- May 1959
- Takenaka Electronic Industrial Co.,Ltd. established by Mr Shinsaku Takenaka in Kyoto, Japan.
Developed the first transistor optical sensor and photoelectric counter.
- Feb. 1964
- Head office and factory completed facing Kyoto Higashi Interchange, Meishin Expressway.
- Aug. 1965
- The first book about photoelectric sensor technology in Japan, "Photoelectric Control and its Application" by Mr Shinsaku Takenaka, published.
- Oct. 1971
- Received Invention Incentive Prize from Invention Association Inc.
- Jan. 1972
- Takenaka Opesate System initiated.
Established Takenaka Group Center Co.,Ltd.
Established Takenaka Optonic Co.,Ltd.
Established Takenaka Engineering Co.,Ltd.
- Mar. 1972
- TAKEX Higashi-Inter Building completed.
- Jun. 1973
- Takenaka Electronic Industrial Co.,Ltd. recognized as an excellent tax reporting enterprise by the Higashiyama Taxation Office, Kyoto.
- Sep. 1973
- Takenaka Engineering Co.,Ltd. received first investment from Venture Capital Fund KED.
- Jan. 1975
- Established Takenaka System Co.,Ltd.
- Dec. 1981
- Takenaka Engineering Co.,Ltd. received "The Special Incentive Prize" from the Small and Medium Enterprise Research Center.
- Jan. 1982
- Proclaimed Management Policy of Takenaka, declaring this year "The year for deciding and announcing the company's future course" in celebration of the tenth Anniversary of Takenaka Opesate System initiation.
- Jul. 1982
- Established TAKEX America Inc. (in California, U.S.A.)
- Jan. 1984
- Established Security House Center Co.,Ltd.
- Nov. 1984
- TAKEX Kitakazan Building completed
- Apr. 1987
- Received Commendation by the minister of state for Science and Technology.
- Nov. 1989
- Takenaka Management Policy "My Venture Words" published.
- Mar. 1990
- Established TAKEX Europe Ltd. (in U.K.)
- Apr. 1990
- Mr Shinsaku Takenaka received a National Medal of Honor with Yellow Ribbon for his achievement of R & D of Sensor Technology.
- Nov. 1999
- TAKEX Higashino main Building completed
Takenaka Engineering Co.,Ltd. recognized as an excellent tax reporing enterprise by the Higashiyama Taxation office, Kyoto.
- Oct. 2000
- TAKEX Higashino North Building completed
Awarded the Engineering Prize of the Industrial Technology Promotion Foundation.
- Nov. 2000
- TAKEX Nishino Building completed.
- Feb. 2002
- Awarded the Invention Prize of the Japan Society for the Advancement of Inventions.
- Nov. 2002
- Takenaka Group Center Co.,Ltd. recognized as an excellent tax reporing enterprise by the Higashiyama Taxation office, Kyoto.
- Nov. 2004
- Received Invention Incentive Prize from Invention Association Inc.
- Mar. 2005
- Established TAKEX Laboratories Co.,Ltd.
- Apr. 2007
- Received Kyoto Invention Service Prize from Kyoto Prefecture.
- Nov. 2007
- TAKEX Ohtsuka Building completed.
- Nov. 2009
- Takenaka Sensor Group 50th Anniversary.
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