Group History

Yamatake Shokai Co., Ltd. (presently Yamatake & Co., Ltd.) is founded by Yamaguchi Takehiko; begins import and sales of machine tools and other instruments from the U.S. and Europe.

Yamatake Kogyo Co., Ltd. is spun off from Yamatake Shokai.

Yamatake Shokai is established as a separate company.

Yamatake Keiki Co., Ltd. is established as a secondary company of Yamatake Kogyo.

Technical license agreement is signed with Honeywell Inc. (presently Honeywell International Inc.) of the U.S.

Yamatake forms an equity-based alliance with Honeywell (presently Honeywell International Inc.) of the U.S. (50% share)

Corporate name is changed to Yamatake-Honeywell Keiki Co., Ltd.

Fujisawa Factory (presently Fujisawa Technology Center) is constructed.

Yamatake-Honeywell stock is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Yamatake Engineering Co., Ltd. (presently Yamatake Corporation) is established.

Yamatake Keiso Co., Ltd. (presently Yamatake Corporation) is established.

Corporate name changes to Yamatake-Honeywell Co., Ltd. （presently Yamatake Corporation)

Yamatake Precision Co., Ltd. （presently Yamatake Control Product Co., Ltd.) is establisheｄ.

Yamatake-Honeywell is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Yamatake Components Co., Ltd. (presently Yamatake Control Products Co., Ltd.) is established.

Samukawa Factory (presently Shonan Factory) is constructed.

Isehara Factory is constructed.

Yamatake establishes and invests in Taishin Co., Ltd.

Just-in-time Upgrade Manufacturing Process (JUMP; presently aJUMP) is adopted.

Honeywell's stake in Yamatake-Honeywell is reduced from 50% to 24.15%; and Strategic Alliance Agreement is signed.

Yamatake Techno-Systems Co., Ltd. （presently Yamatake Corporation) is established.

Yamatake Environmental Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (presently Azbil Control Solution (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.) are established in China.

Dalian Yamatake Control Instruments Co., Ltd. (presently Azbil Control Instruments (Dalian) Co., Ltd.) is established in China.

Yamatake (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (presently Azbil (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ) is established in Bangkok.

Shanghai Yamatake Jinshan Control Instruments Co., Ltd. （presently Shanghai Azbil Automation Co., Ltd.) is established.

Yamatake America Inc. (presently Azbil North America, Inc.) is established in Phoenix, Arizona.

Yamatake Philippines, Inc. (presently Azbil Philippines Corporation.) is established in Manila.

PT. Yamatake Berca Indonesia (presently PT. Azbil Berca Indonesia) is established in Jakarta.

Yamatake Friendly Co., Ltd. is established.

Yamatake Controls Singapore Pte. Ltd. (presently Azbil Singapore Pte. Ltd.) is established

The Yamatake Group (presently the azbil Group) is reorganized. Yamatake-Honeywell changes its name to Yamatake Corporation. Yamatake Keiso and Yamatake Engineering are renamed Yamatake Building Systems Co., Ltd. and Yamatake Industrial Systems Co., Ltd., respectively.

Yamatake Korea Co., Ltd. (presently Azbil Korea Co., Ltd.) is established in Seoul.

Yamatake Automation (M) Sdn. Bhd. (presently Azbil Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.) is established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Yamatake Building Systems (presently Yamatake Corporation) establishes Yamatake Care-Net Co., Ltd.

Yamatake Taiwan Co., Ltd. (presently Azbil Taiwan Co., Ltd.) is established in Taipei.

Yamatake China Limited (presently Azbil Hong Kong Limited) is established in Hong Kong.

Safety Service Center Co., Ltd. becomes a Group company.

Yamatake Combustion Control Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. （presently Yamatake Environmental Control Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.) is established.

Yamatake Sensing Control, Limited （presently Azbil North America Inc.) is established in the Santa Clara, California, U.S.A.

Yamatake Europe NV (presently Azbil Europe NV) is established in Brussels, Belgium.

Yamatake Expert Services Co., Ltd. is established.

Yamatake repurchases shares from Honeywell, formally ending the equity relationship between the two companies.

Yamatake Corporation, Yamatake Building Systems, and Yamatake Industrial Systems are merged into a single company.

SecurityFriday Co., Ltd. is established.

Yamatake Automation Products Shanghai Co., Ltd. is established in China.

Yamatake forms a capital alliance with Tem-Tech Lab.

Kimmon Manufacturing Co., Ltd. becomes a Group company.

New Group philosophy and symbol, azbil, are formulated.

Royal Controls Co., Ltd. becomes a Group company.

Yamatake Information Technology Center (Dalian) Co., Ltd. (presently Azbil Information Technology Center (Dalian) co., Ltd.) is established in China.

Yamatake Vietnam Co., Ltd. (presently Azbil Vietnam Co., Ltd.) is established in Hanoi.

The Group name is changed to the azbil Group

Yamatake America and Yamatake Sensing Control are merged to form Azbil North America, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona.

In China, Yamatake Environmental Engineering (Shanghai) is renamed Azbil Control Solution (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Yamatake Mizuho Co., Ltd. is established.

BioVigilant Systems, Inc., headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A, becomes a Group company.