Timeline
1959
Developed and completed the first industrial embroidery machine in Japan by the founder Yoshio Shibata
1965
Established Elena Industries Co., Ltd.
1969
Separated sales division from Elena Industries Co., Ltd.
Established Barudan Embroidery Machine Sales Co., Ltd.
1972
Developed the jump system and a machine with automatic color change system
1973
Changed the company name from Barudan Embroidery Machine Sales Co., Ltd. to Barudan Co., Ltd.
1974
Developed a five-needle machine with automatic color change system
1976
Enlarged the head office building of Barudan Co., Ltd.
1977
Developed and sold the world's first computerized high speed embroidery machine
1981
Develiped the first monogramming embroidery machine for naming in Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana.
1982
Completed the new buidging of Elena Industries Co., Ltd.
1984
Merged Barudan Co., Ltd. and Elena Industries Co., Ltd. and united manufacturing and sales bases.
1985
Established Barudan America, Inc. in the US.
1986
Opened Qingdao office as the first export base to China
Developed the first computerized multi head chenille machine in the world
Transferred the main factory to Ukino, Chiaki-cho, Ichinomiya-City to reinforce the manufacturing system
1989
Established Barudan China in Hong Kong
Purchased a distinguished French sewing machine manufacturer, Sum Cornely and established Barudan Cornely in France
1990
Completed Barudan Training Center (four-story building with steel-frame structure)
1992
Completed Research & Development Center (five-story building with steel-frame structure)
1993
Established Barudan Alsace Branch in France as manufacturing base in Europe and united the business of Barudan Cornely.
Changed the company name from Chubu Barudan Co., Ltd. to Barudan Hanbai Co., Ltd. (General sales base in Japan)
Developed the first automatic color change lock stitch zig zag embroidery machine
1997
Enlarged the head office building of Barudan Co., Ltd.
1999
Established Besas Co., Ltd. (General sales base in Japan)
Established Barudan Canada, Inc. in Canada
2000
Barudan America completed axquisition of US and Canadian distributorship from MacPherson Meistergram
Established Barudan indonesia in Indonesia
Established Barudan UK, Ltd. in UK
2001
Alsace Branch completed acquisition of European, Middle Eastern and African distributorships.
2002
Established Barudan International China Limited in Hong Kong as the new general sales base for China and Hong Kong
Barudan Co., Ltd. united the manufacturing base to Machiya factory in Chiaki-cho, Ichonomiya-City
2003
Established Barudan Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai City as the general sales base in North China.
Established Barudan Embroidery Machinery (Nantong) Co., Ltd. in Nantong City as the manufacturing base in China
Developed the new high speed sequin machine
2004
Developed a high speed chenille machine and a combination machine with chenille and normal embroidery
2006
Developed the first triple combination machine with chenille, lock stitch zig-zag and normal embroidery
2007
Developed extra large model 56 head
2009
Established Barudan Tekstil Makinalari Ic Ve Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi in Turkey
2012
Developed a high speed multi head machine of maximum 1200 rpm