The CITIZEN name was established in 1930 when the Citizen Watch Company began producing its world-famous timepieces. Over the following decades, Citizen applied the precision production technologies developed through watch manufacturing to provide a wide range of electronic components and products. This vertical integration has led to the development of advanced production equipment. Among these are the highly precise, highly versatile Swiss-type turning centers known in the trade as CINCOM (Citizen Numerically Controlled Machines) and MIYANO high precision, fixed head automatic lathes.
Having started its business as a rural trading company specializing in yarn and textiles in 1858, MARUBENI has grown and made steady progress as a sogo shosha (general trading company) while expanding its businesses. Marubeni currently maintains 131 offices in 68 countries and has more than 400 consolidated companies that employ 40,000 people around the world. It trades products and services, including food, textiles, chemicals, machinery, energy, and a broad spectrum of consumer products that generate a revenue of $100 billion USD annually.