History
Jan. 1975 | Honda Kogyo Co., Ltd. was established. Commenced cleaning and other factory maintenance services for Kyushu Factory of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
Feb. 1983 | Established Honda Machinery Co,, Ltd. in Yokohama. Commenced technical drawing translation services for the Technical Center of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
Jan. 1986 | Opened the Tokyo Office. Commenced mailing services for advertising materials and editing services for maintenance instructions for Nissan Koei Co. Ltd. |
Jun. 1987 | Appointed Keiichi Honda as the Representative Director & President as the founder Tomeo Honda passed away. |
Oct. 1987 | Honda Machinery Co., Ltd. was renamed as Homak Co., Ltd. along with its operational reforms. |
Sep. 1988 | Opened the Shinbashi Office to take over management and operations of Plus-One Planning Co., Ltd. |
Nov. 1988 | Honda Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Homak Co., Ltd. was merged to form HEADS Co., Ltd. Opened Kyushu Department and Tokyo Department. |
Jun. 1991 | Established the Manufacturing Division of the Kyushu Department. |
Apr. 1992 | Opened the Information System Kitakyushu Office. Set up the computer software development business. |
Oct. 1992 | Relocated the Yokohama Design Office to the head office and consolidated the Design Division and the Manufacture Division. Established the System Design Section in the Kyushu Department. |
Apr. 1993 | Relocated the Information System Section from Kitakyushu Office to the head office. |
May. 1994 | Closed the Shinbashi Office and relocated the Tokyo Department to the Hamura Office. |
Apr. 1995 | Commenced development of motor controllers. |
Jun. 1996 | Consolidated the Information System Section into the System Design Section to expand the computer software development operations into motor control software development with a view toward strengthening the energy-saving and motor controller equipment portfolio. |
Jan. 1998 | Established the Production Development Preparation Office at the Kyushu Department. Enhanced development of motor controllers and new products. |
Apr. 1998 | Commenced development of welfare devices. |
Oct. 1999 | Commenced development of high-efficiency, lightweight, and miniature arc welders. |
Apr. 2000 | Relocated the Tokyo Department to Musashimurayama, Tokyo. |
Apr. 2000 | Granted welfare equipment development aid by NEDO for the development of a wheelchair safety system. |
Aug. 2000 | Achieved the Excellence Award at the welfare equipment contest held by the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of JAPAN for prototype development of a wheelchair safety system. |
Jan. 2001 | Consolidated the System Design Section and the Product Development Preparation Office into a HICS Department to expand sales of in-house products. |
Mar. 2001 | Succeeded in development of the wheelchair safety system with development aid from NEDO and started commercialization efforts. |
Jun. 2001 | Succeeded in development of high-efficiency, lightweight, and miniature arc welders and started distribution. |
Jan. 2003 | Launched small-battery welder "NANOARC 5500." |
Jan. 2006 | Launched "NANOARC 6000" as a successor to NANOARC 5500. |
Jul. 2006 | Increased manpower in the HICS Department to enhance sales, engineering, and production competencies. |
Oct. 2006 | Commenced production of multi-functional models with improved AGV control technologies. |
Feb. 2007 | Promoted the Maintenance Section to Maintenance Department with a view toward expanding the maintenance business. |
Aug. 2007 | Established Sales Engineering Sections 1 through 3 within the HICS Department along with the expansion of the business and launched an AGV development project with a view toward enhancing and streamlining design organizations for AGVs and automotive equipment. |
Aug. 2007 | Commenced production of a high-efficiency charging system with improved conductivity of non-contact chargers. |
Jul. 2008 | Granted development aid from the Robot Development Technology Enrichment Project of Fukuoka Prefecture. |
Apr. 2009 | Succeeded in the development of high-efficiency automatic non-contact chargers which were launched for AGVs. |
Apr. 2009 | Five A Japan Company, a group affiliate, started staffing services. |
Jul. 2010 | Selected for a small-scale demonstration project for formation of a low-carbon technology business center by the Kitakyushu Foundation for Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology and commenced development of charging system for moving equipment. |
Apr. 2011 | Consolidated the Maintenance Department and set up the MF Department along with expansion of the quality inspection operations and commencement of automotive component manufacturing. |
Dec. 2011 | The Manufacture Section of the MF Department acquired the quality management system certification (ISO9001:2008). |
Apr. 2012 | Established a system engineering affiliate in Singapore. |
Feb. 2013 | Launched HEADS assembly pipes. |
Jul. 2013 | Established a system engineering affiliate in Thailand. |
Jan. 2014 | Started operations of the HEADS High-Tech Park (2425m2). |
Jan. 2014 | Commenced the robot business. |
Dec. 2014 | Added 2402 floor area to the building of the HEADS High-Tech Park. |
Jan. 2015 | Marked the 40th anniversary. |
Jun. 2016 | Relocated the office and factory to the High-Tech Park. |
Nov. 2017 | Launched automated carts for outdoor conveyance. |
Oct. 2018 | Purchased the 3D measurement system "VECTRON." |
Sep. 2019 | Entered into a partnership agreement with Switzerland-based Bluebotics for development of a next-generation AMR. |
Oct. 2019 | Acquired the license for "Unidraf" (electric CAD). |
Jan. 2020 | Marked the 45th anniversary. |
Mar. 2020 | Initiated an in-house training program as part of a human resource development project. |
Jun. 2020 | Renamed the Thai affiliate as HEADS Robotechs. |
Jun. 2021 | Acquired the license for "SolidWorks" (3D CAD). |
Sep. 2021 | Launched the AMR. |
Oct. 2021 | Opened the Kanto Office & Factory. |
Apr. 2022 | Opened the Hakata Office. |
