INFORMATION
History | |
1953 | Kusano Steel Re-creation Company LTD. established in Maruyama-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. |
1968 | Production of arc welding tips and nozzles begun for supply to Toyota Motor Corporation |
1982 | Manufacturing electrode parts and insulating guide pins for resistance welding begun. |
1983 | Production facilities transferred to the Ueda plant, which is renamed KYOKUTOH CO., LTD. |
1985 | Auto tip dresser introduced and mass production begun. |
1987 | Sales division relocated to the Akaike office. |
1990 | Kanto Sales office opened in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture. Auto tip changer introduced and mass production begun. |
1991 | Production lines transferred to a new plant next to Headquarters. Tip dresser exported to Korea and the United States. |
1992 | Kyushu Sales opened in Fukuoka City. |
1998 | KYOKUTOH KOREA CO., LTD established. |
1999 | Certification of compliance with ISO9001, the international quality assurance standard, granted to the KYOKUTOH Group Auto tip dresser CD-A-F has CUL standard approved. |
2001 | CHANGER & DRESSER CORP opened in Alabama, USA. Sayama office opened. KYOKUTOH KOREA CO., LTD increased its capital by 400 million won. |
2003 | Moved into newly completed headquarters. |
2004 | KYOKUTOH CHINA CO., LTD established. |
2005 | KYOKUTOH CHINA CO., LTD increased its capital. |
2006 | Kanagawa Sales office opened in Atsugi City. |
2007 | Hiroshima Sales Office opened in Hiroshima City. CHANGER & DRESSER was relocated to new factory. Sayama Sales Office and Kanagawa Sales Office were consolidated and relocated as "Kanto Sales Office". |
2008 | KYOKUTOH EUROPE, s.r.o established. KYOKUTOH Co., LTD. Certified as an "Aichi Quality Company" |
2009 | The second factory of KYOKUTOH CHINA established. |
2011 | KYOKUTOH THAILAND CO.LTD opened in Bangkok Thailand. KYOKUTOH EUOPE transferred to Munchen Germany. KYOKUTOH KOREA CO., LTD closed. KYOKUTOH KOREA Branch office opened. |
2017 | KYOKUTOH (THAILAND) CO.,LTD Change to KYOKUTOH ASIA CO.,LTD. |