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History

1933 (February) Founded in Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref. as Tokushu Yosetsubo Seisakusho
Started manufacture and sale of special arc welding electrodes and gas welding electrodes
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
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