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