Company Facts・History | All-round Manufacturer of Level Controllers for Powder, Granules and Liquid ～KANSAI Automation Co., Ltd.

Registered Name

KANSAI Automation Co., Ltd.

Established

October, 1969

President

Norio Miyasaka

Capital

50,000,000 yen

Employees

82

Headquarters

2-14, Togano-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0056, Japan

Business Segment

Sales and Manufacturing of Level Sensor and Environmental Instruments

Office

Headquarters/
Osaka Sales Office

2-14,Togano-cho, Kita-ku,
Osaka 530-0056, Japan
TEL：81-6-6312-2071
FAX：81-6-6314-0848

Tokyo Branch

1-29-6,Hamamatsu-cho,Minato-ku
Tokyo105-0013, Japan
TEL：81-3-5777-6931
FAX：81-3-5777-6933

Nagoya Sales Office

3-31-27,Uchiyama, Chigusa-ku
Nagoya464-0075, Japan
TEL：81-52-741-2432
FAX：81-52-741-1588

Kyushu Sales Office

1-2-39,Asano, Kokura Kita-ku,
Kitakyushu802-0001,Japan
TEL：81-93-511-4741
FAX：81-93-511-4580

Osaka Factory

3-16-38, Tatsumi Nishi, Ikuno-Ku,
Osaka 544-0012, Japan
TEL：81-6-6757-3051
FAX：81-6-6754-6397

General Research Institute

6-11-8, Tashima, Ikuno-Ku,
Osaka 544-0011, Japan
TEL：81-6-6757-3531

Group Company

Level And Co., Ltd.　KIMURA MFG Co., Ltd.

Major Countries for Business

U.S.A., England, Germany, Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, etc.

Business Partners

Monitor Manufacturing, HYCONTROL Ltd., Flowline Inc., PCME Ltd., KARI-FINN Ltd., Micronics Ltd., ENOTEC GmbH, WESS Global Inc. etc.

October 1969

Acquired a new utility model patent for the rotating level gauge, and founded Kansai Automation Co., Ltd. as a general manufacturer of powder level gauges.

March 1972

Opened Tokyo Sales Office.

April 1972

Developed Fluid Level Gauge and Sounding Bob-type Level Meter.

January 1973

Technical and Sales tie-up with Monitor Technologies, LLC.(U.S.A.) and KARI-FINN OY(Findland).

May 1977

Opened Kyushu Detached Office.

January 1981

Built a New Headquarters Building.

March 1982

Developed Vibration Level Switch.

April 1984

Opened Nagoya Sales Office, and reorganized Kyushu Detached Office into Kyushu Sales Office.

June 1984

Developed Capacitive Proximity Sensor.

April 1987

Completed Research Institute.

May 1988

Opened Tokyo Laboratory.

January 1989

Upgraded Tokyo Sales Office to Tokyo Branch.

September 1989

Opened Hiroshima Sales Office

September 1990

Developed world’s first Acoustic Level Gauge

March 1991

Introduced an On-line System

May 1993

Built a new single-employee dormitory in Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

March 1994

Opened Yokohama Sales Office

June 1995

Technical and Sales tie-up with PCME Ltd.(England)

August 1997

Technical and Sales tie-up with Flowline, Inc. in the U.S.A.

November 1997

Technical and Sales tie-up with Hycontrol Ltd.(England)

August 1999

Launched the sale of Rotary Paddle Mini Level Switch, “LEMICON-S”.

November 2000

Launched the sale of Sounding Level Controller, “KSL-DS4”

December 2000

Launched the sale of Speed Detecting Switch under KPS series.

January 2001

Technical and Sales tie-up with Micronics Ltd. (England).

January 2002

Technical and Sales tie-up with ENOTC GmbH (Germany)

August 2004

Consolidated Tokyo Branch and Yokohama Sales Office into New Tokyo Branch(Minato-ku).

May 2005

Launched the sale of Swing Type Level Switch, “SWM”

July 2005

Technical and Sales tie-up with Greyline Instruments Inc.(Canada)

March 2007

Opened new Osaka annex

July 2007

Certified by ISO9001:2000

August 2007

Technical and Sales tie-up with WESS Global Inc.(Korea)

May 2010

Certified by ISO9001:2008

November 1970

FL-G Model Pressure-resistant Explosion-proof, certified by Labor Ministry under Japan’s Industrial Safety and Health Law and Related Ordinances(hereafter called as JISHL).

March 1979

Certified by ClassNK (Tokyo)

April 1979

FL-GPO Model Pressure-resistant Explosion-proof, certified by Labor Ministry under JISHL

October 1979

FL-GM Model Pressure-resistant Explosion-proof, certified by Labor Ministry under JISHL

January 1980

Certified by Norske Veritas (Oslo)

April 1980

SL Model Intrinsic Safety Explosion-proof, certified by Labor Ministry under JISHL

July 1981

Certified by Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (London)

September 1981

KFG Model Pressure-resistant Explosion-proof Float Switch, certified 　by Labor Ministry under JISHL

January 1984

CM-4 Model Pressure-resistant Explosion-proof, certified by Labor 　Ministry under JISHL

March 2009

KFE Model Pressure-resistant Explosion-proof Float Switch, certified 　by Labor Ministry under JISH