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History

Summary Timeline of Our Company

The 100-Year History of NGK INSULATORS

1959-1993

1959
  • Sanji Nobuchi is appointed as president (the company’s fifth).
  • A divisional system is established, and the Chemical Engineering Machinery Department and New Product Department are established.
1961
  • Capital participation in AKECHI INSULATORS CO., LTD.
1962
  • Construction of Komaki Plant, located in Komaki, Aichi, is completed.
  • European liaison office is established (in Hamburg).
  • The American liaison office is established (in New York).
1965
  • NGK INSULATORS OF AMERICA, LTD. is established.
  • Capital participation in TAKAMATSU ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
1968
  • Construction of the High Voltage Laboratory is completed.
  • Bushing plant at Chita Plant is completed.
  • Capital participation in IKEBUKURO HORO KOGYO CO., LTD.
  • NGK INSULATORS OF CANADA, LTD. is established.
1969
  • Katsumi Fukuta is appointed as president (the company’s sixth).
1970
  • NGK exhibits its “Wind Mobile” jointly with Nippon Toki at Osaka Expo ’70.
1973
  • LOCKE INSULATORS, INC. (USA) is established.
1974
  • The Insulator Museum at the High Voltage Laboratory is completed.
  • Komaki Plant (1962)
  • High Voltage Laboratory (1968)
  • The Insulator Museum (1974)
1975
  • Capital participation in Tochuberi Alloy Kogyo.
1976
  • Brand logo is standardized to say “NGK,” and the corporate color is chosen.
  • The Tajimi Country Club opens.
  • The business group system is adopted. (Three business groups are established: Power, Machinery, and Special Products.)
1977
  • Junichi Takemi is appointed as president (the company’s seventh).
  • NGK-BAUDOUR S.A. (Belgium) is established.
  • NGK EUROPE S.A. (N-E, Belgium) is established.
1979
  • The UHV Contamination Test Hall at the High Voltage Laboratory is completed.
1984
  • NGK Electronics is established.
1985
  • NGK Ceramics Europe (Belgium) is established.
  • NGK Europe (Germany) is established.
1986
  • The Japanese spelling of NGK INSULATORS LTD. is changed.
  • Toshihito Kohara is appointed as president (the company’s eighth).
  • The corporate philosophy and a new corporate logo are established.
  • NGK Metals Corporation (USA) is established.
  • NGK NORTH AMERICA, INC. is established.
  • NGK-BAUDOUR S.A. (1977)
  • The UHV Contamination Test Hall (1979)
  • NGK Ceramics Europe (1985)
  • NGK Metals Corporation (1986)
1987
  • P.T. WIKA-NGK Insulators (Indonesia) is established.
1988
  • NGK Ceramics USA, Inc. is established.
1989
  • “K Plan 21,” NGK’s long-term management plan, is established.
  • NGK KILNTECH CORPORATION is established.
  • NGK CHEM-TECH, LTD. is established.
1990
  • NGK OKHOTSK, LTD. is established.
1991
  • NGK FILTECH, LTD. is established.
  • Capital participation in SOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
1993
  • NGK STANGER PTY. LTD. (Australia) is established.
  • NGK Ceramics USA, Inc. (1988)
  • NGK OKHOTSK, LTD. (1990)
  • NGK STANGER PTY. LTD. (1993)
Historical Timeline of Our Products