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History

November 1960
Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd. develops Japanfs first purely electric automatic door.

February 1962
Development of purely electric automatic door unit wins Tokyo Invention Associationfs Encouragement Award.

June 1962
Teraoka Seikofs door division begins sales of SO-20K and SO-60K units for sliding automatic doors, as well as HOL and HB-900 for swinging automatic doors.

June 1963
Teraoka Autodoor Co., Ltd. is established with 10 million capital to be responsible for sales for Teraoka automatic doors. Wholesale and retail operations begin at the Tokyo head office.
Strengthened sales to general retail stores with the aim of expanding market share, mainly through the SOW-80K sliding and HOH-900 swinging automatic doors.
Developed SOV-200K sliding automatic engine for buildings, expanding into the field of automatic doors for regular buildings.

April 1966
Established distributors across the Kanto region.

May 1966
Established distributors in Shikoku, Chugoku and Kyushu regions.

May 1967
Established distributors in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures.

September 1968
Established Kanazawa office in the Hokuriku region.

August 1970
Developed and began sales of SOV-100K sliding automatic door engine for buildings, expanding the range of engine models available for buildings.

February 1971
Developed SOV-60KI Type lightweight sliding automatic door engine, heralding the start of the transom-integrated lightweight automatic door engine era.

March 1971
Opened Fukui local office.

October 1972
Began sales of SOV-R200K circular automatic doors.

March 1973
Began sales of industrial refrigerator automatic doors.

April 1973
Kanazawa office promoted to branch status; Fukui local office promoted to office status.

January 1976
To meet demand for storefront door automation, developed SOV-60KLS and SOV-60KLT sliding automatic door engines built to fit within a 100mm depth.

July 1976
Capital increased to 30 million.

September 1978
Developed and began sales of SOV-60KLTM sliding automatic door engine for 100mm depth storefronts, expanding the category lineup.

January 1980
Developed and began full-scale sales of an automatic door system for clean-room air shower cubicles.

August 1980
Aggressively worked on standardization and sales of automatic door engines for gates.

November 1980
Made Kyushu region distributor a wholly owned subsidiary - Teraoka Autodoor Kyushu Co., Ltd.

January 1981
Developed and began sales of SOV-60KLTMD and SOV-150KLTMD directly-attached automatic door engines, helping to develop the storefront market further.

September 1982
Developed and began sales of Teraoka Full Opener with swing open functionality.

January 1983
Developed and began sales of HOG-1100 automatic door engine for swinging fire shutter doors.

October 1984
Developed and began sales of Teraoka Full Opener Mini, a model fitting perfectly within storefronts.
Developed soundproof and airtight automatic door.

January 1985
Began sales of Sanergy Door, an energy-saving tempered glass door.

April 1985
Full-scale sales of Teraoka airtight automatic doors begin.

January 1986
Established Hiroshima local office. Kanazawa branch renamed to Hokuriku branch.

March 1986
Teraoka Full Opener Mini receives the System Development Award at the f86 Japan Shop.

November 1987
Sales of Auto Counter Passel visitor management recorder begin.

June 1988
Sales of Slim Sanergy Door, a stainless steel frame door, begin.

June 1988
Developed and began sales of SOT-T60K automatic door engine, designed to fit 70mm deep storefronts and equipped with a microcontroller.

June 1988
Began sales of revolving CD booths.

November 1989
Head office relocated to Chidori, Ota Ward.

January 1990
Developed and began sales of RV-2000 automatic revolving door.

July 1991
Moved General Affairs section to Shimomaruko, Ota Ward.

June 1992
Celebrated 30th anniversary of founding.

October 1992
A sales partnership with Kikukawa Kogyo led to sales commencing of German company J. Gartnerfs Passad ultra large rotating door.

April 1993
A sales partnership with Okamura Corporation led to sales commencing of the Liniard linear motor-operated automatic door.

November 1993
Sales of Slim Sanergy Door II Type, a stainless steel frame door, begin.

January 1994
Completed and began sales of Sefloa System, an electronic mat switch with access return functionality.

July 1994
Teraoka Stainless Sasshi becomes a specified manufacturer by the Ministry of Construction.

July 1994
Full scale sales of Teraokafs Rail-Tight System begin.

July 1996
Began sales of Teraokafs FST Series Rail-Tight System Automatic Door.

August 1996
Completed and began sales of SOV-200KLDM-2 Type automatic door engine with DC brushed motor.

July 1997
More affordable Liniard UD goes on sale.

January 1998
Alclasse aluminum frame door goes on sale.

May 1998
Received Ministry of Construction accreditation:
œClass A Fire Shutter
No. 0402 Single Sliding Door
No. 0403 Dual Sliding Door

June 1998
Announced automatic door with Fujimori Sangyo Co., Ltd. Markus Door (m5-type).

September 1998
Received the following individual Ministry of Construction accreditation:
œClass A Fire Shutter
No. 0424 Dual Swing Door
No. 0425 Single Swing Door
No. 0426 Triplicate Fixed Window

April 1999
Began sales of door lifting prevention hardware (DPS).

May 1999
Began sales of Miniature Full Opener.

May 2000
Announced automatic door with Fujimori Sangyo Co., Ltd. Markus Door (m5-type).
Released new Safety Eye auxiliary sensor.
Announced folding door for thin and lightweight doors.

September 2000
Began accepting orders for generally-certified Class B Stainless Steel Fire Door With Heat-Resistant Plate Glass.
Announced automatic door with Fujimori Sangyo Co., Ltd. Markus Door (M2P-type).

December 2000
Began sales of p-one, a door warning display unit capable of glowing.

January 2001
Higashi-Nihon Teraoka Autodoor Co., Ltd. and Kyoritsu Teraoka Autodoor Co., Ltd. merge, reorganizing and renaming itself Teraoka Facilities Inc.

July 2001
Began sales of SOV-70KLDM automatic door engine for lightweight sliding doors.

September 2001
Began sales of HOH-SD/DD lightweight folding automatic door product.

December 2001
Integrated management of Teraoka Autodoor Kyushu Co., Ltd. sales departments; company becomes the groupfs stainless steel door manufacturing unit (Fukuoka branch, Oita branch and Kitakyushu sales offices established).

March 2002
Teraokafs automatic doors are exhibited at the Building Materials Exhibition in Beijing, China.

October 2002
Full-scales sales of DPS door lifting prevention hardware commence. Earthquake Opener SCO-Type updated seismic sensors sales begin. SUS2 single swing fire shutter passes combustion testing.

November 2002
SUS2 dual swing fire shutter passes combustion testing.

December 2002
Redesigned homepage begins operation.

March 2003
Began handling Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. PyranR low-expansion fireproof glass.

June 2003
Completed RV-3000 automatic mid-size revolving door, installed in Shibuya Mark City.
Celebrated 40th anniversary of founding.

October 2003
St single sliding automatic fire shutter for specific fireproof facilities passes heating tests.

January 2004
St dual sliding automatic fire shutter for specific fireproof facilities passes heating tests.

July 2004
Established Nagasaki sales office.

December 2005
Established Nagasaki sales office.

December 2005
Released SOV-70KLCM, 1st in the LCM series of new DC brushless motor-specified slide engines.

March 2006
Teraoka doors adopted for Changi Airport Skytrainfs new platform doors and begin operation.

July 2006
Released new SOV-200KLCM and SOT-80KNB DC brushless motor slide engines.