Flowmeters and System Solutions
Flowmeters and System solution.
Flowmeters and System Solutions
Flowmeters and System solution.
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| May 1949 | Jun Kashima, the founder of OVAL, begins operations at Higashi-Osaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo. |
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| Jul. 1953 | OVAL receive a gas flowmeter manufacturing license, becoming the first company in Japan to produce four types of flowmeters - the other three are water meters, gasoline dispensers and oil meters. |
| Oct. 1961 | OVAL stock is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Apr. 1972 | Production begins at the newly completed Yamanashi Factory. |
| Aug. 1982 | Yokohama Operations Center opens in the Kanazawa Seaside Industrial Area developed by the city of Yokohama. |
| Jul. 1985 | Emerson Japan Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Company (U.S.A.), becomes a major shareholder with capital increasing to 2.2 billion yen. |
| Jul. 1985 | OVAL forms an agreement with Micro Motion, Inc. (USA) for technological transfers to continue between the two companies on production of flowmeters and all related technologies. |
| Oct. 1991 | Oval Singapore Pte. Ltd. is founded as a subsidiary of OVAL. |
| Dec. 1992 | The new corporate name, "OVAL Corporation," and the new corporate trademark are introduced. |
| Aug. 1993 | Yang Instrutech Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of OVAL, is founded in Taipei, Taiwan. |
| Oct. 1993 | Oval Singapore Pte. Ltd. changes its name to Oval Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and expands the scope of its business since then. |
| Sep. 1994 | Yokohama Operation Center, OVAL's main production site, is certified according to ISO 9001 in Quality System. |
| Oct. 1994 | Beijing Office opens. |
| Apr. 1996 | Hefei Oval instrument Co. Ltd. begins operations in Hefei, China. |
| May 1996 | Yang Instrutech Co., Ltd. changes its name to Oval Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 1998 | Shanghai Oval Instrument Co., Ltd. is founded in China. |
| Sep. 1999 | Oval Techno Co., Ltd. is founded as new subsidiary of OVAL. |
| Sep. 2002 | 5,953,000 shares of OVAL Corporation repurchased from Emerson Japan Co Ltd., the largest shareholder, and equity relationship between the two companies ends. |
| Sep. 2002 | Establishes Oval Europe B.V. in the Netherlands to expand sales and improve maintenance service in Europe and the Middle East. |
| Apr. 2003 | Yamanashi factory and Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd. are consolidated to a new company, Yamanashi Oval Corporation. |
| Apr. 2004 | A subsidiary company in Korea, Oval Gas Engineering Co. is established. |
| Apr. 2005 | In order to rationalize management, OVAL Corporation absorbs its subsidiary, Oval Techno Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2006 | OVAL head office is certified according to ISO9001 in Quality System. |
| Aug. 2006 | Yokohama Operation Center is certified according to ISO14001 in Environment Management System Standards. |
| Sep. 2006 | OVAL Corporation is registered as a qualified calibration party according to JCSS (Japan Calibration Service System). |
| Jul. 2007 | Oval Gas Engineering Co. renames to Oval Engineering Inc. |
| Mar. 2009 | Miyazaki OVAL Corporation was established as a joint company with Yoshikawa Electric Co., Ltd. to integrate the manufacture of electric instruments and converters. |
| Nov. 2009 | As part of the business tie-up and capital alliance between TOKYO KEIKI INC. and OVAL Corporation, 1,309,000 shares of OVAL Corporation are assigned to TOKYO KEIKI INC. on Dec. 1. |
| Jul. 2010 | Establishes HEFEI OVAL Automation Control System Co., Ltd. in China. |
| Aug. 2010 | OVAL head office is certified according to ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems Standard. |
| Jul. 2011 | Aiming to develop further growth in overseas flow measurement markets, Tokyo Keiki Inc., Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd., Chino Corporation, and OVAL Corporation create a business alliance. |
| Mar. 2012 | OVAL Corporation is listed as a loanable stock of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| May 2012 | Changes share unit of stock from 1,000 to 100 in order to improve liquidity of the stock and expand the investor base. |
| May 2014 | OVAL Corporation is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Jun. 2016 | Transitions to a company with an audit and supervisory committee. |
| Apr. 2017 | OVAL Corporation of America is founded in Texas, U.S.A. |
| Jun. 2018 | OVAL head office and Yokohama Operation Center are certified according to ISO27001 in information security management system standards. |
| Aug. 2018 | Acquired additional shares of Miyazaki OVAL to make it a wholly owned subsidiary. |
| Apr. 2022 | OVAL Corporation has made transition to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. |
| Jan. 2023 | Acquired all shares of Keihin Keisoku Co., Ltd. and made it a wholly owned subsidiary. |
| Oct. 2023 | OVAL Corporation has made transition to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market. |