{"id":34,"date":"2021-11-03T21:19:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T12:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2022-05-09T16:36:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T07:36:13","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1984\u5e74\u300010\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Akashi Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in Takahata, Hiraoka-cho, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. <br \/>(now Caterpillar Japan (Akashi) Ltd.) in Takahata, Hiraoka-cho, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture.<\/pre>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1985\u5e74\u30007\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Started manufacturing low-pressure pilot hoses for hydraulic excavators for Murata Shokai Co.<\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1989\u5e74\u30006\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Factory relocated to 824-3 Kako, Inami-cho, Kako-gun, Hyogo Prefecture due to business expansion.<\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-438 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-01-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-01-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-01-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-01-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1991\u5e74\u30008\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd.(now Caterpillar Japan Inc.) in the premises of Sagami Plant Sagamihara Sales Office was opened and began operations as a low unit price parts management center. <\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1991\u5e74\u300012\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Expanded the building in Kako, Inami-cho, Kako-gun, and started platform sub-assembly for the Akashi Plant of New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. (now Caterpillar Japan Inc.) started platform sub-assembly for Akashi Works.<\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1994\u5e74\u30007\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Started subassembly of platform for small excavators at Sagami Works of New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd(now Caterpillar Japan Inc.). <\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-440\" src=\"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-02-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-02-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-02-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/old-02-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2000\u5e74\u30001\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Factory relocated to Futami Rinkai Industrial Park (21-1 Minami-Futami, Futami Town, Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture) due to business expansion.<\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18\" src=\"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3V6A6346cc-e1648451941501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3V6A6346cc-e1648451941501.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3V6A6346cc-e1648451941501-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3V6A6346cc-e1648451941501-1024x350.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3V6A6346cc-e1648451941501-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3V6A6346cc-e1648451941501-1536x526.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2001\u5e74\u30001\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Started subassembly of control valves for Akashi Works of New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd(now Caterpillar Japan Inc.). <\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2006\u5e74\u30008\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>With the expansion of business, the second factory (19-7 Minami Futami, Futami Town, Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture), located near the main plant, was developed and started operation as a dedicated control valve sub-assembly plant. <\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-711 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3V6A5041s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3V6A5041s.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3V6A5041s-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3V6A5041s-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3V6A5041s-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3V6A5041s-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2006\u5e74\u300012\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Started subassembly of cab outfitting for Akashi Works of New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd(now Caterpillar Japan Inc.). <\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2007\u5e74\u30005\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Mount the completed cab outfitting sub-assembly on the completed platform sub-assembly, and Cab module assembly begins.<br \/>The finished product is supplied to New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd(now Caterpillar Japan Inc.). JIT supplied to the assembly line of Akashi Works<\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2008\u5e74\u30006\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>The automated warehouse located at the main factory has been expanded.<br \/>The 5th and 6th units of the automated warehouse have been installed, doubling the capacity of the existing storage capacity.<\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-451\" src=\"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/souko-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/souko-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/souko-1-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/souko-1-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/souko-1-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/souko-1-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2009\u5e74\u30006\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>ISO9001 certification acquired<\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2010\u5e74\u30007\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Obtained Eco Action 21 certification<\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-443\" src=\"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/eco.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/eco.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/eco-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/eco-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/eco-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/eco-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2014\u5e74\u30006\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>In preparation for environmental friendliness, power conservation, and disaster preparedness A solar power generation system has been installed on the roof of the second factory.<\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2015\u5e74\u30003\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Ceiling lighting in the head office and the second factory was changed to LED lighting.<\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-682\" src=\"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/C4A0827s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/C4A0827s.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/C4A0827s-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/C4A0827s-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/C4A0827s-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/C4A0827s-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2015\u5e74\u30004\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>We have begun recruiting new graduate employees.<br \/>We also established a training program for new employees, which consists of classroom education and on-site training over a period of approximately 3 months.<\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2015\u5e74\u30007\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Sagamihara sales office closed<\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2018\u5e74\u300012\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Air conditioning systems and equipment were renewed at the head office and second factory.<\/pre>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-728\" src=\"http:\/\/194.91.0.58\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/air-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2020\u5e74\u30001\u6708<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<pre>Smoking areas were eliminated at the head office and second factory, and smoking was banned in all areas.<\/pre>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 1984\u5e74\u300010\u6708 Akashi Works, Mits &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":438,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":953,"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mkl.co.jp\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}