General Status of Plants in Japan
Myochi Plant
Panoramic view |
Exterior view |
Overview
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Start of production
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June 1973
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Site area
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570,000 m2
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Business activities & products
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Powertrain-related suspension cast parts,
powertrain-related suspension machined parts |
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Production results for 2011
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Cast iron: 45,000 t
Aluminum: 24,000 t Differentials: 912,000 units Transfer cases: 624,000 units |
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Number of employees
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1,581
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- Note:
- The number of employees is as of end of December 2011, and excludes fixed-term employees and short-term employees.
Events
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Year
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Month
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Events
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1971
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July
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Ground-breaking ceremony
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1973
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June
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Completion ceremony held; production of differentials and differential cases commenced on shaping line at No. 1 casting plant
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1977
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January
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Operations commenced at No. 2 casting plant
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March
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No. 1 casting plant full-scale operations commenced (Honsha Plant casting plant withdrawn)
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1978
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February
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Operation of original computer system commenced with aim of drastically reducing desk work of supervisors and speeding up information flows
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1980
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September
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Kanban sign signaling method adopted on cylinder block line
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1981
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July
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No. 3 Plant operations commenced (5M-G engine cylinder heads) with the aim of switching to aluminum
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1984
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December
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Toyota's first outdoor automated guided vehicle (AGV) introduced
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1986
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October
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Painting plant completed and painting of parts commenced
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1988
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September
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Clock tower installed commemorating cumulative Toyota production of 60 million vehicles in Japan
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1990
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January
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Cupola operations commenced at No. 2 casting plant
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August
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First phase of construction of machine plant completed; carburizing and quenching operations commenced
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1991
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January
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Celsior steering column processing and assembly line operations commenced
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April
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Plant OA (efficiency and cost systems) operations commenced
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1992
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January
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Third phase of construction of machine plant completed
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1996
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April
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Support for steering column production by TABC in the US commenced
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1997
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April
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Support for steering column production by TMCA in Australia commenced
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1998
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November
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External ISO 14001 certification obtained
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2000
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January
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Maskless activities start
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December
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'Zero landfill waste' target achieved
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2001
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October
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Asaichi(morning market) activities on quality launched
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2003
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April
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Steering column production ended (cumulative production: 7.88 million units) and transferred to Miyoshi Plant and Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. (now JTEKT Corporation) as a part of the consolidation of production processes
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November
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Phase I activities for reconstructing casting lines start
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2004
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April
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Cumulative mechanical differential production reaches 1 million units
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August
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Emergency support provided to casting operations by TMUK in the UK
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November
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Axle production ended (cumulative production: 5.46 million units) and transferred to Motomachi Plant as part of the consolidation of production processes
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2005
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January
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Support for ZR engine cylinder block casting by TFTE in China commenced
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August
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Operation by Clean Assembly Room for Lexus commenced
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2006
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April
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Support for ZR engine casting by TMUK in the UK commenced
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July
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Lexus LS 460 differential production commenced
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December
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Phase II activities for reconstructing casting lines start
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2008
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February
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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry award won for differential manufacturing; Energy savings achieved by thermal processing furnace using SQC methods
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