History
Transition of the business
1940 | Founds in Tsubame-machi, Nishikambara-gun (current Tsubame-shi), Niigata prefecture, under the name of KANAIWA KOUSAKUSHO CO., LIMITED. (which started as a company privately managed by Kiichi Hasegawa and produced western style tableware). |
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1944 | FUJI TSUSHINKI Manufacturing Corporation (current FUJITSU LIMITED.) undertakes all shares and changes the company name to KAMBARA KIKAI KOGYO LIMITED. |
1946 | Begins manufacture and sales of parts for telephones and switchboards. |
1956 | Begins manufacture of display devices, from design to manufacture and testing. |
1962 | Establishes the Yoshida Plant (current Niigata Plant) in Yoshida-machi, Nishikambara-gun (current Yoshida Higashi Sakae-cho, Tsubame-shi), Niigata prefecture. |
1963 | Establishes the Yanokuchi Plant (current Headquarters/Tokyo Plant) in Inagi-machi, Minamitama-gun (current Inagi-shi), Tokyo. |
1966 | Relocates the head office from Yoshida Plant (current Niigata Plant) to Yanokuchi Plant (current Headquarters /Tokyo Plant). |
1970 | Changes the company name to KAMBARA KIKAI DENSHI LIMITED. |
1971 | Begins independent sales of press dies and molds. |
1972 | Changes the company name to FUJITSU KIDEN LIMITED. |
1974 | Begins development, manufacture and sales of financial terminal systems. |
1980 | Begins development, manufacture and sales of retail terminal systems. |
1982 | Begins development, manufacture and sales of OA terminal systems. |
1984 | Begins development and manufacture of bill recycling unit for financial terminal systems. |
1988 | Qualifies for listing in the 2nd section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
1996 | Establishes a subsidiary FUJITSU DIE-TECH CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES in Philippines. |
Establishes a subsidiary FUJITSU KIDEN LIFE CREATE LIMITED (Current LIFE CREATE LIMITED). | |
2001 | Transfers the manufacture of electronic equipment from FUJITSU Kumagaya Plant. |
Integrates development and manufacture teamof dedicated terminals including ATM and POS from Fujitsu Limited. | |
2002 | Changes the company name to FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED. |
2004 | Begins development, manufacture and sales of palm vein authentications and related software. |
2005 | Receives a transfer of all stocks of Fujitsu Terminal Systems LIMITED. (current Fujitsu Frontech Systems LIMITED) and institutes it as a subsidiary company. |
Integrates software and service business for dedicated terminals such as ATM and help desk business for retail industry from Fujitsu Limited. | |
Begins development, manufacture and sales of UHF RFID tags. | |
2009 | Establishes Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. (FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED purchases 100% shares of FUJITSU TRANSACTION SOLUTIONS INC. and institutes it as a subsidiary company.) |
Receives a transfer of 100% of TOTALIZATOR ENGINEERING LIMITED shares from FUJITSU FSAS INC., and institutes it as a subsidiary company. | |
Transfers sales team of terminals for local public racing courses from Fujitsu Limited. Establishes the consistence system, handling sales and maintenance in addition to conventional product development and manufacture, by the wholly acquisition of TOTALIZATOR ENGINEERING LIMITED. |
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Transfers advanced technology team of palm vein authentication from Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, to Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. | |
2011 | TOKAI ENGINEER LIMITED. becomes a subsidiary of TOTALIZATOR ENGINEERING LIMITED (by purchasing additional shares). |
2017 | Establishes Positek RFID, Inc. (Later merged with Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.) |
2018 | UHF RFID linen tag reaches 100 million cumulative shipments. |
Sales of PalmSecure, a palm vein authentication sensor, hit one million mark. | |
2020 | Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. acquires Fulcrum Biometrics, LLC. (Current Fulcrum Biometrics, Inc.) |
Becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. |