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Company profile

Company Name JTEKT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Locations (Head Office) 4-9-1 Tenjin-cho, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-0004
(Plant) 1230-1 Nishiide, Oizumi-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi 409-1501
Telephone (Head Office) +81-42-341-3111
(Plant) +81-551-38-3811
Date of Foundation March 18, 1959
Capital 1,593.2 million yen
Representative President, Yutaka Mori
Number of Employees 422
Business Manufacture and sale of electronic control devices, imaging devices, automotive devices and FA control systems
Acquired Certification ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System)

Management Philosophy

Based on human respect,KOYO will make use of wisdom and imagination to provide good value and to contribute to the development of a safe and fulfilling society.

  1. 1.Provide the best technology, quality and services from the market perspective.
  2. 2.Create new value and increase corporate value with a view to building a great human society.
  3. 3.Attach importance to potential and to the motivation of individuals in personnel utilization.

History

1955
Koyo Electronics Co., Ltd. is founded
to commence manufacturing
and selling portable radios.
1959
Koyo Electronic Industries Co., Ltd. is founded.

1960

1960
Builds a new plant in Kodaira, Tokyo and relocates the head office.
1961
Commences manufacturing and sales of proximity switches and decatron counters
1962
Commences manufacturing and sales of electronic counters, electronic timers, non-contact relays and CCTV cameras
1963
Commences manufacturing and sales of photoelectric sensors
1967
Commences manufacturing and
sales of rotary encoders

1970

1971
Commences manufacturing and
sales of the KUS Series process step sequencer
1978
Devises an innovative Stage type programming for incorporation into the KOSTAC-SA programmer controller

1980

1982
Commences manufacturing and sales of the SA/SR-20 Series and the SA/SR-400 Series modular PLCs Commences OEM supply of the SR-20 Series to US-based General Electric
1983
Forms a mutual sales partnership with Pepperl + Fuchs , a manufacturer of proximity switches
1984
Builds a new plant in Oizumi, Yamanashi Prefecture
1985
Wins a Good Design Award for the SR-10 and SR-20 PLCs
1989
Commences manufacturing and sales of the SU Series middle-size PLCs.
Sets up Huaguang Electronics Industries Co., Ltd., in China

1990

1992
Commences manufacturing and sales of rotary encoders for servo motors
1994
Sets up PLC DIRECT BY KOYO (currently, AutomationDirect.com) in the United States for mail order sales of PLCs Commences manufacturing and sales of the SZ Series ultra-small modular PLCs
1995
Certification in quality management standard ISO 9001 obtained for FA products
1997
Sets up Yan Guang Electronics Wuxi Co., Ltd.,in China.
Commences manufacturing and sales of Visual Scope, software for HMIs
1999
Commences manufacturing and sales of the DL470 personal computers for industrial purposes

2000

2000
Commences manufacturing and sales of the InfoJet interfaces powered by Windows CE
2001
Certification in environmental management system standard ISO 14001 obtained for Kodaira and Oizumi plants.
Sets up Koyo Electronics Wuxi Co., Ltd., in China.
Sets up Taiwan Koyo Electronics Industries Co., Ltd., in Taiwan
2002
Sets up Koyo Encoder, Inc. in the United States
2003
Commences manufacturing and sales of the BabyJet boxed computers
2005
Commences manufacturing and sales of the ViewJetCmore programmable displays.
Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the foundation in November
2007
Wuxi Yan Guang Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China
Koyo Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. in India
2008
Started sales of ultra-small PLC [SJ Series]
2009
Started sales of safety PLC [AZ-C1]

2010

2010
Started sales of PanelComputer [NX-G11]
ISO/ TS16949 Certification Certification at Oizumi Plant, Head Office, Chubu Branch Office, and Western Branch Office
2011
Started mass production of torque sensor magnetism collecting rings ASSY
Started mass production of ECUs for electric pumps
2014
Succession to KOKUYO ELECTRIC Co.,Ltd measuring equipment business
Started sales of PanelComputer [NX-20 Series]
2017
Started sales of SmartController
[SJ-ETHER Series]
2022
The company name changed to
JTEKT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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