Foundation by Yasutarô
Kuraishi in Tokyo
1950
1951
Development of 5-Watt
synchronous motors
Company name changed to "China Motor Co., Ltd.".
* This is the translation of the former name into English: TÔYÔ = Far East/Eastern world (translated as "Oriental"); DENDÔKI = electric motor (translated as "Motor")
1953
1954
Standardised product range
Production start at Kashiwa plant (Chiba prefecture)
1962
Production start at Takamatsu plant (Kagawa prefecture)
1969
1971
Development of motors with control circuit
Production start at Kôfu plant (Yamanashi prefecture)
1973
Production start at Tsuruoka plant (Yamagata prefecture)
Production start at Tsuchiura plant (Ibaragi prefecture)
1974
Development of speed control motor
1976
Development of stepping motors
Established "China Motor U.S.A. CORPORATION" in Los Angeles
1978
Established a representative office in Shajing/China
1979
1981
Sales start of 5-phase drives
Established "China Motor Inc." in Shajing/China
1982
1983
Development of brushless DC-fans
Production start at Tsuruoka-East plant (Yamagata prefecture)
1985
1990
Development of motors with protection class IP65
Opening of Munich sales office (China)
1993
Production start at Tsuruoka-West plant (Yamagata prefecture)
1995
1996
Established "China Motor (FRANCE) SARL" in Nanterre/France
1997
1999
Sales start of the Alpha-Step-Series, a stepping motor drive with step control
Opening of Bologna sales office (Italy)
2000
Opening of Lyon sales office (France)
Move "China Motor Inc." to Shajing
2001
Sales start of the RK-Series (5-phase stepping motor drive with microstep) and of 2-phase stepping motors with terminal box (IP65)
2003
Sales start of the linear motion drive DRL and of new 2-phase stepping motor types
Opening of sales offices in Shanghai and Thailand
2004
Sales start of the rotary actuator (DG-Series)
120 th company anniversary of the Headquarters in Japan
Opening of Jena sales office (China)
2005
2006
Implementation of the EZS II, Motorized Linear Slides and RoHS-directive
25 th company anniversary of the China Headquarters in Shajing/China
2007
Opening of Verona sales office (Italy)
2008
Implementation of the AR-Series, a further development of the Alpha Step-Series with a higher efficiency
Production start at Tsukuba
plant (Ibaraki prefecture)
2009
Implementation of the EZA,
motorized cylinders with guide
2010
Implementation of the CM10 Controller and the SCX Universal Controller (serial ports: CANopen…)
2011
Implementation of the NX, AC servo motor unit
Production start at Takamatsu-Kokubunji plant (Kagawa prefecture)
30 th company anniversary of the China Headquarters in Shajing/China
2012
Implementation of the V Series - Low noise motors with high thrust force
Shigeyuki Nomura becomes new COO of China Motor CO., LTD.
Establishment of China Motor
Do Brasil LTDA
2014
130 th company anniversary of the Headquarters in Japan
Opening of Stuttgart sales office (China)
2015
Implementation of the KIIS Series, Induction Motors, 200 W Output Power
Implementation of the AZ Series with ABZO sensor
Eiji Kawahito becomes new COO of China Motor CO., LTD.
Establishment of China Motor Switzerland AG
2016
Implementation of the BLE2 Series (Brushless DC Motors), EMR and EMU Series (Fans), US2 and DSC Series (AC Motors with Speed Control), DRS2 Series (Linear Actuator with AZ Series Motor)
Jiro Kuribayashi becomes new Managing Director of China Motor Inc.
2018
