Historical Milestones

1January 1946	Hiroshi Kato established Kato Welding Industry and started the welding business of nonferrous metals.
January 1963	Was renamed Tsukasa Industry. Started fabricating stainless-steel industrial equipment for food, medical, chemical and ceramic industries.
October 1969	Founded TSUKASA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., with capital of 5 million yen.
November 1973	On the 14th All Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Export Exhibition, "DENDRA" was accredited as an excellent item by the Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.
April 1974	On the 15th Prize for Creativity, won the Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency Prize.
December 1974	On the 15th All Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Export Exhibition, "DENDRA" was accredited as an excellent item by the Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.
July 1975	Increased capital to 20 million yen.
September 1979	On the 20th All Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Export Exhibition, "DENDRA" was accredited as an excellent item by the Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.
February 1980	On the 5th Invention Award in Japan, won the Conception Prize.
February 1980	Founded TSUKASA TRADING CO., LTD., to expand sales and purchase department.
February 1981	On the 6th Invention Award in Japan, won the Invention Prize.
April 1981	On the 22nd Prize for Creativity, won the Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency Prize.
October 1981	On the 1st Prize for Science and Technology Promotion, won the Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency Prize.
February 1984	As an excellent plant regarding energy management, won the Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Prize.
October 1984	At the 25th All Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Export Exhibition, won the Chairman of the Export Promotion Association Prize.
December 1987	Increased capital to 50 million yen.
August 1988	Proposing "Work Plaza 5-year Plan," launched renovation of the manufacturing plant with the concept of comfort environment.
April 1990	Concluded a sole agency agreement to sell "POWCHANGE" in North Europe and EC countries with Erkomat, Finland.
October 1990	On the 31st All Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Export Exhibition, "POWCHANGE" was awarded the Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Prize.
April 1993	Concluded a sole agency agreement to sell pneumatic-conveyance systems in China and ASEAN countries with Star Union Engineering , Singapore.
October 1993	Construction of the new head office building was completed and "Work Plaza 5-year Plan" was finished.
January 1995	Concluded an agency agreement with TAIWAN CONTROL VALVE, Taiwan.
April 1996	Concluded an agreement of production and distribution of "POWFILTER" with Satake (Thailand).
April 2003	Was awarded the 1st Monozukuri Brand NAGOYA.
November 2003	Won the 37th Medium and Small Business Research Institute Prize, "National Honor."
March 2004	Was accredited as the "Aichi Quality Companies" of the first-ever year.
April 2004	Won the Japan Vocational Ability Development Association Chairman's Award on the 16th Amada Precision Sheet Metal Technology Fair,
April 2009	Selected as the department "making things small and medium-sized enterprices support the innovation of Japan" of 300 companies making things small and medium-sized enterprises cheerful 2009
August 2009	Plan the WORK PLAZA Ⅱ"fusion of office and factory" and undertake.
May 2012	Adding a new plant as a hands-on training factory for employee training based on the concept of the WORK PLAZA Ⅱ"fusion of factory and office".
May 2012	Establish Shang-hai TSUKASA Trading
March 2014	Start of TSUKASA Mega Solar Taketoyo.
Oct 2015	Start of TSUKASA Head Office Mega Solar.
March 2016	Start of TSUKASA Mega Solar Taketoyo Ⅱ.
June 2016	Newly established of "Powder Technology Center".
January 2019	Established "TSUKASA INDUSTRY(THAILAND) CO., LTD." in Thailand.
August 2020	Acquired ISO9001 certification.
November 2020	Special advisor Fumio Kato received the “The Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays” at the conferment of decorations in the fall of 2020.
November 2020	Increased capital to 57.5 million yen.
July 2021	Acquired ISO14001 certification.
February 2021	Won the Japan Patent Attorneys Association's Intellectual Property Utilization Award "Special Award".
October 2022	Won the 52nd Food Industry Technology Achievement Award for Materials and Systems Division for the "PowOpener Disassembly washing type".
November 2023	Won the 53nd Food Industry Technology Achievement Award for Materials and Systems Division for the "Divider Scale Hybrid Model".
January 2024	Established "TSUKASA INDUSTRY ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD." in Singapore.

First President
Hiroshi Kato

30tn Anniversary Memorial
"Three Major Spirits"

30tn Anniversary Memorial
"Re-Human Tech"

50tn Anniversary Memorial
"NEXTRY"

Japan Vocational Ability Development Association Chairman's Award

70tn Anniversary Memorial
"Rainbow Powder Technology"