KEYLEX CORPORATION
| March 2001 | Kurata Corporation and Miura Industries Co., Ltd. were merged to form Keylex Corporation. |
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| April 2001 | The company became ISO14001-certified. |
| November 2004 | Tianjin Keylex was established in Tianjin, China. |
| June 2006 | Stamping shop was completed at the Yano Plant. |
| September 2006 | The 3400t press machine became operational. |
| August 2007 | The administration building at the head office was completed. |
| July 2008 | The company was chosen by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as one of ‘300 Japan’s Vibrant Monozukuri (manufacturing) small and medium-sized companies’. |
| September 2008 | The parts warehouse building at the head office was completed. |
| October 2012 | Mukaihara Corporation was established in Akitakata-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture. |
| November 2012 | Y-Tec Keylex Mexico S.A. DE C.V. was established in Salamanca, Mexico. |
| February 2013 | Summit Keylex (Thailand) Co.,Ltd was established in Thailand. |
| November 2014 | The company became ISO/TS 16949-certified. |
| April 2017 | The company absorbed its subsidiary Sunmech Corporation. |
| November 2018 | Y-tec KEYLEX International Corporation was established. |
| February 2019 | Y-tec Keylex Toyotetsu Alabama,Inc.was established in USA. |
Kurata Co., Ltd/Miura Industries Co.,Ltd
| Kurata Co., Ltd | Miura Industries Co.,Ltd | |
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| Started manufacture and sales of architectural hardware. | 1924 | |
| Established Kurata Heijiro Store (General partnership company). | 1940 | |
| Established Kurata Hardware Store Co., Ltd. Started manufacture and sales of vehicle parts & ship hardware. | 1948 | |
| 1952 | Started machining operation as a private business. | |
| Changed the name to Kurata Metal Industries Co., Ltd. | 1956 | |
| 1957 | Established Miura Iron Works Ltd with the capital of 7.5 million yen. | |
| Built a plant specialized for vehicle parts.in Kaita and started operation. | 1960 | Started manufacture of vehicle parts. |
| 1963 | Changed the company form from Miura Iron Works Ltd to Miura Iron Works Co., Ltd. | |
| 1968 | Increased the capital to 15 million yen. | |
| 1973 | Asahara shop was completed and started operation. Change the company name to Miura Industries Co., Ltd. Appointed as Quality Assurance Certified Company by Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently known as Mazda Motor Corporation). |
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| 1976 | Tsuwano shop was completed and started operation. | |
| Increased the capital to 150 million yen. | 1981 | Increased the capital to 90 million yen. |
| Yano shop was completed. | 1988 | Established Lenawee Stamping Corporation (LSC) in U.S.A. Invested 4 million US dollars. |
| Changed the name to Kurata Corporation. Yuu shop is completed. |
1989 | Extended a die shop. Introduced CAD/CAM. |
| Yano shop was expanded. | 1991 | |
| Started the production of completed vehicle; AZ-1. | 1992 | Certified as the 1st Quality Assurance Excellence Company by Mazda Motor Corporation. |
| Received TPM Excellence Award (Category 1). | 1994 | Received TPM Excellence Award (Category 1) in FY1994. |
| 1997 | Received TPM Excellence Continuation Award (Category 1) in FY 1997. Obtained QS-9000 certification. |
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| Started manufacture and sales of medical equipment ‘Alfa Time’. Received TPM Excellence Special Award. |
1998 | |
| Obtained ISO9001 and QS-9000 certificate. | 1999 |