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. |