SCP:
1936 - Parent company, Sugino Machine Ltd., founded in Osaka City
1945 - Factory was forced to move to Uozu, Toyama Prefecture due to WWII
1967 - Sugino launches automatic Selfeeder pneumatic drill line.
1973 - First electric Selfeeder revolutionizes hole-making worldwide.
1975 - Synchro-Tapper developed with synchronized feed and spindle rotation to produce Class 3 thread accuracy.
1978 - Sugino establishes Chicago liaison to serve North American customers.
1980 - Sugino U.S.A. established.
1981 - Computer-controlled, ball-screw Mechatric developed with four programmable drilling motions.
1988 - Sugino U.S.A. becomes Sugino Corp. Present facility in Schaumburg, Illinois built. Manufacturing of American-made Newtric Selfeeder drill units begins.
1990 - U.S. patent granted for Newtric features.
1991 - Mechatric MSX unveiled. Utilizes Fanuc single-axis CNC control.
1994 - Sugino Corp. develops the Jet-Flex machining and deburring system.
1995 - MSZ Mechatric introduced with 12 pre-programmed drill patterns, cutting feed rates. Conversational NC control. 100 program memory.
1996 - Revolutionary Duomech delivers precision drilling and tapping in one pass. Patented.
1997 - 'Jet-O-Mation' machines developed for deburring small, mass produced parts using high pressure waterjet technology.
1998 - ISO9001 Certification achieved
1999 - Jet-Flex Center Machine developed for use with a single arm robot for automated part loading and unloading.
2000 - Model ST2 and ST3 SynchroTappers developed with AC servo motors, digital input for stroke and rpm, and four programmable operating patterns.
2001 - Chicago office relocated to Itasca, IL
2003 - Sugino Corp introduces U-Jet cavitation Technology to the USA.
2005 - Prague, CZ office opened
2007 - Monterrey, MX office opened
2009 - Detroit, MI office opened
2013 - Paris France office opened
2013 - Aguascalientes, MX office opened
2014 - Zippel, GmbH acquired
2014 - Introduction of ST2M and ST3M Servo Tappers with Mitsubishi motors and controls
2015 - Introduction of Barriquan Deburring Toolholder
2016 - Sugino Machine celebrates the 80th anniversary
2016 - Detroit office relocated to new Technical Center in Wixom, MI
2018 - Houston, TX office opened to serve Gas/Oil and Chemical Industries
2018 - Barriquan Robotic Deburring cell debuts at IMTS 2018.
SML:
March 1936 - Founded in Osaka City under the company name of Sugino Cleaner Works as a specialized manufacturer of pneumatic and water-pressure tube cleaners.
June 1945 - Factory was forced to move to Uozu, Toyama Prefecture due to World War II.
April 1956 - Restructured as a private limited company.
January 1961 - Appointed as a Small & Medium Enterprise National Rationalization Model Factory.
March 1962 - Uozu Factory construction completed in Hongo, Uozu City
April 1962 - Trade Department established
June 1966 - Research Center completed
November 1968 - Granted the 2nd Small & Medium Enterprise Research Center Award
March 1970 - Namerikawa Factory completed in Nakanoshima, Namerikawa City
April 1971 - Company name changed to Sugino Machine Limited
May 1971 - Awarded financial grant by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry for the development of key technology in ultrahigh-pressure pumps.
December 1971 - Received the 1971 Top 10 New Product Award from the Nikkan Kogyo Newspaper for its "Ultrahigh-Pressure Pump".
July 1975 - Received the Prime Minister's Award for contributions to industrial safety.
July 1978 - Chicago Office opened.
August 1980 - Subsidiary established in the United States.
November 1980 - Head Office completed.
January 1984 - Head Office visited by Prince Takamatsunomiya.
October 1984 - Singapore Representative Office opened.
August 1986 - Kakegawa Factory completed in Nagaya, Kakegawa City.
October 1993 - Hayatsuki Factory completed in Kuriyama, Namerikawa City.
August 1994 - Hayatsuki Factory visited by the Crown Prince and Princess.
December 1994 - Subsidiary established in Singapore.
September 1995 - Sugino Maintenance Service Co., Ltd. established.
April 1998 - Kyoritsu Seiki Co., Ltd. joined Sugino Group.
September 1988 - Acquired ISO9001 certification.
March 2002 - Name of Sugino Maintenance Service Co., Ltd. changed to Sugino Direct Service Co., Ltd.
July 2002 - Subsidiary established in Shanghai.
August 2003 - Subsidiary established in Thailand.
September 2005 - Prague Branch Office established.
October 2005 - Sugino Changshu Co., Ltd. established in Changshu.
April 2007 - Subsidiary established in Mexico.
May 2011 - Nihon Jig Co., Ltd. joined Sugino Group.
January 2013 - Subsidiary established in Indonesia.
March 2013 - M-Tec Co., Inc. joined Sugino Group Subsidiary established in France.
January 2014 - Zippel GmbH joined Sugino Group.
July 2014 - Subsidiary established in India.
