History of TANAC

1933
  • Tanaka Electrical Equipment Plant established by Shichiji Tanaka(former board chairman)in Mita,Tokyo(where the present head office is located). In 1939 the plant developed into Tanaka Seiki Industry Co.,Ltd. ---The predecessor of the present Tanaka Seiki Co.,Ltd--- with the view of precision machinery and communications equipment.
1954
  • Tanaka Seiki Co.,Ltd. Established for the purpose of maintaining the former company's line of business and endeavoring to improve the quality of all products.
1957
  • Electrode Holders TS-type Safety Holders.
1958
  • Model AW-800 winder developed to make coils for communications equipment,electric home appliances and electric equipment. This model was manufactured and sold under the company's own brand,thereby succeeding in obtainning a nationwide market.
1960
  • Tanac Co.,Ltd.,Osaka Tanac Co.,Ltd. & Kyushu Tanac Co.,Ltd. established as distributors.
  • Cade Selector S-301 and Addressing Machine A-140 under the "TANAC" brand
1963
  • Approved by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry as a JIS factory to make electrde holders.
  • 201-type Addressing Machine
1965
  • 311-type Selector and P-401 Puncher
1970
  • 620/630-type Card Selectors.
1971
  • 310-type Addressing Machine, 680-type Card Selectors.
1972
  • Former Tokyo Factory Completed.
1973
  • Tanac Engineering Co.,Ltd. established to handle R&D activities. Fukushima Factory completed.
  • Simultaneous Card Selector RA-2000
1977
  • Sole agents for office automation equipment opened in France, Netherlands and Taiwan.
  • Tape Winder TW-30V
1978
  • Korea Tanac Service established in Korea as solo agent for coil winding machines.
  • Flyer-type Winding Machine AWF-842
1979
  • Single-Spindle Build-in Microcomputer AW-850 series.
  • Simultaneous Card Selector RA-2003
1981
  • Sales of coil winding machines started in India.
  • CNC Index-type Winder with Automatic Terminal Wrepping Function AW-861(6 spindles)
1982
  • Kyushu Office established.
1983
  • Joint-Venture Tanac Inc. established in Los Angeles, U.S.A. for the sale of coil winding machines and office aautomation equipment.
  • CNC Index-type Winder with Automatic Terminal Wrapping Function (8 spindles) AW-862.
  • Labeling Machine LM-100/200.
  • Wire-Skeiner TWS-48.
  • Magnet Tension Unit MT-serise.
1985
  • Multi-Spindle Index-type Winder AW-8800 serise.
  • Direct Addressing Machine DA-2000
  • Simultaneous Card Selector RA-2003SH.
1987
  • Joint-Venture Tanac Korea Inc. established in Korea.
  • Joint-Venture Taiwan Tanac Co.,Ltd. established in Taiwan.
  • Sales of coil winding machines started in England.
  • Osaka Office established.
  • Fixed Multi-Spindle Winder AW-8700 series.
  • Shuttle-type Finishing System TSM-serries.
  • Overhead Taper ATW-seres.
1988
  • London Office esablished.
  • Distribution base in France.
1989
  • Free Flow Type Automatic Producing System TFF-01.
  • AW-8912 series Winder.
  • AW-9000 series Winder.
1990
  • Singapore Office Opened.
  • Free Flow Type Automatic Coil Producing System TFF-02.
  • Film-Foil Winding Machine AFW-1000
  • High-Speed Mail Printer DA-5000
1991
  • New main office building completed in Mita, Minato-ku.
  • Free Flow Type Automatic Coil Producing System TFF-03.
1992
  • Joint-Venture Tnac Sales & Service established in Malaysia.
  • Single-Spindle Winder AX-1
  • Taping Machine TP-200
  • Auto Enclosing Machine LI-1500
1993
  • Auto Enclosing Machine LS-1000
  • Bench Top Type Soldering Machine TRF-206
  • Address Printer AP-3000
  • Hong Kong Branch established
  • CNC Single-Spindle Winder AX-10
  • High Speed Multi-Spindle Winder HS series
  • Multi AXIS Control CNC Winder SR-1
1994
  • Single-Spindle Winder AX-2&3
  • Mail Printer DA-2500J
  • U.K. Branch established
  • Single Spindle Skeiner TX-1
  • Address Printer AP-2400
  • Dutch agent appointed to strengthen the already existing agent network throughout Europe
1995
  • Letter Inserter LI-1500
1996
  • Letter Sealer LS-1500
  • Address Printer DA-6000
1997
  • Address Printer DA-1100
  • AX-40 4-Spindle Winding Machine
  • FW1001 Single-Spindle Winding Machine for FBT
  • WT10 Single-Spindle Winding Machine for SRT
  • AX1404 4-Spindle Winding Machine for SMD
  • HW10 Single-Spindle Winding Machine for Heavy Wire
1998
  • AXF-series Nozzle Flyer Type Winding Machine
  • Ink-Jet Address Printer DA-7000
1999
  • TLF01 ComPact CNC Soldering Machine
  • Shanghai Office established
2000
  • ACT series Active Tension
  • TP300 seres Tape Winder
  • FTW-seres Finger Type Taping Unit
  • DA6200 Ink Jet Mail Printer
2001
  • G2 New Controller
2002
  • BX01 Bobbinless Winding Machine
  • TCW01 Air Coil Winding Machine
2003
  • Tanaka Seiki (Jia Xing) Co., Ltd. established in China.
  • MS1800 series Winder.
2004
  • DA6100 Ink Jet Mail Printer

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