日本語 
中文 History of Yamato
| 1927 | |
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| 1946 | Established a sales company "Kondo Co., Ltd." in Osaka CityEstablished a manufacturing company "Yamato Sewing Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Toyonaka City, Osaka Completed Model DC-1, the first Japan-made Overlock Machine |
| 1948 | Name of the sales company was changed from "Kondo Co., Ltd." to "Kondo Sewing Machine Co., Ltd." |
| 1949 | Our standard drawing of overlock stitch machine was adopted as the original plan of Japan Standard Specification in International Trade and Machinery Bureau, Japan Sewing Machinery Industry Committee and Japan Sewing Machinery Technique Conference. |
| 1960 | Manjiro Kondo received "the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays", for his contribution to development of Japan's sewing machine industry |
| 1966 | Released model DCZ-361, high speed safety stitch machine and was evaluated highly in global market, along with overlock machine model DCZ-200, released in the previous year. |
| 1968 | Released DV-1400 series high speed flat bed interlock stitch machine |
| 1981 | Released "AT/TS/TF" device, the world's FIRST Seam Fastening Device on blind stitch machine for decreased consumer claim without sacrificing productivity. |
| 1983 | Kondo Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. and Yamato Sewing Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd. amalgamated and formed a manufacturing / sales company "Yamato Sewing Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
| 1984 | Released "KSM-300", the world's FIRST Auto Serging Unit, which Can Do Both IN/OUT Curb Hands Free for deskillizing operations. |
| 1987 | Released "DW1645-LK", the world's FIRST interlock hemming machine with Left Hand Fabric Trimmer for improved finishing quality and dramatic labor saving. |
| Released "NB2000", the world's FIRST Electronic Button Sewing And Neck Wrapping Machine for labor saving and flexibility in sewing specifications. | |
| Established a subsidiary company "YAMATO U.S.A. Inc." | |
| 1988 | Released the world's FIRST Air Wiper on thread trimmer for interlock machine, improved both productivity and finishing quality, without mechanical hazard. |
| Established a subsidiary company "YAMATO CORPORATION" for sales of textile machinery | |
| 1989 | Established a subsidiary company "YAMATO （HONG KONG） CO., LTD." |
| 1990 | Established a subsidiary company "YAMATO EUROPE GmbH." |
| 1993 | Released "VCF/VFF" series, the world's FIRST interlock machine with Top Feeder for enhanced finishing quality. |
| Established a subsidiary company "YAMATO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD." | |
| 1994 | Carried out reform in production by introduction of New Production Method. |
| 1995 | Carried our reform in both direct and indirect operations. |
| 1996 | Released "VE2700" class, the world's FIRST small cylinder bed interlock machine with Differential Feed for easier handling and improved quality. |
| 1997 | Celebrated 70-year-anniversary since foundation |
| 2000 | Awarded "New Machine Development Award" set up by Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry for development of VG series, multi module interlock stitch machine. |
| Established a subsidiary company YAMATO SEWING MACHINE (NINGBO) CO., LTD. | |
| 2001 | Established liaison offices in Delhi and Tirupur, India |
| Certified "ISO 9001 : 2000" an international standard for quality management system as the first party in the industry. | |
| Established "YAMATO SALES & SERVICE CO., LTD." | |
| 2002 | JIAM2002 – Japan International Apparel Machinery Show - was successfully carried out in leadership of our president Mr. Shogo Kondo as Chairman of the Executive Committee of organizer. |
| 2003 | Released “VF2500-8” class and "VG2700-8" class, interlock stitch machines with “Active Thread Control” technology, as world's FIRST 200%+ Elastic Seam by Serial-production basis Interlock stitch machine for customers to meet requirement for stretchable fabric to come. |
| 2005 | Released “VGS-8” series, interlock stitch machines with Variable Top and Bottom Feeder and “Active Thread Control” technology. |
| 2006 | Awarded “Excellent Management Award – International Contribution Prize” |
| 2007 | Established Liaison Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. |
| Celebrated 80-year-anniversary since foundation | |
| Established liaison office in Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| 2008 | Released "AZ8000SD-8" class, the world's FIRST Overlock Machine which achieved both High Speed & Dry Finish for decreased downtime while securing high productivity. |
| Mr. Shogo Kondo was appointed as Chairman of the Executive Committee of JIAM2008 Singapore. | |
| Selected as one of “300 middle-sized high-spirited manufacturing companies, to be a foundation of future Japan” organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of Japan. | |
| 2009 | Released “VFK2560-8” series, Flatbed Flatseamer, which dramatically lowers required skills for flatseaming operation. |
| 2010 | A subsidiary company, “Yamato Corporation” started marketing and service activities on sewing machines as well as textile machinery. |
| 2012 | Released “UTQ” device, to prevent double chain and interlock stitch from unraveling from the end. |
| 2013 | Mr. Shogo Kondo was appointed as Chairman of the Executive Committee of JIAM2016 Osaka. |
| 2014 | Certified as one of “100 Global Niche Top Enterprises ”, hosted by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, by recommendation of Shoko Chukin Bank |
| 2017 | Celebrated 90-year-anniversary since foundation |