Overview
| Company Name | Watanabe Electric Industry Co. Ltd. |
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| Trademark |  |
| Headquarters Address | 6-16-19 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 |
| Representative | Chairman Hideki Watanabe
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| Date Founded | November 3, 1940 |
| Date Established | July 3, 1951 |
| Capital Funds | 45 million yen |
| Total Employees | 93 |
| Authorized capital stock | 180 million yen |
| Bank Information | Mizuho Bank Shibuya Chuo Branch
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| Business Segments | Development, manufacturing and sales of measurement and control instruments |
| Business Bases | Headquarter & Tokyo Sales Office 6-16-19 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 Osaka Sales Office TCS Bldg. 5F, 1-14-33 Esaka-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0063 Nagano Sales Office Fushimi IT Bldg. 5F, 1-4-25 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 460-0003 |
| Parent company | Watanabe Electric Industry Co. Ltd. 6-16-19 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 To the website |
History
| Company History | Product History |
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November, 1940Ryuzo Watanabe the founder established the company in Meguro-ku, Tokyo May, 1946Moved to the current location (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) June, 1948Established Watanabe Electric Instruments Works Limited Partnership | |
July, 1951Changed the company name to Watanabe Electric Industry Co. Ltd., and Ryuzo Watanabe became the Representative Director & President June, 1954Passed the examination of the 1st Japanese Industrial Standard accompanying its establishment by the Industrial Standardization Law. | June, 1954Released the "Non-Contact Meter Relay " |
March, 1962Received the Excellent Factory Award from the Governor of Tokyo November, 1962Received the Excellent Factory Award from the Director General for Small and Medium Enterprise Agency August, 1965Expanded the headquarters factory. Increased capital funds to 18 million yen March, 1968Increased capital funds to 36 million yen | |
April, 1971Increased capital funds to 45 million yen October, 1972Established 2nd factory of the headquarters | April, 1974Released the "Signal Converter" January, 1975Released the "Digital Panel Meter" |
May, 1985Received the Superior Report Corporation Award June, 1988Issued privately-offered corporate bonds | |
January, 1993Ryuzo Watanabe became Chairman, and Hideki Watanabe became President June, 1998Acquired certification of the manual type Headlight Tester Model | June, 1996Released the Measurement & Monitoring Network "Rial Link" September, 1997Released the Bar Graph Meter Relay "WBGC Series" November, 1998Released the "WKD Series" Power Multimeter for LonWorks network |
May, 2000Acquired certification of the image processing type and fully automatic Headlight Tester Model April, 2003Established the Osaka Sales Office August, 2003Received award at the Institute of Electrical Installation Engineers of Japan March, 2005Acquired ISO9001 Certification April, 2007Acquired ISO14001 Certification June, 2007Started the Tokyo Factory operation and relocated the Headlight Tester Division | September, 2001Released theLonWorks corresponding module "BALON Series" August, 2003Released the jointly developed "Energy History Measurement System for Buildings" with CHUBU Electric Power Co., Inc. and TOENEC CORPORATION April, 2005Released the Freestyle type energy monitoring unit "Joint Module" September, 2007Released the Power Multimeter "WKM Series" June, 2008Released the 14 function modules of compact signal converter "WSP Series" August, 2009Full model change of image processing type manual headlight tester, and released HTL-522 September, 2009Released the Energy Remote Monitoring System "WVM Series" |
January, 2010Acquired the Electronic Measuring Instruments Division of Asahikeiki Co., Ltd. which is a consolidated subsidiary of Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. | February, 2010Released the Web browser-based Energy Management System "EcoRiAL" June, 2010Released the Web browser-based Energy Monitoring Module "WTM-PE Series" June, 2011Released the Web browser-based Demand Controller "WTM-DMD Series" September, 2011Released the digital panel meter "WLD-PA Series" for power measurement November, 2011Released the compact pulse count module "WPC Series" for power measurement August, 2012Released the BEMS-compatible Demand Controller "WTM-DMD6V" February, 2013Released the high-performance digital panel meter "WPM Series" March, 2014Released the Free Power Monitoring Software "Econo-Mibunroku" 2014年4月Released the HEMS-compatible Module "WNL Series" October, 2014Acquired “Good Design Award 2014” for high-performance digital panel meter "WPM Series" |
January, 2017Acquired all rights of Tokyo Netsugaku Co., Ltd., including intellectual property and business rights February, 2017Established the Tokyo Netsugaku Division of Watanabe Electric Industry Co., Ltd. August, 2017Spun off the manufacturing division and established Watanabe Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. April, 2018Implemented Organizational Restructuring and Launched Operations at Watanabe Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | October, 2015Released the Modbus (RTU)-compatible I/O Module "WMB Series" May, 2016Released the Full-Color LCD Digital Panel Meter "WPMZ Series" June, 2016Released the BACnet MS/TP-compatible I/O Module "WBI Series" August, 2017Acquired "Good Design Award 2017" for DIN Digital Panel Meter "AM-215B Series" October, 2018Released the BACnet MS/TP-compatible I/O Module "WRBI Series" |
March, 2020Expanded Tokyo Factory of Watanabe Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Relocated Meie Factory (Sensor Business Group) to Chofu November, 2020Watanabe Electric Industry Co. Ltd. 80th anniversary March, 2022New head office building completed September, 2022Integrated the Fukushima Sales Office into the Tokyo Sales Office October, 2024Hideki Watanabe became Chairman,and Yohei Harada became President | January, 2021Released the LTE-M Communication-Compatible Power Pulse Measurement Unit "WLM Series" May, 2021Released the IoT Gateway “WGWA Series” September, 2023Released the Cloud Service “Kenbunroku Cloud” August, 2024Released the IoT Gateway “WGWB Series” April, 2025Released the Slim Power Meter "WMS-PE2" |
