| Management Topics | New Technology and Products | |
|---|---|---|
| '03 | Aichi Steel to sell MAGFINE technology New Material Developed to Activate Plants with Iron Ions 50 % Lighter DC Motor Prototype Developed |
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| '02 | Aichi
Steel Acquires Electronic and Magnetic Component Production Site Aichi Steel to establish a joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Group in China |
Aichi
Steel to Release Magnetic Field Canceller “Palm Gauss” Aichi Steel to Mass Produce Electronic Compass for Mobile Phones Sinter-forged Component Production to Start in The U.S.A. Bond Magnets with High Magnetic Force and Heat Resistance Developed for Automobiles Alliance with Macnica to Expand Market in Info-communications To Mass-produce Micro-mini, High Sensitive MI Sensor Modules for Mobile Phones A long-awaited Magnetic Checker Dental Magnet Tester Released |
| '01 | Aichi Steel Subsidiary Establishes Forging Company in
Kentucky, USA Aichi Steel Establishes Company to Develop Magnetic Impedance Sensors |
Aichi Steel Launches Sales of "ECOSCUT-STEEL,"
Environmentally Friendly Steel Aichi Steel develops stainless ferro-concrete bar Aichi Steel Rolls Smaller “H”-Shaped Stainless
Steel |
| '00 | Aichi Steel Joins Forces with Nippon Steel and Toyota
Motor in Technological Development Aichi Steel Establishes "Aichi Europe GmbH" in Duesseldorf, Germany. Environmental Report Now Available on Aichi Steel's Homepage Aichi Steel Opens Forging Technology Hall to the Public Aichi Steel Holds 60th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony |
Aichi Creates World's First Porous
Pure Titanium Gold Putter "APTY85-TM" Aichi Steel Develops Process That Halves Plastic Magnet Costs Aichi Steel Develops New Dental Attachment, "Magsoft" and "Root keeper". |
| '99 | Opened a representative office in Germany. | Aichi Steel Releases Second Series
of Its Revolutionary Titanium Powder Golf Putters
Aichi Steel Develops a Martensitic Stainless Steel for Quality Cutters "ACUTO440". |
| '98 | Aichi Steel's Forge Facility
Receives ISO9001 Certification Opened a representative office in Korea. Aichi Steel's Chita Facility Obtains ISO14001 Certification Aichi Steel's Higashiura Facility Is ISO9001 Certified Changed our English corporate name to "AICHI STEEL CORPORATION" Opened a representative office in Chaina Acquired ISO14001 certification at all plants. |
Aichi Steel Creates World's First
Porous Pure Titanium Golf Putter
Aichi Steel Establishes a New Precision Forging Factory at Its Higashiura Facility
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| '97 | Establishmet of joint venture in
the U.S.A. Establishment of US subsidiary Chita flat bar rolling mill achieved cumulative production of 5 million Volunteering in Chubu Guide Dogs for the Blind Association from Aichi Steel Social Contribution Committee (present a fence made by Aichi Steel for dog trainning)
Aichi Steel's Kariya Plant Acquires ISO 14001 Certification for its Environmental Management System
Open a representative office in Thailand |
Implemented new pikling technology
for stainless steel shapes. Deveroped rolled stainless steel unequal angle bar;product to begin release |
| '96 | New Office Building Accommodates
All Forging Divisions
Aichi Steel Revises Environmental Action Directives |
Installed new welders able to
process long, large stainless steel H sections Developed a technology that efficiently recovers valuable natural resources from collected dust generated during steelmaking processes. Developped"Magfit EX600,EX400",dental magnetic attachment Aichi Steel titanium materials selected for Nagoya Dome Developed mass-produced Nd-Fe-B
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| '95 | Volunteering in Chubu Guide Dogs
for the Blind Association from Aichi Steel Social Contribution Committee (present a personal computer and printer in Braille, and two breeding dogs) Certificated ISO9001 in Chita Plant
Affiliated a forging manufacturer in the Philippines Received Chunichi Industrial Technical Award
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Developped"Magfit600s",dental
magnetic attachment |
| '94 | Volunteering in Chubu Guide Dogs
for the Blind Association from Aichi Steel Social Contribution Committee (present a car for dog training)
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Developed "High Strength and
High Toughness Bainitic Steel"
Developed a multi-stage steelmaking process[50-ton EF No.2 -AR-LD-BT/CC] |
| '93 | Certificated ISO9002 in Kariya
Plant
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Opened Higashiura Plant
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| '92 | Received PM Excellent Plant Award -
Special Award
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Developed "Magfit600",
dental magnetic attachment
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| '91 | Received Ishikawa Award |
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| '90 | Licensed forging technology to
Louisville Forge |
Developed a multi-stage steelmaking
process[50-ton EF No.1-AR-LD-BT/CC] |
| '89 | Cumulative production of crude
steel passed 20 million ton mark |
Started operation of a new combined
bar and wire rod mill
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| '88 | [applied to massproduced
crankshafts]
Developed tri-composite free cutting microalloyed steels. Developed titanium shapes |
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| '87 | Awarded Deming Prize
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| '86 | Received MITI Commendation for advances in the field of energy management | |
| '85 | Cumulative production of crude
steel passed 15 million ton mark |
Developed,with partners,highly
refined bearing steel
Installed billet continuous casting machine |
| '84 | Received OA Office Award
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Constructed cold finishing shop |
| '82 | Added two 10-ton argon-oxygen
decarburizing (AOD) vessels Developed a multi-stage steelmaking process[80-ton EF-LF-RH-BL/CC]
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| '80 | Cumulative production of crude
steel passed 10 million ton mark Received PM Excellent Plant Award
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Developed microalloyed steels
[Applied to massproduced crankshafts] |
| '78 | Installed first 6,000-ton forging press | |
| '74 | Cumulative production of crude steel passed 5 million ton mark | |
| '70 | Constructed 50-ton electric arc furnaces No.1 and No.2 | |
| '69 | Constructed flat bar mill shop | |
| '67 | Started Total Quality Control(TQC)program | Constructed teeming shop |
| '64 | Constructed forging plant | |
| '63 | Constructed combined bar and wire rod mill plant | |
| '61 | Began construction on newly reclaimed land to the west of the original plant Licensed stainless steel technology from Armco | |
| '58 | Developed stainless steel angle bars for the first time in Japan | |
| '57 | Developed specialty steels with basic open-hearth furnace for the first time in Japan | |
| '56 | Reopened job training school | |
| '45 | Reorganized as Aichi Steel Works | |
| '44 | Added bar mills to Chita Plant | |
| '43 | Opened Chita Plant,with open-hearth furnace,in Ueno-cho(now part of Tokai City),Chita-gun,Aichi Prefecture | |
| '40 | Reorganized as an independent company, Toyota Steel Works,in what is now Tokai City | |
| '34 | Started operation as the steel manufacturing division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works in Kariya with a two-ton electric furnace. |
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