| Sept. |
1959 |
Completed the first industrial embroidery machine in Japan. |
| Apr. |
1965 |
Established Elena Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. |
1969 |
Separated sales division from Elena Industries Co., Ltd. and established Barudan Embroidery Machine Sales Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. |
1972 |
Developed a jump system and a three-needle machine with automatic color change system (BEU). |
| June |
1973 |
Changed the company name from Barudan Embroidery Machine Sales Co., Ltd. to Barudan Co., Ltd. |
| June |
1974 |
Developed a five-needle machine with automatic color change system (BEUF). |
| Nov. |
1976 |
Enlarged the head office building of Barudan Co., Ltd. |
| July |
1977 |
Developed and sold the world's first computerized high-speed embroidery machine (BEHUF). |
| June |
1982 |
Completed the new building of Elena Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. |
1984 |
Merged Barudan Co., Ltd. and Elena Industries Co., Ltd. and united manufacturing and sales bases. |
| Oct. |
1985 |
Established Barudan America, Inc. in the US. |
| Nov. |
1985 |
Established Chubu Barudan Co., Ltd. (General agency in the central district in Japan) |
| Nov. |
1986 |
Opened Qingdao office as the first export base to China. |
| Sept. |
1988 |
Transferred the main factory to Ukino, Chiaki-cho, Ichinomiya-City to reinforce the manufacturing system. |
| May |
1989 |
Established Barudan China in Hong Kong. |
| Sept. |
1989 |
Purchased a distinguished French sewing machine manufacturer, Sum Cornely and established Barudan Cornely in France. |
| Feb. |
1990 |
Completed Barudan Training Center (four-story building with steel-frame structure) |
| Sept. |
1990 |
Issued the first private bonds. |
| Dec. |
1990 |
Established Barudan Asia Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. |
| Aug. |
1992 |
Completed Research & Development Center (five-story building with steel-frame structure) |
| Oct. |
1993 |
Established Barudan Alsace Branch in France as manufacturing base in Europe and united the business of Barudan Cornely. |
| Dec. |
1993 |
Changed the company name from Chubu Barudan Co., Ltd. to Barudan Hanbai Co., Ltd. (General sales base in Japan) |
| Jan. |
1997 |
Enlarged the head office building of Barudan Co., Ltd. |
| Mar. |
1999 |
Barudan Co., Ltd. acquired ISO9001 Approval. |
| Apr. |
1999 |
Alsace Branch acquired ISO9002 Approval. |
| June |
1999 |
Established Besas Co., Ltd. (General sales base in Japan) |
| Dec. |
1999 |
Established Barudan Canada, Inc. in Canada. |
| Jan. |
2000 |
Barudan America completed acquisition of US and Canadian distributorships. |
| Mar. |
2000 |
Established Barudan Indonesia in Indonesia. |
| Dec. |
2000 |
Established Barudan UK, Ltd. in UK. |
| Aug. |
2001 |
Alsace Branch completed acquisition of European, Middle Eastern and African distributorships. |
| Jan. |
2002 |
Established Barudan International China Limited in Hong Kong as the new general sales base for China and Hong Kong. |
| Apr. |
2002 |
Barudan Co., Ltd. united the manufacturing base to Machiya factory in Chiaki-cho, Ichinomiya-City. |
| May |
2003 |
Established Barudan Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai city as the general sales base in North China. |
| Sept. |
2003 |
Established Barudan Embroidery Machinery (Nantong) Co., Ltd. in Nantong city as the manufacturing base in China. |
