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Hachioji Technology Research Institute established
in Ishikawa, Tokyo (1963). |
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Olympus Optical Co., (Europa) GmbH (OE) established in Hamburg, Germany (1964). |
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Olympus Corporation of America (OCA), now Olympus America Inc. (OAI) established for marketing microscopes and medical products
(1968). |
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Expansion into industrial endoscopes (1968). |
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SZ stereo zoom microscope introduced (1961). |
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GTF gastrocamera fiberscope introduced (1964). |
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PHOTOMAX universal research microscope introduced
(1966). |
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Zuiko Pearlcorder, the world's first microcassette tape recorder announced (1969). |
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Expansion into the clinical analyzer market (1971). |
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Expansion into medical rigidscopes (1975). |
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Olympus Camera Corporation (OCC), now Olympus America Inc. (OAI) established (1977). |
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Development of ACA-III automated chemistry analyzer marked expansion into the clinical analyzer market (1971). |
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Compact and lightweight Olympus M-1(renamed OM-1
in 1973) SLR system introduced (1972). |
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BH Series high-precision system microscope introduced (1975). |
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Olympus XA, the world's first camera with a sliding lens barrier introduced (1979). |
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Headquarters moved to Shinjuku area of Tokyo.
(1980). |
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Olympus joined the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), now the World Wide Fund for Nature as a corporate member (1981). |
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Tatsuno Plant established (1981). |
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OCA and OCC merged to form Olympus Corporation (OC) (1983). |
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TAOHS laser optical pickup system announced (1980). |
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EU-M1 ultrasound endoscope introduced (1982). |
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OES Series fiberscope announced (1983). |
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PK7000 automated pre-transfusion blood testing system developed (1983). |
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SZH Series high-precision stereo microscope introduced (1984). |
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KeyMed Ltd. (U.K.) joined the Olympus Group (1987). |
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Technology Research Institute opened in Utsugi (1988). |
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Some headquarters divisions moved to Shinjuku Monolith building (1989). |
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Industrial videoimagescope introduced (1989). |
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Olympus AF-1 Quartz Date, the world's first compact weatherproof camera introduced (1986). |
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O-Product compact camera with an aluminum finish introduced in a limited edition of 20,000 units worldwide (1988). |
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