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Aiphone Corporation is the sole distributor of Aiphone
Company Limited products in North America and Puerto Rico. Since 1970, Aiphone
Corporation has grown to represent the largest, most reliable line of intercom systems in
the industry.
1970: The first telephone type intercom with open voice and speaker phone
features is introduced to the U.S. market.
- 1975: The Market Com Paging and Intercom
System (MC-3) for retail stores is developed.
- 1979: The first exchange based
microprocessor based intercom systems are developed.
- 1981: Aiphone Co. Ltd. wins the Deming
Prize, the first and only intercom manufacturer to receive this most prestigious award for
quality control.
- 1983: Aiphone Corp. began production of
Special Order Products to better satisfy broader customer needs.
1984: The first coaxial cable wired audio/video combination door
answering system is introduced.
- 1985: The first Aiphone multi-unit
apartment/condo audio/video security system is developed.
- 1986: CCD (charged coupled device) chip
cameras are used in multi and single unit Aiphone video entry system.
- 1989: Aiphone develops the first 2-wire
audio/video entry system.
- 1990: Aiphone Co. Ltd. goes public, listed
on the Japanese Stock Exchange.
- 1990: Aiphone develops the first modular
audio/video/radio intercom.
- 1990: Aiphone develops the first
microprocessor based apartment video entry system.
- 1991: Aiphone Corp. is awarded Government
Services Administration (GSA) Contract as a recognized supplier to the US government.
- 1991: Aiphone develops the first
multi-directional pan and tilt video entry system.
- 1992: Aiphone Co. Ltd. joins the Nikkei
1000 (Japan's version of the Fortune 500), which recognizes the best managed, financially
sound companies.
- 1993: Aiphone Co. Ltd. earns ISO 9001
Certification for production quality standards, recognized internationally as a hallmark
of quality.
- 1994: The New MarketCom MC-60/4 Paging
System introduced to succeed the MC-3, the most popular paging system in US retail
stores.
- 1995: Aiphone
Corporation celebrates its 25th Anniversary in the United States.
- 1998: The first
Aiphone color video entry system is developed.
1999: Aiphone Co. Ltd. receives ISO 14001
Certification.
- 2000: Aiphone Corporation celebrates its
30th Anniversary in the United States.
2000: Aiphone Corporation receives ISO 9002 certification.
2000: Aiphone expands its line of multiple station color video systems
with Tilt camera control.
- 2002: Aiphone introduces a new
multi-unit entry system that utilizes a common wiring scheme.
- 2003: Aiphone updates MK series
B&W series with modernized chassis, higher resolution cameras and
monitors.
- 2003: Aiphone lowers the price of
all of it's B&W video series to be more competitive in the market.
- 2004: Aiphone introduces the JB
series Open Voice Color Video System .
- 2003: Aiphone updates MK series B&W series with modernized chassis, higher resolution cameras and monitors.
2003: Aiphone lowers the price of all of it's B&W video series to be more competitive in the market.
2004: Aiphone introduces the JB series Open Voice Color Video System .
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