Company History

Company History

1987 March Decision on the operation in Thailand.
June Establish METCO.
Approved as BOI promoted company and incorporated in Thailand.
November Start operation.
December Press factory completion ceremony held on 3rd December with BOI general as a guest of honor. The date set as inauguration day.
1988 May Completion of VTR assembly factory.
1989 February Completion of CRT factory.
1990 September Start Operation at METCO2
1992 August Completion of new CRT factory at Ramindhra.
Listed on the stock exchange of Thailand.
December 5th Anniversary held at Hyatt Erawan Hotel.
1995 June SIMA Technology Co., Ltd.
Established in Nakhon Ratchasima province with 100% equity participation by METCO
August Completion of new factory building within Bangna-Trad factory incorporating die factory and warehouse.
December Operation SIMA Technology Co., Ltd. started

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1996 April Start of operation of electron gun factory.
1997 December 10th Anniversary held at Bangna-Trad factory.
Accreditation of ISO9002 for SIMA Technology Co., Ltd.
1998 December for METCO Accreditation of ISO9002
2000 January SIMA Technology Co., Ltd. Start of press factory.
July Start to produce IDC parts and assembly.
2001 September (GTMS) Completion of hermetic seal operation line.
November BOI Certificate for production of printed circuit board (PCB).
2002 April Start production of thermal fuse.
October Start to produce DMC3.
December 15th Anniversary.
2003 February Installed METCO-AIDA multi Press (MMX),
Installed OMS-600 3-D measuring machine.
October METCO/ SIMA ISO/ TS16949 accreditation of ISO/ TS16949 : 2002, for METCO/ SIMA, ISO9001 : 2000 for METCO
November ISO 14001:1996 for METCO
2004 July METCO2 Starts the operation of exterior painting,printing and assembly factory.
2005 October Starts the operation. Transfer of the METCO3 SMT lines to METCO3 and increase facility production of the Ink jet printer starts.
2007 December 20th Anniversary.
2008 October Production of the thermal printer starts (small size).
2009 January KTC (Kanagata Technical Center)
Starts operation. SIMA Technology Co., Ltd. Starts gilding business.
July Production of the backlight unit for LCD stars.
October SIMA Technology Co., Ltd. Starts machining business.
2010 March SMT line, dip process starts operation.
April Laser marker is installed in the printing process.
June Installation of two color injection mold machine.
September Production of escutcheon starts.
October Start production of small and medium backlight unit.
2012 December 25th Anniversary.
2013 January Start production of keyless entry unit (4 wheel).
June Start to produce automotive center panel unit.
2015 September Achieved “CSR-DIW Award” from Department of Industrial Work.
2016 July Start production of Wheel Keyless Entry Unit (2 Wheel)
Achieved “CSR-DIW Continuous Award” from Department of Industrial Work.
November Achieved “Green Industry (Level 4) Certification” from Ministry of industry.
2017 August 10th consecutive years of Thailand labour management excellence award.
September Accreditation of OHSAS 18001:2007 for METCO
December 30th Anniversary
Start production of car audio overlay panel.
2018 February Accreditation of IATF 16949:2016 for METCO
March Accreditation of ISO 9001:2015 for METCO
June Start production of car navigation panel.
Accreditation of ISO 9001:2015 / IATF 16949:2016 for SIMA
August 3Rs Award
Sima Technology Co., Ltd start plastic injection business
October Start production of EPSON eco tank printer.
2019 June Accreditation of ISO 14001:2015 for SIMA.
2020 April Business Continuity Planning (BCP) to fight against COVID-19
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