History
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1931
Shuichi Amano founds Amano Manufacturing for the express purpose of manufacturing the first domestic Time recorder and sets up a plant in Tokyo.
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1939
The company is transformed into a joint-stock corporation.
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1942
The headquarters are moved to the Yokohama plant site.
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1945
Yokohama Equipment Corporation is establish to resume the manufacture of time recorders.
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1950
Received an order for 43 time recorders from the Japanese National Railways.
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1951
Signed an agency agreement for industrial cleaners with IVC Inc. of the US. (Environmental Business started.)
Development of the Liquless drain separator is started.
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1952
Liquless drain separator is released.
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1953
Amano Special Equipment Corporation is establish for manufacturing liquless drain separators.
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1956
Company merges with Amano Special Equipment Corporation and is renamed to Amano Special Equipment Corporation.
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1958
Amano Special Equipment Corporation Suppliers Association is established. (Current Amano Suppliers Association, Tenkyo-kai)
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1961
Amano listed on second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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1964
Amano Time Systems, Inc. is established as a subsidiary in New York City, USA.
Signed a Technical Assistance Agreement with IBM.
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1966
Company is renamed to AMANO Corporation.
Computer employment management system “ARECODATA SYSTEM” is released. ( Time Information Business started.)
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1967
Amano is listed on the First section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Parking ticketing machine “Parking Master” is released. (Parking Business started.)
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1969
The Hosoe Plant in Hosoe-cho, Shizuoka is constructed, and the manufacture of pollution-related machinery such as dust collectors and time recorders starts.
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1970
Tokai Amano Co., Ltd. is established as a subsidiary and is trusted with the manufacturing responsibilities of the Hosoe Factory.
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1972
Amano Europe N.V. is established as a subsidiary in Brussels, Belgium.
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1973
Parking lot management equipment is released.
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1977
Amano Memorial Hall is built.
Amano wins the internationally distinguished Gold Mercury Award in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia) in praise of its high quality.
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1978
Tokai Amano Corporation Suppliers Association is established. (Current Amano Hamamatsu Tenkyo-kai)
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1979
Amano America Manufacturing, Inc. is established as a subsidiary in Anaheim, California. Manufacturing of time recorders and time stamps for the Americas begins.
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1980
Computerized time recorder “INTERECORDER” is released.
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1981
A head office Building is constructed to commemorate Amano’s 50th anniversary.
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1982
Formed business alliance with Germany’s HAKO WERKE (1981) and began sales of cleaning equipment. (Clean System Business started.)
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1983
Commenced production and sales of “MICRODER” (MR Series) and “ARECOM 3000” (a multi-type computer for payroll and T&A management).
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1985
The sales of Pneumatic Conveyors starts.
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1986
A general research and training center is established in Yokohama.
Amano Information System corporation is established for the purpose of software development and payroll outsourcing.(A.I.S.)
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1987
Tsukui Factory is established.
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1988
The Amano Environmental Technology Center is opened.
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1989
Amano Electronics Europe N.V. is established as a subsidiary in Genk, Belgium.
Amano America Manufacturing, Inc. acquires and merges with Amano America, Inc. and is renamed to Amano Electronics of America, Inc.
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1990
Amano International USA, Inc. is established in Delaware, USA for the purpose of becoming a holding company.
Amano acquires a US company Pioneer Eclipse Corporation (manufacturer and distributor of cleaning equipment and chemicals) through the US holding company.
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1991
Amano Corporation merges with subsidiary Tokai Amano Co., Ltd. Hosoe Factory is established.
Amano acquires a US company Cincinnati Time, Inc through the US holding company.
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1992
Cincinnati Time, Inc. merges with Amano Electronics of America, Inc. and is renamed to Amano Cincinnati, Inc.
Miyakoda Factory is established in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
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1993
Amano Cleantech Malaysia SDN. BHD. is established in Malaysia as a subsidiary.
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1994
A representative office in Shanghai China and a branch office in Seoul Korea are established.
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1995
An integrated production facility for dust collectors is completed in the Hosoe Factory.
Amano International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in China as a subsidiary.
Amano Time & Air Singapore Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore as a subsidiary.
Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. is established in Japan as a subsidiary.
The Time Recorder Museum is opened within the Amano Memorial Hall.
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1996
A.I.S. Corporation renamed to A.S.S. Corporation to expand payroll services.
A.M.S. Corporation is established in Japan as a subsidiary.
The Seoul branch changes its status to a subsidiary to from Amano Korea Corporation.
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1997
ATAS Services Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore as an affiliated company.
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1998
PT. Amano Indonesia is established in Indonesia as a subsidiary.
Tsukui Factory acquires the ISO9002 certificate.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare officially approves of the strong Acid Electrolyzed Water Generator FW1000M as medical equipment.
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1999
Amano Maintenance Engineering Corporation is established in Japan as a subsidiary.
Hosoe Factory acquires the ISO9002 and the ISO14001 certificate.
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2000
Tsukui Factory acquires the ISO14001 certificate.
C.S.J. Corporation is established in Japan as a subsidiary (provider of information and information processing services).
Amano Software Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in China as a subsidiary.
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2001
PC-linked time recorder “TimeP@CK” is released.
Commencing “e-timing”, a time distribution / authentication service. First of its kind of Japan.
Amano Eco Technology Co., Ltd. is established in Japan as a subsidiary.
A.S.E. USA, Inc. is established in the US as a subsidiary.
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2002
Amano acquires Musashi Electric Machinery Factory Co., Ltd. (manufacturer and distributor of cleaning equipment).
ASE R&D Europe N.V. is established in Belgium.
Amano acquires the business rights for parking facility business from OMRON Corporation.
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2003
Door security and access information system “iAccess” is released.
Amano Time Business Corporation is established in Japan as a subsidiary.
Amano Cincinnati, Inc.’s Ohio Factory acquires ISO9001 certificate.
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2004
DSRC (ETC) Parking Lot System is released.
Amano Software Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. acquires ISO9001 certificate.
CSJ Corporation renamed to Amano Business Solutions Corporation (ABS).
@PARK KOREA Co., Ltd. is established in Korea.
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2005
Amano Malaysia SDN. BHD. is established in Malaysia as a subsidiary.
Unit stock reduced from 1,000 to 100 shares.
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2006
Centralized attendance, human resources, payroll, door access, and cafeteria information system “TimePro-XG” is released.
AMS Corporation renamed to Amano Management Service Corporation.
Musashi Electric Machinery Factory Co.,Ltd. is renamed to Amano Musashi Electric Corporation.
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2007
Amano Corporation acquires the business rights for car and bicycle parking lot equipment business from OMRON T.A.S. Co., Ltd.
Amano acquires a US company Terry McGann & Associates, Inc. through the US holding company and renames it Amano McGann, Inc.
Amano Europe Holdings N.V. /S.A.(holding company) is established in Belgium as a subsidiary.
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2008
Amano acquires Horosmart S.A. and its subsidiary Horoquartz S.A. in France.
Amano Thai International Co., Ltd. is established in Thailand as a subsidiary.
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2009
Filter-less mist collector “MJ Series” is released.
Self-cleaning mist collector “EM-SC Series” is released.
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2010
King Jim Co., Ltd.’s maintenance/support service and accessory sales operations for attendance management systems are transferred to Amano.
Amano acquires Accu-Time Systems, Inc. (USA)
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2011
Cloud-based T&A management service “TimePro-CX Premium Service” is released.
Contracting dust explosion test for high potency active pharmaceutical ingredients is started.
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2012
Movable dust collector for welding work “FD-10” is released.
Parking facility data center services “ParkingWeb” is started operation.
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2013
Amano Corporation acquires the share of Creo Co., Ltd. (Company affiliation under the equity method).
Amano online shop renewed and sales expanded.
T&A management system “TimePro-VG” is launched.
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2014
Consolidated subsidiary Amano Pioneer Eclipse Corporation acquires the business division for wooden floor sanding equipment from Nilfisk-Advance, Inc. (Minnesota).
Amano Corporation acquires Privacy Mark.
Yokohama Factory is integrated into Tsukui Factory and renamed Sagamihara Factory.
Autonomous robotic floor scrubber “SE-500iX” is released.
License plate control system is released.
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2015
Acquires French company A.C.G.P Investissement SARL and its three subsidiaries through the European holding company.
Commercial robotic vacuum cleaner “RcDC” is launched.
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2016
Amano Time & Ecology Mexico S.A. de C.V. is established in Mexico as a subsidiary.
HR management software package “TimePro-NX” is launched.
Compact automatic floor scrubber “EG series” is launched.
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2017
PC-linked time recorder that supports cloud services “TimeP@CK Ⅳ CL” is released.
Cordless floor polisher “Square 9” is released.
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2018
Amano Secure Japan Corporation is established in Japan as a subsidiary.
A representative office in Vietnam is established.
Commercial robotic floor scrubber “EGrobo” is launched.
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2019
HR cloud service “e-AMANO labor management support service” is started.
Fine particle visualization and verification business is started.
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2020
Amano Vietnam Co., Ltd. is established in Vietnam as a subsidiary.
Online time recorder “MX-1000/3000” are released.
Ticketless system that recognizes license plates is released.
Industrial air purifier ”Aerosol collector Amatsu-kaze” is released.
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2021
Amano forms a capital and business alliance with beepnow systems Co., Ltd. and acquires the business rights for shift management business.
“e-AMANO shift management support service” is started.