History of MATSUMOTO MACHINE

1948~

  • 1948.6

    Founded as Matsumoto kikai Seisakujyo.

  • 1961.2

    ncorporated as MATSUMOTO MACHINE CO.,LTD. with capital of 2 million yen.

  • 1962.1

    Matsumotochuck Sales Agents Association formed.

  • 1962.3

    Research on the improvement of durability and accuracy of scroll chucks was commissioned by the Basic Technology Committee of the Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association. (Six members of the same committee inspected the research status.

    Moved the head office and factory to the current location in Shimeno-machi.

  • 1965.4

    Tokyo Representative Office opened.

  • 1983.4

    Nagoya office opened.

  • 1985.4

    Opened Osaka office.

  • 1988.7

    Concluded an exclusive distributorship agreement with AA-GAGE (USA) for ultra-precision indexing tables for measurement in japan.

  • 1995.1

    Entered into partnership with Northfield Precision (USA). Started dealing in precision air chucks

  • 1995.2

    CE marking requirements. (Chuck, Cylinder, NC rotary table)

  • 1997

    Formed a business alliance with forkardt (GERMANY).

  • 1997.5

    Head office, Tokyo office, Nagoya office and Osaka office were accredited with
    ISO 9001 certification by the Japan Quality Assurance Organization(JQA).  Registration No. JQA-1723. 

  • 2005.1

    Established the US subsidiary MMK Matsumoto CORP. 

  • 2010.7

    Established the French subsidiary MMK Matsumoto Europe SASU.

  • 2012.10

    Construction of the 5th plant completed and operation started.

  • 2013.4

    Head office was accredited with JISQ9100 certification by the Japan Quality Assurance Organization(JQA). Registration No. JQA-ASO110.

  • 2015

    Formed a business alliance with FRB Inc.

  • 2019.3

    Tohoku branch office opened.

1948~

  • 1948.6

    Started production of chains, gears, machinery, and appliances.

  • 1961.4

    Started manufacturing and sales of high-precision and high-rigidity "Matsumoto" strong scroll chucks with steel bodies and scroll groove hardening and grinding. Started "Matsumoto" brand.

  • 1961.4

    Started manufacturing and sales of high-precision and high-rigidity "Matsumoto" strong scroll chucks with steel bodies and scroll groove hardening and grinding. Started "Matsumoto" brand.

  • 1963.10

    Started manufacturing and sales of "2J (Design registration No.249080)",a two-way tightening scroll chuck.

  • 1965

    Free jaw chuck" for double-center turning of axial workpieces, etc. was developed and its manufacturing and sales were started.
    (Utility model registration No. 78448)

  • 1968.5

    Started production and sales of lathe chucks.

1970~

  • 1970.3

    Developed "Electric Power Chuck".

  • 1971.11

    Established mass production system for wedge type lathe chucks. Started sales expansion.

  • 1974.4

    Began production of grating covers for roadside ditches.

    Formed a partnership with YUKEN KOGYO CO., LTD. and started production of "Marine squid fishing machines and reduction gears".

  • 1975.4

    Developed "H type hollow lathe chucks” for high speed and heavy duty. The master jaw sliding surface has a double-groove mechanism and is highly evaluated as a product for the high-speed era.

  • 1978.7

    Development and sales of "HX", A jaw retractable slide type chuck for high speed and heavy duty. (MATSUMOTO ORIGINAL DESIGN).

1980~

  • 1980.7

    Development of "Grasping power measuring instrument".

  • 1982.4

    Entered into partnership with SMP (FRANCE) and OTT (GERMANY). Developed an NC rotary table.

  • 1982.9

    Developed an automatic jaw changing lathe chucks "AJC chuck device". (PATENT NO. 1546419)

  • 1983

    Development of oil motor driven scroll chuck (U-chuck)

  • 1983.10

    Development and manufacturing of NC rotary table for electric discharge MDE150 (INITIAL MODEL MD150)

  • 1984.3

    Developed "HPC type finger chuck” for aluminum wheel machining.

  • 1984.5

    Developed “tilting type NC rotary table” and started sales.

  • 1985.10

    DEVELOPMENT OF "AUTOMATIC CHUCK JAW CHANGING SYSTEM" WHICH COMBINES NC CIRCULAR TABLE AND AJC CHUCK.

  • 1986.5

    Developed "Eccentric Chuck" for crankshaft machining.

  • 1987.10

    Quick jaw exchange chuck was commercialized with former Hitachi Seiki Co.

  • 1988.5

    DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED NC ROTARY TABLES FOR WIRE-CUTTING MACHINES, MDW80 (INITIAL MODEL MDEW80)

  • 1988.10

    Developed the eccentric chuck "LCS-4 x RN32-2V". Ltd. and delivered to a leading Japanese automobile manufacturer. (Joint patent application by automobile manufacturer, Nakamura-Tome and Matsumoto)

1990~

  • 1993.2

    Jointly developed "Finger Chuck: MTi" for aluminum wheel machining with ASI (USA) and started sales in both USA and Japan.

  • 1998.4

    No setup chuck a servo motor driven scroll chuck was jointly Developed with HITACHI SEIKI CO. (JOINT PATENT APPLICATION) realized full-scale NC control.

  • 2000.3

    Developed "Direct drive NC rotary table".

  • 2003.2

    High-speed, Precision power chuck: GH and GX models developed.

  • 2005.9- 2006.8

    Chuck for aluminum wheel machining: Commercialization of super light weight (80Kg) model WWiL-280.

  • 2007.9- 2008.8

    Developed a table for wire turning EDM.

  • 2013

    Commercialization of our original quick jaw exchange chuck "QJCⅡ”.

  • 2013.6

    Developed a chuck for grinding crankshafts and camshafts.

  • 2016.8

    Commercialized in-house automatic centering steady rest.

  • 2017

    Developed "ROBO-QJC", a chuck with automatic jaw replacement by ROBOT.

    Servo chuck 1st improvement evolution...Improvement of gripping power and accuracy.

  • 2021

    2nd improvement of servo chuck...Expansion of gripping force range (Improvement of accuracy and controllability for both low and high pressure).

  • 2021.5

    Smart Terrace AIO Development.

  • 2021.5

    Development of linear position sensor system.

  • 2023.1

    HQJC DEVELOPMENT. (EVOLVED ROBO-QJC TO HIGH PRECISION, HIGH RIGIDITY AND LONG LIFE).