2020 NEW Technical Center Japan
Reason for establishing a new technical center in Japan.
In the previous consolidated fiscal year, we received a the highest record as the order for various types of electric servomotor type tester for research and development especially for automobile industry. These testers are very unique and new technology, so we build the center so that everyone in the world can understand and touch them before concideration of purchase.
Various state-of-the-art testing machines such as a 3-axis simultaneous vibration tester, an indoor tire tread-wear tester, and an indoor tire grip performance tester, which are installed.
These unique testers are bring your testing to the next stag.
| Location: | Koga-shi, Ibaraki 100km from Central Tokyo Intll Airport |
| Site area: | 3,413 m2 |
| Total floor area: | 1,200 m2 (planned) |
| Investment amount: | 300 million yen (planned) |
| Opening: | September 2020 |
- 2015Start European custmer support
- 2006Thai Kokusai CO., LTD was established.
- 2004Based on the H-UB machine technology, the Overall Tire Performance Testing Machine is developed.
The H-UB Machine is awarded the Ikeda Special Prize of the 29th (2003) Super Invention Award organized by the Japan Invention Promotion Corporation. - 2003Kokusai (Shanghai) CO., LTD was established.
Based on the H-UB machine technology, the Overall Tire Performance Testing Machine is developed. - 2002Kokusai Europe GmbH was established.
- 2001Shares of public stock are offered on the Japanese security exchange market, JASDAQ.
Renovated the head office and manufacturing facility to expand floor space. - 2000Korea Kokusai Co., LTD was established.
- 1999The wholly owned subsidiary Known as KOREA KOKUSAI is founded in Greater Taegu City, Korea to manufacture Kokusai products.
- 1998A joint venture with China Shoun Kokusai Co. is founded in Shanghai, China to manufacture Kokusai products.
- 1997In response to requests from tire industry to reduce energy and floor space requirements, development begins to combine two different tests (dynamic balance and uniformity) into one integrated system, named the UB Machine.
- 1993A joint venture with China Shoun Kokusai Co. is founded in Shanghai, China to manufacture Kokusai products.
- 1991The Taiwan sales office is established.
A wholly automatic balancer to apply correction weights automatically by robot is developed to eliminate operators from the tire and wheel assembly line. - 1988The Wholly owned subsidiary known as Kokusai, Inc. was founded in Indianapolis for sales and service support for customers in the US markets.
- 1981The pulse motor controlled No-mark/No-sensor type automatic positioning balancer is developed and patented in Japan and 9 major industrial countries in the world..
- 1978The pulse motor controlled No-mark/No-sensor type automatic positioning balancer is developed and patented in Japan and 9 major industrial countries in the world.
- 1974Initially began manufacturing balancers and coil winding testers for the small motor industries..
- 1969Founded as a sales agent for marketing balancing machines and vibration test equipment.