Milestones in the development of the company
| 1976 |
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Foundation of IAI in Japan as a robot systems house and automation consulting center in Shizuoka, Japan.
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| 1981 |
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Start of in-house production in the linear range and first independent sales of 4-axis sealing applications with IAI axes.
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| 1986 |
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Start of the IntelligentActuator product line as an independent brand name and complete in-house production of units.
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| 1989 |
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Foundation of IAI America, Inc. as a sales and service subsidiary in Los Angeles, USA.
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| 1995 |
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Foundation of IAI Industrieroboter GmbH as a sales and service subsidiary for Europe in Frankfurt, Germany.
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| 1999 |
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Market introduction of RoboCylinder electric cylinders as an alternative to conventional pneumatic cylinder.
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| 2002 |
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New product line: IX SCARA robots.
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| 2005 |
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- Tabletop robots (TT) added to the product line.
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| 2008 |
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Launch of the Green Automation communication strategy for the RC RoboCylinder™ product line in the Americas and Europe.
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| 2009 |
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Market launch of the new small Mini RoboCylinder.
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| 2013 |
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Foundation of the Southeast Asian sales company IAI Robot (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.
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| 2014 |
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Launch of the RCD micro cylinder series.
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| 2015 |
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- New introduction of the RCP5 series of battery-less absolute encoders.
- Launch of the second-generation TTA table-top robots and the IXP SCARA robot series.
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| 2016 |
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New introduction of the RCP6 and RCS4 series.
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| 2018 |
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- Market introduction of a new generation of servo presses.
- Launch of the new red/black actuators under the name EleCylinder.
- New introduction of a robotic wrist unit for Cartesian robots.
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| 2019 |
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New electric grippers: a two-point solenoid gripper for small part assembly and a RCP6 long-stroke gripper for large workpieces.
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| 2020 |
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- Launch of the compact RCON high-performance controller.
- Significant expansion of the EleCylinder series with many new types.
- Launch of the new IXA high-performance SCARA robot.
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| 2021 |
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New fast ISB long-stroke slider type actuators.
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| 2022 |
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Market introduction of R-Unit (RCON, REC, RSEL), the new generation of IAI controllers.
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| 2023 |
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New IFA belt-driven actuators with long strokes..
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| 2024 |
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- IAI Corporation moves into its newly constructed factory and new headquarters in Shizuoka.
- New EleCylinder 2-finger grippers, ultra- and high-perfomance mini EleCylinder.
- Market launch of EleCylinder rotary drives.
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| 2025 |
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- Market launch of the SCON2 controller with many new safety functions.
- EleCylinder series with 3 position mode specification.
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