Company History

Produced the first gasoline dispenser in Japan

Changed the company name to Tokyo Tatsuno Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Delivered Japan’s first metering dispenser (the predecessor of today’s automatic dispensers) to Air Corps

Completed clock-face gasoline dispenser

Completed Model 58-P, an automated gasoline dispenser with the petrol scale that automatically returned to zero

Established a subsidiary company Nippon Engineer Service which specialized at after-sales service, and created a directly-operating service network with 49 offices all around Japan

Completed and launched the world’s first ceiling-suspended overhead gasoline dispenser, Tatsuno’s patented Non-space dispenser

Launched Model 64 fixed gasoline dispenser
Constructed Yokohama Plant

Changed the company’s name to Tokyo Tatsuno Co., Ltd.

Launched Punch Writer, the first POS terminal in the gas station industry
Service station display at the world exhibition in Osaka.

Launched the self-service tall-type dispenser (for foreign markets)

Launched Micom Sunny with electronic counter

Launched the world’s first compact IC card reader/writer

Launched the New Sunny Alpha Series, a robotic fully operated gasoline dispenser

Received the Kanagawa Engineering Development Award for the robotic fuel dispenser

Launched a gasoline dispenser with fuel contamination protection

Changed the company’s name to Tatsuno Mechatronics Co., Ltd.

Yokohama Plant received ISO9001 certification

Received ISO9001 for fixed gasoline dispensers

Yokohama Plant was certified as the Designated Manufacturing Business Operator for LPG and gasoline dispensers

Received The Japan Petroleum Institute Award for Technological Progress for the Contamination protection system

Launched the New Multi/New Alpha, a dispenser which allowed an installation of an outdoor POS apparatus

Developed Japan’s first retail hydrogen dispenser for fuel cell vehicles
Installed the dispenser at JHFC Yokohama Tsurumi Station

Yokohama Plant received ISO14001 certification

Launched NewMulti-X for self service

Launched the vapor recovery system Ecostage L100 intended for fuel unloading

Celebration of 100th anniversary

Merged Tatsuno Mechatronics Co., Ltd. and Nippon Engineer Service and changed the name to Tatsuno Corporation Co., Ltd.

Launched the world’s first fuel dispenser with a vapor recovery system Sunny NX D70

“Tower NX D70” Dispenser with gasoline vapor liquefaction recovery function released.

Received the “Science and Technology Award” in the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the field of science and technology in 2012

Paternted Tatsuno Gasoline Dispenser No. 25 was recognized as a Mechanical Engeneering Heritage.

Released “ECO STAGE L100R” vapor liquefaction recovery unit for gasoline unloading

Launched “Sunny NX D100R” and “Tower NX D100R” gasoline vapor recovery dispenser.

“D100R“ Dispenser with gasoline vapor liquefaction recovery function was certified one of the “S-rank” products certified by the Ministry of the Environment.