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Corporate Information |
The present corporate name dates from 1959. It is derived from the name of Mr. Uhyoue Tamura, who was a prominently recognized optical designer and laid the technological foundations of the company. |
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History of Tamron 1950-2009 |
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1950
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Taisei Optical Equipment Manufacturing is established in Urawa City
Image description: Founding Members: from left - Tamura, Shiina, Arai, Watanbe |
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1952
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Taisei Optical Equipment Manufacturing Inc is established with capital of 2.5 million yen
Image description: Staff of the orginal company |
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1958
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"TAMRON" brand is registered as trademark |
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1959
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Head office and main plant are established in Omiya City |
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1960
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10th Anniversary |
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1969
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Hirosaki Plant is established in Hirosaki City, Aomori
Image description: Aerial view of the Hirosaki plant
Image description: Ceremony to celebrate the completion of Hirosaki plant |
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1970
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The company name is changed to Tamron Co., Ltd. and 20th anniversary is celebrated |
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1979
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U.S. subsidiary, Tamron Industries, Inc. is established in New York
Image description: Originally based in Port Washington, NY, Tamron Industries, Inc. changes its name to Tamron USA, Inc. and settles in Commack, NY in 2001 |
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1981
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The 2nd phase Hirosaki Plant building project complete |
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1982
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Tamron Vertriebsges GmbH. is established in Germany |
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Tamron (Hong Kong) Limited is established |
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1984
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Optec Tamron Co., Ltd is established in Namioka Town, Aomori |
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Tamron is registered at the Tokyo Stock Exchange for over-the-counter trading and capital is increased to 3,835,575,000 yen |
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1985
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Tamron Fine-Giken Co., Ltd. is established to produce molds and dies for precision molding |
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1986
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Injection molding factory is established in Owani Town, Aomori |
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1991
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Optec Tamron Co., Ltd. is absorbed by Tamron Co. |
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1995
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Hirosaki Plant achieves ISO9001 certification |
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Bronica Co., Ltd. is merged into Tamron Co., Ltd. |
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1997
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Tamron Industries (Hong Kong) Limited is established in Hong Kong |
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Tamron Optical (Foshan) Co., Ltd. is established in Foshan, Quang Dong, Peoples Republic of China |
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2000
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Tamron France EURL is established |
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Head office achieves ISO9001 certification |
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Hirosaki Plant achieves ISO14001 certification |
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2001
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Tamron Optical (Foshan) Co., Ltd. achieves ISO9001 and ISO14001 certification |
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Head office achieves ISO14001 certification |
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2003
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Namioka Plant and Owani Plant achieve ISO14001 certification |
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2004
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Namioka Plant and Owani Plant achieve ISO9001 certification |
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2005
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New metal mold factory is completed |
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Tamron Optical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai |
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2006
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Tamron is listed on the 1st section of Tokyo Stock Exchange (on Nov. 13) |
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2007
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The 3rd phase factory construction project fro Tamron Optical (Foshan) Co., Ltd. is completed |
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2009
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India Liaison Office is established in Haryana, India |
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Tamron Europe GmbH. Moscow Representative Office is established in Moscow Russia |
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Tamron achieves the ISO/TS16949 certification of the quality management system for the automotive industry |
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