History

1946	Starting as a plant of Nakajima Aircraft Hamamatsu manufactory, it became a factory of Fuji Industry Co., Ltd. after the war and started to produce Rhythm Sewing Machine.
1960	Started manufacturing the automotive parts for Prince Motor Co., Ltd.
1961	Separated from Prince Motor Co., Ltd. and newly inaugurated business as Rhythm Friend Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Capital : 100 million yen, 100% owned by Prince Motor Co., Ltd.)
1966	Became an affiliate of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. as a result of the merger of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Prince Motor Co., Ltd.
1967	The Company changed its name to Rhythm Motor Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and focuses on producing vital safety parts for Nissan automobiles, along with the increased production volume promoted by Nissan. Purchased 100,000sq.m of land in Gokyucho, Hamamatsu City to be used for factory grounds. The plant was established after 6-phases of construction work. (Building area : 18,258sq.m)
1976	The capital was increased to 400 million yen.
1980	Head office was completed. (2,256sq.m)
1983	Technical cooperation with Alfred Teves of Germany.
1985	Assistance agreement with Heng Ton Machinery Co., Ltd. of Taiwan. Assistance agreement with Mic Auto Ancillaries of India.
1989	Awarded with the NQC(Nissan Quality Control) Prize.
1990	Established Rhythm Kyushu, Co., Ltd.
1991	The Company changed its name to Rhythm Corporation.
1993	Established Rhythm Inasa, Co., Ltd. Assistance agreement with Tamp Auto Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
1995	Assistance agreement with Samjin Precision Work Co., Ltd.
1996	Established Big Bend Technology, Inc. of U.S.A.
1997	Registered ISO9001/QS9000.
1998	Established Rhythm North America Corporation of U.S.A.
1999	Awarded for TPM Excellence-first category.
2001	ISO14001 certification acquired.
2002	2nd building completed at BBT. All shares transferred to J.P. Morgan Partners.
2003	JIT production system introduced. BBT became a wholly-owned subsidiary.
2004	All stocks transferred to the Carlyle Group.
2005	Registered ISO / TS16949. Established RHYTHM GUANGZHOU CORPORATION of China (RGC)
2006	BBT changed its name to RNA
2007	All stocks transferred to THK CO., LTD. Established THK RHYTHM (THAILAND) CO., LTD. of Thailand.
2010	The Company changed its name to THK RHYTHM CO., LTD.
2011	Established THK RHYTHM (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD. of China. Acquired TRW's Asia Pacific L&S Business (TRMS).
2012	Established THK RHYTHM MEXICANA S.A.DE.C.V. of MEXICO.
2014	THK RHYTHM KYUSHU is unified to the head office, and it is considered as the Kyushu Plant.