Yasaburo Inouye started business contact with Arcos S.A.,
Belgium.
1930
Acquired the Agency for the import of welding electrode
from Arcos.
1937
The company was founded under the name of Aichi Kogyo.
1945
The company name was changed to Aichi Sangyo Co., Ltd.
1948
The import of electrodes was resumed.
1952
The Kobe branch was opened.
1955
The Nagoya branch was opened.
1957
Flux-cored wires and semi-automatic welding equipment
were imported into Japan. Gevaert photo-films and ACEC induction heaters
were also imported around this period.
1959
Yasaburo Inouye was given a special award from the Japan
Welding Society for his contribution to the development of welding
technology.
1961
Yasaburo inouye was awarded the Chevalier de L'Ordre de
Leopold II from Belgium.
1962
Nippon Arcos was established as a joint venture with
Arcos, S.A. to manufacture flux-cored wires in Japan.The Hiroshima Branch
was opened.
1964
ACEC licensed Mitsui Shipbuilding to manufacture
induction heaters. Aichi undertook its sales.
1965
Business established with Weld Tooling Corporation, USA.
1967
Business established with ARO, France for the import of
Resistance Welders.
1969
Yasaburo Inouye was awarded the 4th Order of the Sacred
Treasure. Business was established with Hedman, Canada.
1972
Business established Dimetrics, USA.
1974
Aiko Engineering Co. established. Business
established with Farros Blatter, Switzerland.
1976
Yasuyuki Inouye became President of the
Company.
1977
A core removal equipment was imported from USSR.
1979
Showa Denko joined in descaling business.
1981
Business established with Lincoln Electric, USA.
1982
Business established with Retech Inc., USA. Letter of
Appreciation given from USSR Machino-Export for the contribution to the
import of machinery.
1985
The new Head Office in Tokyo was built. Business
established with Eureka and E.H.Wachs Company of the USA.Showa Denko
joined in descaling business.
1987
The "Time Welding Process" was developed in
cooperation with Weld Process Co., of Canada.
1988
Business established with Lapinus N.V. of the
Netherlands.
1989
Jemix Co. was affiliated with Aichi Sangyo.
1992
Business cooperation was started with Toyo Engineering
Corp. for the application of the PACT System to the treatment of
radio-active wastes.
1993
Business established with PBI Dansensor of Denmark.
1994
Development of high speed welding as a project funded by
MITI.
1995
Business established with Ceramatec Inc. and Asbury
Graphite of the USA. The Osaka Office opened.
1996
Acquired license from Walhonde Tools to manufacture pipe
clamps. Business established with Welding Services Inc., USA.
1997
AIKO received orders for design and
manufacture of special welding equipment for renovation of nuclear power
plants.
1998
Osaka and Kobe merged into Kansai
Branch
1998
Imported large precision vacuum
casting furnace for directional solidification and single crystal turbine
blade production for gas turbine and aircraft jet engines.
1999
Awarded contract for plasma arc
centrifugal treatment furnace for low level radioactive waste at JAPC,
Tsuruga Plant.
1999
Received a research work from the medium-sized enterprises group for Welding
technology and given a subsidy from Tokyo prefecture.
1999
got approvals of residence seam welding machines and spot
welding machines from GTT (Gaztransport technigaz)
2002
Business established with Lemoine
Multinational Technologies Inc. of the USA. Molding project got in to full
swing.
2003
Started the business with Hermle AG (Germany)
2004
Announced Fronius CMT welding machine and started its sales.
2005
Awarded jointly with WSI overlay works for converter hoods from NSC and
other companies.
2006
Signed a contract for Retech EB furnaces to be built for Toho Titanium.
2007
Compiled a history book and held a party in commemoration of the company's
70th anniversary,
2008
Kansai branch office moved to its original district in Kobe.
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