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1938～1969

1938 to 1969

Establishment and commercialization of practical fish finders

In 1938, Kiyotaka Furuno founded FURUNO ELECTRIC SHOKAI LTD., the predecessor of FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
While handling the works of outfitting electronics onboard vessels, he felt a strong urge to modernize fisheries, which led to his venture into developing fish finders. He successfully commercialized the world’s first practical fish finder in 1948.

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    Fish Finder
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    Fishing Radiotelephone
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    Radar for Vessels(FR-301)
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    Searchlight Sonar(FH-203)
1938
  • Founded FURUNO ELECTRIC SHOKAI LTD. in Nagasaki, Japan.
1948
  • Commercializes the world's first practical fish finder.
  • Established FURUNO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. in Nagasaki Prefecture Began manufacturing and selling of the fish finders.
1951
  • Established SUISAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, CO.,LTD.
1955
  • Established "FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD." by taking over operations from FURUNO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. (Capital at 8 million yen)
1958
  • Starts selling overseas. (Argentina, Australia, China)
1959
  • Developed the radar for vessels.
1961
  • Developed the world's first Net Sonde.
  • Capital increased to 120 million yen.
1964
  • Moves headquarters to Nishinomiya Factory in Hyogo pref.
1965
  • Developed the world's first net recorder.
1966
  • Enters into non-marine market.
1967
  • Developed the full automatic sonar, facsimile receiver and direction finder.

1970

1970s

Global recognition of FURUNO

In 1972, FURUNO was awarded the NMEA (National Marine Electronics Association) Best Product Award in the fish finder category in the US.
FURUNO established its first overseas subsidiary in Norway in 1974, which was followed by the establishment of subsidiaries in the US (1978) and the UK (1979), foreshadowing its full-scale entry into the international business arena.

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1971
  • Developed the Omega receiver.
1972
  • Earns NMEA's fiscal 1971 Best Product Award.
  • Developed the Japan's first Doppler Sonar and Scanning Sonar.
1973
  • Developed the autopilot system, satellite positioning equipment and simple radio telephone.
1974
  • Developed the radio navigation system and full-circle scanning sonar.
  • Developed the gyrocompass.
  • Established FURUNO NORGE A/S in Norway.
1976
  • Developed the ultra-compact radar and half-circle scanning sonar.
1978
  • Established FURUNO U.S.A., INC. in the USA.
1979
  • Completed Miki Factory.
  • Established FURUNO (UK) LTD. in the U.K.

1980

1980s

Great leap forward as a total marine electronics manufacturer

FURUNO became listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1982. Based upon technological proficiency gained through its involvement in the fisheries industry, FURUNO ventured into other maritime market sectors such as merchant marine and recreational marine sectors, truly becoming a total marine electronics manufacturer.

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1980
  • Developed the world's first current indicator, VideoPlotter and compact facsimile receiver.
1981
  • Developed the scientific sounder.
1982
  • Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.
1983
  • Capital increased to 6,200 million yen.
1984
  • Moved to the First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.
  • Developed the facsimile receiver and the bottom mapping system.
  • Acquired management control of KYORITSU RADIO CO., LTD. and KYORITSU RADIO SERVICE CO., LTD.
1985
  • Developed the marine radar, color net recorder, bottom sonar, ARPA.
1986
  • Developed the world's first bird radar.
  • Developed the GPS navigation system.
1987
  • Developed the fishery monitoring radar and the automated bonito pole-and-line fishing system.
  • Developed the world's first video LORAN.
  • Established FURUNO DANMARK A/S in Denmark.
  • Established FURUNO SVERIGE AB in Sweden.
1989
  • Constructs FURUNO INT Center.

1990

1990s

Main developed products

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    GMDSS
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    Integrated Bridge System(IBS) was developed.
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    Degital Mapping System
1990
  • Developed the equipment for the research submersible SHINKAI 6500 system
  • Capital increased to 7,535 million yen.launches Spirit of Furuno 21, a fishing boat-type testing vessel.
  • Established FURUNO FRANCE S.A. in France.
1991
  • Developed the wireless marine horn, radar for fishery and digital mapping system.
1992
  • Developed the kinematic GPS and GPS for aircraft.
  • Established FURUNO ESPANA, S.A. in Spain.
1993
  • Successfully commercializes the teleterminal DGPS.
1994
  • Developed the Golf Distance Meter and Integrated Navigation Display.
1995
  • Developed the integrated bridge system.
  • Developed the GPS-time server.
1998
  • Developed the radar plotter-fish finder combo.
1999
  • Developed the new Terrain Remote Monitoring System.

2000

2000s

Challenge to the new fields of business

Utilizing its own ultrasound and radio wave technologies, FURUNO started making inroads into the fields of healthcare as well as Intelligent Transport System (ITS).

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    GPS Receiver (GN-80)
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    GPS Disciplined Oscillator
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    Automotive ETC System
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    Clinical Chemistry Analyzers
    (CA-400)
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    Ultrasound Bone Densitometers
    (CM-200)

For maritime market, FURUNO had developed navigation system products, such as Integrated Bridge System as well as network-compatible NavNet. In addition, FURUNO entered into solution business utilizing satellite communications services and others.

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    NAVnet
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    Voyager
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    Fish Finder with ACCU-FISH
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    SafeComNet
2000
  • Developed the satellite compass.
2001
  • Developed the NavNet Series.
2002
  • Developed the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Voyage Data Recorder (VDR).
  • Developed the Fully-automated Clinical Chemistry Analyzer.
  • Established FURUNO NAVINTRA OY (now FURUNO FINLAND OY) after acquiring.
2003
  • Developed the GPS-steered Time & Frequency Generator.
  • Begins in-house production of the electronic toll collection(ETC) system.
  • Wins a long-term supply contract for the NavNet series of network-compatible navigational equipment from the US Coast Guard.
  • Established FURUNO SOFTECH (DALIAN) CO., LTD. in Dalian, China.
2004
  • Developed the Tanken-Maru system, a fish finder for recreational fishing boats.
  • Established FURUNO POLSKA Sp. z o.o. in Poland.
  • Opens the FURUNO European Distribution Center (FEDC) in the Netherlands.
2005
  • Developed the world's first dual-frequency searchlight sonar.
  • Opened FURUNO DONG GUAN FACTORY in China.
  • Established FURUNO DEUTSCHLAND GmbH in Germany.
  • Established FURUNO EURUS LLC in the Russian Federation.
  • Established the FURUNO INS Training Center (INSTC) in Denmark.
2006
  • Developed the fish finder FCV-620.
  • Purchased a 49% stake in French company SIGNET S.A. and convertible bonds.
  • Established FURUNO EUROPE B.V. in the Netherlands.
  • Developed the S-VDR (Simplified Voyage Data Recorder) VR-3000S.
  • Developed of the Ultra sensitive GPS receiver "GM-83".
2007
  • Developed of the AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiver FA-30.
  • Announced multi function display NavNet 3D series.
  • Established FURUNO SHANGHAI CO., LTD. in China.
2009
  • Acquired eRide Inc. in the USA.
  • Established FURUNO HELLAS LTD. in Greece.
  • FURUNO HELLAS LTD. changed name to "FURUNO HELLAS S.A."
  • Established FURUNO BROADBAND SERVICE CENTER ApS in Denmark.
  • Launches the Ku-Band VSAT FV-100 and INMARSAT FleetBroadband FELCOM250/500.
  • Launches the mobile satellite communications service for ocean-going fleets "SafeComNet".

2010

2010s

Development Products

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    Weather Radar system
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    Wireless LAN Radar
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    NavNet TZtouch2
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    GNSS Displacement
    Measurement System
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    Clinical Chemistry
    Analyzer
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    Fish Size Indicator
2010
  • Acquired RICO (PTE) LTD in Singapore.
  • Developed the Clinical Chemistry Analyzer CA-270.
2011
  • Established the FURUNO INS Training Center (INSTC) in Singapore.
  • Established FUNOTEC (DALIAN) CO., LTD. in China.
2012
  • Developed the NavNet TZtouch TZT9 and TZT14.
  • Launches FURUNO NavSkills Computer Aided Training(NavSkills CAT).
  • Established FURUNO (CYPRUS) LTD. in the Republic of Cyprus.
2013
  • Established FURUNO KOREA CO., LTD. in South Korea.
  • Developed the BLACK BOX NETWORK SOUNDER DFF1-UHD.
  • Developed the Multi-GNSS Receiver Chip eRide OPUS 6 and eRide OPUS 7.
  • Developed the Weather Radar system WR-2100 and WR-50.
2014
  • Established FURUNO ITALIA S.R.L. in Italy.
  • Developed the New Ultrasound Bone Densitometer CM-200 light.
  • Developed the world's first wireless LAN Radar DRS4W.
2015
  • RICO (PTE) LTD changed name to "FURUNO SINGAPORE PTE LTD".
  • Developed the TruEcho CHIRP WITH UNIQUE FISH SIZE INDICATOR FCV-1900G.
  • Developed the NavNet TZtouch2.
  • Developed the New Ultrasound Bone Densitometer CM-300.
2016
  • Established FURUNO CHINA CO., LTD. in China.
  • Developed the New GNSS Displacement Measurement System "DANA" MG-87.
  • Developed the Clinical Chemistry Analyzer CA-800.
  • Developed the Fish Size Indicator model FCV-2100.
2017
  • Established PT FURUNO ELECTRIC INDONESIA in Indonesia.
  • Established FURUNO PANAMA,S.A. in Panama.
  • Developed the New Doppler Weather Radar WR110.
2018
  • Purchased a 51% stake in New Zealand company "ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION LIMITED" and convertible bonds.
  • Established FURUNO ELECTRIC (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. in Malaysia.
2019
  • Developed the GNSS Disciplined Oscillator GF-88 Series.
  • Developed the FURUNO ENVISION AR Navigation System (Model AR-100M).

2020

2020s

2020
  • Acquired EMRI A/S in Danmark.
  • FURUNO’s HermAce has been awarded Lloyd’s Register world’s first Digital Twin Ready certification.
  • Developed the NavNet TZtouch3.
  • Developed the Half-circle sonar FSV-75, 3D mode
2021
  • Developed the Stabilized Fish Size Indicator FCV-38.
2022
  • Successfully conducted a demonstration test of fully autonomous ship navigation under the unmanned ship project MEGURI2040 led by the Nippon Foundation.
  • Established the "Communication Bridge" at the company headquarters.
  • Support Mr. Horie, the oldest person to complete a solo yacht voyage across the Pacific, providing him with a GPS (GNSS) tracking system and safe equipment.
  • Developed a new cloud service "ichidake30" for monitoring the positions of vessels.
  • Developed a time synchronization receiver module GT-100, compatible with all the GNSS systems and dual-frequency reception, realizing the world's highest level of time stability of 4.5ns (1σ) and robustness.
2023
  • Participated in the second stage of the Nippon Foundation MEGURI2040 fully autonomous ship project for social implementation.
  • Initiated the "For the Future of the Ocean Project" to advocate for ocean literacy.