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| Always
aiming at a richer life |
| History
of HARIO |
| Oct.
1921 |
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Founded
Hiromu Shibata Works at Kanda-Nishikicho, Tokyo.Started production and
sales physical- and chemical-use glass products. |
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Apr.
1937
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Reorganized
Hiromu Shibata Works to an unlimited partnership. |
Aug.
1940
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Constructed
a plant and a glass-melting furnace at Ueno Hanzanocho, Taito Ward,
Tokyo to start research of glass melting. |
Founder: Hiromu Shibata |
| Mar.
1943 |
Hiromu
Shibata Works was merged with Tadashi Shibata Works to organize an unlimited
partnership named Shibata Works. |
Mar.
1945
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Shibata
Works was reorganized into Shibata Chemical and Machinery Co., Ltd.
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Mar.
1947
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Standard
production of Hiromu-brand beakers, flasks, laboratory dishes and coolers.
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Aug.
1949
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Succeeded
in melting "HARIO GLASS" as a result of many-years research. |
May.
1951
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Constructed
a glass-melting furnace at Shirakawa, Koto Ward, Tokyo, the location
of the current Headquarters. Constructed the Fukagawa Plant for integrated
production. |
| Jun.
1955 |
Constructed
the industry-first tanking furnace for HARIO Glass, 1st-grade
hard glass inside the new plant. |
Catalog
of Shibata Works
(Issued in 1940)
(Housed in the Kinoshita Collection)
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| Nov.
1957 |
Reorganized
the Fukagawa Plant into Shibata Hario Glass Co.,Ltd. |
| Sept.
1961 |
Qualified
as a JIS-indication-authorized plant (for glass products for chemical
analysis, and glass-tube/rots). |
| Feb.
1962 |
Completed
the Hario Building. |
| May.
1962 |
Installed
the industry-first automatic glass-tube-forming machine. |
| Dec.
1963 |
Installed
the industry-first automatic below-forming machine. |
| Apr.
1964 |
Separated
the heat-resistant glassware division to establish Hario Co., Ltd. (former
Hario Sales Co., Ltd). |
| Jan.
1968 |
Succeeded
in development of ¡§HARIO-32 Glass,¡¨ 1st-grade hard glass,
and started mass-production. |
| Apr.
1968 |
Acquired
27,000 m2 of land at 1371 Morokawa, Sanwacho, Sarushima Country, Ibaraki
Prefecture to construct the Koga Plant. |
| Jan.
1971 |
Completed
the Koga Plant. |
| Mar.1971 |
The
Koga Plant started full-fledge operations. |
| Oct.
1971 |
Held
a ceremony celebrating the completion of the Koga
Plant and the 50th anniversary of foundation. |
Catalog
of Hiromu Shibata Works
Cover of catalog of Hiromu-brand glass filter
Housed in the Kinoshita Collection
Photos: From "History for 150 Years of Japan's Physical- and
Chemical-use Glass Product"
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| Dec.
1972 |
Succeeded
in development the "direct-current-passage glass-melting furnace"
with own unique technologies.
Started production using this furnace.
*Feb. 1977: Won the Japanese Invention Grand Prix.
*Mar. 1983: Won the Award of Director General, Science and Technology
Agency. |
| Aug.
1980 |
Branched
out into the head lens for the automobile. |
| Jun.
1983 |
Moved
the Headquarters to Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward, Tokyo, and increased capital
to 40 million yen. |
| Oct.
1983 |
Completed
the word's first computer-controlled multi-product small-lot-sized production
line for glass products in the Koga Plant, and start fll-fledged production.
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| Oct.
1985 |
Separated
the koga Plant to establish "Shibata Glass Co., Ltd." With
300 million yen of capital. |
| Sep.
1987 |
Increased
capital of HARIO Co., Ltd to 100 million yen. |
| Jan.
1992 |
Signed
an agreement with Vetrie, Italy for licensing the electric melting technology
for the borax-boric-acid glass. |
| Aug.
1993 |
Completed
a Glass Instrument Factory at Shenyang, China.
Hario Co., Ltd. Moved to Shirakawa, Koto Ward, Tokyo, the place of its
origin. |
| Sep.
1997 |
Increased
capital to 400 million yen. |
| Jul.
1998 |
Opened
its homepage. |
| Apr.
1999 |
Hario
Co., Ltd was merged with Shibata Glass Co., Ltd. to organize "Hario
Glass Co., Ltd." and increased its capital to 450 million yen. |
| Sep.
1999 |
Established
Hario Distribution Center. |
| Dec.
2000 |
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Moved
the Headquarters to Nihonbashi Tomizawa-cho, Chuo
Ward, Tokyo. |
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| HARIO's
network is ever extending globally |
| HARIO
GLASS focuses on friendly relationships with people, and this policy
is matreialized as international collaboration in overseas activities.
We have exported a variety of products, such as heat-resistant glassware,
and physical- and chemical-use glass products, to the Americas, Europe
and Southeast Asia, and now, people in 18 countries are using our products.
In addition, we have also assisted construction of glass plants and
transferred glass-related technologies. Our hope for global activities
are ever extending worldwide steadily. |
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Outlines of the company
Company name: Hario Glass Co., Ltd.
http://www.hario.com/
Head Office:9-3 Tomizawa-cho, NihonBashi,
Chuo-Ku TOKYO 103-0006 Japan
Tel: 03-3642-0101 (Main) Fax: 03-5620-1414
Koga Plant: 1371 Morokawa, Sanwa-cho
Foundation: October 1921
Establishment: April 1999
Capital: 450 million yen
President: Yasuhiro Shibata
Business lines: Planning, production and sales of heat-resistant glassware,
and home-use products
Development and production of glass materials of physical- and chemical-use
glass products and heat-resistant glassware, the head lens for the automobile,
and glass materials for industrial- and medical-use products
Osaka Office: 2-6-5 Higashitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0044
Tel: 06-6356-2141 (Main) Fax: 06-6356-2171
Fukuoka Office: 1-3-14 Yutaka, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City 812-0042
Tel: 092-411-8282 (Main) Fax: 092-411-8286 |
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Affiliated companies
 Hario
Laboratory Co., Ltd
Head Office: 3-10-1 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0021
Tel: 03-3642-5501 (Main) Fax: 03-3630-2668
Capital: 100 million yen
Business lines: Book publishing, research and development, and management
of real estate
President: Takehiro Shibata
Shibata
Kagaku Co., Ltd
Head Office: 3-1-25 Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0008
Tel: 03-3822-2121 (Main) Fax: 03-3822-2127
Foundation: October 1921
Establishment: March 1945
Capital: 100 million yen
Business lines: Production and sales of physical-, chemical- and medical-use
use glass products, industrial-use glass production equipment, scientific
machinery, and environmental and sanitary measurement equipment
President: Masahiro Shibata
Shibason
Inc. (joint-venture with SONY)
Head Office/Plant: 1 Nakane-cho, Soka City, Saitama Prefecture 340-0005
Tel: 0489-31-9111(Main) Fax: 0489-31-9115
Establishment: October 1962
Capital: 90 million yen
Business lines: Production and sales of glass valves for cathode-ray
tubes on TV sets and for industrial-use special cathode-ray tubes
President: Isao Takano
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