Floint Industries Co., Ltd.

Founded by Yasutoyo Fushijima in Kanda-jimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Developed and sold the test machine FM-2 and production machine FM-5 for automatic film coating

Developed and sold pharmaceutical film coating liquids FC-101 and EC-101

Founded by Yasutaka Fushima in Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; developed and sold the test machine 'FM-2' and production machine 'FM-5' for automatic film coating, and developed and sold pharmaceutical film coating liquids 'FC-101' and 'EC-101'.

Date of establishment: April 22, 1964

Patent application for pharmaceutical additive HPC

Commenced machine exports to the United States

Developed and sold pharmaceutical additive HPS-101 and Perflier-101 Developed and sold pharmaceutical additive Lovewax-101 Developed and sold pharmaceutical additive PEP-101

Started exporting machines to the United States; developed and sold pharmaceutical additives 'HPS-101' and 'Perfiller-101', developed and sold 'Lovely Wax-101', and developed and sold 'PEP-101'.

Commenced export of machinery and chemical products to Taiwan and South Korea

Developed and sold the fluid‑bed granulation coating equipment "Flow Coater"

Opened an Osaka sales office in Fukushima‑ku, Osaka City

Developed and sold the pharmaceutical additive "Adsolider‑101"

Developed and sold the fluidized bed granulation coating device 'Flow Coater', opened an Osaka sales office in Fukushima-ku, Osaka; developed and sold pharmaceutical additive 'Adsolider-101', and launched the first generation of Flow Coater.

Developed and sold the dry granulation machine "Roller Compactor"

Sold the food powder fat "Lovely Wax‑102H"

Developed and sold the dry granulation machine 'Roller Compactor', and sold the food powder fat 'Lovely Wax-102H'.

Developed and sold the automatic sugar coating and film coating equipment "High Coater"

Developed and sold the automatic sugar coating and film coating device 'High Coater', and launched the first generation of High Coater.

Developed and sold the pharmaceutical additive "Lactose G"

Signed a sales agency agreement with VECTOR Inc. (USA) for "High Coater" and "Flow Coater"

Developed and sold the pharmaceutical additive "Diarctose"

Signed a sales agency agreement with VECTOR (USA) for 'High Coater' and 'Flow Coater'; developed and sold pharmaceutical additive 'Diarctose'.

Developed and sold the centrifugal fluid coating equipment "CF Granulator"

Signed an agency agreement with SCHLEUNIGER (Switzerland) for tablet hardness meters

Developed and sold the centrifugal fluidized coating device 'CF Granulator'; entered a distributor agreement with SCHLEUNIGER (Switzerland) for tablet hardness meters.

Developed and sold the food quality preservative "Anti‑Mold‑102"

Entered a business partnership with Okawara Manufacturing Co., Ltd. for production and sales separation

Developed and sold the pharmaceutical additive spherical granules "Nonparel‑101"

Developed and sold the pharmaceutical additive spherical granules "Nonparel‑103"

Developed and sold the pharmaceutical additive "CMEC"

Developed and sold the composite fluid‑bed granulation equipment "Spiral Flow"

Developed and sold the spherical granule pharmaceutical additive 'Nonpareil-103'; developed and sold pharmaceutical additive 'CMEC'; developed and sold the hybrid fluidized bed granulation device 'Spiral Flow'.

Developed and sold the moisture activity meter "FWA‑100"

Imported and sold the pharmaceutical additive "Titanium Oxide A‑HR"

Developed and sold multifunctional food quality preservative 'Negamould'.

Developed and sold film coating equipment 'Aqua Coater'.

Sold tool 'Mois Watch (near-infrared moisture sensor)'.

Developed and sold seamless mini-capsule device 'Spherex'.

Developed and sold spherical granules 'Nonparel-105' as a pharmaceutical excipient.

Established Hamamatsu office and technology development research institute in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

Developed and sold moisture activity meter 'EZ-100'.

Signed license agreement with DMV Co. (Netherlands) for 'Diarctose'.

Sold PAT tool 'Granutronics (particle image analysis sensor)'.

Sold Granutronics (particle image analysis sensor).

Registered shares on the over-the-counter market with the Japan Securities Dealers Association (later JASDAQ).

Acquired U.S. VECTOR Co. (now FREUND Inc.).

Obtained ISO 9001 certification.

Developed and sold centrifugal rotating granulation coating equipment 'Granulex'.

Developed and sold ethanol vapor-sustained food quality preservative 'Antimould Tender'.

Antimould Tender.

Delivered the high-pressure explosion-proof fluidized bed granulation coating device 'Flow Coater' to the United States for the first time.

Developed and sold direct-pressing food starch 'Perfiller 102'.

Developed and sold aqueous shellac liquid for food coating 'AQshelax'.

Opened Nagoya sales office in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.

'Granulex' received the Nakai Award at the 7th Pharmaceutical Technology Society conference.

Developed and sold tablet coating equipment 'High Coater FZ'.

Developed and sold spherical granules of pharmaceutical additive 'Nonparel-108'.

Developed and sold the fluid-bed granulation coating equipment 'Flow Coter Universal'.

Received the Formulation and Particle Design Symposium Technology Award (Kawashima Yoshimi Award) for 'Development of Nonparel'.

Developed and sold the high-speed stirring granulator 'Granumist'.

Developed and sold the ethanol formulation 'Fuugard'.

Acquired Turbo Industry Co., Ltd. (now Floint Turbo Co., Ltd.).

Developed and sold the food-grade colonic disintegrant 'Kito Coat'.

The tablet coating equipment 'High Coter FZ' received the 11th Pharmaceutical Machinery Technology Society Nakai Award.

Delivered the pressure-resistant fluid-bed granulation coating equipment 'Flow Coter (12bar)', the first of its kind approved for installation in Japan as a pharmaceutical production facility.

Sold the tablet printing equipment 'TabreX'.

Developed and sold the pharmaceutical additive 'Diarctose F (Fine)'.

Co-developed the direct-pressing excipient 'SmartEx' for orally disintegrating tablets with Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

The 'Containment Technology' received the 13th Pharmaceutical Machinery Technology Society Nakai Award.

Celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Developed the continuous granulator 'Granufomer Concept Model'.

Developed and sold the high-speed granulation model 'Flow Coter FL-A'.

Developed the pharmaceutical additive 'Granulot F (Fine)'.

Selected as one of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's 'Global Niche Top 100 Companies'.

Sold the orally disintegrating tablet pharmaceutical additive 'Nonparel-105 (150)'.

Moved headquarters to a company building in Nishi-Shinjuku.

Developed and sold the moisture activity meter 'EZ-200'.

Developed and released the deoxygenator 'Negamold Z'.

Developed and released the tablet printing device 'TABREX Rev.' and its dedicated ink.

Front exterior of the Int. Building.

Selected as a leading emerging market company by the Japan Securities Analysts Association Disclosure Award.

The food preservative 'Antimold', celebrating its 40th anniversary, received the 21st Japan Food Excellence Award in the Materials Division.

The tablet printing device 'TABREX Rev.' received the Nakane Award at the 18th Pharmaceutical Machinery Technology Society.

Developed and sold the continuous granulation device 'Granuformer'.

The quality preservative business received the 'Food Industry Heisei Contribution Award'.

Received the Formulation and Particle Design Symposium Technical Award (Kawashima Yoshimi Award) for the development of 'Granulot' mannitol for direct compression.

Established the joint venture Parle Freund Machinery Private Limited (India).

Relocated the Osaka office.

Acquired Cos.Mec (now FREUND S.r.l.).

Launched sales of the data integrity system 'Smart DI'.

Established the joint venture Freund-Chineway Pharmaceutical Technology Center Co., Ltd (China).

Developed and sold the tablet coating device 'HICOATER HV (High Coater High Five)'.

Developed and sold the tablet coating PAT system 'TACT'.

Developed and sold the food preservative 'Antimold Mild FDS', capable of detecting the presence or absence of sealing in any packaging form.

Transitioned to the Standard market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Developed and sold the infrared moisture meter 'Smart Mois'.

Released the environmentally friendly food quality preservative 'Anti-Mold Mild EF'.

Released the titration image automation device 'HIPPO SCAN'.

Celebrated its 60th anniversary.

Unified company name, logo, and product names.

Developed a new core particle 'Nonpareil - MM' for formulations.

Released the adhesion suppression and fluidization promotion solution 'SONIFLO (Soniflow)'.

Delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market.