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History
 
     
1935
Established.    
  Main products: Table ware & Copper goods.
 
     
1937
Production of machine tools began.  
     
1939
ENDO IKEGAI SEISAKUJO, a joint venture between ENDO KOGYO and  
  IKEGAI STEEL CO., LTD was established.  
  Main products: Lathes  
     
1944
Merged with ENDO IKEGAI SEISAKUJO and started manufacturing circular    
  metal sawing machines.  
     
1946
ENDO was designated as one of the Liability Maintenance Factories of machine  
  tool manufacturing division (due to the Potsdam Declaration) and temporarily  
  ceased the manufacturing of machine tools.  
     
1952
ENDO was undersignated from Liability Maintenance Factory and began    
  producing tableware and the circular metal sawing machines. ENDO also began  
  manufacturing spring balancers and other products.  
  The Tokyo branch was opened.  
     
1953
Spring balancers were developed.  
     
1963
Production and distribution of various buff polishing machine began.  
     
1969
ENDO received the Niigata Prefecture Technology Award.  
Oversea business 5 countries ,70’s    
1970
Production and distribution of Lane conditioner began.    
   
 
1971
Manufacturing small Air hoists began.  
     
1973
Koike factory was opened.  
     
1974
Cable and hose reels ware developed.  
       
1975
Small air hoists and electric reel were developed    
       
1979
The Osaka branch was opened.    
       
     
1981
Numerically controlled circular sawing machines and self locks were developed.    
       
1985
The 50th anniversary.    
  A new headquarters buillding was constructed.    
       
1987
A CAD system was introduced.    
       
1989
ENDO received technical co-operation of Cable reel from Metool, Australia.    
  Capital Investment was increased to 60,000,000 JPY.    
       
Oversea business 14 countries ,90’s    
1990
Recived the 7th “Industry promotion award” from the Niigata prefecture local government.    
     
1992
The Kyusyu branch was opened.  
     
1996
Crasher was developed.  
     
1997
Acquired the ISO9001 certification.  
     
1998
Engineering Building was constructed.  
       
Oversea business 38 countries ,2000’s    
2000
Yoshida factory was opened.  
     
2001
Production and distribution of crashing machines for plants began.  
     
2004
Manufacturing of servo-motor typed cable reel began.    
     
2005
Manufacturing of inverter-motor typed cable reel began.  
     
2006
The all factory was named “Eco factory” with starting Eco activity.  
  The technical center was opened.