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1922 |
Operadio Founded |
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1925 |
Dukane used as brand name |
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1927 |
Operadio stops making radios |
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1928 |
Operadio Relocates |
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1933 |
Operadio builds displays for World Fair |
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1934 |
Operadio goes into receivership |
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1936 |
"The Explainette" is developed |
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1940 |
Government Work |
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1945 |
Audio Visual formed |
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1945 |
Operadio resume manufacturing of its own brand |
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1949 |
Loudspeaker Division sold to employees |
|
1950 |
Core products designed |
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1951 |
Operadio becomes Dukane |
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1954 |
CSD and AV Divisions become separate divisions |
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1960 |
Dukane becomes incorporated |
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1962 |
Jack Stone becomes CEO |
|
1963 |
Contract Division created |
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1965 |
Gaming division created and dissolved |
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1968 |
Jack and brother buy company from their father |
|
1969 |
Ultrasonics Division formed |
|
1969 |
Pingers to be used on commercial airlines |
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1970 |
Founder J McWilliams Stone passes away |
|
1970 |
First welder sold |
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1983 |
Seacom Division formed |
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1988 |
Tech Center added |
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1989 |
Dukane acuires Poetker Industries |
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1991 |
Dukane adopts TQM |
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1992 |
All major shareholders are appointed to Dukane's B.O.D |
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1994 |
Dukane acquires C.S.E |
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1996 |
Dukane receives ISO 9001 certification |
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1997 |
Dukane 75th Anniversary |
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1999 |
Jean Stone becomes COO |
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2001 |
Jack Stone celebrates 50 years with Dukane |
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2002 |
CSD is sold to SPX (Edwards Systems) |
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2002 |
Mike Ritschdorff becomes CEO |
|
2002 |
Brad Johnson is hired as CFO |
|
2002 |
Chuck Clark returns to lead Ultrasonics |
|
2005 |
Jack Stone allows management to buy the Company |
