Kato History
The company began to invest in automation equipment in 1978, completed in 1980.
The capital was raised to 6 million yen. Businesses have started spending on equipment once again, completed in 1984.
Tokyo factory and office started business.
1976~1986
1976
1978
1983
1984
Katoseiko co.,ltd. was established with the capital of 3 million yen in Osaka in December.
The new office building and factory were completed of headquarters.
We acquired the patent about the tape for printer thermal head fixation (utility model patent No.2107521).
The clean room of Osaka factory was completed in August.
1987~1997
1987
1989
1990
1992
Nagoya factory and office started business.
1993
1995
1996
1997
The capital was raised to 10 million yen, and have got the patent about LCD assembly TAB tape (utility model patent No. 82110215).
We acquired the patent about the tape for TAB fixation in August. (Utility model patent No.1964020).
Sagamihara factory was completed in June.
We acquired the patent about the LCD and its assembly method in March. (Utility model patent No.2642061).
We acquired ISO 9001 quality authorization in January. Osaka factory was completed in April of the same year.
Suzhou kato seiden co.,ltd. is established in July. The company has opened Fukuoka office in November.
The Factory of Suzhou kato seiden co.,ltd. is completed in February.
1998~2008
1998
2002
2005
2006
Expansion Nagoya factory completed in March.
Hongkong kato seiden co.,ltd. was established in January.
We re-acquired ISO 9001 authorization in January including the Fukuoka factory.
Sagamihara new factory was completed in April.
2009~Present
2009
2010
2011
2012
Fukuoka Factory was completed in January.
2013
2014
2015
2016
We acquired ISO 14001 authorization in January.
Sendai office stated business in January.
Yoshiyuki Kato became the president of the company.
TIANJIN KATO SEIDEN Co., Ltd. was established in August.
2019
2020
The joint venture company, Qingdao Xinghai Kato Technology Co., Ltd. was established with Qingdao Xinghai Group, China in July.
November China Suzhou Kato Precision Electronics Co., Ltd. registered capital increased from 1.5 million dollars to 3 million dollars.
January 2020 Registered capital of Kato Precision Electronics Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China was increased from US$1 million to US$1.2 million.
December Expansion and relocation of Nagoya Plant in Japan. Construction of a new factory and establishment of the Tokai Office in Japan.