited

  3. 2000〜2009

    1. 2001

      Established OTICS USA, Inc.
      Received Toyota Technology Development Award and acquired ISO14001

    2. 2002

      QS9000 acquisition

    3. 2003

      Received Toyota Quality Control Excellence Award

    4. 2004

      Started trading with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
      Established OTICS Machinery Industry (Changshu) Co., Ltd.

    5. 2005

      Separation of manufacturing department
      Received TOYOTA Technology Development Award

    6. 2006

      Received the SUBARU Development Vehicle Contribution Award

    7. 2008

      Received the Subaru Special Contribution Award

    8. 2009

      Received the Toyota Special Award for 5 consecutive years of quality control excellence award
      Received Toyota Technology Development Award (winning for the second consecutive year)

  4. 2010〜

    1. 2010

      Received the Isuzu Quality Excellence Award (winning for the second consecutive year)

    2. 2012

      Established OTICS (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

    3. 2013

      Completion of OTICS R&D Center
      Received the Isuzu Quality Excellence Award

    4. 2014

      Received the Toyota Special Award for 10 consecutive years of quality control excellence award
      Daihatsu Special Award Continuous Quality Excellence Award (7 consecutive years)

    5. 2015

      Received the Isuzu Quality Excellence Award

    6. 2016

      Gamagori plant completed
      Received Toyota VA Promotion Excellence Award (winning for the second consecutive year)

    7. 2017

      Received Toyota Quality Control Excellence Award
      Received the General Motors Superior Quarity Excellence Award

    8. 2018

      Received the Deming Prize
      Obtained ISO / IATF 16949

    9. 2019

      Received Toyota Quality Control Excellence Award
      Isuzu Quality Award 5th consecutive special award

    10. 2020

      Nishi-Azai plant completed
      Received Toyota Quality Control Excellence Award
      Received the Daihatsu Quality Excellence Award
      Received the General Motors Superior Quality Excellence Award
      Received Isuzu Motors Quality Excellence Award

    11. 2021

      Certified as an excellent corporation for health management
      Received the General Motors Superior Quality Excellence Award
      Received Toyota Cost Improvement Excellence Award
      Received Toyota VA Promotion Excellence Award
      Received the Deming Grand Prize

    12. 2022

      Certified as an Excellent Health Management Corporation 2022
      Received the Aichi Environmental Award for Excellence
      Received Toyota Quality Control Excellence Award

      Aichi Biodiversity Company Certification Awarded

    13. 2023

      Received an award for excellent traffic safety organization
      Certified as an Excellent Health Management Corporation 2023
      Received Toyota Quality Control Excellence Award

    14. 2024

      Certified as an Excellent Health Management Corporation 2024