History

1970	The 13th capital increase was implemented. (New capital increased to ¥3 billion.)
1974	Developed and started to sell a high-speed finisher which was displayed at the 3rd Japan International Textile Machine Exhibition.
1977	Developed the MCV-500 machining center.
1979	Signed a technology transfer contract with Chindasook Commercial Co., Ltd. of Thailand for the manufacture of the bottom case of our water meter.
1981	Shipped our 1,000th MCV-500 machining center.
1982	Developed and displayed a Flexible Manufacturing System at the 11th Japan International Machine Tool Show. Started to market a highly reputed FMS the same year.
1988	Signed a technical assistance contract with Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for six different vertical and horizontal machining centers.
1989	Established a subsidiary in Thailand to procure cast iron, a major material for machine tools.
1990	The median price share issue was implemented. (New capital increased to ¥5,281,433,680.)
1991	Tokyo Technical Center completed.
1995	Established TIANJIN OKK MACHINERY CO., LTD., in China as an export foothold to increase our share of the Chinese market as well as the international market of textile machinery.
1998	Received order for 49 units of Horizontal Machining Center from automobile-parts manufacturer in North America.
1999	Certified according to ISO 9001.
2004	Moved the head office from Osaka City to Itami City in Hyogo Prefecture. Issued the first debenture/convertible bond type corporate debentures with preemptive rights amounting to ¥1 billion.
2005	Technical Center completed.
2006	Established a machine tool sales office (OKK (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.) in China.
2007	Certified according to ISO 14001.
2010	Established a machine tool sales office (OKK CORPORATION SEOUL BRANCH) in Korea.
2012	Established a machine tool sales office (PT. OKK INDONESIA) in Indonesia.
2014	Completed new Plant M.
2015	100th Anniversary, Japanese company name changed to OKK Kabushiki-Kaisha.