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Domestic Overseas
'39
Mar. Founded as Omiya Kohku Kogyo Co., Ltd. Began the manufacture of Aircraft Body Parts.
'41
Dec. Established Koga Factory.
Koga Factory
'52
Mar. Company name changed to Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd.
'56
Aug. Began the manufacture of Miniature Motors for Tape Recorder application for Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (now the Sony Corporation).
Miniature Motors for Tape Recorders
'60
Feb. Began the manufacture of Motors and Electric Products for Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
'61
Oct. Stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Second Section.
'62
Aug. Began the manufacture of Wire Condensers.
Wire Condensers
Apr. Signed a Technical Assistance Agreement with Higbie Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (USA) for the manufacture of Brazed Steel Tubing.
'63
Sep. Began the manufacture of Brazed Steel Tubing.
Fulton Brazed Steel Tubing
'64
Mar. Began the manufacture of various Automotive Tubular Products.
'68
Jul. Established Shiga Factory.
Manufacturing Lines of Stainless Tube
Manufacturing Lines of Stainless Steel Tubing
Feb. Established Taiwan Sanoh Electric Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.
Nov. Signed a Technical Assistance Agreement with Fisher Proof Inc. (USA) for Automotive Seat Belt Buckles. (Push Type) .
'69
Jul. Began the manufacture of Automotive Seat Belt Buckles.
Automotive Safety Belt Buckles
Automotive Seat Belt Buckles
Nov. Signed a Technical Assistance Agreement with Higbie Manufacturing Co., Ltd. for the manufacture of Welded Steel Tubing.
'70
Mar. Established Chubu Sanoh Co., Ltd.
'71
Feb. Established Fulton Products Industrial Co., Ltd.
Apr. Established Nagoya Sales Office.
'72
Oct. Began the manufacture of Welded Steel Tubing.
Manufacturing Lines of Fulton Welded Steel Tubing
Manufacturing Lines for Welded Steel Tubing
'74
Apr. Began the manufacture of Counter-Exhaust Gas Brazed Products.
Counter-Exhaust Gas Brazed Products
'75
Jun. Signed a Technical Assistance and Patent Agreement with Britax Co., Ltd. (Wingard) (UK) for the manufacture of Buckles (Slide Type)
'76
Oct. Established Kyushu Factory.
Dec. Began the manufacture of Stainless Steel Tubing.
'78
Sep. Established P.T. Sanoh Indonesia in Indonesia.
P.T.Sanoh Indonesia
'79
Dec. Established Sanoh Fulton (Philippines) Inc. in the Philippines.
'80
Sep. Began the manufacture of Stainless Steel Brazed Products.
Water Tube
Nov. Established Sanoh Manufacturing Corporation in the USA.
'81
Dec. Began the manufacture of Mono-layer Tubing.
Monolayer Resin Tube
'82
Sep. Established Hiroshima Sales Office.
Oct. Established Saitama Factory.
'85
May Established United Sanoh Industries Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia.
'86
Jun. Established HiSAN Inc. in the USA.
Hisan Inc.
Oct. Established Sanoh Manufacturing de Mexico S.A.de C.V. in Mexico.
'88
Jan. Began the manufacture of Quick Connectors.
Quick Connectors
Oct. Established Manufactura Moderna de Metales, S.A. in Spain.
'90
Sep. Established Multi Products Industrial Co., Ltd.
Oct. Constructed R&D Center facility.
Dec. Established Chugoku Sanoh Co., Ltd.
Jun. Established Able Sanoh Industries (1996) Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
Aug. Established Sanoh Industrial de Mexico S.A. de C.V. in Mexico.
'91
May Established Bristol Bending Sanoh Ltd. in the UK.
'92
Dec. Constructed Engineering Center facility.
'93
Jun. Established Sanoh Communications Inc.
Dec. Head Office transferred from Tokyo to Koga, Ibaraki.
Sep. Established HiSAN Inc. - Mt.Vernon Plant in the USA
'94
Apr. Began the manufacture of Aluminum Brazed Products.
Oil Cooler
Oil Cooler Tube
Oct. Began the manufacture of PC-Coated Tubing.
High-Plastic Coated Tube
PC-Coated Tubing
'95
Jan. Began the manufacture of Press Type Fuel Injection Rails.
Fuel Injection Rail
Fuel Injection Rail
'96
Jan. Established Atsugi Sales Office.
Feb. Established Hamamatsu Sales Office.
Sep. Established STI Sanoh India Ltd. in India.
STI Sanoh India Ltd.
'97
Mar. Established Able Sanit Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
Sep. Established HiSAN of Canada in Canada.
'98
Aug. Established Sanoh System Solutions (SSS).
Dec. Stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section.
Mar. Established HiSAN do Brasil L.T.D.A. in Brazil.
'99
Apr. Established Guangzhou Sanoh in China.
Nov. Established Sanoh Europe (France) EURL in France.
Dec. Established Shanghai Sanoh Mechanical Manufacture Co., Ltd. in China.
'00
Jun. Began the manufacture of Aluminum Intake Manifolds.
Aluminum Intake Manifold
Oct. Sanoh's Ni-MH Batteries are used in ASIMO, a lightweight humanoid robot manufactured by Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
C.E.O. Yozo Takeda & ASIMO
C.E.O. Yozo Takeda & ASIMO
Jul. Established HiSAN Inc. - Scottsboro Plant in the USA
Aug. Established Sanoh Industries (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
'01
Jan. Began the manufacture of Ni-MH Batteries for Electric Bicycles.
Honda Step Compo
Honda Step Compo
Jun. Began the manufacture of Multi-layer Tubing.
'02
Apr. ISO 14001 Certification Awarded to All Domestic Facilities.
Sep. Began the manufacture of Ni-MH Batteries for use in Fishing Reels.
Oct. Established Hamamatsu Plant.
'03
Mar. Began the manufacture of Ni-MH Batteries for use in Motorizing Units for Wheelchairs.
Jun. Established the Tokyo Office.
Jun. Established HiSAN Inc. - Carthage Plant in the USA
Jul. Established Sanoh MTC Inc. in the USA.
'04
Aug. Established the Tokyo Head Office.
Feb. Established Sanoh (Wuxi) in China.
'05
Oct. Headquarters transferred from Koga, Ibaraki to Tokyo.
Feb. Established Sanoh Tubing Systems in China.
Jul. Sanoh acquires full ownership of HiSAN Inc. in the USA, converting it into a consolidated subsidiary.
Oct. Established Sanoh (Wuhan) in China.
 
'06  
Oct. Sanoh acquires ownership of Bristol Bending Sanoh Ltd.in UK, converting into a consolidated subsidiary.
Nov. Hisan Inc. renamed Sanoh America Inc.
HiSAN of Canada Ltd. renamed Sanoh Canada Ltd.
HiSAN do Brasil renamed Sanoh do Brasil Industria e Comercio de Produtos Automotivos Ltda.
Bristol Bending Sanoh Ltd. changed its name to Sanoh UK Manufacturing Ltd.
Established Sanoh Magyar Kft. in Hungary.