History

Contents

1. 1950s
2. 1960s
3. 1970s
4. 1980s
5. 1990s
6. 2000s
7. 2010s
8. 2020s

1950s

1955	3	Nagoya kiko Co.,Ltd. was established in Atsuta-ku.Nagoya.(Capital: 1.5 million yen )
1957	6	Increase in capital to 5 million yen Commencement of production of conveyors as in-house product
1958	3	Increase in capital to 9.5 million yen

Nagoya Kiko headquarters in Atsuta-ku
Roller conveyor at time of launch

1960s

1961	7	Completion of 1st stage of construction of Toyoake Plant
	12	Increase in capital to 50 million yen
1962	10	Establishment of sales offices in Osaka and Tokyo
1964	3	Completion of 2nd stage of construction of Toyoake Plant
1966	10	Increase in capital to 100 million yen
1967	2	Concentration of conveyor division at Toyoake Plant
	4	Completion of 3rd stage of construction of Toyoake Plant
1969	12	Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for Scissor Lifts with American Manufacturing (USA)

Toyoake Plant in 1961
(Present head office and plant)
Scissor Lifts M Series at time of agreement

1970s

1970	1	Completion of 4th stage of construction of Toyoake Plant
	4	Increase in capital to 200 million yen Establishment of in-house product system for conveyor and
	10	Completion of Meiho Dormitory
	11	Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for Positive Action Conveyors with John Burton Machine Corporation (USA)
1971	5	Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for food machinery with Holstein & Kappert Inc.(Germany)
	9	Conclusion of sales agreement for industrial robots with Robotics, Inc. (USA) and start of local manufacture
	12	Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for Accuma Flow with Litton Industrial Automation Systems Inc. (USA)
1974	5	Conclusion of manufacture and sales agreement for breadmaking machinery with Hight Co., Ltd.
	11	Relocation of company head office to Toyoake, Aichi prefecture
1977	11	Development of Scissor Lifts N series
1978	3	Development of High Storage Flow (for medium and heavy loads)

Hit product, Scissor Lifts N Series, equipped with MEIKIKOU’s original construction
High Storage Flow, a compilation of MEIKIKOU’s technological capabilities, which received a Design Contribution Award from the Japan Society for the Advancement of Inventions. Patent obtained in the United States and Europe.

1980s

1980	5	Establishment of Sendai and Shizuoka local sales offices
1981	1	Establishment of Kita-Kanto local sales office
	3	Establishment of Kyushu sales office
	5	Development of Press Mate, a device for conveying loads between press processes
	9	Development of High Storage Flow (for light loads)
1983	7	Development of Universal Flow
1984	1	Establishment of Scissor Lifts plant
	6	Establishment of Hiroshima local sales office
	10	Conclusion of technical assistance agreement for Transcar (AGV) with Bureau Patent AG. (Switzerland)
1985	5	Change of company name to Meikikou Corporation
	8	Establishment of Kanagawa local sales office
1987	8	Conclusion of technical cooperation agreement for Zero Pressure Accuma Flow with Logan Conveyors (USA)
1989	10	Establishment of Keiji (Kyoto-Shiga) and Kanazawa local sales offices

Press Mate, which received a Design Contribution Award from the Japan Society for the Advancement of Inventions. Patent obtained in the United States. This product contributed to the automobile industry.
Transcar, used in new markets of hospitals and hotels.

1990s

1990	3	Establishment of Development Center
1992	3	Establishment of Technical Center
	10	Development and launch of TRUCK-U-LAYTOR, a system for loading and unloading trucks
1993	5	Establishment of Kumagaya local sales office
	8	Establishment of Shikoku local sales office
1995	3	Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Hyper Series
	12	Development and launch of Scissor Lift Endeavor Series
1996	4	Development and launch of Epoch Flow Series
		Establishment of Meikikou Techno Corporation
1997	4	Development and launch of Cam Diverter, a lifting device used to change carrying direction 90°at conveyor intersections
	10	Establishment of Clean Shop, a dedicated assembly shop for LC panels and semiconductor handling machines
1998	10	Exhibit at Logis-Tech Tokyo 1998, Asia’s largest material handling and logistics exhibition
		Development and launch of New Vander-Devander
	11	Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Jasper Series
1999	1	Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Long Table Series and Tough Series
	7	Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Caribou Series and New Endeavor Series
	10	Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Power Arm Series
		ISO9001 certification

TRUCK-U-LAYTOR when launched.
1616 models, Hyper Series
Ball screw drive Scissor Lifts Endeavor series.
Epoch flow series.
Clean Shop.
Lifting device to change carrying direction at conveyor intersections Cam Diverter
Exhibit to Logis-Tech Tokyo 1998.
Devander for marine container.
Devander for General.
Small-sized Ball screw drive Scissor Lifts Jasper series.
Scissor Lifts Long table series.
Scissor Lifts Tough series.
Scissor Lifts Caribou series.
Scissor Lifts Endeavor series.
Scissor Lifts Power arm series.
ISO9001 JQA-QM4011

2000s

2000	4	Development and launch of extra-low-profile Scissor Lifts Stingray Series
	10	Development and launch of Pallet Flow Series
		Exhibit at Logis-Tech Tokyo 2000, Asia’s largest material handling and logistics exhibition
2001	6	ISO14001 certification
	8	Launch of 45 Scissor Lifts models, including Endeavor Series 2-Stage Type
2002	7	Development and launch of Rapid Flow Series of high-speed conveyors
	8	Development and launch of clean robot for 5th-generation LC panel substrates
	11	Development and launch of Scissor Lifts Clean Series for cleanrooms
2003	4	Merger with Meikikou Techno Corporation.
		Development and launch of wheelchair lift, Level
	12	Development and launch of clean robot for 6th- and 7th-generation LC panels
2004	2	Launch of three types (120mm/180mm/240mm stroke) of Cam Diverter
2005	3	50th anniversary of company’s foundation
	6	Launch of 22 models of narrow-width Endeavor Series Scissor Lifts with ball screw drive
2008		Receipt of Chubu Science and Technology Center Promotion Award for development of air floating conveyor for LC panels
2009	5	Development and launch of Chain Live Roller Flow Series and Whisper Flow Series

Extra low floor Scissor Lifts “Stingray series”.
Pallet conveyor, Pallet Flow Series
Exhibit to Logis-Tech Tokyo 2000
ISO14001 JQA-EM1653
Scissor Lifts “Endeavor series”.
High speed Conveyor “Rapid flow series”.
Clean Robot for the fifth generation LC panel
Scissor Lifts for cleanroom “Clean series”.
Wheelchair lift “level”.
Clean Robot for the sixth and seventh generation LC panel
Lifting device to change carrying direction at conveyor intersection Cam Diverter
Narrow type Endeavor series.
Chain drive Conveyor “Chain live roller flow series”.
Flat belt drive Conveyor “Whisper flow series”.

2010s

2010	1	Launch of four 200-kg models in Endeavor Series Scissor Lifts with ball screw drive
2011	12	Development and launch of Wash Series
		Launch of nine 3-tonne and 4-tonne models in Endeavor Series Scissor Lifts with ball screw drive
2013	6	Debut exhibit at FOOMA JAPAN
	7	Establishment of local sales office in Okayama and contact office in Hiroshima
	9	Debut exhibit of wheelchair lift, Dansa-Racooda, at HCR
2014	5	Debut exhibit at Welfare exhibition
	6	Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport authorization for ball screw drive wheelchair lift, Dansa-Racooda AS1000/AS1500
2015	1	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport certification for Dansa-Racooda AF600
	3	60th anniversary of company’s foundation
	4	Debut exhibit at Barrier Free exhibition
2017	5	Establishment of Kita-Kanto sales office
	12	Development of high accuracy Scissor Lifts, G-servo Endeavor
2018	5	Provision of podium lifts for inaugural Para Powerlifting Championships in Kyoto. Attracts media attention as the first liftable podium for wheelchair sports in Japan.
	6	Development of bellow-type expandable conveyor, Groovy-X Flow. Exhibited for first time at FOOMA JAPAN 2018
2019	7	Development of pallet loading-unloading system for trucks. Exhibited for first time at FOOMA JAPAN 2019. Featured in newspapers and attracts many inquiries.
	12	Debut exhibit at International Robot Exhibition Development of DC-powered DC Endeavor and DC Cam Diverter.。 Exhibited for first time at International Robot Exhibition 2019. Development of DC-powered Block Module Conveyor. Exhibited for first time at International Robot Exhibition 2019.