Leading Japanese Engineering for 50 Years
Our History
A vendor that takes great pride in offering superior technology
Since our founding, the identity of Tohoku Electronic Industrial has been that of a vendor proudly offering superior technology. For the half-century that has passed since 1968, we have striven to be at the cutting edge of the electronics industry. Our independent ly-developed chemiluminescence analyzers are a symbol of our research and development capabilities, which are our company's greatest strengths. We create products in a field that is entirely our own. In add ition to our capabilities as a manufacturing com pany, the pride we take in being a technology trading company is something we have carried with us since the time of our establishment.
1968 April
Tohoku Electronic Industrial Co.、Ltd. established with l/10 million in capital. Began manufacturing and marketing electronic communications equipment, and marketing consumer electronic products
1983 April
Awarded the Science and Technology Director-Gener al's Prize by the Science and Technology Agency (President Akio Saeki)
1983 October
Factory completed
1986 March
Capital increased to¥30 million
1988 April
Awarded the Medal with a Yellow Ribbon (for industriousness) (President Akio Saeki)
1989 January
Awarded the 38th Kahoku Cultural Prize (President Akio Saeki)
1991 October
Capital increased to¥60 million
1992 November
Factory extension comp leted (Building B)
1997 February
Awarded the Tohoku New Business Award by the Tohoku New Business Conference
1997 December
Awarded the Technology Prize at the first Miyagi Mono zukuri Awards, Miyagi Prefecture
Awarded the Business Grand Prix Award of Excellence at the Sendai Business Grand Prix, City of Sendai
1998 March
Awarded the National Land Agency's Corporate Service to Regional Revitalization Award
2001 April
Awarded the JSAEM Best Technical Contribution Award for "Shape Memory Alloy Actuator Using a Thermoelec tric Convers ion Element"
Factory extension comp leted (Building C)
2001 June
Awarded the Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation's Invention Award
2006 May
Selected as one of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's 300 Vibrant Small-to-Medium Manufacturing Companies; recognized by the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry
2008 July
Akio Saeki became chairman. Rie Yamada became president
2009 October
Received Miyagi Sugure Mono certification (M 1yag 1 Sugure Mono Promotional Project Executive Commit tee)
2009 November
Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (Chairman Akio Saeki)
2012 February
Awarded the Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry Director-General's Award, Fourth Monozukuri Nippon Grand Awards
2013 March
New offices built to replace former headquarters, which were designated "completely destroyed" following the Great East Japan Earthquake
2014 June
Awarded the FirstTechnology Advancement Award by the 」apan Society of Polymer Processing
2015 September
Selected as Tohoku Region Representative, EY Entre preneur of the Year 2015 Japan (President Rie Yamada)
2O17 December
Named "Driving Company for the Regional Future" (Min istry of Economy 、Trade, and Industry)
2018 January
JIS (Japan Industrial Standard) K7351, involving the use of chemiluminescence analyzers, is announced
2018 April
50th anniversary of establishment
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