1953
Kusano Steel Recreation Company LTD. established in Maruyama-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
1968
Production of arc welding tips and nozzles for Toyota Motor Corporation begins
1982
Manufacturing of electrode parts and insulating guide pins for resistance welding initiated
1983
Production lines transferred to the Ueda Plant, which is renamed KYOKUTOH CO., LTD
1985
Auto tip dresser introduced and mass production begins
1990
Kanto Sales Office opened in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture
Auto tip changer introduced and mass production began
1991
Production lines transferred to a new plant next to the head office. Tip dressers exported to Korea and the United States.
1992
Kyusyu Sales opened in Fukuoka City
1998
KYOKUTOH KOREA CO., LTD. established
1999
Certification of compliance with ISO9001, the international quality assurance standard, granted to the KYOKUTOH Group
2001
CHANGER & DRESSER CORP opened in Alabama, USA
Sayama Office opened
2003
Moved into new headquarters in Nagoya, Aichi
2004
KYOKUTOH CHINA CO., LTD. established
2005
KYOKUTOH CHINA CO., LTD. increased it’s capital
2006
Kanagawa Sales office opened in Atsugi City
2007
Hiroshima Sales office opened in Hiroshima city
CHANGER & DRESSER CORP was relocated to the new factory
Sayama Sales office and Kanagawa Sales office were consolidated and relocated as “Kanto Office”
2008
KYOKUTOH EUROPE, s.r.o. established
2009
Kyoutoh finished second plant in China
2011
KYOKUTOH THAILAND, CO. LTD opened in Bangkok, Thailand
KYOKUTOH EUROPE transferred to Munchen, Germany
KYOKUTOH KOREA CO., LTD closed
KYOKUTOH KOREA Branch opened
Saitama, Kanto opened a new office
2012
Hiroshima office is relocated
CHANGER & DRESSER CORP branch established in Michigan
Korea branch moved to Gyeonggi-Do
2014
CHANGER & DRESSER CORP factory completed
KYOKUTOH EU established branch in Dortmund
2015
Korea branch office closed and established KOREA KYOKUTOH
2016
KOREA KYOKUTOH moved to Ansan
2017
Kanto Sales office moved to Kawagoe
Yeungnam office opened
KYOKUTOH THAI changed name to KYOKUTOH ASIA
Head factory completed
2018
Japan’s Head office completed, moved to Nissin, Aichi
2019
KYOKUTOH WELD INDIA PVT. LTD. established
2022
KOREA KYOKUTOH relocated
2025