History of NABCO automatic door
1950‘s
- First domestic automatic door
- First automatic door operator
- 1956
- Pneumatic automatic swing door operator was exhibited at Osaka Exhibition.
The first domestic automatic door in Japan was installed at the entrance of Japan Air Brake Ltd
- Pneumatic automatic swing door operator was exhibited at Osaka Exhibition.
- Social Movement
- Private TV was introduced and became popular.(1953)
- Japan joined League of Nations.(1957)
- Tokyo Tower opened.(1958)
1960‘s
- MD-1H Mini-Super
- NABCO automatic door sticker
- 1960
- Pneumatic automatic sliding door operator "DP-40D" was launched.
- 1961
- Exportation to Hong Kong started.
- 1963
- Compact hydraulic automatic door operator "Mini-Super" was launched.
- 1967
- Exportation to Southeast Asia and Australia started.
- 1968
- Hydraulic automatic door operator "LS Series" was launched.
NABCO automatic door stickers were started being used.
- Hydraulic automatic door operator "LS Series" was launched.
- Social Movement
- Tokaido Shinkansen, Japanese bullet train, started running. (1964)
- Tokyo Olympic Games (1964)
- The Apollo 11 landed the first humans on the Moon.(1969)
1970‘s
- Jumbo Jet hangar
- LS-23 operator
- First National Sales Promotion Campaign
- 1970
- Custom-made automatic doors for Jumbo Jet hangar was installed.
88 automatic doors were installed for Osaka Exhibition.
- Custom-made automatic doors for Jumbo Jet hangar was installed.
- 1972
- Hydraulic sliding door operator "LS-23" was launched.
- 1973
- 319 automatic doors were installed at Narita Airport.
- 1977
- National Sales Promotion Campaign started.
- Social Movement
- The Okinawa Reversion Agreement was signed.(1971)
- Sapporo Olympic Games(1972)
- Second oil crisis.(1979)
1980‘s
- Port Liner of Kobe New Transit Co. Ltd.
- ES Series operator (ES-24)
- 1981
- 84 platform doors, first domestic platform doors, were installed at Port Liner of Kobe New Transit Co. Ltd.
- 1982
- Microcomputer-controlled automatic door operator "DX-25" was launched.
- 1983
- Wide-open door was launched.
- 1986
- Losca door was launched and was designated as the first Good Design Product in automatic door category.
Microcomputer-controlled automatic door operator "ES Series"was launched.
- Losca door was launched and was designated as the first Good Design Product in automatic door category.
- 1988
- Mini-Fold was launched and was selected as Good Design Product.
- 1989
- Mini-Glide was launched and was selected as Good Design Product.
Hermetic and sound proof door "NAT" was introduced.
- Mini-Glide was launched and was selected as Good Design Product.
- Social Movement
- First launch for the space shuttle by USA.(1981)
- Tokyo Disneyland opened.(1983)
- Seikan Tunnnel opened./ Tokyo Dome opened.(1988)
- Fall of the Berlin Wall(1989)
1990‘s
- New DS Series operator
- NABCO Entrances, Inc.
- Achieved 1million automatic door manufacturing and sales.
- 1990
- Direct current compact automatic door operator "DS Series" was launched.
- 1992
- Japan Air Brake Ltd. was renamed "NABCO Ltd."
335 automatic doors were installed at Terminal 2 of Narita Airport.
Acquisition of Lanson group in the United States
- Japan Air Brake Ltd. was renamed "NABCO Ltd."
- 1995
- CSCEC-NABCO Auto Door Co., Ltd.was established in China.
- 1997
- Automatic door operator with brushless DC motor, "New DS Series" was launched.
Lanson group was renamed "NABCO Entrances, Inc."
NABCO showroom at Konan plant was opened.
- Automatic door operator with brushless DC motor, "New DS Series" was launched.
- 1999
- Celebrated its 1million automatic door manufacturing and sales.
- Social Movement
- Heisei Era started.(1990)
- The Great Hanshin Earthquake. NABCO Konan plant suffered damage.(1995)
- Nagano Olympic Games(1998)
- Euro was introduced.(1999)
2000‘s
- NABCO Auto Door (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
- NET-DS automatic door operator
- Shanghai World Financial Center
- HDS-4 push button switch
- 2004
- Nabtesco Corporation was established as a holding company by Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd. and NABCO Ltd.
13 automatic doors were installed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
- Nabtesco Corporation was established as a holding company by Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd. and NABCO Ltd.
- 2005
- NABCO Auto Door (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was established.
- 2006
- Started selling revolving doors and security products of Boon Edam as its sole distributor in Japan.
Celebrated its 1.5 million automatic door manufacturing and sales.
- Started selling revolving doors and security products of Boon Edam as its sole distributor in Japan.
- 2007
- Celebrated its 50th anniversary of automatic door business in Japan.
"NET-DS Series" automatic door operator, which equipped with first CAN network system in Japan, was launched.
- Celebrated its 50th anniversary of automatic door business in Japan.
- 2008
- Flat Losca and the new hermetic door model, SOA, were introduced.
145 automatic doors were installed at Shanghai World Financial Center.
- Flat Losca and the new hermetic door model, SOA, were introduced.
- 2009
- HDS-4 push-button switch for multi-functional toilet doors was launched and received Good Design Award.
- Social Movement
- The September 11 attacks (2001)
- FIFA World Cup was co-hosted by the Republic of Korea and Japan(2002)
- Expo 2005 at Aichi,Japan(2005)
- Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers(2008)
2010‘s
- Gilgen Door Sytems AG
- Tokyo Sky Tree
- Intelligent Eco Door System
- 2 millionth automatic door operator
- Renewed door sticker design
- 2011
- Entered the European market with the acquisition of Kaba Gilgen AG of Switzerland (current Gilgen Door System AG).
Intelligent Eco Door System was introduced.
- Entered the European market with the acquisition of Kaba Gilgen AG of Switzerland (current Gilgen Door System AG).
- 2012
- 82 automatic doors were installed at Tokyo Sky Tree.
70 Intelligent Eco Door Systems were installed at Haneda Airport domestic passenger terminal.
Free Open Door was launched
- 82 automatic doors were installed at Tokyo Sky Tree.
- 2013
- Celebrated its 2 millionth automatic door manufactured.
- 2014
- The design of the door sticker was renewed.
Slide-Glide was launched.
NABCO Entrances, Inc. established NABCO Canada, Inc.
NABCO Canada, Inc. acquired Royal Doors Limited.
- The design of the door sticker was renewed.
- 2015
- M Search was launced.
- Social Movement
- International Terminal at Tokyo International Airport was opened.(2010)
- The Great East Japan Earthquake(2011)
- Tokyo Sky Tree opened.(2012)
