Corporate Information

Company History

Year Details
2016 Established affitate: U-WILL Marketing USA, Inc. (California,USA)
2014 The company's name changed from KAWAI ELECTRIC HEATERS CO. LTD. to KAWAI CORPORATION.
2013 Sales Division moved to Hongoku-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward in Tokyo.
2012 Registered as a "Family-Friendly Company" by Aichi prefecture.
2011 Tokyo Branch transferred to Hongaku-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward in Tokyo.
Acquired Aichi Quality Certification.
2007 Acquired UL Safety Standard Certification.
Osaka office transferred to Shiromi, Chuo Ward in Osaka.
Management philosophy and environmental policy renewed.
Shinichi Saku appointed as Representative Director.
2006 "Clean Room" facility completed in the Togo factory.
Began purchasing biomass-based electrical power.
2005 Acquired Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law (PSE) certification.
2004 Began film heater development and sales.
Acquired ISO 14001 certification.
2002 Tokyo Branch transferred to Sotokanda, Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo.
Began development and sales of high-temperature planar heaters.
Acquired ISO 9001 certification at the Seto factory (Techno Heater Co., Ltd.).
1999 Updated ISO 9001 certification.
Updated Seto factory (Techno Heater Co., Ltd.) ISO 9002 certification.
1996 Completed second factory in Tenpaku ward, Nagoya.
Acquired ISO 9001 certification.
Acquired ISO9002 certification at the Seto factory (Techno Heater Co., Ltd.).
Osaka office transferred to Nishi-Nakajima-Minamigata.
1994 Completed the professional factory for the planar heating element at the Togo factory.
1993 Completed the Togo factory third-phase extension.
1992 Tokyo Office redesignated as Tokyo Branch; moved to Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa Ward.
Tenpaku factory and the head office integrated at the present-day location.
1991 Seto factory (Techno Heater Co., Ltd.) second-phase extension completed. Production system established with state-of-the-art computers and mechatronics.
1990 Received funding from Nagoya Small Business Investment Company.
1986 Established affiliate: Techno Heater Co., Ltd. (Seto City, Aichi Prefecture).
1984 Completed the cartridge heater professional factory (Tenpaku factory).
1983 Established a mass-production system for successful development of the 5.0 mm sheathed heater.
1981 Appointed Isamu Saku as Representative Director.
Moved headquarters to Kamiyashiro, Meito Ward in Nagoya.
1980 Developed the silicon rubber heater.
1979 Implemented a capital tie-up with Germany's Türk+Hillinger.
1978 Transferred Osaka office Nishinakajima, Yodogawa Ward in Osaka.
1977 Tokyo Branch transferred to Hongaku-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward in Tokyo.
1976 Began sales in the cooking appliances field (rice cake unit, microwave ovens, etc.).
1975 Opened sales office in Honjo, Oyodo Ward, Osaka.
1974 Introduced the HLP high-temperature technology cartridge heater, in cooperation with Türk+Hillinger (from Germany).
1973 Opened a sales office at Kotobuki-cho, Taito Ward, in Tokyo.
1972 Second-phase extension completed at the Togo factory.
1969 Developed maritime refrigerated containers for mold-type defrost heater.
1967 Successfully developed a 6.5 mm diameter sheathed heater, launched as an air conditioning auxiliary heater.
1966 Merged with Chuo Dennetsu Kougyou Kabushikigaisha.
1965 Developed a defrost heater for showcase freezers.
Completed construction of Togo factory in Togo Village (now Togo-cho), Aichi-gun.
1963 Began manufacturing the auxiliary heater for heat pump air conditioners (open coil).
1962 Established Chuo Dennetsu Kougyou Kabushikigaisha, where manufacturing and sales of industrial electric heating equipment began (capital: 1.5 million yen; president: Tamiji Kawai).
1954 Changed to a legal entity, established as Kawai Electric Heater Co., Ltd.
1946 Relocated factory in Showa Ward, Nagoya; started production and sales of household electric heater iron, toaster, electric kettle, other products.
1945 Factory burned down by war damage.
Factory rebuilt in Haguri-gun, Aichi Prefecture.
1936 Received the approval of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Issue #646 for an electric heating equipment manufacturing license.
1929 Tamiji Kawai established Kawai Electric Heater in Tokotori, Showa Ward, Nagoya to start manufacturing King mark, Hope mark, and electric soldering iron.