THE EARLY DAYS

1945-1970

The first 25 years

1940's

The Early Days

Futaba Industrial Corporation was established in 1945 in an effort to create more jobs.
1948

WISDOM AND KAIZEN

Began manufacturing fish-netting machinery and pipe-frame furniture. Overcame difficulties in pipe fabrication and welding to become a producer of aircraft parts.
1950's

NAGOYA AND MIDORI NEW PLANTS

1956: Nagoya Plant starts work on infrastructure for the mass production of auto parts. 1959: Midori Plant increases auto-part production, the foundation of our current activities.
RESPECT FOR PEOPLE

PEOPLE FIRST

Helped families in winter with production of kotatsu tables (tables with electric foot warmers underneath).
1960's

STRONG GROWTH IN AUTO PARTS

1966: Transferred Head offices and Okazaki plant from Okazaki City to Hashimoku-cho. 1968: Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the second section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. 1969: Opened Anjo plant. Exceeded 10 billion yen in sales.
THINK AND ACT INDEPENDENTLY

Established a research facility for the development, design and construction of Midori Plant in 1962.

Domestic and International Expansion

1970's

CONTINUED GROWTH

1970: Awarded the Toyota Quality Assurance Prize. 1971: Opened Mutsumi plant. 1979: Passed 50 billion yen sales mark.
UNASSUMING AND STRONG

Leaders in the successful implementation of arc-welding robots and transport robots in the press process. Introduced night shifts from 1970 onward.
1980's

TAHARA AND TAKAHASHI NEW PLANTS

1980: Opened Tahara plant. IPO on second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 1981: Opened Takahashi plant. 1985: Awarded PM Excellent Plant Prize. 1986: Listed on first section of Nagoya and Tokyo Stock Exchanges. 1989: Sales exceed the 100 billion yen mark.
MEETING CHALLANGES

Expanded range of high-performance lightweight parts to meet customer needs. First in the world to find practical application for pipe benders
1990's

CONTINUED GROWTH

1991: Established Futaba Imari Corporation in Imari City, Saga Prefecture. 1992: Production begins at the Futaba Imari plant. 1993: Opened the Kota plant. 1994: Established FIC America Corporation near Chicago, Illinois. 1997: Completed construction of new corporate head offices; received ISO 9002 certification for the Kota plant. 1999: Established KFN joint venture plant in Indonesia.
WISDOM AND KAIZEN

First stainless steel exhaust manifold. First intake manifold pipe; first internal valve for mufflers. Diesel particulate filters (DPF). Global expansion of Futaba Thinking Production System (FTPS) production lines.

Meeting the Challenge of the new millennium

2000's

FUTABA HISTORY

2000: Established Futaba Hiraizumi Corporation. Established FTUK joint venture in England. 2002: Established Tianjin Shuan Mechanical Industrial in Tianjin, China. Established FIO Automotive Corporation in Ontario, Canada. Established Futaba Czech SRO. 2004: Acquired Aichi Metals Ltd.; Established Guangzhou Locomotive machinery Corporation in Guangzhou, China. 2005 Futaba Industrial Texas established in San Antonio.
FIA ESTABLISHED

October 2001: Futaba Indiana of America (FIA) established in Vincennes, Indiana.
2010's

FUTABA HISTORY

2012: FIA expands Stamping Department. Launch of Camry line at FIA. 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of Futaba Industrial Corporation.
2018

CONTINUED GROWTH

2018: 50,000 square foot FIA plant expansion completed in preparation for expanded Toyota Highlander production line. Expansion includes second brake room, restrooms and landscaping.
2020's

A NEW DIRECTION

As Futaba Industrial and its subsidiaries prepare to celebrate 75 years of success, FIA continues to develop new initiatives to improve Safety, Quality and Productivity.
LOOKING FORWARD

Futaba Indiana of America looks forward to the challenges and possibilities of the future.