Company name SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Founded May 1917
Established August 1949
Capitalization ¥10.1 billion (as of Mar. 2014)
President Shozo Buto
Number of group employees Employees worldwide 4,300
2,824 in Japan (As of Mar. 2014)
Head office Shiba NBF Tower, 1-30, Shibadaimon 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8564, Japan

1917 Shinko Electric’s origins: electrical machinery works established at Toba Shipyard.
1920 Fan-driven power generator developed for aircraft use.
1921 Becomes Toba Works of Kobe Steel Co., Ltd.
1927 Electromagnetic clutch production begins.
1941 Ise Plant opened in Ise City, Mie Prefecture.
1949 Shinko Electric Co., Ltd. splits off from Kobe Steel. Production of battery forklift trucks and vibratory equipment begins.
1951 Production of automatic ticket vending machines begins.
1952 Production of electrical components for aircraft use begins.
1965 Toyohashi Plant opened in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture.
1969 Small motor production factory opened at Toba Works. Unmanned vehicle systems developed.
1974 Industrial computers developed.
1978 Production of thermal transfer printers begins.
1981 Computer software factory opened at Toyohashi Plant. Linear motor conveyance system developed.
1982 Production of color printers begins.
1985 Electronic Technology Center opened at Toyohashi Plant. Vacuum furnace developed.
1987 Mobile robot for clean room use developed.
1988 Thin Film IC production plant added at Ise Plant.
1991 New aircraft electrical equipment factory built at Ise Works.
1994 Ise Plant receives ISO9001 certification.
1995 Toyohashi Plant receives ISO9001 certification.
1998 Toyohashi Plant receives ISO14001 accreditation.
1999 Ise Plant receives ISO14001 accreditation.
2003 Compact wind power generating system introduced to the market.
2004 Tokyo Head Office relocated to Minato Ward, Tokyo.
2005 The active response control device is developed.
All the stock acquisition of the OSAKI ELECTRIC CLUTCH AND BRAKE Co., Ltd.
To the connection company.
2006 The Siemens Transportation machine business buying over.
The S&S engineering Ltd. is established.
2007 Front Tool Products Works opend at Toyohashi Plant.
Laboratory for Automotive Testing System（SEMI-ANECHOIC CHAMBER）opend at Toyohashi Plant.
2008 It is comprehensive building establishment at Ise Plant.
2009 Company name changed from SHINKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. as of April 2009.
2010 Acquired 100% shares of DAIKEN CO., LTD. (currently known as SINFONIA MICROTEC CO., LTD.)to consolidate as subsidiary company.
Establishment of SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. as a China-based corporation.
2012 Indonesia representative office is established in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2013 The Guangzhou Sales Office of SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. is opened.
2014 Indonesia representative office became local subsidary, PT. SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY INDONESIA.