Timeline

TOP-Company-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

1988

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