FUJINON Company History

Company outline

Message from President

Board of Directors

Business Lines

	Still Camera Department
	Industrial Lens Department
	TV Lens Department
	Display Equipment Department
	Medical Equipment Department
	Optical Instruments Department
	Lens Fabrication Department
	Material Fabrication Department

The Group companies

	FUJINON SANO CORPORATION
	FUJINON MITO CORPORATION
	FUJINON TIANJIN OPTICAL CO., LTD.
	FUJINON SHENZHEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

	FUJINON INC.
	FUJINON (EUROPE) GmbH
	FUJINON SINGAPORE PTE.LTD.
	FUJINON AUSTRALIA PTY.LTD.
	FUJINON HONG KONG LTD.

Company Profile

FUJINON CORPORATION

1-324 UETAKE,KITA-KU,SAITAMA CITY,SAITAMA 331-9624,JAPAN

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In 1944, FUJINON CORPORATION was established to develop the optical instrument business of Fujifilm Group. By investing in extensive research and development, we have combined optical technologies with complex technologies in a strategic formula. With 1,500 employees, we continue to focus on the future. In order to meet the diversified optical demands of the world, we live by a fundamental working philosophy. That philosophy is dedicated to developing and manufacturing the highest-quality optical products that deliver superior performance all backed by a service and support team.

HISTORY

Mar.1944	FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO., LTD. was established.
Aug.1948	Our first still camera, FUJICA-6, was introduced in the market.
Mar.1957	Streamlined our organization as a comprehensive optics manufacturer upon taking over a lens division of the Odawara Factory of FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
Sep.1962	Domestic production of an electronic copier [XEROX 914] was started.
Mar.1965	Established FUJINON SANO CORPORATION to expand the machining division.
Apr.1968	Established FUJINON MITO CORPORATION to expand the camera division.
Apr.1971	Entered into medical business by commercializing FUJINON endoscope.
Jan.1974	Established FUJINON INC. in New York, USA, as a subsidiary company.
Mar.1980	Established FUJINON (EUROPE) GmbH in Dusseldorf, Germany, as a subsidiary company.
Oct.1983	FUJINON OKAYA CORPORATION became a 100% owned subsidiary company.
Jan.1985	Commenced the mass production of optical plastic lenses for the CD players.
May 1985	Announced video endoscope at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Show in USA.
May 1989	Announced new video endoscope [Super Image] at Gastroenterological Endoscopy Show in Japan.
Mar.1991	Established FUJINON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. as a subsidiary company in Singapore.
Dec.1992	Established FUJINON AUUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. as a subsidiary company in Australia.
Jul.1993	Received ISO9002 certification.
Mar.1994	The 50th anniversary of the establishment of FUJINON CORPORATION.
Sep.1994	Announced 70X zoom television lens for the broadcasting at IBC Show in Holland.
Nov.1994	Received ISO9001 certification. Established FUJINON TIANJIN OPTICAL CO., LTD. as a subsidiary company in China.
Sep.1995	Established FUJINON HONG KONG LTD. as a subsidiary company.
Oct.1996	Received the Deeming Prize for accomplishment of the Total Quality Control activities.
Oct.1996	Engineering Emmy Award for broadcasting television lenses was received.
Jan.1998	Received ISO14001 certification.
May.1999	Awarded a prize by Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan for the development of TV lens for super-sensitive,high-definition color TV cameras.
Sep.2000	Released DIGI POWER 87, the world's highest zoom magnification TV lens of 87 times.
Jan.2001	Established SHANGHAI FUJINON MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. as a subsidiary company in China.
Sep.2001	Established FUJINON SHENZHEN OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD. as a subsidiary company in China.
Mar.2002	Established FUJINON TOSHIBA ES SYSTEM CO., LTD. as a subsidiary company.
Apr.2003	Introduced the 101 times zoom lens for broadcasting cameras in NAB.
Apr.2004	Introduced the zoom lens with the autofocus system "Precision Focus" for broadcasting cameras in NAB.
Sep.2004	Released the fully digital endoscope "Sapientia."
Oct.2004	The company name was changed from FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO., LTD. to FUJINON CORPORATION.
Apr.2005	The business of Photofinishing Equipment Department was transferred to FUJIFILM TECHNO PRODUCTS CO,.LTD.