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| 1948 | ■ | FUTABA CORPORATION established in Mobara-cho, Chosei-gun, to manufacture and sell radio receiver vacuum tubes. |
| ■ | Electron Tube Factory established in Yatsumi-mura, Chosei-gun, Chiba Prefecture. | |
| ■ | Tokyo Branch established in Kanda-Hanada-cho, Tokyo and vacuum tube sales began. | |
| 1949 | ■ | Electron Tube Factory relocated to Mobara-cho, Chosei-gun (now Mobara Electron Factory). |
| 1961 | ■ | Mansei Sales Office established (sales of communications devices, radio control equipment, and plastic modeles; incorporated as Futaba Industry Co., Ltd.in 1972) . |
| 1962 | ■ | Unique Precision Co., Ltd. acquired ; Machinery and Tooling Division established; and manufacture and sale of press die set components began. |
| ■ | Manufacture and sale of radio-control transmitters and receivers began. | |
| 1964 | ■ | Headquarters moved to Takashi, Mobara, Chiba Prefecture. |
| 1965 | ■ | Electronic Systems Factory established (specializing in radio control equipment). |
| ■ | Manufacture and sale of equipment for automation began. | |
| 1967 | ■ | Manufacture and sale of mold base components began. |
| 1968 | ■ | Entered the display device industry with the manufacture and sale of gas-discharge display tubes. |
| 1969 | ■ | Foundry established for casting of press die set components. |
| ■ | Keyboard Factory established in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, and manufacture and sale of key switches and related components began. | |
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Manufacture and sale of mold plates began.
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| 1970 | ■ | Manufacture of vacuum tubes completely shut down. |
| ■ | Manufacture and sale of cylindrical multidigit VFDs began. | |
| ■ | Factory established in Mutsuzawa-mura, Chosei-gun, and press die set component operations relocated there. | |
| ■ | Sale of mold bases assembly began after standardization. | |
| 1972 | ■ | Taiwan Futaba Electronics Corp. established (VFDs). |
| ■ | Korea Futaba Precision Corp., Ltd. established (mold base components). (Dissolved in 2008) | |
| 1973 | ■ | Headquarters relocated to current location at 629 Oshiba, Mobara, Chiba Prefecture. |
| ■ | FUTABA Industries U.S.A. (changed to Futaba Corp. of America in 1978) established as U.S. sales company. | |
| 1975 | ■ | FUTABA (Hong Kong) Corp., Ltd. established as Southeast Asian sales base. |
| 1979 | ■ | FUTABA (Europe) GmbH. (Germany) established as European sales base. |
| 1980 | ■ | Chonan Machinery and Tooling Factory established in Chonan-machi, Chosei-gun, Chiba Prefecture and mold base component operations relocated there. |
| 1983 | ■ | Chosei Keyboard Factory (now Chosei VFD Module Factory) established in Chosei-mura, Chosei-gun, Chiba Prefecture completing first phase of Chosei Factory complex. |
| 1984 | ■ | Electronic Systems Factory established as a part of the Chosei Project, completing second-phase construction, and radio control equipment operations relocated there. |
| 1985 | ■ | Company shares listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| ■ | Akashi Machinery and Tooling Factory established in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture. | |
| ■ | Chosei Machinery and Tooling Factory established within Chosei Factory complex. | |
| 1986 | ■ | Company shares listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| ■ | Part of Electronic Systems Division transferred to Taiwan FUTABA Electronics Corp. | |
| 1987 | ■ | Chosei Electron Tube Factory established within Chosei Factory complex. |
| ■ | President Goro Eto appointed chairman and Senior Managing Director Reiji Hosoya appointed president. | |
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Integrated standardized plate products to Precision plates.
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| 1988 | ■ | Kishin Corp. (Republic of Korea) established (press and mold base components). |
| 1990 | ■ | Makuhari R&D Laboratory established in Makuhari Techno-Garden, Mihama-ku, Chiba. |
| ■ | Machinery and Tooling Technology Center established within Chosei Factory complex. | |
| ■ | Chairman Goro Eto passed away. | |
| ■ | FUTABA Business System Co., Ltd. established. | |
| 1991 | ■ | FUTABA DENSHI Corp. (S) Pte., Ltd. (Singapore) established (sale of electronic components). |
| 1992 | ■ | Machinery and Tooling Precision Plate Factory established within Chosei Factory complex. |
| ■ | Tokyo Branch in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo closed and operations merged with those of the Sales Headquarters in Mihama-ku, Chiba (currently Makuhari Marketing & Sales Center). | |
| 1993 | ■ | O.S. Engines Mfg. Co., Ltd. acquired for diversification into hobby market. |
| 1994 | ■ | FUTABA Precision Mold (Shenzhen) Corp. (P.R.C.) established (mold base components). |
| ■ | VFD Module Group qualified for ISO 9001 certification. | |
| 1995 | ■ | FUTABA Corp. of the Philippines established (VFDs). |
| ■ | Electron Tube Group qualified for ISO 9001 certification. | |
| 1996 | ■ | President Reiji Hosoya appointed chairman; Senior Managing Director Atsushi Nishimuro appointed president; and Senior Managing Director Michihiko Eto appointed vice-chairman. |
| ■ | FUTABA JTW (Thailand) Ltd. established (press and mold base components). | |
| 1998 | ■ | Ceremony held in commemoration of company’s 50th anniversary. |
| 1999 | ■ | FUTABA Corporation qualified for ISO 14001 certification for multiple sites. |
| ■ | Manufacture and sale of the Mold Marshalling System began. | |
| 2001 | ■ | The Mold Marshalling System awarded the 43rd Ten Best New Products Prize of The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. |
| ■ | FUTABA International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (P.R.C.) established. (Sales of electronic components) | |
| ■ | FUTABA (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (Vietnam) established. (Manufacture of mold base components) | |
| 2002 | ■ | Radio Control Equipment Group qualified for ISO 9001 certification. |
| ■ | Chosei Machinery and Tooling Factory II and Mutsuzawa Factory qualified for ISO 9001 certification. | |
| ■ | FUTABA Corporation of Huizhou established. (Manufacture and sale of electronic components) | |
| ■ | Environmental report released. | |
| 2003 | ■ | Electron Tube Group acquired the certificate ISO/TS16949: 2002. |
| 2005 | ■ | FUTABA Precision Die and Mold Machinery (China) Co., Ltd. (P.R.C.) established (parts for press/mold dies) |
| 2006 | ■ | Matsudo Machinery and Tooling Factory established in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture (parts for press dies) |
| ■ | Director Hiroshi Sakurada appointed President. | |
| ■ | FUTABA Precision Co., Ltd. established in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture (mold base components) | |
| 2007 | ■ | Kisin Corp. listed on the Korea Exchange. |
| ■ | Kisin Precision Die and Mold Machinery (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (P.R.C) established. (Press and mold base components) | |
| 2008 | ■ | Acquired Satsuki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. and Satsuki Kizai Co., Ltd. to strengthen the press/mold die components.(Satsuki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. acquired Satsuki Kizai Co., Ltd. and name changed to Satsuki Kizai Co., Ltd. in 2009) |
| 2009 | ■ | Futaba Electronics Components Korea Co., Ltd. established (sales of electronic components). |
| ■ | Acquired share of TDK Micro Device Corp. to enter OLED business. | |
| 2010 | ■ | Chairman Reiji Hosoya appointed Supreme Advisor. |
| 2011 | ■ |
Founder and Supreme Advisor Reiji Hosoya passed away.
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| 2012 | ■ |
Acquired all shares of TDK Micro Device Corp. and changed the name to Futaba Mobile Display Corp. to accelerate OLED display business.
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Manufacture and sale of OLED display and Touch Panel began.
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| 2013 | ■ |
PT. FUTABADENSHI INDONESIA established (manufacture and sale of production equipment in Indonesia).
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| 2014 | ■ |
The Melt Flow Speed Measurement System awarded the 56th Ten Best New Products Prize of The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.
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Formed capital and business alliance with Sanko Gosei Ltd.
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| 2016 | ■ |
The Flexible OLED Display awarded the 58th Ten Best New Products Monozukuri Prize of The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.
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Futaba Drone School opened at the company’s Chosei factory.
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President Hiroshi Sakurada appointed chairman; Director Kazunobu Takahashi appointed president.
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| 2017 | ■ |
Acquired Kabuku Inc.
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Established Tokyo Sales Office in Kandakaji-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Sales of electronic devices)
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| 2018 | ■ |
SENTORARU DENSHI SEIGYO CO.,LTD. acquired.
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