| Year | Event/Activity |
|---|---|
| July 1941 | Takano Seisakusho opened as a privately-run business in Mukojima Ward, Tokyo Prefecture (now Sumida Ward, Tokyo Metropolis). |
| July 1953 | Established Takano Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in Miyada Village, Ina County, Nagano Prefecture with a capital of 300,000 yen as a manufacturer and distributor of different types of springs. |
| August 1954 | Newly constructed the Miyata Factory as a manufacturing facility for flat springs and wire springs in Miyata Village, Ina County, Nagano Prefecture. |
| March 1962 | Developed a spring-loaded folding chair based on the technologies accumulated through spring manufacturing. |
| October 1963 | Newly constructed the Yokohama Factory in Midori Ward, Yokohama City (now Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City) as an automotive parts manufacturing facility. |
| December 1966 | Established chair manufacturing line in the Miyata Factory. |
| March 1968 | Established Nikko Trading Co., Ltd. (now Nikko Co., Ltd.) as an affiliated company to facilitate the purchase of tools, machinery, and other necessities. |
| November 1968 | Started business with Kokuyo Co., Ltd. |
| October 1969 | Newly constructed the Sawando Factory (now the Ina Factory) in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture as a chair manufacturing facility. |
| August 1973 | Changed the company name to Takano Co., Ltd. |
| September 1979 | Established Takano Machinery Co., Ltd. as an affiliated company for the design, manufacture, and distribution of dedicated machinery and molds. |
| March 1982 | The Ina Factory started manufacturing exterior products. |
| December 1983 | Established a special products factory for manufacturing electronics-related products in Miyada Village, Ina County, Nagano Prefecture. |
| August 1985 | Newly constructed the Shimojima Factory in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture as a manufacturing facility for high-end rotating office chairs. |
| August 1985 | Developed and started to manufacture and distribute solenoid actuators for electronics-related products. |
| September 1985 | Established the Tokyo Office (now Tokyo Sales Office) in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. |
| June 1985 | Completed the first Image Processing Machine. |
| March 1989 | Newly constructed the Minamidaira Factory as a manufacturing facility for exterior products (now for image processing inspection machinery) in Miyata Village, Ina County, Nagano Prefecture. |
| April 1992 | Absorbed Takano Sales Co., Ltd. (founded in September 1985) to bring together the manufacture and distribution of electronics-related products under one roof. |
| February 1994 | Established Hakodate Operations for the development of image processing inspection machinery in Hakodate City, Hokkaido Prefecture. |
| May 1994 | Delivered AFM(atomic force microscope) to Tokyo University. |
| July 1995 | Company shares were registered as over-the-counter shares with the Japan Securities Dealers’ Association. |
| December 1996 | Obtained ISO9001 certification (solenoid actuators). |
| February 1997 | Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section. |
| November 1997 | Obtained ISO9001 certification (office furniture). |
| January 1999 | Newly constructed the Mazumi Factory (and Warehouse) in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture as a manufacturing and logistics hub for exterior products. |
| March 1999 | Obtained ISO14001 certification (office furniture). |
| March 1999 | Obtained ISO9001 certification (exterior products). |
| August 1999 | Obtained ISO9002 certification (now ISO9001 certification) (Miyata Factory). |
| September 1999年 | Obtained ISO9001 certification (image processing inspection machinery) |
| January 2001 | Established Opt One Co., Ltd. (liquidated in December 2009) in Fujieda city, Shizuoka Prefecture as an affiliated company to enhance our electronics-related business basis. |
| September 2001 | Obtained ISO14001 certification (Headquarters, Healthcare Division, Unit Product Division, exterior products, and electronics-related products). |
| March 2004 | Company shares were designated to the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section. |
| February 2005 | Established Taiwan Takano Co., Ltd. to enhance the provision of maintenance and service of our image processinginspection machinery in Taiwan. |
| May 2006 | Established Takano Korea Co., Ltd. to boost sales of our image processing inspection machinery in South Korea. |
| November 2009 | Obtained the Marketing Authorization License for Class II Medical Equipment and the Medical Equipment Manufacturing License (medical equipment in general). |
| January 2010 | Established Shanghai Takano Trading Co., Ltd. to enhance the procurement and sales of office furniture products in China. |
| March 2010 | Obtained ISO13485 certification (healthcare). |
| August 2014 | Established Osaka Sales Office in Kita Ward, Osaka Prefecture. |
| November 2017 | Established the Saitama Office in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture due to the acquisition of the appearance inspection equipment business for semiconductor and other related fields. |
| October 2018 | Established the Oita CS Centre in Oita City, Oita Prefecture. |
| August 2019 | Established Takano of America Inc. to sell industrial automation products (solenoid actuators, etc.) in the U.S. |
| November 2019 | Established Yokohama Technology Development Center in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama City. |
| April 2022 | Transitioned to the standard market in line with the revision of the market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| March 2023 | Made Yuki Trading Co., Ltd. into our subsidiary to strengthen sales in the welfare and health fields. |
| September 2023 | Takano Electronics (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd. was established to strengthen sales of industrial automation products (solenoid actuators, etc.) in China. |
| November 2023 | Started sales of SiLIS (Simultaneous Luminescence Immunoassay System), a rapid allergy testing system. |
