SANYO DENKI expanded manufacturing capacity with Kawaguchi Works, 1960 Commencing operations in February 1961, the new factory in Kawaguchi was added to the production system and specialized in line production.…

Head Office and Tokyo Works 1968 In 1964, the year of the Tokyo Olympics, SANYO DENKI revamped its management team with the founder Hideo Yamamoto stepping down to become chairman…

In the 1960s, our flagship products were power supplies for communication applications, and these demonstrated solid growth primarily centered on permanent power supply systems, wind-up generators and power supply systems…

 Previous Article Before daybreak on June 4, 1960, a fire broke out at Ueda Works. Fanned by a strong wind, the fire engulfed and destroyed the wooden main factory building…

First Servo and Step Motors | Previous Article In 1957, predicting that the main Tokyo Works factory would soon be outgrown, a plot of land was purchased in Aokicho, Kawaguchi,…

Previous article The Beginning of booming consumer economy In the 1950s, as the Japanese electronics industry continued to grow, many broadcasting stations were established, with public radio broadcasts beginning in 1951, and television…

Previous Article Fifteen long years of war came to an end in August of 1945.  Domestic production capacity had declined rapidly due to a lack of raw materials and labor,…

Expansion to build the 2nd factory SANYO DENKI’s predecessor Sanyo Shokai Special Electric Works, established in June 1932, had continuously expanded its production capacity, eventually stretching it to the limit. This…

Sanyo Shokai Special Electric Works The birthplace of Sanyo Denki is in the eastern Ikebukuro area of Tokyo.  Hideo Yamamoto founded Sanyo Shokai in August 1927. In June 1932 during…