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| 1979 | Founded with a capital of 30 million yen as Yamada Kogyo Corporation |
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| 1980 | Started machining steam turbine blades for Keihin Product Operations at Toshiba Corporation |
| 1981 | Added a large-scale machine factory |
| 1985 | Started machining turbine blades for Takasago Works at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| 1988 | Started engaging in finish machining of aircraft jet engine parts as a subcontractor of Aviation Business Unit at Ishikawajima Hanyou Kikai KK |
1993 |
Increased the capital to 62 million yen |
| 1995 | Acquired the ISO9002 certification |
| 1997 | Changed the company name to TBM Corporation Increased the capital to 95 million yen |
| 1999 | Started dealing directly with General Electric in the U.S. in turbine blade machining Started machining turbine blades for Toshiba GE Turbine Components Co., Ltd. |
| 2000 | Issued private placement bonds |
| 2003 | Acquired the environmental certification ISO14001 |
| 2005 | Obtained the land of 45,500m2 in Ina Interchange Industrial Park for the Ina Factory |
| 2007 | Ina Factory started operation |
| 2009 | Awarded the "Corporate Excellence Prize" in the 42nd Good Company Awards Acquired the aerospace certification JISQ9100 Selected as one of the 300 of Japan's Vibrant Monozukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs |
| 2010 | Installed a turbine rotor in Ina Factory as a display |
| 2011 | Installed a solar power system in Ina Factory (Maximum power generation capacity 151 kwh) |
| 2012 | Introduced a large-scale blade grinder for the first time |
| 2013 | Completed the second phase of the Ina Factory construction |
| 2014 | Introduction of two VTLex1250 large vertical NC lathes |
| 2015 | Introduction of four 5-axis blade centers |
| 2016 |
Introduction of large (1,500 mm) three-dimensional measuring machines (Carl Zeiss) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines Partner of the Year 2016 Award |
| 2018 |
Large vertical NC lathe VT7-1600 (Tandem Drive) Introduction of four VTLex 915 large vertical NC lathes |
| 2019 | Introduction of two VTLex 915 large vertical NC lathes |
| 2021 |
Introduction of VTLex 1100 large vertical NC lathe Acquisition of Eco Action 21 certification |