- Founding of the company
- Construction of an overseas branch in Portland,
Oregon, USA, and formation of a business alliance
with Bendix Corporation, USA - Construction of the Tochigi factory


HISTORY
History
HISTORY
1966

1968
- Started domestic sales of the Fuji plate filter
1969
- Started domestic production
of the Fujibon filter

1970
- Introduction of exhaust gas treatment filter technology
- Joint development with the Technical Research
and Development Institute within the Ministry of Defence

1972
- Introduction of Fujiflo technology for powder flow
1973
- Development and sales of oil mist separators
1974
- Established 13 agencies in 9 countries overseas and began exporting to Europe, the Middle East, and southeast Asia
1977
- Completion of a new factory (Construction Phase 1)
- Establishment of a technology development center
1978
- Introduction of electron beam welding equipment
1979
- Development and start of sales
of the polymer filter system

1980
- Participation in rocket development led
by the National Space Development Agency of Japan
(Currently called JAXA)
1981
- Completion of a clean room
- Development and start of sales of precision filters for rocket parts and melt spinning testers
- Business partnership with Velcon, USA
1982
- Development and sales of non-woven metal fiber filters
- Business partnership with Porta Testa, Canada
1983
- Participation in an ultrafiltration development project led by the National Institute of Science and Technology within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
1984
- Development and initiation of ultrasonic filters’ sales
1986
- Acquisition of Michigan Dynamics, USA
1987
- Introduction of an ultrafiltration system
- Business alliance with Filtron, USA
1988
- Establishment of a European branch in Belgium

1989
- Development and start of sales of jet filters
- Establishment of the Fukuoka and Nagoya offices
- Business partnership with Anotech, UK
1990
- Business alliance with Surge Medics, USA
- Joint venture with Wuhan Fuji Filter Co., Ltd., China
1995
- Completion of the Tochigi branch surgery building
1997
- Obtained ISO9001 approval for the Tochigi factory
1999
- Start of mass production of airbag coolant filters
2000
- Completion of second factory(mass production)in Tochigi
2002
- Obtained QS9000 certification

2003
- Obtained ISO9001 certification of the head office
and the Tochigi factory
2007
- Development and start of sales of filters for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
- Establishment of Naslon Filter (Changshu) Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Province, China
- Completion of Tochigi Plant No. 3 (heat treatment building)
- Development and start of sales of medical titanium filters
- Development and start of mass production of clean diesel engine fuel injection valve filters
- Development and start of sales of regenerators for Stirling engines
2010
- Start of biodiesel technical support
- Obtained ISO/TS16949 certification of the Tochigi factories
2011
- Obtained ISO14001 certification of the head office and the Tochigi factory
- Completion of the sixth phase of expansion construction at the Tochigi factory
2012
- Started selling ballast water treatment filters
- Established FUJI FILTER KOREA, a joint venture in Korea
- Introduction of a coordinate measuring machine
2014
- Opening of the Frankfurt office in Germany

2018
- Establishment of the sales subsidiary FUJI FILTER USA in Seattle
- Obtained JISQ9100 certification (aerospace defense-related)
- Obtained IATF16949 certification (ISO/TS16949 transition)
2021
- Development and start of the BBF (jet bubble backwash system)
2022
- Obtained official vendor certification for special elements for US military helicopters


