The founder Yasutaro Kuraishi started to manufacture and sell electrical appliances in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
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1885 |
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1909 |
Success in prototyping 1/8 horsepower single-phase commutator.
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1922 |
Development of A2 type 1/6 horsepower commutator motors.
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1940 |
Development of single-phase 1/30 horsepower synchronous motors.
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Establishment of "Toyo-Dendoki Co., Ltd." in Kojima-cho, Taito-ku
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1950 |
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1951 |
Development of synchronous motors with 5W output.
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Company name changed to "Oriental Motor Co., Ltd".
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1953 |
Development of cooling fans at first time.
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1957 |
Start to sell "standard products (22 kinds of motors)" positively which developed gradually after the World War 2.
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Accomplishment of Head Quarter Building
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1960 |
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Toyoshiki Plant (current R&D center : Kashiwa-City, Chiba.) started its operation.
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1962 |
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1966 |
Development of "K series", our long-selling compact AC standard motors.
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Headquarters moved to Kashiwa-City in Chiba.
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1967 |
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Takamatsu plant started its operation.
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1969 |
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1971 |
Development of brake packages as the first motor controlling circuits.
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Tsuruoka plant and Tsuchiura plant started their operation.
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1974 |
Development of speed control motors/speed control circuit.
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1976 |
Development of stepping motors.
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Establishment of an overseas office in U.S.A.
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1978 |
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Establishment of an overseas office in Taiwan.
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1981 |
Development of 5-phase stepping motors/control circuit.
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Establishment of an overseas office in Germany.
Establishment of overseas production in Singapore.
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1982 |
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1983 |
Development of brushless DC fans.
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1984 |
Development of AC servo motors/control circuit.
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Tsuruoka-Higashi plant started its operation.
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1985 |
Development of UPD series that combines a 5-phase stepping motor and control circuit.
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Oriental Motor Co.,Ltd and Oriental Motor Sales Co.,Ltd. merged to establish the integrated system of manufacturing and sales. |
1986 |
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1987 |
Release of new K series that made overall improvement on the K series. |
Headquarters moved to Ueno in Tokyo.
Establishment of R&D center in Kashiwa-City, Chiba and Kashiwa plant started its operation"
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1988 |
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Establishment of an amalgamated company (INA OM) in Korea. |
1989 |
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1990 |
Development of anti-dust/water-proof motors.
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1991 |
Development of motorized cylinders, motorized sliders, and dedicated controllers.
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1992 |
Release of UPK series that combines a high-torque 5-phase stepping motor and control circuit.
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Tsuruoka-Nishi plant started its operation.
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1995 |
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Soma plant started its operation.
Establishment of an overseas office in Singapore.
Establishment of an overseas office in U.K.
Establishment of an overseas office in Italy.
Establishment of an overseas office in Korea.
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1996 |
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Establishment of an overseas office in France.
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1997 |
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1998 |
Development of alfa step, new generation stepping motor units.
Release of WK Series, small AC standard motors compliant with safety standards and compatible with global voltage.
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1999 |
Development of AXU series products, thin high power DC brushless motors. Release of cooling modules.
Release of Cooling Modules FM series
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Establishment of an overseas office in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).
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2000 |
Release of RK series, stepping motors with the latest motor drive technologies.
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Takamatsu-Kozai plant started its operation.
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2001 |
Release of V series that adopts 'BOS' noise-reducing technology.
Development of EZ limo, new motorized linear slides and cylinders.
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20th company anniversary of Singapore Oriental Motor.
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2002 |
Release of PK series standard P type, stepping motors that achieve higher torque.
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Establishment of Hong Kong branch office.
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2003 |
Release of AC motors that have China Compulsory Certification (CCC system).
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Establishment of an overseas office in Shanghai.
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2004 |
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Establishment of an overseas office in Thailand.
Establishment of an overseas office in Malaysia (Penang). |
2005 |
Release of CRK series, 5-phase stepping motor and driver package.
Release of brushless DC motor BLF series.
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2006 |
Release of EZSII Series, new motorized linear slides.
Release of RoHS complaint products.
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Tsukuba plant started its operation
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2009 |
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Ueno Corporation relocation.
Shanghai display room update.
Set up Beijing, Qingdao, Guangzhou business offices.
Suzhou Dongfang Motor started operating.
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2010 |
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2011 |
For the Asian market sales of the world specifications K series.
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Introduced the new 5-phase stepping motor RKII series of
high efficiency, low vibration.
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2012
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2013 |
Introduced closed loop stepper motor combination α STEP AZ series
built-in absolute encoder (no battery required).
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Xiamen base set up.
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2014
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2015 |
The new KII KIIS series
opens the new standard for AC motors.
Introduced speed control motor combination US2 series
control loop digitization, speed change rate ± 1%.
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Set up a subsidiary in Switzerland.
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2016
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