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| 1932 | Uno Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established in Hiroshima. |
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| 1953 | Commissioned by Mazda Motor Corp. to produce automobile body components. |
| 1958 | Hiroshima Press Kogyo Co., Ltd was established in Fuchu, Hiroshima. |
| 1959 | Started production of stamping dies and press machines for in-house use. |
| 1973 | Started to export stamping dies. |
| 1982 | Received an order for automated assembly lines for doors and hoods from Saab. |
| 1984 | Received an order for stamping dies and assembly lines for doors from Ford Motor Corp., Mexico. |
| 1985 | Yumex Corporation was established to develop and produce exhaust system. |
| 1987 | Silla Engineering Co., Ltd. (Korea) was established. |
| 1988 | Tesco Engineering Inc. (U.S.A.) was established. |
| 1989 | Changed company name to Hirotec Corporation. Acquired majority share of Ueno Technica Co., Ltd. (kiryu Gunma) |
| 1991 | Completion of Hofu Plant. |
| 1992 | Received first place for two consecutive years at Die Change Challenge Competition sponsored by Automotive Industry. |
| 1993 | Approved by Mazda Motor Corp., as a qualified supplier of excellent quality. Hirotec Tooling Corp. was established. |
| 1997 | Thai Summit Hirotec Co., Ltd. was established. (Thailand) |
| 1998 | Aventec, S.A. de C.V. was established. (Mexico) |
| 1999 | European office establishment. (Germany, Dusseldorf) |
| 2001 | Received 2000 World Excellence Award (Gold Award) from Ford. Received 2000 Supplier of the Year from GM. Certified to ISO14001 (Hofu Division) |
| 2002 | Componentes Hirotec, S.A.U. was established. (Spain) Tesco Engineerringng Inc. received 2001 Supplier of the Year from GM. |
| 2003 | Aventec received 2002 Supplier of the Year from GM. Hirotec Worldwide Europe Office was established. (Germany) |
| 2004 | Tesco Engineering and Aventec received 2003 Supplier of the Year from GM. Hirotec Australia Pty. Ltd. was established (Australia) |
| 2005 | Tesco Engineering and Aventec received 2004 Supplier of the Year from GM. |
| 2006 | LiuZhou Hirotec Wuling Engineering Co., Ltd. was established. (China) Completion of Oita Plant. |
| 2007 | Changchun Hirotec Co., Ltd. was established. (China) Tesco Engineering Inc changed corporate name to Hirotec America Inc. |
| 2008 | Aventec, S.A. de C.V. changed corporate name to Hirotec Mexico, S.A. de C.V. |
| 2010 | Yumex Corporation was combined with Hirotec Corporation. |
