| 1926 |
Former organization, Iwata Seisakusho,
established. |
| 1927 |
Started manufacture and sales of spray guns
for the first time in Japan. |
| 1928 |
Started manufacture and sales of small-sized
air compressors. |
| 1948 |
Established Iwata Air Compressor Mfg. Co.,
Ltd. |
| 1954 |
Started manufacture and sales of automotive
painting equipment. |
| 1959 |
Started manufacture and sales of airless
spray units. |
| 1961 |
Listed its stock on the second section of
The Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1962 |
Started large-scale manufacture and sales
of painting process systems. |
| 1963 |
Received JIS authorization to manufacture
small-sized reciprocating air compressors for the first
time in the industry. |
| 1969 |
Started manufacture and sales of two-stage,
air-cooled, medium-sized air compressors for the first
time in Japan. |
| 1970 |
Listed its stock on the second section of
The Osaka Stock Exchange. |
| 1971 |
Started manufacture and sales of electrostatic
painting equipment. |
| 1973 |
Listed its stock on the first section of
both Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges. |
| 1975 |
Jointly developed a painting robot with Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Started manufacture and sales of automotive spray booths. |
| 1977 |
Started manufacture and sales of rotary air
compressors. |
| 1985 |
Developed the world's first electric, multi-articulated
painting robot together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Ltd. |
| 1987 |
Marketed hot-melt adhesive applicators. |
| 1988 |
CAD systems in Yokohama, Akita, and Fukushima
plants electronically connected. |
| 1990 |
Marketed large-sized air rotary compressors. |
| 1991 |
Marketed Tooth oil-free medium-sized air
compressors.
Started manufacture and sales of the world's first oil-free
scroll compressors.
Started manufacture and sales of low-pressure atomized
spray (LPH) spray guns. |
| 1993 |
Started manufacture and sales of the world's
first oil-free scroll vacuum pumps and entered vacuum
pump field.
Obtained ISO-9002 certification. |
| 1995 |
Started manufacture and sales of small-sized
COMG series air compressors. |
| 1996 |
Obtained ISO-9001 certification.
Changed its corporate name to Anest Iwata Corporation. |
| 1999 |
Obtained ISO-14001 certification. |
