1943 July Founded Nikkodenka Kogyo Corporation as a plating professional = 78 year history of plating!!
1954 April Developed from the plating business to automotive parts manufacturing business under the name of Okayama Mekki Corporation
1970 January Spun off the plating business of Okayama Mekki Corporation as OM Sangyo Co., Ltd., specializing in the plating industry.
OM = OKAYAMA MEKKI
1971 January Changed the company name from Okayama Mekki Corporation to OM Kogyo Corporation, specializing in the manufacturing of automotive parts.
1972 October Started operation centering on plating for automotive parts, general industrial machinery parts, etc.
1973 February Spun off the building materials business section from the development department of OM Kogyo Co., Ltd., as OM Kiki Co., Ltd., specializing in the manufacturing and selling of housing-related products.
1984 September Newly established a hoop solder plating line: Started plating for electronic parts on a full-scale basis.
1996 May Commended by the Okayama Labour Standards Association as an excellent workplace in FY1996.
1997 November Received a courtesy certificate from the district director of the Kurashiki Tax Office as an excellent filing corporation.
1999年 October Acquired ISO9002 accreditation with specific lines.
2000年 April Received subsidy by the Japan Small Business Corporation for "lead-free tin alloy electroplating."(Subsequent subsidy and consignment grant as well as technology development-related information posted on Research & Development page)
2001 January Remodeled the first factory to be eco-friendly.
2002 February Acquired ISO14001 accreditation.
August Expanded ISO9002 accreditation company-wide.
2003 October Established Asteer Co., Ltd. through management integration of OM Kogyo Corporation, Kyoei Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Shinko Seisakusho Co., Ltd., and started operations.
Acquired ISO9001:2000 accreditation.
November Received a courtesy certificate from the district director of the Kurashiki Tax Office as an excellent filing corporation.
2004 September "Whisker-free lead-free solder plating" was certified as "Okayama Wagasha no Waza (our company's technique)".
2005 August Plating for magnesium received the "excellence prize at the 1st Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award".
2007 October Magnesium plating won the "grand prize in Okayama industry-academia-government collaboration".
2008 February Completed the Tochigi Factory as our first business site in another prefecture and an environmentally all-in-one factory.
2009 April Selected as one of "1,400 job-creating companies" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
2011 April Delivered a donation for the Great East Japan Earthquake to the Sanyo Shimbun.
2013 April Opened "OM Sangyo Co., Ltd. Surface Treatment Laboratory" on the 7th floor of the first factory.
December Accepted transfer of the management of Shinsei Co., Ltd., a plating company in Hakusan-shi, Ishikawa.
2014 June Honorary chairman Hiroshi Namba dies (age 100).
July Held a memorial service for remembrance of honorary chairman Hiroshi Namba.
2015 August Founded Siam OKAME Co., Ltd. in the Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand.
2016 June Completed Siam OKAME Co., Ltd. in the Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand.
July Delivered a donation for the Kumamoto Earthquake to the Okayama Chapter of the Japanese Red Cross Society.
September Received a registration certificate as an employment supporter in Okayama from Okayama Pref. Seto Upper Secondary School for Special Needs Education.
2017 February Received the highest award in FY2016 Okayama City commendations of excellent business operators promoting industrial waste reduction and recycling activities.
2018 July Participated in the heavy rain disaster volunteer activities in western Japan (until September).
August Delivered a donation for the heavy rain disaster in western Japan to the Sanyo Shimbun.
2019 January Received an award in FY2018 Okayama City commendations for beautiful town making, comfortable town making.
March Selected by the 2019 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program (updated every year).
March Cooperated in Mr. Matthew Barney's exhibition at Okayama Art Summit 2019 (September 27 to November 24).
2020 October Launched TV commercial broadcasts. (RSK Sanyo Broadcasting Co., Ltd.)