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1917 Our predecessor company, Tokyo Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd., was established in Awaji-cho in Kanda, Tokyo, and began with the manufacture and sale of electrical equipment for medical applications and foundational electromechanical equipment
1918 Tokio Kobayakawa (the Company’s founder) established another predecessor company, the limited partnership Kyosan Shokai (from which “Kyosan” gets its name) in Sanjikkenbori in Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo. This began with the manufacture and sales of mechanical equipment.
	1920 RelayJapan's First
1921 Tokio Kobayakawa appointed Representative Director of Tokyo Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd.	1921 Impedance bond
1923 Tokyo Office established.	1923 Automatic block signaling deviceJapan's First Electromechanical interlockingJapan's First
	1925 Railway crossing alarmJapan's First Electric point machine
1926 Company name changed to Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	1926 Electric interlockingJapan's First
1928 Constructed and transferred corporate offices and factory to the present location. Merged with the limited partnership Kyosan Shokai and with Nippon Electric Application Co., Ltd. (a manufacturer of transformers)
	1931 Automatic blocking device for single tacks Traffic signal Cuprous oxide rectifierJapan's First Compact car (named Kyosan-go)
	1932 Trip arm type ATS deviceJapan's First Automatic Block Signalling System for Single Tracks Remote Control Device
	1933 Relay interlockingJapan's First
1935 Osaka Satellite Office (currently Osaka Branch)established.
	1936 CTC systemJapan's First
	1937 Car retarder (Freight car decelerator)Japan's First
	1938 Systematic traffic signal controller
1942 Nagoya Satellite Office (currently Nagoya branch) established.
1947 Kyodo Kogyo Co., Ltd(currently Kyosan Seiki Co., Ltd. )established.
1949 Stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
	1950 Selenium rectifier
	1951 Time code type CTC equipment
1952 Kyushu Satellite Office (currently Kyushu branch) established.
	1954 Type B cab warning device
	1956 AF track circuit device
	1958 Type A and C cab warning devices Multistage systematic traffic signal controller Silicon rectifierJapan's First
	1960 Machine tools exclusively for automotive factories.
1961 Stock listed on the first section of the Osaka Securities Exchange. Kyosan Metal Industry Co., Ltd. established.
1962 Kyosan Koji Co., Ltd. (currently Kyosan Electrical Construction ＆ Engineering Service Co.，Ltd.）established. Tokyo Office transferred to the current location.	1962 Type S ATS device Thyristor rectifier
	1963 ATC system for the Tokaido Shinkansen Line Crankshaft wrapping machine（Machine tool） Constant Voltage Constant Frequency power supply
1964 Kyosan Kogyo Co., Ltd. established.	1964 Automatic-response systematic traffic signal controllerJapan's First
1965 Sendai Sales Office (currently Sendai Branch) established.	1965 Programmed Traffic Control (PTC) system
	1966 Car stopper
	1967 Various types of ATS devices Transfer machine（Machine tool）
	1969 Total Traffic Control (TTC) system
1970 Hiroshima Sales Office (currently Hiroshima Branch) established.	1970 Ultrasound vehicle detector
1971 Sapporo Sales Office (currently Sapporo Branch) established. Taiwan Kyosan Co., Ltd. established in Taiwan.
1972 Shikoku Sales Office (currently Shikoku Branch) established.	1972 Power supply for satellite communication earth stations Parking meter for street parking
	1973 ATC system for the Sanyo Shinkansen Line
	1974 Computerized TTS system Wide area traffic control system Power supply for electronic exchanges (DEX)
	1976 Destination announcement device
	1977 Cab signal type ATC system Non-insulated track circuit device Skypower
	1978 ATC systems for the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen lines Centrally monitored multistage systematic controller Miyakojima airport flight information display system (FIDS)
	1980 Doppler type vehicle detector VVVF power supply Clear-up fuse
	1981 Roadside type variable signboards Total management system for bus service Japan's First Signaling system for medium distance transit systems (for unattended train operation) World's First
	1982 Computer-based CTC system for U.S. Amtrak Mule (railway car mover) 《JR Oi Plant》
1984 Partial ownership of Osaka Rectifier Co., Ltd., acquired; company become a Kyosan affiliate.	1984 Electronic interlockingJapan's First
	1986 Solid state high voltage power supply Semi-free pattern type information panel controller LED traffic information display for traffic controlJapan's First
	1988 Train timetable creator Solid state RF power supply Centralized parking meter control systemJapan's First
	1989 High-Frequency Power Converter High-Voltage DC Power Supply Class-C Analog Control RF Generator Power supply for mobile communications Traffic control system to Shenzhen, China Signaling system for normal-conducting HSST maglev system《Yokohama Exotic Showcase:YES'89》Japan's First
1990 Sueyoshi Office established.	1990 K5B electronic interlocking equipment Vector control RF matcher Security system for magnetic continuous transportation system (CTM) 《The International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Expo '90)》
	1991 Smooth-braking ATC system(ME-type ATC equipment)
	1992 High-frequency induction heating power supply
1993 Capitalization increased to 6.27 billion (amortization of bonds with preemptive rights completed)	1993 Programmed Route Control (PRC) Optical train detector Multifunctional digital RF generator
	1994 Multifunctional digital DC converter Eco-station for Electric Vehicles
1995 ISO 9001 certification granted to semiconductor division.
1996 ISO 9001 certification granted to Railway signal division and Traffic systems division (currently Traffic control systems division).	1996 Electronic interlocking device for export
	1998 Traffic control ITS equipment for Nagano Olympics APM signaling system for Hong Kong airport Centralized electronic interlockingJapan's First
	1999 RF electronic matcher Non-destructive inspection device
	2000 Matsue City bus locator system Partial-height platform screen door (Platform door) Class-D 13.56MHz RF Generator (full-bridge class-D amplifier) Power supplies for Shinkansen signaling systems
	2001 Microwave power supplies
2002 ISO14001 certified.
	2003 Multi-function power supplies for communications devices Point machine attached to sleeper (TCK-1)World's First
	2004 Gap FillerWorld's First
2005 Zama Factory established. Beijing Office established.	2005 Digital DC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Practical application of HSST 《Tobu Kyuryo Line》Japan's First Level crossing barrier with no balance-weight 「2005 Good Design Awarded」
	2006 Thread lines and Space lights (Safeguards for passenger transfer area) Left/Thread lines Right/Space lights
	2007 Railway signaling system for Taiwan High Speed Rail Autonomous distributed traffic control signal system road traffic signal controller Profile signal control system
	2008 Traffic signaling system for the PMS system of Singapore Changi International Airport Traffic signaling system for the IAT system of Incheon International Airport Digital ATS (C-ATS)
	2009 60MHz RF generator Diffusing lens LED road traffic signal unit Signaling systems for APMs for Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
2010 Taiwan Branch established.	2010 Railway signaling system for the APM system of Minami International Airport Touch system push button box
	2011 Signaling system for Kyushu Shinkansen Onboard intelligence type ATC equipment Miami International Airport (MIA) - signaling system for APM connecting with peripheral facilities Class-D 40.68MHz RF generator
	2012 Power supply load units for road traffic signals
2013 Kyosan India Private Limited established. Completed construction on a new factory building equipped with solar generators on the Head Office premises	2013 Signaling system for Harbin Metro Line 1 Operation management and supervision system for Neiwan Line (Taiwan) Uninterruptible power supply with three-phase,three-wire systemWorld's First (applicable to three-phase unbalanced power) Advanced optical beacon Road traffic signal controller with built-in power supply load unit
	2014 Waterproof road traffic signal controllerJapan's First Second-generation Class-D RF power supply (with the world's smallest high-efficiency and large-capacity amplifier)
2015 Kyosan USA Inc. established.	2015 Operation monitoring system for Nagoya GuideWay-Bus Received an award for “Outstanding Company for Contributing to the Promotion of Informatization” Signaling facility and platform screen doors for Sendai Subway Tozai Line
2016 Completed construction on a new office building on the Head Office premises	2016 Transparent platform screen door Signaling facility for Hokkaido Shinkansen Passenger information system for Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal「2016 Good Design Awarded」
2017 Established a new ≪KYOSAN VISION≫, corporate logo, and corporate symbol to mark 100 years since the Company’s founding Provided donations to the Yokohama Science Frontier High School and Kanagawa Prefecture Tsurumi Police Station as part of commemorative social contribution efforts corporate logo corporate symbol to mark	2017 Entry-Avoidance System [Shika Fumikiri - Level Crossing System Preventing Deer Collision Accidents (Deer-Collision Prevention System at Level Crossing)] 「2017 Good Design Awarded」 CBTC System for New Transit Systems JR Shikoku new Telemeter System
	2018 Received the 2018 Good Design Award for Keikyu Shinagawa Station train departure information display system
	2019 Lightweight movable platform barriers (platform doors)
2020 Established Kyosan Europe Sp. z o.o. Completed construction on a R&D center on the Head Office premises
	2021 Dual Mode Vehicle (DMV) operation security system World's First
2022 Medium-Term Management Plan 2025 begins Stock listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

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