Koike Aronson history

1936 [Incorporation] Koike Seisakusho was incorporated as Koike Sanso Kogyo Co., Ltd., and the head office was established at 4-1775 Hirai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo.

1937 The company name was changed to Koike Seisakusho, and the head office was transferred to 3-35-16 Nishikoiwa, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo.

In 1946 Charles N. "Chuck" Aronson founded Aronson Machine Co. to manufacture welding positioners, turning rolls, and other equipment for the metal fabrication industry.

1947 Ichikawa Factory (oxygen gas plant) was established in Ichikawa-shi, Chiba.

1948 A sales office was established in Taihei-cho, Sumida-ku, Tokyo.

1953 [Present company name] The company name was changed to Koike Sanso Kogyo Co., Ltd., and a sales office was established in Osaka.

1966 Koike jointly develops Japan's first NC gas cutting machine with Toshiba Corporation.

In 1969 the company, which was based in Arcade, N.Y., was acquired by Airco, Inc.

1974 Koike America Inc. (wholly-owned subsidiary) was established in Chicago, Illinois, as a marketing and after-sales service base in the United States. (Later merged with Koike Aronson, Inc. in Dec.

1976 Koike begins the manufacture and sales of the "Handy Auto" semi-automatic cutting machine, that offers the handling ease of a handheld cutter.

1981 Koike developed, commercialized and marketed the KPC-250A, the world's first oxygen plasma cutting system.

1983 Koike establishes a laughing gas production plant in its Gunma Factory, for the first time as a specialized producer of oxygen gas.

Until 1985, the company's sales outside the United States were more a matter of good fortune and timing than of design.

1992 Koike developed the Super-400, a high-power oxygen plasma cutting machine that offers a solution to non-perpendicular cutting faces that are inherent to plasma cutting.

1994 Koike developed and marketed "Wel-Handy," a series of lightweight welding carriages that offer strong traction by utilizing the power of magnets.

12,000 sq. ft. expansion 3D-Link Plasma Bevel Unit received invention award from The Japan Welding Engineering Society Koike Aronson, Inc./Ransome received ISO 9001:2000 Certification

2001 Koike commercialized its infectious medical waste melting system and released it as DOMIWS.

2003 Koike Engineering (Tangshan) Co., Ltd. began production.

2006 Koike manufactured and marketed the "IK-05 Lifting Piece Cutting Machine," a portable, automated gas cutting machine that employs a spring drive system instead of a motor, and is lightweight and compact for use in severe outdoor working environments.

2008 Koike Engineering Germany GmbH was established in Friedberg,Germany.(At this moment,they are our consolidated subsidiary company.)

2011 Filling and Shipping operation of the gas was transferred to Ichikawa Sougou Gas Center Co., Ltd. and closed Ichikawa Gas Filling Factory