AIDA Company Timeline

Timeline

1917
AIDA IRON WORKS is founded in downtown Tokyo

1923
AIDA IRON WORKS is totally destroyed by Kanto Earthquake but restored immediately

1933
First Japanese knuckle-joint press is introduced

1937
AIDA IRON WORKS is established as a public company

1945
AIDA IRON WORKS is totally destroyed in a March air raid and restored

1951
First Japanese capping press is introduced

1955
200tf high-speed automatic press is introduced

1959
New factory is built in Sagamihara

1960
First Japanese transfer press is introduced

1962
Listed at the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

1964
Headquarters and Kameido factory is moved to Sagamihara

1967
World largest class 2500tf transfer press is introduced

1968
First Japanese industrial robot called the AIDA AUTO-HAND is introduced

1970
Company name is changed to AIDA ENGINEERING, LTD.
Drum top and bottom plate forming line is introduced

1971
Raised to the First Sec. of Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchange AIDA ENGINEERING, INC. is established

1974
Tsukui factory is built

1977
Three dimensional transfer press system

1985
Nominated as a margin trading issue at Tokyo Stock Exchange

1987
Listed at the First Section of Nagoya Stock Exchange

1989
AIDA STAMPING TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD. is established in Singapore

1990
AIDA INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT is established

1991
Awarded the "Technology Development Prize" from the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity for AIDA’s "Precision Closed Die Cold Forging System"

1992
ACCESS LTD. is established
AIDA ENGINEERING UK LTD. is established

1993
AIDA HONG KONG LTD. is established in Hong Kong

1994
AIDA MANUFACTURING (M) SDN. BHD. is established in Malaysia

1995
Awarded the "Mitsui Precision Technology Prize" from the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity for AIDA’s high speed press called the HMX-U
AIDA-AMERICA CORPORATION is established in Dayton, Ohio

1996
AIDA BLISS (EUROPE) LTD. is established in U.K.

1997
Introduced "New Corporate Identity Program"

1999
ISO 9001 Certified

2000
Awarded the "Mitsui Precision Technology Prize" from Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity for AIDA’s vertical link press called the VL

2001
AIDA SAS is established in France
ISO 14001 Certified

2002
World’s first direct drive servo former

2003
AIDA MANUFACTURING (SHANGHAI) LTD. is established in Shanghai
AIDA U.K. becomes a branch of AIDA SAS

2004
Italian corporation (Manzoni and Rovetta) are acquired, and AIDA Srl-Italy is established as AIDA's production base in Europe

2005
AIDA Srl-UK and AIDA Srl-France becames branches of AIDA Srl-Italy
AIDA-Pressen GmbH is established in Germany
AIDA do Brasil is established in São Paolo – BRAZIL

2006
AIDA Srl-Czech is established in Czech Republic