A Brief History of Star Micronics
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1950s
| 1950 | July | Established Star Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with a capital of ¥ 500,000 in Tegoshi, Shizuoka to manufacture and sell wristwatches and camera parts. |
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| 1958 | August | Began sales of a cam-type automatic lathe. |
1960s
| 1960 | October | Established Tokai Seimitsu Co., Ltd. in a partnership with Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. to mass-produce wristwatch screws. |
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| 1965 | September | Absorbed Tokai Seimitsu Co., Ltd. and changed company name to Star Micronics Co., Ltd. |
1970s
| 1971 | November | Moved to Nakayoshida (present location) . |
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| 1976 | October | Began manufacturing and sales of CNC automatic lathes. |
| 1977 | January | Established Star Micronics America, Inc. in New York, USA. (Currently located in New Jersey, USA. ) |
| 1979 | July | Began manufacturing and sales of POS printers. |
1980s
| 1981 | October | Listed company stock on the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
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| 1984 | April | Built new Kikugawa Factory in Kikugawa, Ogasa. |
| 1984 | August | Listed company stock on the First Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. (Delisted in July 2006. ) |
| 1984 | November | Established Star Micronics Europe Ltd. in London, UK. (Changed the company name from Star Micronics UK Ltd. in June 2003, currently located in High Wycombe, UK. ) |
| 1989 | January | Established Star Micronics Manufacturing Dalian Co., Ltd. in Dalian, China. |
1990s
| 1990 | October | Listed company stock on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Shift to the Prime Market from the First Section due to the market restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in April 2022.) |
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| 1991 | October | Established Star Micronics AG in Zurich, Switzerland. |
| 1992 | February | Established Star Micronics GB Ltd. in Derbyshire, UK. (Changed the company name from A&S Precision Machine Tools Ltd. in September 2003. ) |
| 1992 | July | Established Star Micronics GmbH in Alzey, Germany. (Changed the company name from Star Micronics Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH by merging with LAGRO Werkzeugmaschien-Handels GmbH & Co. KG and 2 other non-consolidated subsidiaries in May 2004, currently located in Neuenburg, Germany. ) |
| 1995 | August | Established Star CNC Machine Tool Corporation in New York, USA. (Changed the company name from Hirschman Corporation in September 1997. ) |
2000s
| 2000 | August | Established Star America Holding, Inc. (holding company) in Delaware, USA. |
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| 2002 | December | Established Shanghai Xingang Machinery Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China. |
| 2004 | March | Began shipment of CNC automatic lathes as finished products to Star Micronics Manufacturing Dalian Co., Ltd. |
| 2005 | February | Established Star Micronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Samutprakarn, Thailand. |
2010s
| 2011 | September | Established Star Micronics Southeast Asia Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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| 2012 | February | Established Star Micronics Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. |
| 2018 | July |
Established Star Micronics Group Tokyo Office in Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established Star Marketing Japan Co., Ltd. in Minato-ku, Tokyo |
2020s
| 2020 | April | New head office completed |
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| July |
Machine Tools Division Solution Center completed |
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| 2022 | April | Shift to the Prime Market from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2023 | April | Acquired Smart Solution Technology, Inc. in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. |