History
History
| 1954 | Established as a trading firm of textile machinery in Osaka, Japan. |
| 1961 |
Developed ceramic tip nozzles CERJET®, known as the first ceramic tip nozzles in the world. |
| Opened first plant in Kure city, Hiroshima, Japan. | |
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1964 |
Developed high pressure cleaning and descaling nozzles DSP series. |
| 1973 | Developed and began production of metal spray nozzles. |
| 1975 | Developed full cone nozzles with uniform distribution and minimal clogging. |
| 1979 | Invention of ultra-fine mist nozzles AKIJet® patented worldwide. |
| Opened second plant in Nishiwaki city, Hyogo, Japan. | |
| 1980 | Invention of high quality humidifier AKIMist®. |
| 1983 | Developed mist nozzles for iron & steel industry, contribution to cooling process for continuous casting machines. |
| Opened third plant in Kure city, Hiroshima, Japan. | |
| 1984 | Developed plastic nozzles for electronic industry. |
| 1985 | Developed CERTIM®, injection-molded version of CERJET®. |
| 1987 | Established a subsidiary company "Ikeuchi Taiwan Co., Ltd." in Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. |
| 1990 | Launched industrial humidification system AirAKI®. |
| Developed self-cleaning nozzles MOMOJet®. | |
| 1991 | Developed pneumatic nozzle header with BIMV nozzles. |
| 1993 | Developed sterilizing cart SaniCart®. |
| 1997 | Received Achievement Award from The Institute of Electrostatics Japan for development of antistatic system. |
| 1998 | Developed gas cooling nozzles GSIM for incineration plants. |
| 2000 | Developed large capacity pneumatic nozzles GBIM with low air-water ratio. |
| Developed quick detachable nozzles. | |
| 2001 | Developed descaling nozzle TDSS for steelmaking industry. |
| Established Shanghai Office in P.R. China. | |
| 2003 | Developed self-cleaning filter ARS Filter. |
| Expanded the plant in Nishiwaki city. | |
| 2005 | Developed mist cooling fan unit COOLJetter®. |
| Established affiliate company "IKEUCHI VIETNAM CO., LTD." in Hanoi, Vietnam. | |
| 2006 | Developed mist cooling system LYOHM System® for effective solution of "heat-island phenomenon" and global warming. |
| Established joint affiliate company "IKEUCHI (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD." | |
| Established affiliate company "IKEUCHI USA, INC." in Ohio, USA. | |
| 2007 | Developed ionization and humidification apparatus FOGonizer®. |
| Added a new plant onto the Kure city plant. | |
| 2008 | Developed energy-saving humidifier AKIMist®"E" equipped with new Dry Fog Nozzle AKI03. |
| Established affiliate company IKEUCHI EUROPE B.V. in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
