• 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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