KATAOKA CHRONICLE

Taking up a great number of challenges, we have developed a wide array of special-purpose machine tools for over half a century. We will keep enhancing our development concept and technical capabilities and taking up new challenges.

KATAOKA CHRONICLE  INDEX

Initial period ● 1946

Overseas business extension period ● 1965

Beginning of specialization in special-purposemachine tools for piston rings ● 1969

Start of the manufacturing of special-purpose machines for cam shafts ● 1994

Start of the manufacturing of special-purpose machines for FA systems ● 1999

Start of the manufacturing of special-purpose machines for seal rings ● 2001

Start of the manufacturing of intelligent special-purpose machines ● 2006

 
Initial period◦1946→1964
1946
KL-450-B

General-purpose turning machine KL-450-B

●Established for the purpose of auto parts machining and machine tool sales

1955
専用機第1号機

First special-purpose machine tool

●Built a new factory at Hashira Town, Okazaki City.
●Started the production of in-house products (general-purpose turning machines, special-purpose machine tools)
●Reorganized and incorporated into Kataoka Machine Tools Mfg. Co., Ltd.

1963
Model:KL-300-L

Model:KL-300-L

●Started the production of Hydraulic Control Semi-Automatic Piston Ring Turning Machine KL-300-L

Overseas business extension period◦1965→1968 ▲TOP
1965
KL-600G

First exported General-Purpose
Turning Machine KL-600G

Nagoya port

Shipment of the first machine tool (Nagoya port)

●Delivered a general-purpose turning machine to South Africa Republic as the first export machine

South Africa
Beginning of specialization in special-purpose machine tools for piston rings◦1969→1993 ▲TOP
1969
4S

Started the production of Hydraulic Control Semi-Automatic General-Purpose Turning Machine 4S

●Removed Head Office Plant to the present location
●Delivered a large number of special-purpose machines to the three major piston ring manufacturers of Japan

R-3

●Started production of Hydraulic Control Full-Automatic Piston Ring I.D. & O.D. Turning Machine R-3

●Exported hydraulic control semi-automatic piston ring turning machines to Austria

Austria
1971
4S,4SP,6SP

Delivered a large number of Hydraulic Control Semi-Automatic General-Purpose Turning Machines 4S, 4SP, 6SP, etc. (to the industries of construction machines, bearings, pumps, etc.)

●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in Philadelphia
●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in Chicago

1973

●Exported special-purpose machine tools for piston rings to England and others
●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in Moscow

United Kingdom,Poland
1974

●Held a piston ring technology exchange party in Beijing.
●Exported special-purpose machine tools for piston rings to China and others

China,South Korea,France
1975
Model:R-3MG

Model:R-3MG

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine R-3MG for the first time in the piston-ring industry
●Exhibited at an international machine tool trade fair (EMO) in Hannover

●Exported special-purpose machine tools for piston rings to Brazil

Brazil
1977

●Exported special-purpose machine tools for piston rings to the United States and others
●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in Milan
●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in Tokyo

USA,Argentina,Taiwan
Mexico,Russia,India,Italy,Czecho,Australia
1980
Model:R-4MG

Model:R-4MG

●Started the production of NC Full-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine R-4MG
●Participated in the Japan Automation Technology Exhibition in Tianjin City.

1984

●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in Moscow
●Exported special-purpose machine tools for piston rings to Thailand

Thailand
1987
Model:RL-1-NC-1

Model:RL-1-NC-1

●Started the production of NC Semi-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Turning Machine RL-1NC-1

1992

●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in Shanghai

1993

●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in Beijing
●Commended by Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd. for the formulation of a dedicated Benz line.

Start of the manufacturing of special-purpose machines for cam shafts◦1994→1998 ▲TOP
1994
SCM-2NC

Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Large-Sized Camshaft Cam Lobe Milling Machine SCM-2NC

●Established an overseas sales service base in India
●Exported special-purpose machines for piston rings to Portugal

Portugal
1997
Model:PG-180

Model:PG-180

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine PG-180

1998
Model:DCM-1

Model:DCM-1

●Started the production of Semi-Automatic Piston Ring I.D. & O.D. Cam Turning and Joint Milling Composite Machine DCM-1
●Exhibited at a machine trade fair in New Delhi
●Concluded a contract for 33 machines with KAMAZ Truck Factory (Tatarstan, Russia).

Start of the manufacturing of special-purpose machines for FA systems◦1999→2000 ▲TOP
1999
Model:VC-900

Model:VC-900

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Ultra-Large-Sized Piston Ring I.D. & O.D. Cam Turning Machine VC-900

Model:KG-2P

Model:KG-2P

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Keystone Ring Grinding Machine KG-2P

●Exported special-purpose machine tools for piston rings to Sweden
●Established overseas sales service bases in Brazil and China

Sweden
2000
Model:PG-230

Model:PG-230

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine PG-230

Model:PCG-2-NCS-TS

Model:PCG-2-NCS-TS

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Mandrel Type Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine PCG-2-NCS-TS

Start of the manufacturing of special-purpose machines for seal rings ▲TOP
2001
Model:PCG-2-NCS-TS

Model:MCK-120

●Started production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring Marking Inspection Machine MCK-120

Model:PCG-2-NCS-TS

Model:ICG-1M

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Piston Ring I.D. Grinding Machine ICG-1M

Model:PCG-2-NCS-TS

Model:SCG-1

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Large-Sized Camshaft Journal and Cam Lobe Grinding and Keyway Milling Composite Machine SCG-1

2002
Model:RL-1V

Model:RL-1V

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Turning Machine with Spacer Auto Transfer Function RL-1V

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Large-Sized Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine PCG-3NC-TS
●Started production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring I.D. Turning Machine RIC-160
●Exported special-purpose machine tools for piston rings to Indonesia
●Established overseas sales service bases in the United States and Portugal

Indonesia
2003
Model:VC-1100

Model:VC-1100

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Ultra-Large-Sized Piston Ring I.D. & O.D. Cam Turning and Marking Machine VC-1100

Model:NRC-120

Model:NRC-120

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring I.D. & O.D. Turning and Marking Composite Machine NRC-120

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring I.D. and Edge Face Turning Machine KC-C2
●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring Notch Grinding Machine BNG-1
●Established an overseas sales service base in France

2004
Model:UPG-120

Model:UPG-120

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine UPG-120

Model:VSC-100A

Model:VSC-100A

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Lapping Sleeve I.D. & O.D. Turning Machine VSC-100A

Model:MM-1A-NC

Model:MM-1A-NC

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Turning Machine MM-1A-NC

2005
Model:MM-1A-NC

Model:PCG-1-NC-S

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine PCG-1-NC-S

Model:PCG-1-NC-S

Model:RRC-1

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Reflow Seal Ring Cut-off Turning Machine RRC-1

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Ultra-Large-Sized Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine PCG-4-NCS
●Started the production of Semi-Automatic Piston Ring Coil Cutting and Grinding Machine SGG-1
●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Large-Sized Reflow Seal Ring Cut-off Turning Machine RRC-1L

Start of the manufacturing of intelligent special-purpose machines ▲TOP
2006
Model:BG-120

Model:BG-120

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring Side Rail O.D. Buffing Machine BG-120

Model:GSM-105

Model:GSM-105

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring Gap and O.D. Part Chamfering and Grinding Machine with Optical Measuring Function GSM-105

Model:REG-1

Model:REG-1

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Rotary Engine Oil Seal I.D. Grinding Machine REG-1

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring I.D. Chamfering and Turning Machine with Laser Beam Measuring Function KC-B2-LMN
●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring I.D. & O.D. Turning Machine MM-1AS-NC
●Published in “Closeup! Strengths of Japanese Enterprises,” the magazine “Fauré,” February issue,Mizuho Research Institute, Ltd.
●Issued unsecured bonds for 100 million yen through Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

2007
Model:UPG-160

Model:UPG-160

●Started the production of CNC Full-Automatic Piston Ring O.D. Grinding Machine UPG-160

Model:DCM-1A

Model:DCM-1A

●Started the production of CNC Robot System Full-Automatic I.D. & O.D. Cam Turning and Joint Milling Composite Machine DCM-1A(DCM-1 with Robot System)

Model:SCF-50/500

Model:SCF-50/500

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Camshaft Cam Lobe Super-Finish Machine SCF-50/500

●Started the production of CNC Semi-Automatic Large-Sized Piston Ring I.D. & O.D. Cam Turning and Joint Center Milling Composite Machine CT-2-NC
●Introduced in the 2007 edition of “300 Small and Medium Active Manufacturing Companies Supporting the Future of Japan” compiled by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
●Commended by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akira Amari (Tokyo International Forum)
●Introduced in “Nagoya That‘s New to You” (Yosensha Mook)

2008
Model:SCM-300/2000

Model:SCM-300/2000

●Started the manufacturing of Semi-Automatic CNC Large-Sized Cam Shaft and Cam Lobe Milling Machine SCM-300/2000

Model:DKG-1

Model:DKG-1

●Started the manufacturing of Full-Automatic Double-Side Grinding Machine for Dual Spindles and Keystone Rings DKG-1

●Exported special-purpose machines for piston rings.
●Started the manufacturing of Semi-Automatic CNC Large-Sized Cam Shaft and Cam Lobe Milling Machine SCM-2NC-S.
●Participated in the 1st Aerospace Industrial Technology Show (AITEC) 2008 (Nagoya).

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