Kurata Co., Ltd/Miura Industries Co.,Ltd
| Kurata Co., Ltd | Miura Industries Co.,Ltd | |
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| Started manufacture and sales of architectural hardware. | 1924 | |
| Established Kurata Heijiro Store (General partnership company). | 1940 | |
| Established Kurata Hardware Store Co., Ltd. Started manufacture and sales of vehicle parts & ship hardware. | 1948 | |
| 1952 | Started machining operation as a private business. | |
| Changed the name to Kurata Metal Industries Co., Ltd. | 1956 | |
| 1957 | Established Miura Iron Works Ltd with the capital of 7.5 million yen. | |
| Built a plant specialized for vehicle parts.in Kaita and started operation. | 1960 | Started manufacture of vehicle parts. |
| 1963 | Changed the company form from Miura Iron Works Ltd to Miura Iron Works Co., Ltd. | |
| 1968 | Increased the capital to 15 million yen. | |
| 1973 | Asahara shop was completed and started operation. Change the company name to Miura Industries Co., Ltd. Appointed as Quality Assurance Certified Company by Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently known as Mazda Motor Corporation). |
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| 1976 | Tsuwano shop was completed and started operation. | |
| Increased the capital to 150 million yen. | 1981 | Increased the capital to 90 million yen. |
| Yano shop was completed. | 1988 | Established Lenawee Stamping Corporation (LSC) in U.S.A. Invested 4 million US dollars. |
| Changed the name to Kurata Corporation. Yuu shop is completed. |
1989 | Extended a die shop. Introduced CAD/CAM. |
| Yano shop was expanded. | 1991 | |
| Started the production of completed vehicle; AZ-1. | 1992 | Certified as the 1st Quality Assurance Excellence Company by Mazda Motor Corporation. |
| Received TPM Excellence Award (Category 1). | 1994 | Received TPM Excellence Award (Category 1) in FY1994. |
| 1997 | Received TPM Excellence Continuation Award (Category 1) in FY 1997. Obtained QS-9000 certification. |
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| Started manufacture and sales of medical equipment ‘Alfa Time’. Received TPM Excellence Special Award. |
1998 | |
| Obtained ISO9001 and QS-9000 certificate. | 1999 |