AIRTECH JAPAN, LTD.
Japan's only specialized manufacturer of clean air systems, supplying cleanrooms, clean benches, air showers and biohazard equipment to the semiconductor, LCD, regenerative medicine and other high-reliability industries.
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Overview
AIRTECH JAPAN, LTD. (日本エアーテック株式会社) is a Japanese manufacturer of clean air systems headquartered in Taito-ku, Tokyo. Founded in March 1973 in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, the company describes itself as Japan's only specialized manufacturer of clean air systems, designing and producing cleanrooms, clean benches, air showers, biohazard systems and related contamination-control equipment. Its products serve industries where high reliability is essential, including semiconductors, LCDs and regenerative medicine, and the company emphasizes custom engineering, a two-year domestic warranty, global support and one-stop service. The company was established in 1973 to manufacture and sell air purification equipment. It completed its first standard clean bench in 1974 and began producing air shower units and other clean air system products in 1975. Over the following decades it expanded its manufacturing footprint with the Soka plant (1976) and Gunma plant (1992), opened sales offices across Japan (Osaka, Fukuoka, Sendai, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Minami-Kyushu), and built international joint ventures and technology-licensing arrangements in Singapore, Taiwan, China, South Korea and the United States. It began in-house production of high-performance HEPA filters in 1995 and launched the AeroCare household air purifier in 1996. AIRTECH JAPAN is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Standard Market) under securities code 6291. It was first registered with the Japan Securities Dealers Association over-the-counter market in 1991, listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1997, and later designated to the First Section in 2005. Its headquarters moved to Iriya, Taito-ku, Tokyo in 1997. The company's paid-in capital is approximately 2.13395 billion yen. Its representative director and president is Shinya Hirasawa. Today the company markets a broad catalog of clean air products, including cleanrooms, air showers, safety cabinets, clean booths, clean benches, FFU (fan filter units), HEPA filters and infection-control equipment, and has recently promoted a cleanroom-compatible robot vacuum cleaner (C30CR). It continues to exhibit at trade shows such as FOOMA JAPAN and to appear in Japanese business media.
History
AIRTECH JAPAN, LTD. was established in March 1973 in Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, for the purpose of manufacturing and selling air purification equipment. In March 1974 it completed a standard clean bench and developed a low-noise fan (LNF-1). In February 1975 it began manufacturing air shower units and many other clean air system products. A Soka plant was established in Saitama Prefecture in December 1976, and an Osaka sales office opened in 1978. In January 1979 the company took an equity stake in Tech Co. and Air Engineering Co., which provided installation services for its products. In June 1983 a Clean Supply Department was created for dust-free cleaning of cleanroom garments and sale of wipers; in February 1984 dust-free laundry equipment was installed and dust-free garment cleaning was developed. The headquarters moved to Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo in May 1984. International expansion began in September 1984 with the establishment of AIRTECH EQUIPMENT PTE., LTD. in Singapore as a joint venture with UTOPIA-AIR PTE., LTD., followed by a clean air technology licensing agreement in January 1985. In January 1986 the Clean Supply Department was spun off as Clean Supply Co., Ltd., which was later absorbed back in July 1989. Sales offices were added in Fukuoka (1987), Sendai (1987), Nagoya (1994), Hiroshima (2004) and Minami-Kyushu (2004). In September 1987 the company developed the SS-MAC series, garment stockers, LC-type HEPA units and clean dust boxes. In April 1990 a joint venture, Futai Air Conditioning Technology Co., Ltd., was established in Taiwan with Yingjie Air Conditioning Machinery Company, followed by a technology licensing agreement in May 1990. In February 1992 Okabe Tech Co., Ltd. was established as a joint venture with Okabe Kogyo Co., Ltd., and a Gunma plant was built in September 1992 and leased to Okabe Tech. In March 1994 Suzhou Antai Air Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, as a joint venture with China Suzhou Purification Equipment Co., Ltd. and three other companies, with a clean air technology licensing agreement. In July 1995 AIRTECH INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC. was established in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, as a manufacturing subsidiary for clean air products; it was liquidated in September 2000. In-house production of high-performance HEPA filters began in September 1995, and in February 1996 the company began manufacturing and selling the AeroCare household air purifier. The company was registered on the over-the-counter market of the Japan Securities Dealers Association in November 1991. In July 1997 it listed its shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and in August 1997 it built and moved to a head office building in Iriya, Taito-ku, Tokyo. In March 1998 it absorbed Okabe Tech Co., Ltd., which became its Gunma plant. In September 1998 Suzhou Huatai Air Filter Co., Ltd. was established in Wuxian, Jiangsu Province, China, as a joint venture with China Wu Jing Purification Equipment Company and Suzhou Purification Equipment Co., Ltd., with an air filter technology licensing agreement. In March 2001 a research building was constructed at the Soka plant and a research laboratory was established. In March 2002 Suzhou Futai Clean System Co., Ltd. was established in the Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, China, as a joint venture with Suzhou Industrial Park Antai Air Conditioning Purification Technology Co., Ltd. and Futai Air Conditioning Technology Co., Ltd. In October 2003 a sheet metal factory was built at the Gunma plant. In March 2004 a clean air equipment technology licensing agreement was signed with Korea's WOOLEE, which changed its name to WOOLEE AIRTECH KOREA CO., LTD. In June 2005 the company's shares were designated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Today AIRTECH JAPAN operates as a specialized clean air system manufacturer, with its head office at 1-14-9 Iriya, Taito-ku, Tokyo. Its paid-in capital is 2,133,950,000 yen. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market under securities code 6291. Its representative director and president is Shinya Hirasawa. The company continues to develop and market clean air products, including the C30CR cleanroom-compatible robot vacuum cleaner, and participates in trade shows and media features.
- 1995
Established AIRTECH INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC. in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA.
- 1994
Established Suzhou Antai Air Technology Co., Ltd. in Suzhou, China, as a joint venture.
- 1994
Opened Nagoya sales office.
- 1992
Established Okabe Tech Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Okabe Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- 1992
Built Gunma plant and leased it to Okabe Tech Co., Ltd.
- 1991
Registered on the over-the-counter market of the Japan Securities Dealers Association.
- 1990
Established Futai Air Conditioning Technology Co., Ltd. in Taiwan as a joint venture.
- 1990
Signed clean air technology licensing agreement with Futai Air Conditioning Technology Co., Ltd.
- 1989
Absorbed Clean Supply Co., Ltd.
- 1987
Opened Fukuoka office.
Products and positioning
Japan's only specialized manufacturer of clean air systems, offering custom-engineered, high-reliability contamination-control solutions with domestic warranty and global support.
C30CR cleanroom-compatible robot vacuum cleaner
Standard air shower (EAS, 18-type)
Aluminum clean booth (MCB)
FFU: multipurpose clean unit (SS-MAC)
FFU: SUS clean unit (EC-MAC)
Safety cabinets
Clean benches
HEPA filters
Biohazard systems
Infection-control equipment
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