| Corporate Logo |
| Head Office/Factory |
147 Funagata, Kofunakoshi,
Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi
986-0132 Japan |
TEL@(0225) 62-3761
FAX@(0225) 62-3922
e-mail: sales@kls-co.com |
| Omiya Office |
4F YST Bldg, 4-263 Sakuragi-cho,
Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama
330-0854 Japan |
TEL@(048) 648-8379
FAX@(048) 648-8389 |
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| Foundation |
August 1927: Company founded as Kondo Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
August 2006: Kahoku Lighting Solutions Corporation established
as an independent company from Philips Lighting Holdings B.V.
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| Management Team |
President, Representative Director: (Mr.) Yoshiaki Matsui
Development Manager, Director: (Mr.) Akio Takahashi
Sales Manager, Director: (Mr.) Hitoshi Miura |
| Employees |
110 |
| Capital |
JPY 100 million |
| Main Business |
Development, manufacture, and sales of Halogen Lamps and HID Lamps for Special lighting fields.
| Light source |
Application |
| Halogen lamp |
OHP/Slide projector, Film projector, Light source for industrial fiber inspection process, Film developing (Minilab), Medical equipment (endoscope, blood analyzer), Airport lighting, Stage/Studio lighting, Semiconductor manufacturing equipment (silicon wafer heating process), and others
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| Metal halide lamp |
Stage/Studio lighting, Lighting for Film Shooting, and others |
| Xenon lamp |
Light source for UV spot curing, and others |
| DC Metal halide lamp |
Light source for industrial automatic inspection, and others |
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| History |
August 1927
Company founded as Kondo Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Started manufacturing projection lamps
April 1968
Concluded a joint venture and a technical assistance contract with GTE Sylvania
November 1972
Changed company name to Kondo Sylvania Co., Ltd.
Started manufacturing and sales of camera flashcubes
January 1973
Constructed a factory in Kahoku, Miyagi-pref. and started manufacturing halogen lamps
Released halogen lamps with dichroic coated reflector for projectors ahead of competitors
October 1992
Closed the joint venture contract with GTE Sylvania and concluded a new joint venture
contract with Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
February 1993
Changed company name to Kondo Philips Lighting Co., Ltd.
January 1995
Started manufacturing metal halide lamps
October 1995
Changed company name to Philips Lighting K.K.
November 1997
Obtained ISO9001 certification
April 1998
Transferred export sales from Philips Japan, Ltd to Philips Lighting K.K.
March 2002
Achieved over 100 million halogen lamp manufacturing
September 2004
Obtained ISO14001 certification
August 2006
Independent form Philips Lighting Holding B.V. as Kahoku Lighting Solutions Corporation
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