Presenting 65 years in the history of MEIKIKOU.
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1950s
- 1955
- 3
- Nagoya kiko Co.,Ltd. was established in Atsuta-ku.Nagoya.
(Capital: 1.5 million yen )
- 1957
- 6
- Increase in capital to 5 million yen
Commencement of production of conveyors as in-house product
- 1958
- 3
- Increase in capital to 9.5 million yen
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Nagoya Kiko headquarters in Atsuta-ku
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Roller conveyor at time of launch
1960s
- 1961
- 7
- Completion of 1st stage of construction of Toyoake Plant
- 12
- Increase in capital to 50 million yen
- 1962
- 10
- Establishment of sales offices in Osaka and Tokyo
- 1964
- 3
- Completion of 2nd stage of construction of Toyoake Plant
- 1966
- 10
- Increase in capital to 100 million yen
- 1967
- 2
- Concentration of conveyor division at Toyoake Plant
- 4
- Completion of 3rd stage of construction of Toyoake Plant
- 1969
- 12
- Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for Scissor Lifts with American Manufacturing (USA)
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Toyoake Plant in 1961
(Present head office and plant) -
Scissor Lifts M Series at time of agreement
1970s
- 1970
- 1
- Completion of 4th stage of construction of Toyoake Plant
- 4
- Increase in capital to 200 million yen
Establishment of in-house product system for conveyor and Scissor Lifts products - 10
- Completion of Meiho Dormitory
- 11
- Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for Positive Action Conveyors with John Burton Machine Corporation (USA)
- 1971
- 5
- Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for food machinery with Holstein & Kappert Inc.(Germany)
- 9
- Conclusion of sales agreement for industrial robots with Robotics, Inc. (USA) and start of local manufacture
- 12
- Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for Accuma Flow with Litton Industrial Automation Systems Inc. (USA)
- 1974
- 5
- Conclusion of manufacture and sales agreement for breadmaking machinery with Hight Co., Ltd.
- 11
- Relocation of company head office to Toyoake, Aichi prefecture
- 1977
- 11
- Development of Scissor Lifts N series
- 1978
- 3
- Development of High Storage Flow (for medium and heavy loads)
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Hit product, Scissor Lifts N Series, equipped with MEIKIKOU’s original construction
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High Storage Flow, a compilation of MEIKIKOU’s technological capabilities, which received a Design Contribution Award from the Japan Society for the Advancement of Inventions. Patent obtained in the United States and Europe.
1980s
- 1980
- 5
- Establishment of Sendai and Shizuoka local sales offices
- 1981
- 1
- Establishment of Kita-Kanto local sales office
- 3
- Establishment of Kyushu sales office
- 5
- Development of Press Mate, a device for conveying loads between press processes
- 9
- Development of High Storage Flow (for light loads)
- 1983
- 7
- Development of Universal Flow
- 1984
- 1
- Establishment of Scissor Lifts plant
- 6
- Establishment of Hiroshima local sales office
- 10
- Conclusion of technical assistance agreement for Transcar (AGV) with Bureau Patent AG. (Switzerland)
- 1985
- 5
- Change of company name to Meikikou Corporation
- 8
- Establishment of Kanagawa local sales office
- 1987
- 8
- Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for Zero Pressure Accuma Flow with Logan Conveyors (USA)
- 8
- Establishment of Kanagawa local sales office
- 1989
- 10
- Establishment of Keiji (Kyoto-Shiga) and Kanazawa local sales offices
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Press Mate, which received a Design Contribution Award from the Japan Society for the Advancement of Inventions. Patent obtained in the United States. This product contributed to the automobile industry.
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Transcar, used in new markets of hospitals and hotels.
1990s
- 1990
- 3
- Establishment of Development Center
- 1992
- 3
- Establishment of Technical Center
- 10
- Development and launch of TRUCK-U-LAYTOR, a system for loading and unloading trucks
- 1993
- 5
- Establishment of Kumagaya local sales office
- 8
- Establishment of Shikoku local sales office
- 1995
- 3
- Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Hyper Series
- 12
- Development and launch of Scissor Lift Endeavor Series
- 1996
- 4
- Development and launch of Epoch Flow Series
Establishment of Meikikou Techno Corporation
- 1997
- 10
- Establishment of Clean Shop, a dedicated assembly shop for LC panels and semiconductor handling machines
- 4
- Development and launch of Cam Diverter, a lifting device used to change carrying direction 90°at conveyor intersections
- 1998
- 10
- Exhibit at Logis-Tech Tokyo 1998, Asia’s largest material handling and logistics exhibition
- Development and launch of New Vander-Devander
- 11
- Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Jasper Series
- 1999
- 1
- Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Long Table Series and Tough Series
- 7
- Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Caribou Series and New Endeavor Series
- 10
- Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Power Arm Series
- ISO9001 certification
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TRUCK-U-LAYTOR when launched.
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1616 models, Hyper Series
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Ball screw drive Scissor Lifts Endeavor series.
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Epoch flow series.
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Clean Shop.
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Lifting device to change carrying direction at conveyor intersections Cam Diverter
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Exhibit to Logis-Tech Tokyo 1998.
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Devander for marine container.
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Devander for General.
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Small-sized Ball screw drive Scissor Lifts Jasper series.
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Scissor Lifts Long table series. Scissor Lifts Tough series.
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Scissor Lifts Caribou series. Scissor Lifts Endeavor series.
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Scissor Lifts Power arm series.
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ISO9001 JQA-QM4011
2000s
- 2000
- 4
- Development and launch of extra-low-profile Scissor Lifts Stingray Series
- 10
- Development and launch of Pallet Flow Series
- 10
- Exhibit at Logis-Tech Tokyo 2000, Asia’s largest material handling and logistics exhibition
- 2001
- 6
- ISO14001 certification
- 8
- Launch of 45 Scissor Lifts models, including Endeavor Series 2-Stage Type
- 2002
- 7
- Development and launch of Rapid Flow Series of high-speed conveyors
- 8
- Development and launch of clean robot for 5th-generation LC panel substrates
- 11
- Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Clean Series for cleanrooms
- 2003
- 4
- Merger with Meikikou Techno Corporation.
- 4
- Development and launch of wheelchair lift, Level
- 12
- Development and launch of clean robot for 6th- and 7th-generation LC panels
- 2004
- 2
- Launch of three types (120mm/180mm/240mm stroke) of Cam Diverter
- 2005
- 3
- 50th anniversary of company’s foundation
- 6
- Launch of 22 models of narrow-width Endeavor Series Scissor Lifts with ball screw drive
- 2008
- Receipt of Chubu Science and Technology Center Promotion Award for development of air floating conveyor for LC panels
- 2009
- 5
- Development and launch of Chain Live Roller Flow Series and Whisper Flow Series
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Extra low floor Scissor Lifts “Stingray series”.
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Pallet conveyor, Pallet Flow Series
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Exhibit to Logis-Tech Tokyo 2000
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ISO14001 JQA-EM1653
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Scissor Lifts “Endeavor series”.
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High speed Conveyor “Rapid flow series”.
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Clean Robot for the fifth generation LC panel
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Scissor Lifts for cleanroom “Clean series”.
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Wheelchair lift “level”.
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Clean Robot for the sixth and seventh generation LC panel
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Lifting device to change carrying direction at conveyor intersection Cam Diverter
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Narrow type Endeavor series.
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Chain drive Conveyor “Chain live roller flow series”.
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Flat belt drive Conveyor “Whisper flow series”.
2010s
- 2010
- 1
- Launch of four 200-kg models in Endeavor Series Scissor Lifts with ball screw drive
- 2011
- 12
- Development and launch of Wash Series
- 12
- Launch of nine 3-tonne and 4-tonne models in Endeavor Series Scissor Lifts with ball screw drive
- 2013
- 6
- Debut exhibit at FOOMA JAPAN
- 7
- Establishment of local sales office in Okayama and contact office in Hiroshima
- 9
- Debut exhibit of wheelchair lift, Dansa-Racooda, at HCR
- 2014
- 5
- Debut exhibit at Welfare exhibition
- 6
- Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport authorization for ball screw drive wheelchair lift, Dansa-Racooda AS1000/AS1500
- 2015
- 1
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport certification for Dansa-Racooda AF600
- 3
- 60th anniversary of company’s foundation
- 4
- Debut exhibit at Barrier Free exhibition
- 2017
- 5
- Establishment of Kita-Kanto sales office
- 12
- Development of high accuracy Scissor Lifts, G-servo Endeavor
- 2018
- 5
- Provision of podium lifts for inaugural Para Powerlifting Championships in Kyoto. Attracts media attention as the first liftable podium for wheelchair sports in Japan.
- 6
- Development of bellow-type expandable conveyor, Groovy-X Flow.
Exhibited for first time at FOOMA JAPAN 2018
- 2019
- 7
- Development of pallet loading-unloading system for trucks. Exhibited for first time at FOOMA JAPAN 2019. Featured in newspapers and attracts many inquiries.
- 12
- Debut exhibit at International Robot Exhibition
Development of DC-powered DC Endeavor and DC Cam Diverter.
Exhibited for first time at International Robot Exhibition 2019.
Development of DC-powered Block Module Conveyor.
Exhibited for first time at International Robot Exhibition 2019.
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Ball screw drive Scissor Lifts Endeavor series for 200kg.
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Wash series
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Ball screw drive Scissor Lifts Endeavor series for 3ton and 4ton.
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Exhibited for first time at FOOMA JAPAN
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Debut exhibit of wheelchair lift, Dansa-Racooda, at HCR
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Debut exhibit at Welfare exhibition
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60th anniversary of company’s foundation
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Debut exhibit at Barrier Free exhibition
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Development of high accuracy Scissor Lifts “G-servo Endeavor”.
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Japan’s first liftable podium for wheelchair sports
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Bellow-type expandable conveyor, Groovy-X Flow
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Exhibit to “FOOMA JAPAN 2019”.
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Debut exhibit at International Robot Exhibition
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DC Endeavor and DC Cam diverter.
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Block module conveyor.
2020s
- 2020
- 1
- Certification as 2019 Aichi-Brand Company as an outstanding manufacturer (Certificate No. 1506)
- 3
- 65th anniversary of company’s foundation
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Aichi-Brand Company Certificate No. 1506