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History
History Acquisition of Standard and Certification
1958 Founder Nobuo Sato established Omiya Electric Co., Ltd. in Asahi-ku, Osaka City
Started to produce Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors.
 
1959 Constructed the current Plant of Shijonawate Head Office.  
1965   Obtained permission to display JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) certification at the Plant.
1969 Established Yamaguchi Sanyo Industries Co., Ltd. (currently Shimonoseki Plant).
Started to produce TV tuners
Constructed the Masuda Plant and started to produce Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors.
 
1970 Started mass production of "Radial Lead Type" Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors for 85°C.  
1978 Started to sell Capacitors.  
1985 Constructed the Izumo Plant.
Achieved a system for producing 120 million units of Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors/month.
 
1987 Merger of Omiya Electric Co., Ltd. and Yamaguchi Sanyo Industries Co., Ltd.
Capital of 90 million yen.
 
1988 Renamed the company "SUN Electronic Industries Corporation" Started mass production of "Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors" at old Masuda Plant.
Started mass production of DC-DC converters at Shimonoseki Plant.
 
1989 Started mass production of AC-DC power supplies at Shimonoseki Plant.  
1991 Koji Isogaki became new President & Representative Director.  
1992   Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors at Izumo Plant
Obtained ISO 9002 certification.
Obtained quality certification of electronic parts based on IEC standards.
1993 Opened Kanto Sales Office  
1994   Game boards at Izumo Plant.
Obtained ISO 9002 certification.
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors at Masuda Plant.
Obtained ISO 9002 certification.
DC-DC converters, B/S tuners, etc. at Shimonoseki Plant.
Obtained ISO 9002 certification.
1995   Masuda Plant.
Obtained quality certification of electronic parts based on IEC standards.
1996 Transferred tuner business to Sanyo Radio Wave Industries Co., Ltd.
Established "SUNCON Electronics (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd."
 
Part mount board at Shimonoseki Plant.
Obtained ISO 9002 certification.
1998 Completed Engineering Center at Head Office. Masuda Plant.
Obtained ISO 14001 certification.
Shimonoseki Plant.
Obtained ISO 14001 certification.
1999   DC-DC converters at Shimonoseki Plant.
Obtained ISO 9001 certification.
2000 Started mass production of the industry's first Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors with Hybrid Electrolyte "EP-cap".  
2001 Relocated Masuda Plant to new facilities. DC-DC converters at Shimonoseki Plant.
Obtained ISO 9001 certification.
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors at Head Office/Masuda Plant/Izumo Plant.
Obtained QS 9000 certification.
Obtained ISO 9001 certification.
2003 Established "SUN Electronic (Nantong) Co., Ltd."
 
Game boards at Izumo Plant.
Obtained ISO 9001 certification.
Izumo Plant.
Obtained ISO 14001 certification.
2005   Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors at SUN Electronic (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
Obtained ISO 9001 certification.
Obtained ISO 14001 certification.
2006 Koji Isogaki became Chairman & Representative Director.
Hideaki Sato became new President & Representative Director.
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors at Masuda Plant/Izumo Plant/Head Office
Obtained ISO/TS16949 certification.
2007 Started mass production of the industry's first High Voltage Compatible Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors with Hybrid Conductive Polymer "EP-cap".  
2009 Started sales of SUNCON brand products in Japan.
Started mass production of power supplies for LED lighting at Shimonoseki Plant.
Opened Taiwan Office
 
2010 Established SUN Electronic Industries (Europe) GmbH.