History of Okamura
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History of Okamura
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1945
Okamura founded on October 10
Okamura-cho, Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
1948
Okamura restructured as a joint-stock company
Torque converter R&D started
1951
Production started on steel desks and chairs
Torque converter production began
1953
The N-52, Japan’s first postwar airplane, completed
1955
Mikasa, Japan’s first automatic front wheel drive car,
developed
1957
Mikasa Mark I and Mikasa Sport displayed at the 4th Japan
Motor Show
Tokyo Sales office and showroom opened in Akasaka
Steel office desks and chairs launched
Gondola store shelving launched
Torque converter for small forklifts developed
1958
Oppama Plant operations commenced
1962
First Okamura Business Show held
Isu no Kagaku (Chair Science) PR magazine published
1963
First Good Design Award G-Mark awarded for a folding
chair
Technology partnership with the Darling Company in
Los Angeles for system gondolas
1964
Junior desk and chair launched
Technology partnership with AllSteel Inc. (USA) for desks
and chairs
1968
Products displayed at NOPA Exhibition in New York City
1969
Okamura Transport Corporation established
Industrial robots developed
Technology partnership with the Tyler Refrigeration Corp.
(USA) for refrigerated showcases
Okamura-Tyler established
1970
Tokyo Showroom opened
Fuji Plant in Shizuoka completed
Okamura listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock
Exchange
Technology partnership with Palmer Shale company in the
USA
Heavy Rack (pallet rack) production started
Lightweight Shelving launched
1973
Headquarters moved to Yokohama Tenri Building
Technology partnership with Ermanco Co. in the USA for
conveyors
1974
Takahata Plant in Yamagata completed
New Otani Showroom opened
1975
Manufacturing of system kitchen began
1976
Movable partitions launched
Okamura Multiple Unit Display System launched
1978
No-defrost refrigerated showcase system launched
Rotary Rack launched
1979
Osaka Showroom opened
1980
Office Research Center opened
OA-compatible head office opened Various visits / press
coverage
1982
Rotary rack technology exported to the USA
1984
Desk system launched
1986
Ergonomic chair launched
1987
Siam Okamura Steel Co., Ltd. established in Thailand
1988
JT Okamura Steel Co.,Ltd. Established in Okayama
1989
Okamura Logistics Corporation established
1990
Tsukuba Plant completed in Ibaraki
1991
NS Okamura Corporation established in Iwate
1992
Okamura International (Singapore) Pte Ltd established
1993
3D transport system launched
1994
Okamura Business Support Corporation established
1995
Technology partnership with OCS in Sweden for overhead
conveyor systems
1996
Siam Okamura International Co., Ltd. established in
Thailand
1997
Nakai Plant completed in Kanagawa
Profice Next Generation Office System launched
1998
FM Solution Corporation established
Fontana refrigerated showcases announced
1999
Okamura Support and Service Corporation established
2000
Hill International Inc. established
ISO 14001 company wide integrated review and
registration
2001
Sales agreement with FujiSeiko Co., Ltd. signed for entry
into the security business
2002
Contessa ergonomic mesh chair announced
2004
Shanghai Okamura Furniture and Logistic System Co.,
Ltd. established in China
2005
Seeder Co., Ltd. acquired
2006
Tsurumi Plant completed in Kanagawa
2008
FujiSeiko Co., Ltd. acquired
Chicago Showroom opened
Visplay display fixtures system launched
Visplay Showroom opened
2009
Okamura Chair Museum opened
SEC Co., Ltd. acquired
2010
Td Japan Ltd. established
2012
Rotary Sorter automatic injection / output / sorting system
launched
2013
Hangzhou Okamura Transmission Co., Ltd. established
Salotto Group (Hong Kong) acquired
Sunahata Co., Ltd. acquired
Ichie Co., Ltd. acquired
Shanghai Okamura Architecture Co., Ltd. established
2014
Okamura Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established
AutoStore robot storage system launched
2015
PT. Okamura Chitose Indonesia established
Japan’s first front wheel drive automatic car “Mikasa” with
automatic transmission certified as “Mechanical
Engineering Heritage”
Swift height-adjustable table launched
Showcase navigation system launched
2016
WORK MILL activity started
2018
Okamura International Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. established
TELECUBE by OKAMURA and Snow Hut work booths
launched
2020
Okamura International Vietnam Co., Ltd. established
Digital transformation service “Work x D” announced
Fontana-Neo refrigerated showcase launched
Robot piece picking system launched
2021
Systematically organized management philosophy to
formulate the Okamura Way
DB&B Holdings Pte.Ltd acquired
OC portable battery launched
WORK CARRIER creative furniture launched
Sphere task seating announced
CYBISTOR 2 pallet storage system launched
NovolBa established
2022
Zhejiang Hangcha Okamura Co.,Ltd established
Hangzhou Okamura Furniture Co., Ltd. Established
ORV autonomous mobile robot launched
2023
WORK ISLE creative furniture launched
2024
Research Lab that Creates the Future of Stores opened
Okamura founded on October 10（’45）
Torque converter production began（’51）
The N-52, Japan’s first postwar airplane,
completed（’53）
Mikasa Mark I and Mikasa Sport displayed
at the 4th Japan Motor Show（’57）
Steel office desks and chairs launched
(’57)
Gondola store shelving launched（’57）
First Okamura Business Show held（’62）
Tokyo Showroom opened（’70）
Rotary Rack launched（’78）
Profice Next Generation Office System
launche（’97）
Fontana refrigerated showcases
announced（’98）
Contessa ergonomic mesh chair
announced（’02）
Okamura Chair Museum opened （’09）
Rotary Sorter automatic injection /
output / sorting system launched（’12）
AutoStore robot storage system
launched（’14）
Swift height-adjustable table
launched（’15）
TELECUBE by OKAMURA and Snow Hut
work booths launched（’18）
Sphere task seating announced（’21）
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