2019.7 | Received an "Encouragement Award" from the Okayama Labor Bureau Director for safety and health committee activities at the plant. |
2018.3 | PASSED TRANSITION AUDIT TO ISO 9001:2015 |
2017.11 | Received an award from the Okayama City Fire Department for fire prevention management and fire prevention efforts at the plant |
2017.3 | PASSED TRANSITION AUDIT TO ISO 14001:2015 |
2015.7 | PASSED ISO 27001:2013 TRANSITION AUDIT |
2014.5 | Ludovico Ciferri joins as President |
2013.8 | An organization focused on expanding sales of M2M solutions and system products provided by Eurotech. Established "Eurotech System Business Unit" |
2012.6 | Acquired ISO 27001 certification for the factory |
2011.4 | Advanet Co., Ltd. and Spirit 21 Merged. Advanet Co., Ltd. succeeded the business |
2009.11 | Spirit 21 moved to the new plant (134-1 Yonegura, Minami-ku, Okayama City)
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2008.6 | Acquired ISO27001 certification extended for the Tokyo branch |
2008.4 | (Vantec Corporation and Spirit 21 Corporation merge and Spirit 21 Corporation takes over the business. |
2008.1 | Moved the Tokyo branch to the current location (4th Floor KDX Kazicho Bld, 3-5-2, Kandakaji-cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0045) to expand the business. |
2007.11 | Became a member of the Eurotech Group headquartered in Italy
Changed its fiscal year end to December |
2006.10 | Capital increased to 72,440,000 yen |
2006.7 | Acquired ISO 27001 certification (Okayama head office) |
2004.11 | (Vantec Corporation moved to 3-20-8 Noda, Okayama City |
2004.8 | To expand our business, we moved the Advanet Head Office to the current location (Tanaka 616-4, Okayama City). |
2002.5 | ISO 9001 2000 Transition Completed
(Spirit 21 Corporation ISO 9001 ISO 14001 Extended Registration |
2002.2 | Developed Japan's first compact PCIBus Pentium4 board |
2001.4 | ISO 9001 Periodic Audit Renewal (2nd)
(Construction of a new plant and installation of the latest mounting line at Spirit 21 Co. |
2000.10 | Tokyo Sales Office upgraded to Tokyo Branch Office due to business expansion |
1999.6 | Acquired ISO 14001 certification in our manufacturing division (Vantec co., ltd.) |
1999.4 | Expanded Okayama Head Office due to business expansion |
1998.3 | ISO 9001 Periodic audit update |
1997.10 | Experimental Participation in Okayama Information Highway Project |
1997.7 | Participated in NTT's OCN business |
1996.7 | Opened its own website
Enhanced production and inspection facilities by adding solder inspection equipment, board checkers, and surface mounting lines
Completed the intranet environment and installed a self-developed Internet server |
1996.5 | For business expansion, spun off Vantec Corporation as a mass production plant and Spirit 21 Corporation as a prototype plant from the software development division (138-110 Tanaka, Okayama City, total area 900 square meters).
Started Internet business and built an intranet system for the company. |
1995.4 | Acquired ISO 9001 screening |
1995.2 | ISO 9001 preliminary examination ends |
1995.1 | Migrated to the latest CR5000, a comprehensive CAD/CAM/CAE system for electronic circuits
Comprehensive file management system introduced (PDM5000) |
1993.1 | Started to develop a quality assurance system as an ISO 9001 certified company |
1992.7 | Improved processing power by upgrading the overall CAD/CAM/CAE system for electronic circuits |
1992.5 | Opened an R&D center to settle a new product development division adjacent to the head office, as a process of actively investing in future businesses |
1991.6 | Opened Tokyo Sales Office to strengthen the sales expansion system. |
1991.5 | Changed company name to Advanet Corporation and introduced the second CI system
Capital increased to 42 million yen |
1991.2 | Introduced a business division system in subsidiaries and operated on an independent budgeting system. |
1990.12 | Introduced 9 additional comprehensive electronic circuit CAD/CAM/CAE systems for a total of 12 units for integrated automation of all processes from circuit design to printed circuit board design.
Vantec relocated its main plant to Tanaka, Okayama City (153-101 Tanaka, Okayama City, total area 900 square meters) for business expansion.
(Vantec's printed circuit board surface mounting CIM line was launched, establishing a high-mix, low-volume production system. |
1990.4 | Introduced the HP BOARD TESTER 3070AT (CIM INSPECTION SYSTEM) for printed circuit boards |
1990.2 | (Capital: 10 million yen; President: Fumio Komatsu), a software development subsidiary, was established to expand operations, and the software development division became independent. |
1989.7 |
Established a manufacturing subsidiary, Vantec Co., Ltd. (capital of 10 million yen, representative director Fumio Komatsu), and independently operated the manufacturing division. |
1988.4 | Moved head office and factory to 3-20-8 Noda, Okayama City [total area of 1,000 square meters] for business expansion.
Increased capital to 21 million yen.
Chip mounter, reflow oven, and automatic jet soldering equipment were introduced to establish a production system for surface-mounted boards.
Entered into a VAR distributor agreement with Fujitsu Limited.
Sales of the company's FMR series of PCs and development and sales of the AFM series of expansion cards. |
1987.7 | Three printed circuit board design CAD/CAM/CAE systems are introduced to strengthen the in-house development system for printed circuit boards |
1985.7 | MDS SERIES is introduced to further enhance computer application development systems |
1983.2 |
MDS225 upgraded to MDS286FD-KIT to develop 8086 system |
1982.10 | Moved the main factory to 497-1 Fujisaki, Okayama City for business expansion [total area of 500 square meters].
Automatic soldering equipment and environmental testing equipment introduced for mass production of printed circuit boards. |
1981.9 | INTRODUCED INTEL MDS225 AND DEVELOPED MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATION SYSTEM |
1981.7 | Established as Advanced System Corporation with capital of 10 million yen
Started design and manufacture of industrial electronic control equipment and measuring instruments |