Profile
Corporate Data
KYORITSU ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS WORKS, LTD.
| Founded | May 1, 1940 |
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| Incorporated | September 27, 1950 |
| Corpoate Representative |
Masamichi Kuramoto, President |
| Directors | Koji Matsumoto (Outside Director) Hiroyuki Nagare (Outside Director) |
| Capital | 42,000,000 YEN |
| Employees | 200 |
| Purpose | Manufacture and sale of test and Measuring instruments |
| Products | Multimeters, Voltage Testers, Clamp Meters, Insulation/ Continuity Testers, Earth Testers, LOOP/PFC/PSC Testers, RCD Testers, Power Quality Analyzer, Power Meters, Loggers, Clamp Sensors, Phase Indicators, Illuminometers,Recorders, etc. |
History
| 1940 | Mr. Takeo Kuramoto established Kyoritsu Electronic Research Institute and started to manufacture electric materials. |
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| 1950 | Incorporated and named Kyoritsu Electrical Instruments Works, Ltd. |
| 1957 | The Headquarters and Factory were moved to the present site, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1965 | Succeeded in development of clamp type alternating current-voltage- resistance meter and started it's manufacture and sale |
| 1970 | Ehime Factory at Uwa-machi Higashiuwa-gun of Ehime Prefecture was completed. |
| 1979 | Uwajima Factory at Mima-cho, Uwa-gun of Ehime Prefecture was completed. |
| 1984 | Mr. Masamichi Kuramoto took the post of President and Director succeeding Mr. Takeo Kuramoto. |
| 1985 | Osaka Office was established. |
| 1987 | Kew(Thailand)Ltd. was established with investment of 100% capital by Kyoritsu, and the Factory at Navavakorn Industrial Estate,Klonganung, Pathumthani, Thailand was completed in December. |
| 1989 | The construction of the building for the Headquarters was completed. |
| 1993 | Ehime Factory was awarded certificate of approval to ISO 9001 Quality Standards. |
| 1995 | Sendai Office was established.(Integrated to Tokyo sales office) |
| 1996 | Kew(Thailand)Ltd. was awarded certificate of approval to ISO 9002. |
| 1999 | Uwajima Factory was awarded certificate of approval to ISO 9001 Quality Standards. |
| 2001 | "Kewmate 2000", a digital multi meter with AC/DC open clamp sensor, was awarded the prize of Ministry of International Trade and Industry(MITI) in the Electrical Construction Equipment and Materials Fair 2001. |
| 2003 | Kewtech Corporation Ltd. was established. |
| 2003 | Shanghai Rep. Office was established. |
| 2007 | Nagoya Office was established. |
| 2008 | Kew Europe Office was established in Italy. |
| 2008 | KYORITSU SHANGHAI TRADING COMPANY LIMITED was established. |
| 2008 | Uwajima factory is closed down and it unifies to the Ehime factory. |
| 2012 | ・DC milliamp Clamp Meter "KEW2500" sales started ・Consent N-Etester "KEW4500" recieved the award on "Electrical Construction Equipment and Materials Fair 2012" produced by Japan Electrical Construction Association. |
| 2013 | Earth Tester "KEW4500" was developed and won the technological Innovation prize of Shikoku Industry & Technology Promotion Center. |
| 2015 | ・Kew(Thailand)Ltd. , the 2nd factory was completed. ・The 75th anniversary of the founding of Kyoritsu. ・Kyoritsu Instruments Asia Pte Ltd. was established in Singapore. |
| 2016 | Ior Logger "KEW5050" recieved the award on "Electrical Construction Equipment and Materials Fair 2016" produced by Japan Electrical Construction Association. |
| 2017 | Insulation Testers "KEW3441BT" recieved the award on "Electrical Construction Equipment and Materials Fair 2017" produced by Japan Electrical Construction Association. |
| 2018 | Electrical outlet Testers "KEW4505" recieved the award on "Electrical Construction Equipment and Materials Fair 2018" produced by Japan Electrical Construction Association. |
| 2019 | ・Opened Shikoku Office (sales office) in Ehime Prefecture ・Portable Appliance Testers "KEW6206" recieved the award on "Electrical Construction Equipment and Materials Fair 2019" produced by Japan Electrical Construction Association. |
| 2020 |
The 80th anniversary of the founding of Kyoritsu. |
| 2023 | ・Opened Kyushu Office (sales office) in Fukuoka Prefecture |
