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Untiring devotion to creating something from nothing.

History of Okamura

'45

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

'50

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

'60

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

'70

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

'80

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

'90

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

'00

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

'10

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

'20

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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