improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably . please consider splitting content into sub articles condensing it or adding or removing subheadings . september 2011 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message topcon corporation native name type public kk traded as tyo 7732 industry electronics founded tokyo september 1932 ; 84 years ago 1932 09 headquarters 75 1 hasunuma cho itabashi ku tokyo 174 8580 japan key people satoshi hirano president and ceo products measuring equipment medical equipment revenue us 1.13 billion fy 2013 jpy 116.68 billion fy 2013 net income us 57.8 million fy 2013 jpy 5.96 billion fy 2013 number of employees 3 977 consolidated as of march 31 2014 subsidiaries sokkia website official website footnotes references 1 2 topcon corporation kabushiki gaisha topukon is a japanese manufacturer of optical equipment for ophthalmology and surveying . 3 contents 1 history 2 cameras 3 in australia 4 topcon positioning systems 5 gallery 6 references 7 external links history edit this article contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message september 1932 topcon was established based on the surveying instruments division of k.hattori & co. ltd. currently seiko holdings corporation in order to manufacture the optical instruments for the japanese army which are surveying instruments binoculars and cameras . corporate name tokyo kogaku kikai kabushikikaisha tokyo optical co. ltd. head office 2 ginza 4 chome kyobashi ku tokyo factories toshima ku and takinogawa ku tokyo april 1933 built head office and main factory at 180 shimura motohasunuma cho itabashi ku tokyo current address and moved head office functions there . august 1945 temporarily closed factories after the end of world war ii . received authorization from tokyo governor to convert the factory for production of civil products and reopened factory to manufacture binoculars and surveying instruments . december 1946 established yamagata kikai kogyo kabushikikaisha . currently topcon yamagata co. ltd. in yamagata shi yamagata prefecture . december 1947 started selling lens meters . started ophthalmic and medical instruments business . may 1949 listed its stock on tokyo and osaka stock exchanges . 1957 released its first slr camera the topcon r with semi auto lens and interchangeable finder march 1960 became an affiliate of tokyo shibaura electric co. ltd. currently toshiba corporation . may 1963 released the first single lens reflex camera with through the lens metering ttl topcon re super october 1969 established tokyo kogaku seiki kabushikikaisha currently optonexus co. ltd. in tamura gun fukushima prefecture . april 1970 established topcon europe n.v. currently topcon europe b.v. in rotterdam the netherlands . september 1970 established topcon instrument corporation of america currently topcon medical systems inc. january 1975 established topcon sokki co. ltd. currently topcon sales corporation a surveying instrument sales company . december 1976 established topcon medical japan co. ltd. a medical instrument sales company . april 1978 started selling an electric distance meter dm c1 adopting a near infrared . october 1978 started selling a refractometer rm 100 incorporating near infrared beam and a television system . march 1979 established topcon singapore pte. ltd. in singapore . april 1986 established topcon optical h.k. ltd. in hong kong . september 1986 listed on first sections of tokyo and osaka stock exchanges . april 1989 changed its corporate name to topcon corporation . april 1991 entry into electron beam business . december 1991 built an engineering center in corporate premises . march 1994 surveying instrument division obtained iso 9001 certification . ophthalmic and medical instruments industrial instruments and optical devices divisions also obtained iso 9001 certification subsequently september 1994 established topcon laser systems inc. currently topcon positioning systems inc. in california u.s.a. acquired advanced grade technology advanced into machine control business . october 1994 delivered a nationwide gps continuous observation system to geographical survey institute ministry of construction japanese government . s september 1997 obtained iso 14001 certification an international standard for environment management systems . july 2000 acquired javad positioning systems inc. in the united states and started selling precision gps receivers and related system products . july 2001 established topcon america corporation in new jersey u.s.a. as a holding company . reorganized the subsidiaries in the united states dividing them into the ophthalmic and medical instrument business and the positioning business . july 2002 liquidated topcon singapore pte. ltd. and established topcon south asia pte. ltd. in singapore . february 2004 established topcon beijing opto electoronics corporation in beijing china . july 2005 reorganized sales subsidiaries in europe and newly established two firms in the european market one overseeing eye care business and the other overseeing positioning business with topcon europe b.v. as the holding company . july 2005 transferred from part of the hoya corporation vision care company s ophthalmic instruments segment in japan . april 2006 implemented two for one stock split . august 2006 acquired anka systems inc. in the united states for full fledged entry into the ophthalmic network business in the united states . october 2006 acquired kee technologies pty ltd. in australia for entry into field of agriculture . april 2007 in order to build a global group and quick business expansion topcon adopted three business structure positioning business unit eye care business unit and finetech business unit . may 2007 business rights for mobile control navigation systems its and others transferred to u.s. subsidiary from javad navigation systems inc. february 2008 conducted a takeover bid for shares of sokkia co. ltd. and made it a subsidiary to enhance competitiveness of the positioning business in the global market . july 2008 established in turin italy tierra spa a joint venture with divitech spa entering in the telematic and remote diagnostic market segments june 2009 acquired shares of italian wireless communications manufacturer destura s.r.l. to strengthen operations in mobile communications machine controls and agricultural it market segments . october 2009 established topcon 3d inspection laboratories inc. a 3d inspection technology development design company in canada . entry into the 3d measurement and high end print board fields . march 2010 acquired inlandgeo holding s.l. the largest dealer in spain to enhance sales channels for precision agricultural systems in the european middle eastern and african markets . july 2010 expanded chinese subsidiary and established topcon beijing opto electronics development corporation as a manufacturing base in the emerging chinese market . july 2010 reorganized sales subsidiary in singapore established topcon singapore holdings pte. ltd. as a holding company . established new positioning and eye care sales companies . august 2010 established topcon medical laser systems inc. by acquiring retina and glaucoma business of optimedica u.s.a and entered therapeutic laser market . january 2011 established topcon positioning middle east and africa fze to expand positioning business in middle eastern and african market . november 2014 acquired wachendorff elektronik gmbh and wachendorff electronics inc. cameras edit tokyo kogaku produced cameras beginning with a 6 4.5 cm medium format model in 1937 . a 127 film camera followed the next year . the primoflex i twin lens reflex camera came out in 1951 . the topcon 35a was unveiled in 1953 . in 1960 the company produced a 6x9 press camera on order from the tokyo metropolitan police department . it initially used a mamiya lens ; civilian models became available with topcon lenses . with the 35 mm topcon re super of 1963 the company pioneered full aperture through the lens metering . the company continued to innovate until leaving that line of business in 1981 . the charles beseler company imported the camera line into the us with the re super being rebranded as the super d. in about 1965 the us navy tested cameras from several japanese and german manufacturers including the nikon f . the topcon super d was the winner of this competition and was used exclusively by the navy until the very end of topcon production in 1977 . in australia edit topcon has since 2003 started operations from their brisbane office . topcon has an office in technology park adelaide at mawson lakes south australia and representatives in sydney . topcon positioning systems edit topcon positioning systems inc. provides the positioning technology for surveyors civil engineers construction contractors equipment owners and operators . topcon corporation acquired advanced grade technology in 1995 and became known as topcon laser systems . in august 2000 topcon acquired jps inc. of san jose california a provider of precision gps and gps glonass products . with the introduction of a series of positioning products topcon laser systems grew and consolidated the survey instruments gps products and construction positioning products divisions in july 2001 . topcon positioning systems was formed to create the largest company in the world focused exclusively on positioning control needs of the civil engineering industry . citation needed it became the first positioning systems company to offer the complete solution from survey to finished grade the reorganization provided products and systems designed for improving job site productivity and lowering costs . gallery edit a topcon non mydriatic retinal camera a topcon acp 8 projector usage demonstration of a topcon gr 3 global navigation satellite system a laser tachymeter and surveying prism made by sokkia references edit corporate profile . topcon corporation . retrieved march 21 2015 . company profile . nikkei asian review . nikkei inc. retrieved february 27 2016 . company profile . hoovers . retrieved march 21 2015 . external links edit japan portal electronics portal companies portal topcon japan english topcon positioning systems v t e electronics industry in japan companies current alaxala networks alinco alps alpine anritsu aor audio technica brother canon casio citizen watch cosina d & m holdings denon marantz 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