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Topcon Positioning Systems. Topcon Positioning Systems Inc., provides the positioning technology for surveyors, civil engineers, construction contractors, equipment owners and operators. Topcon Corporation acquired Advanced Grade Technology in 1995 and became known as Topcon Laser Systems.
Topcon America Corporation the wholly-owned American subsidiary of Topcon Corporation, the world s leading manufacturer of surveying, ophthalmic, GPS and industrial instruments and positioning control products for the civil engineering and construction industries. Topcon America is a holding company that oversees general management, finance, legal issues and human resources for two separate business units in the Americas. These business units are Topcon Medical Systems and Topcon Positioning Systems.
Topcon Medical Systems is a leader and technical innovator in the field of ophthalmic instrumentation. TMS manages ophthalmic dealer sales, corporate sales and the IMAGEnet Digital Imaging Division. The company is based in Paramus, N.
This article is in format, but may read better as. You can help by, if appropriate. Is available. ( November 2012)September 1932—TOPCON was established based on the surveying instruments division of K. Hattori & Co., Ltd. (currently SEIKO HOLDINGS CORPORATION) in order to manufacture the optical instruments for the Japanese Army, which are surveying instruments, binoculars and cameras.Corporate Name: Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Kabushikikaisha (Tokyo Optical Co., Ltd.)Head Office: 2, Ginza 4-chome, Kyobashi-ku, TokyoFactories: Toshima-ku and Takinogawa-ku, TokyoApril 1933—Built head office and main factory at 180, Shimura-motohasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo (current address) and moved head office functions there.August 1945—Temporarily closed factories after the end of.
Received authorization from Tokyo governor to convert the factory for production of civil products and reopened factory to manufacture binoculars and surveying instruments.December 1946—Established Yamagata kikai kogyo kabushikikaisha. (currently Topcon Yamagata Co., Ltd.) in Yamagata-shi, Yamagata Prefecture.December 1947—Started selling lens meters.
Started Ophthalmic and Medical Instruments business.May 1949—Listed its stock on Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.1957 - released its first SLR camera, the Topcon R with semi-auto lens and interchangeable finderMarch 1960—Became an affiliate of Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd. (currently TOSHIBA CORPORATION).May 1963—Released the first single-lens reflex camera with through the lens metering (TTL) - TOPCON RE SuperOctober 1969—Established Tokyo Kogaku Seiki Kabushikikaisha (currently OPTONEXUS Co., Ltd.) in Tamura-gun, Fukushima Prefecture.April 1970—Established Topcon Europe N.V.(currently Topcon Europe B.V.) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.September 1970—Established Topcon Instrument Corporation of America (currently Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.)January 1975—Established Topcon Sokki Co., Ltd.
(currently Topcon Sales corporation), a surveying instrument sales company.December 1976—Established Topcon Medical Japan Co., Ltd., a medical instrument sales company.April 1978—Started selling an electric distance meter DM-C1 adopting a near-infrared.October 1978—Started selling a refractometer RM-100 incorporating near-infrared beam and a television system.March 1979—Established Topcon Singapore Pte. In Singapore.April 1986—Established Topcon Optical (H.K.) Ltd. In Hong Kong. September 1986 Listed on First Sections of Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.April 1989—Changed its corporate name to TOPCON CORPORATION.April 1991—Entry into electron beam business.December 1991—Built an engineering center in corporate premises.March 1994—Surveying Instrument Division obtained ISO 9001, certification. (Ophthalmic and Medical Instruments, Industrial Instruments and Optical Devices Divisions also obtained ISO 9001 certification subsequently)September 1994—Established Topcon Laser Systems, Inc.
(currently Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.) in California, U.S.A., acquired Advanced Grade Technology, advanced into machine control business.October 1994—Delivered a nationwide GPS continuous observation system to Geographical Survey Institute, Ministry of Construction, Japanese Government. SSeptember 1997—Obtained ISO 14001 certification, an international standard for environment management systems.July 2000—Acquired Javad Positioning Systems Inc. In the United States and started selling precision GPS receivers and related system products.July 2001—Established Topcon America Corporation in New Jersey, U.S.A., as a holding company. Reorganized the subsidiaries in the United States dividing them into the ophthalmic and medical instrument business and the positioning business.July 2002—Liquidated Topcon Singapore Pte. And established Topcon South Asia Pte.
In Singapore.February 2004—Established Topcon (Beijing) Opto-Electoronics Corporation in Beijing, China.July 2005—Reorganized sales subsidiaries in Europe and newly established two firms in the European market - one overseeing eye care business and the other overseeing positioning business - with Topcon Europe B.V.