Feb. 1924 |
Tokyo Steel Furniture Factory founded in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo by founder Tajima On. This was the start of the first domestic steel furniture production in Japan. |
Dec. 1939 |
Tokyo Sokki Co., Ltd. established. |
May. 1949 |
Trade name changed to "Nippon Filing Co., Ltd.". |
Oct. 1951 |
Construction of a system for full scale production of steel bookshelves and other shelving commenced. |
Nov. 1955 |
Osaka branch established. |
Jun. 1962 |
Matsudo plant completed, relocation carried out. |
May. 1965 |
"Lite Bin" medicine management rack released. |
Mar. 1967 |
Mobile shelf "Electric Stack Runner" released. |
Apr. 1968 |
"Sky Rack System" automated warehouse released. |
Jun. 1971 |
Steel bookcase JIS standard certified. |
Apr. 1976 |
Mobile shelf " Handle Type Stack Runner" released. |
May. 1977 |
Circulation shelf "Pick Rack" released. |
Jul. 1977 |
Mobile shelf "Front Runner" released. |
Oct. 1977 |
First domestic JIS standard certification received for steel shelves for goods. |
Nov. 1977 |
Automated Storage and Retrieval System "Container Server System" released. |
Sep. 1979 |
Large scale storage facility seismic resistance tests carried out at National Research Center for Disaster Prevention. |
Jun. 1981 |
"Pick Pal" digital display system released. |
Sep. 1981 |
7 "Biblio Series" stackable system furniture products awarded the first G Marks (Good Design) for steel shelves in Japan. |
Aug. 1982 |
New plant completed in Mitsukaido City, Ibaraki Prefecture, relocation carried out. |
Jan. 1984 |
Pallet circulation shelf "Pneuma Thru" released. |
Sep. 1985 |
Kashiwa Technology Center established. |
Jun. 1988 |
Pallet circulation shelf "Push back Rack" released. |
Dec. 1992 |
Humidity Controlling Board (HC Board) released. |
Aug. 1994 |
Horizontal pallet circulation shelf "Pneuma Thru Ⅱ" released. |
Mar. 1995 |
Automated Storage and Retrieval System for books "Auto Lib" released. |
Nov. 1995 |
Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) conformity certification received for Electric Stack Runner and Handle Type Stack Runner. |
Oct. 1996 |
Long Life Design Award received for "Biblio Series" stackable system furniture. |
Jan. 1999 |
Book/material mass deoxidation business started. |
Mar. 1999 |
ISO 9001 certification acquired. |
Dec. 1999 |
Electric Stack Runner awarded FY1999 G Mark (Good Design). |
Jan. 2000 |
"Pal Cart" wireless LAN picking cart system released. |
May. 2000 |
Bamboo bookshelves "ETS" and "EBS" released. |
Nov. 2001 |
Digital assort system with five color display added to "Pick Pal" digital display system lineup. |
Dec. 2001 |
ISO 14001 certification acquired. |
Apr. 2003 |
New type "Bibilio Series" released. |
Apr. 2004 |
Small to mid-sized library oriented Automated Storage and Retrieval System "Auto Lib Mini" is released. |
Jan. 2005 |
"UE Type Multipurpose Shelves" released. |
Oct. 2006 |
New type "Stack Hover/Lite Bin Hover" released. |
Nov. 2006 |
"UF Type Multipurpose Shelves" released. |
Nov. 2007 |
"Automatic Return Sorter" unit 1 delivered. |
May. 2009 |
Automated Storage and Retrieval System "Auto Lib" achieves 35 competed orders. |
Aug. 2010 |
Digital assort system with five color display-wireless type released. |
Mar. 2011 |
"LA Labo" library automation research lab established. |