Corporate Information

Historical Highlights

Historical Highlights

Historical Highlights

History

Being a member of the Toshiba group of companies, Toshiba Machine's origin can be traced back more than a century to Shibaura Engineering Works Co., the forerunner of the Toshiba corporation established in 1875.

The Machine Tool Division of the Shibaura Engineering Works Co. was incorporated as an independent company in 1938, named the Shibaura Machine Tools Co., Ltd., the forerunner of the Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. which supplies machinery and electronic controls to automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, construction, plastics, transportation, semiconductor and communication markets worldwide.

July, 1875Establishment of the Shibaura Engineering Works Co.
Dec., 1938Establishment of the Shibaura Machine Tool Co.
June, 1961Company name changed to Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.
Sept., 1964Sagami Plant established.
April, 1974Establishment of the Toshiba Machine Co. America.
July, 1978Establishment of the Toshiba Machine S.E. Asia PTE. Ltd.
Oct., 1987Gotemba Plant established.
April, 1988Establishment of the Toshiba Machine Co. Canada Ltd., Toronto (Toshiba Machine Machinery Co., Ltd. Canada Branch become in Aug., 2003.)
April, 1989Establishment of the Toshiba Machine (Europe) G.m.b.H in Duesseldorf, Germany.
May, 1989Establishment of the Toshiba Machine (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
June,1989Establishment of the Toshiba Machine (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
May, 1995Establishment of the Toshiba Machine (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
April, 1998Establishment of the Toshiba Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
June, 2002Establishment of the Toshiba Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
(Manufacturing company)
Aug., 2002Semiconductor equipment division made into a separate company.
(Establishment of the NuFlare Technology Inc.)
Oct., 2002Machine tool division made into a separate company.
(Establishment of the TOSHIBA MACHINE MACHINERY Co., Ltd.)
Oct., 2010Merger of the subsidiary Toshiba Machine Machinery Co., Ltd.
Oct., 2010Merger of Shibaura Systems Co., Ltd. and the analysis business of Shibaura Group., Ltd. into Toshiba Machine Environment Center, and the company name changed to Shibaura Semtek Co., Ltd.
July, 2011Establishment of the TOSHIBA MACHINE (VIETNAM) CO.,LTD.
Sep., 2012Establishment of the TOSHIBA MACHINE (CHENNAI) PRIVATE LIMITED
Nov., 2012Establishment of the TOSHIBA MACHINE MANUFACTURING (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.
Dec., 2012Establishment of the P.T.TOSHIBA MACHINE INDONESIA
Nov., 2013Establishment of the TOSHIBA MACHINE DO BRASIL COMERCIO DE MAQUINAS LTDA.
April., 2015Toshiba Machine Transfers All Stock of Hyest Corporation to Nabtesco Corporation