| * History * |
| 1971 Dec |
SHIMA Electronic Industry, Inc. established - Capital 5,000,000 yen |
| 1974 Apr |
Began calculator assembly |
| 1975 Nov |
Became SHIMA Electronic Industry Co., Ltd. - Capital 9,100,000 yen |
| 1982 Jun |
Installed automatic insertion machines |
| 1984 Oct |
Installed office computers |
| 1985 Jul |
Installed surface mount machines |
1988 Mar
Aug |
Capital 50,000,000 yen
Ise factory completed |
1991 Mar
Dec |
Installed Numerial Control (NC) drilling machines
Started TPM activity |
| 1993 Nov |
Eliminated use of freon |
| 1994 Sep |
Received the TPM Excellence Award - Category 2 |
1995 Apr
Oct |
SHIMA Hong Kong established - Capital HK $2,500,000
Capital increased to HK $6,200,000
China consignment factory begins production |
| 1997 Aug |
SHIMA's 5th factory completed (2,500m²) |
2000 Mar
May |
SHIMA Malaysia established - Capital 5,300,000 RM
China consignment factory extended |
| 2001 Dec |
Began production using lead-free solder
| SHIMA consignment factory |
from December 2001 |
| SHIMA Japan |
from August 2002 |
| SHIMA Malaysia |
from July 2003 |
|
2004 Apr
Aug |
Acquired certification of ISO 9001
New China consignment factory completed and transferred |
2005 Jan
Mar
Jun
Dec |
SHIMA Malaysia acquired certification of ISO 9001
SHIMA consignment factory acquired certification of ISO 9001
SHIMA consignment factory acquired certification of ISO 14001
Capital 60,000,000 yen |
| 2006 Aug |
SHIMA Malaysia acquired ISO 14001 certification |
