Year
History
1963
■Started Processing of Bristles
1966
■Started Production of Brush Rolls
1969
■Developed Covering Yarn
1970
■Installed Testing equipments for industrial brushes rolls
1973
■Established Hotani Co., Ltd.
1974
■Announced Patent of the covering brushes in Public
1981
■Established Hotani Shoji Co., Ltd. in Osaka-City
1983
■Established Hotani Kiko, Ltd. in Wakayama-City
1984
■Developed Brushing equipments and joined Plant business
■Installed CAD system
1986
■Installed CNC machining center
1987
■Developed Roll polisher equipments
■Constructed a Plant test run factory
■Constructed a Plant test run factory
1988
■Completed the 1st Continuous covering and processing bristle line
■Installed Machining center (Five faces processing machine)
■Installed Machining center (Five faces processing machine)
1992
■Developed Mechanical descaling brush rolls
1993
■Started production and sales of new type descaling brush rolls
■Completed Construction of New office and new factory (headquarter at present)
■Completed Construction of New office and new factory (headquarter at present)
1996
■Developed and Started using descaling brush rolls which are installed between Mixed Acid Tank
1997
■Developed Cassette type brush rolls
1998
■Developed and Started Using descaling brush rolls which are installed before Sulfuric Tank (line entry)
■Manufactured the 1st Spray electrolytic equipment
2001
■Developed Hybrid type brush rolls
2002
■Installed High speed cleaning testing equipment
■Accomplished Production system of custom-made brush rolls
■Accomplished Production system of custom-made brush rolls
2005
■Established West Japan Office in Shunan city, Yamaguchi
■Developed recycling system of brush rolls
2006
■Merged Hotani Co., Ltd, Hotani Shoji Co., Ltd.,
and Hotani Kiko Ltd. into Hotani Co., Ltd.
and Hotani Kiko Ltd. into Hotani Co., Ltd.
2008
■Established Hotani Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
■Installed the Spray electrolytic cleaning systems with CE at Salzgitter Flachstahl into Hotani Co.,Ltd.
■Installed the Spray electrolytic cleaning systems with CE at Salzgitter Flachstahl into Hotani Co.,Ltd.
2009
■Momoyama Factory started.
■Qualified ISO9001 in the brush roll division
■Qualified ISO9001 in the brush roll division
2010
■Qualified ISO9001 in the machinery and shaft manufacturing division
■Established German representative office at Dusseldorf
■Established East Japan Office in Chiba city
■Established German representative office at Dusseldorf
■Established East Japan Office in Chiba city
2011
■Newly upgraded the facility of the laboratory of R&D department
2012
■Contracted an exclusive distributor agreement with MITEX Hans Knott Gummifabrik GmbH in German area
2013
■Contracted an exclusive distributor agreement with METALFORM A.S. in Turkish area
2014
■Established joint venture company in Thailand (K.S. HOTANI THAILAND)