History of the company


Year
Month Event
1949 January Establishment of CHIYODA at Fujimi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
1951 November Started operation as a dedicated company for pipe bending machines
1954 January Moved Osaka Plant to Tagawa, Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
1957 May The first exhibition of CHIYODA Pipe Benders at Tokyo International Trade Fair.
1958 May Started production of 33 Type Pipe Benders
1960
January
Moved main plant to 3-7 Higashi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
April
Opened Tokyo Office at Kanda, Tokyo
1964
November
Opened Nagoya Office at Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya
1965
November
Full line-up of 33 Bender series
1969 September Establishment of CHIYODA KOHAN Co. Ltd.
1970 May Exhibition of NC Bender at Osaka International Trade Fair as the first domestic NC Bender
1971 April Development of simplified NC control PC Bender
1977 May Development of EC series universal type CNC benders
1981 January Publication of TC series CNC Bender and Pipe Measuring machine
1982 June Publication of Automatic system including pipe Loader and robot
1983 January Publication of ST 4-axis CNC Control Bender development
1985 November Publication of Color CRT Controller development
1987 August Establishment of CHIYODA U.S.A.
1990 January Acquisition of international patent right in Canada for Bender
March Establishment of Hamamatsu plant
May Establishment of CHIYODA Korea
1991 April Acquisition of international patent right in U.S.A. for Bender
1991 July Construction of the second Hamamatsu plant
1992 September Patent application for HYP series (Bending Tight Radius)
1993 November Acquisition of international patent right in Korea for Bender
1994 February Development of the first domestic Super U-Bend Machine
1995 March Development of high-speed spinning machine
1996 March Moved Main Plant to Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
1997 June Development of CAM Bender Communication System
1998 November Series soles of HYP Hyper Benders, HYP-35, 40, 60, 80, 100, 125
1999 June The 50th Anniversary Testimonial Exhibition