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Rays Group History

1970〜

1973

Rays Founding

Foundation of Rays Engineering

1977

Established RAYS Co., Ltd.

1979

Established RAYS Engineering Co., Ltd.

1980〜

1980

Opened Tokyo office

1981

Opened Fukuoka office and Takamatsu office

Racing division launched

1982

Established Rays Creative Co., Ltd.

Two-wheel business department launched

1983

Design room Banana Moon launched

Parts Bank Co., Ltd. and Twin Co., Ltd. established

Sendai office opened

1984

Rays Engineering Co., Ltd. Yao factory established

1986

Opened Nishinomiya Distribution Center

5,500t forging machine introduced

1988

Opened Hiroshima office

Casting department/Bester Co., Ltd. established

1989

Rays Engineering Co., Ltd. Yao factory expansion

Introduced 2nd 3,500t forging machine

1990〜

1990

Established Riza Co., Ltd.

1991

Opened Sapporo office

Introduced 3,500t forging machine

1992

Opened Nagoya office

Established RAYS R&D Co., Ltd.

1993

Hokuriku Sales Office opened

1994

Nishinomiya distribution center automatic warehouse operation

Casting Department/Pacific Alloy

Established Logistics Co., Ltd.

1995

Second sales department launched

Introduced RM8000 forging machine

RAYS Engineering Co., Ltd./Newly established Nara factory

1997

Overseas business department launched

Merger of Riza Co., Ltd./Parts Bank Co., Ltd.

1999

2nd RM8000 forging machine introduced

Established Tsubaki Precision Mold Industry Co., Ltd.

2000〜

2000

Relocation of Rays Foundry Co., Ltd./

Company name changed from Bester Co., Ltd.

2001

Tokyo office relocated

2003

Fuji Pacific Alloy Co., Ltd. established

2004

Establishment of Rays U.S.A. Inc.

10,000t forging machine introduced

2005

Integration of casting manufacturing related companies into Rays CWP Co., Ltd.

Hamamatsu distribution center opened

2006

RAYS Co., Ltd./LIZA Co., Ltd./

Merger of Twin Co., Ltd.

2007

Start supplying wheels to Williams f1 team

2008

Relocation of Rays Co., Ltd. headquarters

2010〜

2012

Expansion of machining line for large diameter RAYS/CWP

2013

Raise/CWP Development Department Test Equipment Reinforcement Construction

2015

Supply to TOYOTA GAZOO Racing team for the FIA WEC (World Endurance Championship) series
Maruka Service Co., Ltd becomes a wholly owned subsidiary

2016

RAYS CWP new construction of Hamakita factory C building

2023

RAYS 50th anniversary