1945 Started production of stainless steel products and kitchen equipment 1957 Started production of industrial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerated showcases 1969 Incorporation of Daido Industries Limited Company Started production of refrigerators and freezers for physics, chemistry, and medical and pharmaceutical use 1981 Incorporation of Daido Industries Public Company 1990 Completion of Higashi-Osaka Nagata Plant, which became an authorized plant for the production of medical devices 1997 Production report sent to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s Technology Institution of Industrial Safety, successfully passed inspection, started production of explosion-protected freezers and refrigerators Establishment of Osaka Sales Office (Ote-dori Matsuyamachi-suji, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi) 1998 Establishment of Tokyo Sales Office (Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) 2001 Acquired international certification ISO9001:2000 (LRQA) 2006 Completion of Higashi-Osaka Kusune Plant Applied for authorization for the manufacture and sales of medical equipment in accordance with amendments to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, and became a licensed plant 2007 Relocation of Osaka Sales Office (Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka) 2008 Relocation of Tokyo Sales Office (Omori, Ota-ku, Tokyo) 2010 Won the Excellent Company Award in the Osaka Monodzukuri Awards 2011 Establishment of the Tokyo Maintenance Center Acquired international certification ISO9001:2008 (LRQA) Selected as a 2011 Kansai Monodzukuri Top 100 Genki Company by the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry 2012 Operation of Kusune Plant No.2 Acquired international certification ISO13485:2003 (LRQA) (quality management for medical equipment) 2013 Revised FY2012 Monodzukuri Small to Medium Business Operator Selected as a subsidized business for support subsidies for trial development (Small and Medium Enterprise Agency) 2014 Selected as subsidized business for Revised FY2013 Small to Medium Business Operator for innovative business in manufacturing, trade, and services 2015 Recognized as a “Best 111 Companies in Osaka that Value People” by the Osaka Prefecture Area Human Resources Project