Brief History

   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
'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

Aichi Steel Starts Mass Production of World's Strongest Magnet Powder

'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

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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

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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
anisotropic plastic magnet for the
first time in the world

'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

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)

Developed "High Strength and High Toughness Bainitic Steel"

Developed a multi-stage steelmaking process[50-ton EF No.2 -AR-LD-BT/CC]

Developed "Magfit400", dental magnetic attachment

'93 Certificated ISO9002 in Kariya Plant

Opened Higashiura Plant

'92 Received PM Excellent Plant Award - Special Award

Developed "Magfit600", dental magnetic attachment

'91 Received Ishikawa Award
   
'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

'88    [applied to massproduced crankshafts]

Developed tri-composite free cutting microalloyed steels.

Developed titanium shapes

'87 Awarded Deming Prize

  
'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


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]


'80 Cumulative production of crude steel passed 10 million ton mark

Received PM Excellent Plant Award

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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