History

1932
Launched Imasen’s founding product, beloved by many people

February 1939　
Established Imasen Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

1940s

February 1947　
Constructed Inuyama Factory in Inuyama Town, Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture (currently Inuyama City) .

1950s

June 1954
Launched production of a wide variety of lamps

March 1955　
Started the production of relays.

June 1958
Launched production of arm- and wire-type wind regulators

1960s

November 1960
Constructed Okayama Plant in Mizushima City, Okayama Prefecture.

September 1962　
Established Imasen Kogyo Co., Ltd. in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture (changed trade name to Knight Beam Co., Ltd. in 1972) .

December 1963　
Constructed Nagoya Plant in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture.

November 1965
Started the production of seat reclining adjusters.

November 1966
Started the production of seat slide adjusters.

September 1968　
Established Imasen Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.

1970s

June 1970　
Separated the wind regulator division and established Knight Co., Ltd. in Kani-cho, Kani-gun, Gifu Prefecture
(currently Kani City) .(changed trade name to Knight Seiki Co., Ltd. in 1972).

August 1971　
Constructed Horoshima Plant in Hachihonmatsu-cho, Kamo-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Febrary 1979
Moved the head office to Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture.

1980s

January 1982　
Merged Knight Seiki Co., Ltd. into Kani Plant.(Currently Kani Plant).

November 1985
Grew to establish core products still delivered to many auto manufacturers today.

1990s

October 1993　
Merged Knight Denso Co., Ltd. into Okayama Plant.

April 1995　
Constructed Yaotsu Plant in Yaotsu-cho, Kamo-gun, Gifu Prefecture.

July 1996　
Established Imasen Philippine Manufacturing Corporation in Philippine.

Dec 1996　
Public offering of stock for over-the-counter dealings

1997
Entered North America market as Imasen

August 1997
Acquired the ISO 9001.

May 1999　
Constructed new Okayama Plant in Mabi-cho, Kibi-gun, Okayama Prefecture.

October 1999　
Acquired the QS-9000.

2000s

September 2001　

December 2001　
Established Guangzhou Imasen Electric Ind. Co., Ltd. in China.

September 2002　
Stocks listed on Nagoya Stock Exchange.

January 2002　
Acquired the ISO 14001 at all domestic plants & head office.

January 2003　
Established Imasen Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand.

February 2003
Stocks listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange.

February 2004　
Acquired the ISO/TS 16949.

April 2004　
Merged Knight Beam Co., Ltd. into Harusato Plant.

June 2007
Start of operation at Gifu Plant.

November 2007　
Established Imasen Manufacturing India Private Limited in India.

2010s

September 2010　
Established Imasen Bucyrus Technology Inc. Tennessee Plant in Tennessee, USA

March 2011　
Established Wuhan Imasen Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd. in China.

July 2012　
Established Imasen Mexico Technology S.A. de C.V. in Mexico.

August 2014
Established PT.Imasen Parts Indonesia in Bekasi, Indonesia.

2015
Created new businesses and technologies, cultivated global human resources responsible for founding the next generation Imasen Group (Development Center)

Developed a shared management philosophy from Imasen’s Showa Era history based on the theme “learning from the past” envisioning the Company’s ideal future state (History Hall)

June 2015　
Established Germany Branch.

June 2017
Launched aLQ(Non-powered walking assist).

November 2020
　Entered into a capital and business alliance with TS TECH Co., Ltd.

August 2022
　Mazda Imasen Electric Drive Co., Ltd. (MIED) is established with Mazda Motor Corporation.