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History

A Lineage of Solid Trust as a Creative Trading Company X Specialist Manufacturer
Computar's origins date back a hundred years as a creative trading company, with half a century in optics giving us a solid foundation for growth. The CBC Group first started making lenses for surveillance cameras in 1974. It built up a solid track record in this business, and in 1981, Computar was born as a manufacturer's brand to produce lenses. Production steadily increased as the CBC Group expanded into global markets, and continues to grow today.

Business History

  1. 1925
    Founded as Doi Utaro Shoten
    Founded as Doi Utaro Shoten
  2. 1935
    Reorganized as Chugai Boeki Co., Ltd.
    Reorganized into Chugai Boeki Co., Ltd.
  3. 1960
    Established a local subsidiary of Chugai Boeki Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong
    Established a local subsidiary in New York
    Established a local subsidiary in New York
  4. 1961

    Established a local subsidiary in London

  5. 1974

    Started working on lenses for surveillance cameras

  6. 1979

    Started properly working on lenses for surveillance cameras (start of exports)

  7. 1981
    “Computar” brand launched
    “Computar” brand launched
  8. 1994

    Established Beijing Factory. Handled mass production

  9. 1996

    Established Bangladesh 1st Factory

  10. 1998

    Started optical thin film business, established CBC Optics (formerly Asahi Beer Optics)

  11. 1999

    Changed company name from Chugai Boeki Co., Ltd. to CBC Co., Ltd.

  12. 2011
    Established Bangladesh 2nd Factory
    Established Bangladesh 2nd Factory

Product History

  1. 1979
    Started sales of fixed focal manual iris lenses
    Started sales of fixed focal manual iris lenses
  2. 1980
    Started sales of zoom lenses for surveillance
    Started sales of zoom lenses for surveillance
  3. 1981

    Started sales of auto iris lenses

  4. 1985
    Started sales of motorized zoom lenses
    Started sales of motorized zoom lenses
  5. 1992

    Started sales of telecentric lenses for FA

  6. 1993

    Started sales of vari-focal lenses

  7. 1995

    Started sales of 16x motorized zoom lenses

  8. 1998
    Started sales of 14φ (vari-board lens) for cameras with integrated lenses
    →Also launched and started sales of GANZ camera series
    Also launched and started sales of GANZ camera series
  9. 2000

    Started sales of 30x motorized zoom lenses

  10. 2001
    Started sales of MP2 series of megapixel lenses for FA
    Started sales of MP2 series of megapixel lenses for FA
  11. 2008

    Started sales of motorized vari-focal board lenses
    Started sales of P-iris lenses

  12. 2011

    Started sales of ZnS thermal lenses

  13. 2012

    Started sales of full-HD motorized zoom lenses

  14. 2014

    Started sales of SWIR lenses (1st gen)

  15. 2015

    Started sales of lenses for 4K surveillance cameras

  16. 2016
    Started sales of i-CS lenses
    Started sales of i-CS lenses
    Started sales of MPY series of 12 megapixel lenses for FA
  17. 2019

    Started sales of MPZ series of 20 megapixel lenses for FA

  18. 2020

    Started sales of ViSWIR lenses (2nd gen. SWIR)