About Futaba

Futaba Corporation

FUTABA CORPORATION was established in 1948 as a manufacturer and seller of receiver vacuum tubes. Utilizing vacuum tube technology, Futaba began manufacturing vacuum fluorescent displays. In 1962, Futaba began producing radio control equipment as well as press die set components, establishing what still remains as two of the company’s primary divisions. This was followed by the development of mold base components and the more recent addition of VFD modules to complete the lineup of Futaba’s major products. Firmly embracing the principle of manufacturing each component in-house, Futaba creates everything from its own tools to its own manufacturing facilities.

Code of conduct

We will pursue the nature of things in a stubbornly honest manner, and practice the following to establish a corporate culture which allow us to make a free and imaginative way of thinking while sharing joy with all of our customers and employees:

  1. Challenge every business opportunity with speed and eagerness.
  2. Endeavor to enhance one’s capabilities in order to make one’s dream come true.
  3. Conduct one’s life with warm cordiality, and value people-to-people relationships.
  4. Conduct one’s life in a law-abiding manner and with ethical sense.
  5. Promote love for nature and protect the future of our planet through reducing environmental load.

History of Futaba Corporation

1948

Established Futaba Corporation to manufacture and sales radio receiver vacuum tubes (Mobara-cho, Chosei-gun)

1964

Opened Mansei Sales Office. Began sales of communications devices, radio control equipment, and plastic models (Incorporated as Futaba Industry Co., Ltd. in 1972)

1962

Began manufacture/sales of radio-controlled transmitters and receivers

1963

Acquired Unique Precision Co., Ltd. Created Machinery and Tooling Division. Began manufacture/sales of components for press dies

1965

Began manufacture/sales of energy efficient equipment

1967

Began  manufacture /sales  of components for plastic molds

1968

Began manufacture/sales of gas-discharge displays tubes, first entry into the display device industry

1969

Began manufacture /sales  of molds plates

1970

Began manufacture/sales of cylindrical multi-digit VFDs

Began sales of mold base assembly after standardization

1972

Established TAIWAN FUTABA ELECTRONICS Corps. (Manufacture of VFDs)

1973

Relocated headquarters to current location at 629 Oshiba, Mobara, Chiba Prefecture

Established FUTABA Industries U.S.A (renamed Futaba Corp. of America in 1978)

1975

Established FUTABA (Hong Kong) Corp., Ltd. as a sales base for Southeast Asia

1979

Established FUTABA (Europe) GmbH. (Germany) as a sales base for Europe

1980

Opened Chonan Machinery and Tooling Factory in Chonan-machi, Chosei-gun,

Chiba Prefecture and relocated components for plastics molds operations

1985

Began listing company shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Opened Akashi Machinery and Tooling Factory in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture

1986

Company shares promoted to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

1987

Integrated standardized plate products into precision plates

1988

Established  KISHIN Corp. (Korea ) (Manufacture/sales of tool and die set equipment)

1990

Established FUTABA BUSINESS SYSTEM Co., Ltd.

1991

Established FUTABA DENSHI Corp. (S) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) (Sales of electronic components)

1993

Added O.S ENGINES MFG. Co, Ltd. as a subsidiary

1994

Established FUTABA PRECISION MOULD (Shenzhen) Corp.(P.R.C) (Manufacture of components for plastics molds)

1995

Established FUTABA Corp. of the Philippines  established (Manufacture of VFDs)

1996

Established FUTABA JTW (Thailand) Ltd. (Manufacture/sales of tool  and die set equipment)

1999

Began manufacture/sales of the Mold Marshalling Systems (MMS)

2001

MMS was awarded the 43rd Ten Best New Products Prize, sponsored by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbum, Ltd.

Established FUTABA INTERNATIONAL TRADING (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (P.R.C) (Sales of electronic components)

Established FUTABA (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (Vietnam) established (Manufacture of components for plastic molds)

2002

Completed Merger. Established FUTABA ELECTRONICS (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Sales of radio control equipment)

2003

Established FUTABA Corporation of Huizhou (Manufacture/sales of electronic components)

2005

Established FUTABA Precision DIE AND MOLD MACHINERY (China) Co.. Ltd. (P.R.C)

(Manufacture/sales of tool and die set equipment)

2006

Established FUTABA Precision  Co., Ltd. in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture

(Manufacture of components for plastic molds)

2008

Added SATSUKI SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd. and SATSUKI KIZAI Co., Ltd. as subsidiaries

(Renamed SATSUKI KIZAI Co., Ltd. after SATSUKI SEISAKUSHO Co., ltd. acquired SATSUKI KIZAI Co., Ltd. in 2009)

2009

Established FUTABA ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS KOREA Co., Ltd. (Sales of electronic components)

Acquired shares of TDK Micro Device Corp., first entry OLED display business

2010

Acquired all shares of FUTABA ELECTRONICS (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

2011

Began manufacture/sales of OLED display and touch panels

2012

Acquired all shares of TDK  Micro Device Corp.

Renamed FUTABA MOBILE DISPLAY Corp. to accelerate OLED  display business

2014

The Melt flow Speed Measurement System was awarded the 56th Ten Best New Products Prize

(The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.)

Formed capital and business alliance with Sank0 Gosei Ltd. (7888)

2016

The Film OLED Display was awarded the 58th Ten Best New Products Monozukuri Prize

(The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.)

Opened Futaba’s Drone School at our Chosei factoty

2017

Added Kabuku Inc. as a subsidiary

Established Tokyo Sales Office in Kandakaji-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (Sales of electronics devices)

2018

Celebrated 70th anniversary

Added SENTORARU DENSHI SEIGYO CO., LTD.  to the corporate group