History
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- 1860s
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- Founder worked as an on-site blacksmith in Ogura, Kanayama Village, Chita-gun (near Kanayama-cho, Tokoname City)
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- 1881
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- Established Blacksmith Workshop in Haruki Village, Aichi-gun; started manufacturing and sale of forged agricultural equipment
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- 1921
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- Developed gear-driven threshing machine; changed company name to Togo Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing
- Acquired a patent in 1923; started manufacturing and sale of Togo threshing machine, an unique product by Togo
Togo threshing machine
Ad of Togo threshing machine
Other Agricultural Equipment
- World Crisis
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- 1930s
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- Invented and expanded the use of a special flat hoe called "Bunka-kuwa" (presented to the Emperor)
- Won the Industrial Award
- Agricultural Crisis
- The Sino-Japanese War
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- 1938
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- Started textile industry (hand towel)
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- 1940
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- Changed company name to Togo Seisakusyo; started manufacturing of small springs
- The Pacific War
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- 1943
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- Started manufacturing of automotive springs (for Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.)
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- 1945
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- Became an associated plant of Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (in the field of valve springs)
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- 1947
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- Reorganized from a private company to a corporate body; established Togo Seisakusyo Corporation
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- 1948
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- Received Grade A Certificate from the Minister of Commerce and Industry for clutch spring; certified as an Excellent Automotive Parts Manufacturing Plant
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- 1949
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- Received Grade A Certificate for valve spring
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- 1950
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- Withdrew from agricultural equipment manufacturing
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- 1957
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- Established the motto of "Always dedicate to society with products far better than those of yesterday!"
Our Factory around 1964
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- 1963
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- Formed Togo Seisakusyo Labor Union (Federation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions); consistently developing harmonious relations between labor and management since then
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- 1973
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- Developed hose clamp (Togo's main product)
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- 1980
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- Established Nagiso Spring Corporation (Kiso-gun, Nagano Prefecture)
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- 1985
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- Constructed No.5 Plant [Current KOSAKA PLANT] (inside Togo Town Industrial Park)
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- 1987
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- Received PM Excellent Plant Award (Class 1)
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- 1988
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- Established Quality Spring / Togo (Michigan, the U.S.)
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- 1996
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- Quick connector was selected as Good Design Product
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- 1999
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- Received QS-9000/ISO 9001 Certification
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- 2000
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- Received ISO 14001 Certification
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- 2002
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- Established Scherdel-Togo Co., Ltd. (Miyoshi City)
- Established Togo Seisakusyo (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
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- 2003
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- Established Togo Scherdel GmbH (Saxony, Germany)
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- 2005
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- Constructed Distribution Center [Current SUGINOKI Distribution Center]
- Received ISO/TS16949 Certification
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- 2008
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- Purchased Seto Plant (Anada, Seto City)
- Established Muroran Togo (Muroran City)
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- 2011
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- Established TOGO SALES & TRADING (SHANGHAI, China) CO., LTD.
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- 2012
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- Established TOGO SEISAKUSYO (CHANGSHU, China) CO., LTD.
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- 2016
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- Established TOGO North America (Tennessee, the U.S.) CO., LTD.
