1933 (February) |
Founded in Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref. as Tokushu Yosetsubo Seisakusho
Started manufacture and sale of special arc welding electrodes and gas welding electrodes
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1950 (January) |
Changed company name and established TOKUDEN CO., LTD. (Capital: \1 million) |
1952 (April) |
Increased capital to \4 million |
1953 (January) |
Shifted main plant to Higashi-Naniwacho, Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref. and changed name to Amagasaki Plant |
1955 (February) |
Entered the special welding construction field |
1960 (March) |
Established research institute inside Amagasaki Plant |
1966 (April) |
Established Himeji Plant in Himeji, Hyogo Pref. |
1970 (April) |
Increased capital to \16 million |
1972 (January) |
Established Kyushu Plant in Iizuka, Fukuoka Pref. |
1972 (January) |
Established Itanki Plant in Muroran, Hokkaido Pref. |
1980 (July) |
Established Hikino Plant in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Pref. |
1981 (January) |
Started manufacture and sale of flux-cored wires |
1981 (May) |
Started manufacture and sale of PTA welding equipment |
1983 (September) |
Established Kimitsu Plant in Kimitsu, Chiba Pref. |
1983 (December) |
Increased capital to \30 million |
1986 (December) |
Started manufacture and sale of Top Plate (abrasion-resistant clad steel plate) |
1987 (August) |
Started accepting orders for on-site processing work |
1987 (November) |
Established Himeji Top Plate Plant in Himeji, Hyogo Pref. |
1991 (May) |
Started manufacture and sale of D&H products (peripheral components for welding robots) |
1996 (December) |
Increased capital to \90 million |
1996 (December) |
Established Muroran Plant in Muroran, Hokkaido Pref. |
1997 (March) |
Increased capital to \165 million |
1997 (October) |
Increased capital to \242 million |
2001 (January) |
Obtained approval for the certified label JIS Z 3323 (stainless steel arc welding flux-cored wire) from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Authorization number: 50022) |
2003 (March) |
Started manufacture and sale of environment-related equipment |
2004 (August) |
Obtained ISO 9001 certification and registered with Japanese Standards Association (Authentication number: JSAQ 2006) |
2006 (June) |
Listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (Now Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard)) (Securities code: 3437) |
2006 (June) |
Increased capital to \484.81 million |
2007 (January) |
Established Hakusan Plant in Hakusan, Ishikawa Pref. (Established Hakusan Research Institute in November 2011) |
2008 (July) |
Obtained new JIS Mark certification from Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) (Authentication number: JQ 0508050) |
2010 (April) |
Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) in line with the integration of the JASDAQ Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange |
2011 (February) |
Chinese subsidiary (TIANJIN TOKUDEN CO., LTD.) obtained corporate operating license |
2012 (October) |
Obtained ISO 14001 certification and registered with Japanese Standards Association (Authentication number: JSAE 1536) |
2013 (July) |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) in line with the integration of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange |