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1945
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Company established. Began to manufacture electric instruments for switchboards. |
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1949
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Company incorporated as Shinko Electric Instrument Company Ltd.
Mr. Sadao Kitagawa appointed as first president. |
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1953
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Began manufacturing of automatic temperature controllers utilizing electron tubes. |
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1960
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Developed the very first transistor based automatic temperature controller. |
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1961
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Official opening of the new Head Office and factory in Minoo City near Osaka, Japan. |
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1968
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Opened the Sanda factory, in Japan. |
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1973
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Opened the Fukuoka factory, in Japan. |
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1980
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Developed a microcomputer based mult-channel temperature controller and began automated mass production. |
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1985
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Opened the Tokushima factory, in Japan. Moved the manufacutring operations that remained in Osaka to each factory. Established the central research facility in Minoo City. |
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1987
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Mr. Hideo Kitagawa appointed president. |
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1991
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Name changed to SHINKO TECHNOS COMPANY LTD. |
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1995
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Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the company. |
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1997
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Received ISO9001 Certification. |
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2000
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Established European Headquarters. SHINKO EUROPE BV in Haarsteeg, Netherlands. Established Chinese Sales Office in ShangHai, China. |
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2002
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Established the America's headquarters SHINKO NORTH AMERICA LTD., in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Yukichi Oikawa appointed as president. |
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2005
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Celebrates the 60th aniversary of the company. The head ofice of SHINKO TECHNOS moves to Senbahigashi, Minoo, Osaka, Japan. |
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2007
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America's headquarters of SHINKO NORTH AMERICA LTD., moves to Maple Ridge, British Columbia.. |
