History

1971
- April
  
  Established Tokyo Shokai Inc. with the merger of Tokyo Packing Machine Co. Ltd., Tokyo Shokai Inc., and Winning Co. Ltd.
  Manufacturing and sales of TOWA-ST type automatic medicine packing machine and TOWA type automatic preliminary medicine packing machines.
1974
- February
  
  Released environmental equipment such as clean hoods and dust extractors for the improvement of pharmaceutical environments.
- March
  
  Capital increased from ¥3,000,000 to ¥12,000,000.
1976
- June
  
  Released the MERIX series of dispensing equipment, including dispensing cabinets.
1977
- September
  
  Capital doubled, from ¥12,000,000 to ¥24,000,000
1978
- March
  
  Released the OMP series of box type full automatic powder medicine packing machines.
1979
- April
  
  Acquired property in Higashi-Kojiya, Ota-ku, Tokyo, where the head office and main plant were relocated to.

1981
- May
  
  Released the UNISET series of easy-install dispensing cabinets.
1983
- April
  
  Established a plant in Isezaki City, Gunma Prefecture, to strengthen manufacturing, development and distribution.
1984
- March
  
  Established the Niigata Plant in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, as a comprehensive paper manufacturing plant.
- April
  
  Released the SYSTEM-1000 powder medicine inspection terminal.
1985
- July
  
  Capital doubled, from ¥24,000,000 to ¥48,000,000.
- October
  
  Released the Main-TOPRA series of slide cabinet-style, full automatic tablet packing machines.
1986
- November
  
  Released the CPL series of medication indication systems.
1987
- April
  
  Started on-line connection service between hospital host computer systems and pharmacy operations.
1988
- January
  
  Released the PC-CAT series of full automatic tablet packing machines with PC-based control console.
- February
  
  Released the PX-88 series of drip auto-set devices.

1990
- February
  
  Released the AR-9090 series of double-R disk type full automatic powder medicine packing machines.
- August
  
  Released the TYS series of medicine-bag print systems.
- October
  
  Released a liquid medicine inspection terminal.
1991
- April
  
  Released the AR-CAT full automatic tablet/powder medicine integrated packing machine.
- December
  
  Completed the New Niigata Plant building.
1992
- April
  
  Changed the company name to TOSHO Inc.
1993
- June
  
  Released the V-1000 final inspection sorting system.
1994
- August
  
  Completed the head office building in Higashi-Kojiya, Ota-ku, Tokyo.
1995
- July
  
  Released the UNIPUL series of automatic injection drug dispensing machines.
1997
- February
  
  Acquired the CE marking for the export model of the YNS full automatic tablet packing machine.
- March
  
  Released the VP-Win total prescription analysis system.
1999
- March
  
  Released the Assist114, a compact full automatic tablet packing machine.

2000
- March
  
  Released the Flxia series of dispensing cabinets and equipment designed for new dispensing environments.
- July
  
  Released the LITERA series of real-time medicine managing systems.
2001
- September
  
  Released the Picky injection drug dispensing support system.
2002
- April
  
  Released the io series of full automatic tablet/powder medicine packing machines and full automatic powder medicine packing machines.
- February
  
  Acquired the CE marking for the export model of the Leader4001 full automatic tablet packing machine.
2003
- April
  
  Released the UNIPUL-4000 series of automatic injection drug dispensing machines, for handling a wide variety of injection drugs at high speed.
- October
  
  Announced the Pass Clean clean bench with built-in automatic cleaning pass box.
2004
- April
  
  Released the Xana series of full automatic tablet packing machines.
- November
  
  Released Compact UNIPUL, a compact automatic injection drug dispensing machine.
2005
- July
  
  Released the Xana-1360, a compact full automatic tablet packing machine.
2006
- April
  
  Announced the Xana-4001U2, a high-performance full automatic tablet packing machine for the European market.
2007
- November
  
  Announced the io-Win series of full automatic powder medicine packing machines using double-disk technology.
2008
- August
  
  Announced Xana-4001U2 for the domestic market.
2009
- May
  
  Released the mille automatic dispensing shelf.

2010
- January
  
  Announced release of variant colors for the Xana-EU series of full automatic tablet packing machines.
2014
- October
  
  Head office building construction completed in Higashi-Kojiya, Ota-ku, Tokyo and head office relocated there the following January.
2015
- September
  
  Released the UNIPUL-5000 series of automatic injection drug dispensing machines.
2016
- March
  
  Released the Ai series of full automatic tablet/powder medicine packing machines and full automatic powder medicine packing machines.
2017
- June
  
  Released the Ci-2680Entrance MoonPhase60 full automatic tablet packing machine.

History of TOSHO