History

Corporate History

January 1970
Former CEO Koji Maesako established Denka Shoji as a privately owned business, selling electrical insulating materials, heat-resistant wires, and cable accessories, as well as manufacturing mark tubes.
July 1979
The company was reorganized into a corporation with capital of 1 million yen, and the company name was changed to Denka Shoji Co., Ltd., with Koji Maesako as representative director.
December 1979
The manufacturing portion was separated (under the name Denka Electron) and computerized manufacturing of mark tubes began.
July 1985
Capital increased to 10 million yen.
August 1994
At the board meeting, Koji Maesako was appointed Chairman and Yoshiyuki Maesako was appointed Representative Director.
July 1995
The head office was moved from Kanda Awajicho to Kanda Ogawamachi.
August 1996
The manufacturing division was renamed Denka Electron Co., Ltd. and became an independent profit-making company.
April 1997
We applied for our 16th noise-related patent in collaboration with Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. This product was used for video-related components at the Nagano Winter Olympics.
January 1998
Denka Electron Co., Ltd. will open a web page on the Internet and disclose information about EMI countermeasure products nationwide.
March 1999
We have applied for eight patents for recycling electrical appliance-related parts.
December 2000
The company's main business is manufacturing, and the company name is unified from Denka Shoji Co., Ltd. to Denka Electron Co., Ltd.
June 2005
The Shenzhen factory and Shenzhen office in China begin full-scale operation.
September 2005
Capital increased to 100 million yen.
May 2006
Established Oi Logistics Center to strengthen logistics.
August 2006
The head office was moved from Kanda Ogawamachi to Ginza.
August 2008
Purchased an injection molding machine (300t class) to further enhance the production of environmentally friendly products.
February 2012
Hachioji Factory and Logistics Center begins operation
November 2019
Opened our own factory, Hachioji Office
December 2019
General Catalog Vol.8 published

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