Makino Technology

1937 Tsunezo MAKINO establishes MAKINO

1942 Company name changed to MAKINO Vertical Milling Machine

1951 Reorganises as joint stock company capitalised at 3 million yen

1961 Company name changes to MAKINO Milling Machine Co., Ltd.

1964 Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (capitalised at 200 million yen)

1967 Opening of the Atsugi production plant

1969 Introduction of the Sale-by-Agent sales system

1971 Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges (capitalised at 1 billion yen)

1972 First FMS in Japan

1975 Establishment of MAKINO U.S.A. Inc.

1976 Establishment of MAKINO Europe S.A.

1977 Establishment of MAKINO Technical Service Co., Ltd. in Tokyo

1978 Establishment of MAKINO Lease Co., Ltd. in Tokyo; Joint Venture with Heidenreich and Harbeck GmbH, Germany

1987 Opening of the Katsuyama production plant

1990 Opening of a new research and development centre

1993 Market entray into Aerospace market

1997 Establishment of MAKINO Italia

1998 Establishment of MAKINO Japan and MAKINO France S.A.S.

1999 Company changes name to MAKINO GmbH

2000 Establishment of MAKINO Kirchheim unter Teck

2003 First Aerospace MAG in Europe

2005 DM-FMS MOULD Shop of the Future

2007 Opening MAKINO Central Europe in Bratislava

2007 Re-opening of MAKINO Europe GmbH and MAKINO GmbH, Essener Bogen 5, Hamburg