Corporate profile
Corporate history
| August 1970 | Foundation of Shimada Denki Seisakusho under private management of former president Hirokazu Shimada. |
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| February 1972 | Change of company name to Shimada Electric Co., Ltd. capitalized at 3,000,000 yen. |
| November 1972 | Completion of new office building (at 8-chome, Chuo, Ota-ku, Tokyo) |
| November 1975 | Increase of capital to 25,000,000 yen. |
| October 1976 | Completion of the current headquarters building (at 2-29-6 Nakaikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo). |
| February 1977 | Installation of various test devices at headquarters (Explosion Test Device, Temperature Survey Device, Hydraulic Pressure Test Device, Falling Weight Impact Test, etc.). |
| January 1978 | Establishment of Technology Development Office at the head office. |
| February 1978 | Opening of Osaka Sales Office. |
| May 1979 | Completion of Sano Plant #1. |
| April 1980 | Installation of test device for Intrinsically Safe Flameproof Electric Equipment at headquarters, and new development of an Electromagnetic Switch, Relay, and Protective Device. |
| December 1980 | Accreditation by Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Corporation as an investment grade corporation. Increase of capital to 60,000,000 yen. |
| May 1983 | Development of a Push Switch, Tumbler Switch, and SWCG Series (EIWF, A2F). |
| June 1985 | Completion of new plant in Sano. |
| October 1985 | Development of industry's first Hand-lamp (10W) and Control Devices (STW-2K, 3K). |
| May 1986 | Development of a Control Box for exclusive use at Zone 2. |
| April 1987 | Development of Burner Igniter, Fire Detector, Rotating Light, Tank Light and Flameproof Packing Type Cable Gland (SXC/Registered as a utility model, SXM). |
| June 1988 | Full refurbishment of the explosion-proof test devices at headquarters to achieve compliance with IEC Standards. |
| December 1989 | Establishment of an additional Electropaint Workshop at Sano Plant, thereby completing an integrated production system from processing, plating, to fabrication. |
| November 1990 | Development of a Hand-lamp (28W). |
| February 1991 | Development of an Oxygen Analyzer. |
| July 1992 | Introduction of a Power Dust Test Device, Large-sized Constant Temperature/Moisture Test Device, and IEC Standards-compliant Water Sprinkling Test Device at the headquarters. Development of LED Indication. |
| October 1992 | Accreditation as a good corporate taxpayer. |
| December 1993 | Development of a Flameproof Packing Type Cable Gland for Corrugated Cable (SXK/applied for utility model). |
| June 1994 | Commencement of the IEC Flameproof Study Group |
| August 1994 | Entry into an agency agreement with Gunkul Engineering Co., Ltd. of Thailand. |
| May 1995 | Entry into an agency agreement with Nurasakti Corp. Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia. |
| December 1995 | Obtained product certificate from NEMKO based on the CENELEC Standards. |
| May 1996 | Certification by and registration with JQA (Japan Quality Assurance Organization) as an ISO-9001 (JQA-1323) compliant corporation. |
| July 1996 | Certification by and registration with BSI (British Standards Institution) based on mutual authentication. |
| August 1996 | Entry into an agency agreement with Hi-Brite Co., Ltd. of Taiwan. |
| January 1997 | Entry into an agency agreement with Exa Information Systems Co., Ltd. of South Korea. |
| April 1997 | Entry into an agency agreement with Imelco Supplies Pte Ltd of Singapore. |
| January 1998 | Certification by and registration with UL (Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.) based on mutual authentication. |
| May 1999 | Establishment of Logistics Center at Sano Plant, thereby integrating the delivery and shipping operations. |
| July 1999 | Entry into an agency agreement with Electrolines Est. of Saudi Arabia. |
| September 1999 | Introduction of an IEC Standards-compliant Water Injection Test Device. |
| July 2000 | Development of a Special Increased Safety Flameproof Fluorescent Light for airline companies. |
| May 2001 | Entry into a distributor agreement with Legrand of France. |
| October 2001 | Development of an Increased Safety booth illumination for an automobile manufacturer's paint application line. |
| February 2002 | Commemoration of 30th anniversary of founding of the company. |
| February 2003 | Entry into an agency agreement with Idec Izumi Corporation. |
| August 2003 | Entry into an agency agreement with Baltec Co., Ltd. of Germany. |
| December 2003 | Acquisition of the Russian National Standard GOST-R certification. |
| December 2007 | Obtained Ex certificate from KOSHA (Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agent.)Korea |
| January 2008 | Obtained Ex certificate from NEPSI (National Supervision and Inspection And Inspection Center for Explosion Protection of Instrumentation) |
| March 2008 | Obtained Ex certificate from LCIE (Laboratoire Central des Industries Electriques) |
| April 2008 | Obtained Ex certificated from TIIS for BARTEC Mobile Computer and started promoting in Japan |
| September 2009 | Obtained Company rating ( a ) from Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd |
| November 2009 | Started promoting LED explosionproof lighting fixture certified by TIIS |
| September 2010 | Obtained ATEX Certificates for adaptors and reducers |
| October 2010 | Established "Shimada Electric Thailand Co Ltd" in Bangkok, Thailand |
