COMPANY PROFILE
HISTORY
- Apr. 1976
- Late businessman Junji Okada founds Okada Electric Industries in Takasago, Hyogo-ken
- Oct. 1981
- Okada Electric Industries, Co., Ltd. established
- May. 1999
- Koji Okada (current President) assumes role of Representative Director
- Sep. 2001
- Success in developing in-house brand product, sales begin
- Jan. 2002
- "Cutting-Edge Small to Medium-Sized Enterprise New Field Development and Support Business" marketization plan certified
- Nov. 2002
- Solutions coordinator trademark registration [No. 4625479]
- Jul. 2003
- "21st Century Healthy Business Hyogo" certified
- Oct. 2003
- Completion of collaborative product development with major enterprises
- Sep. 2004
- Name changed from Okada Electric Industries, Co., Ltd. to current name
- Oct. 2004
- Marketing headquarters established in Kobe. Solutions business begins
- Apr. 2006
- 30th anniversary of founding
- Apr. 2006
- Philosophy and mission set as "The director of a success story"
- Jan. 2007
- Patent registration for heating devices / patent registry [No. 3907436]
- Aug. 2007
- Challengers trademark registered [Registration No. 5069685]
- Apr. 2008
- Person-product platform "Manufacturing Challengers"
- Jun. 2008
- CE Marking authorized institutional certification
- Sep. 2008
- First overseas expo exhibition at Labelexpo Americas 2008
- Feb. 2009
- Participated in real-world experiences blog Search by Images! "Technique," Highlighting Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Apr. 2009
- Selected for the 2009 edition of 300 Small to Medium-Sized Healthy Manufacturing Companies (small to medium-sized division)
- Jan. 2010
- Selected for the 1400 Employment Creation Companies
- Apr. 2010
- Started planning and production of the "Manufacturing Challengers" show airing on Nikkei CNBC
- Apr. 2011
- Started packaging services business
- Oct. 2011
- Held ceremony for 30th anniversary of establishment
- Jan. 2012
- Opened branch office in Nihonbashi in Tokyo (closed Kobe marketing office)
- Aug. 2013
- Opened Fukuoka office in Hakata
- Oct. 2013
- New development of L-type automatic packaging machine, sales begin
- Dec. 2013
- "Tornado Tunnel" trademark registered
- Jun. 2014
- First solo exhibit at overseas expo
- Oct. 2014
- Company song / uniforms produced
- May. 2015
- Associated company aun Co., Ltd. established
- Mar. 2016
- Received investment funds from the Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment and Consultation Co., Ltd., adding 50 million yen to our capital
- Aug. 2017
- Opened Taiwan office in Taipei City (日商思樂新股份有限公司)
- Mar. 2018
- Received the "2017 Diversity Management Selection 100" prize from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Mar. 2018
- Relocated headquarters to new space (7-2-8 Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo-ken) (the old Takasago headquarters’ name has been changed to the Takasago Factory)
MEMBERSHIP
Nippon Technology Solution Co., Ltd. Member
- Japan Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association
- Japan Packaging Institute
- Kyushu Packaging Machinery Roundtable
- KENKO Business Association
- Kobe Nikkei Konwakai
- Higashi-Harima Manufacturers’ Exchange
- Osaka Voluntary Action Center
- Hyogo Electronics Research Society
- The Consortium of Universities in Hyogo Kobe
- National Institute of Technology, Akashi College
- Japan Package Design Association
- Workshop for the Management of Health on Company and Employee