Koike Aronson Ransome History Timeline
1918 |
Koike founded in Tokyo Japan |
1920 |
Airco formed their cutting machine operation |
1934 |
Established first oxygen filling factory |
1937 |
Developed IK-12 series (original of IK-12MAX3, etc) |
1946 |
Established first oxygen manufacturing factory |
1946 |
Aronson Machine Company was founded by Chuck Aronson |
1962 |
Koike Sanso Kogyo established first liquid oxygen manufacturing factory |
1962 |
Exhibited to A.W.S. Show in USA |
1969 |
Airco acquired Aronson Machine Company |
1970 |
Opened resident office in TX |
1974 |
Established Koike America in IL |
1981 |
The first oxygen-plasma system in the world was developed by Koike |
1982 |
Established Koike Europe in the Netherlands |
1983 |
Developed and started manufacturing Laser cutting machine |
1985 |
Established Koike Aronson by acquiring BOC's Aronson Division |
1989 |
Established Koike Korea Engineering in South Korea |
1998 |
Acquired ISO:9001 for Techno Center and Gunma Koike |
2001 |
Koike Aronson purchased former Ransome Company |
2002 |
Established Koike Engineering Tangshan in China |
2004 |
Acquired ISO:9001 for Ichikawa Seiki Factory |
2006 |
Received Manufacturer of the year award from the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce. NC Plate Printing System received
invention award from |
2007 |
12,000 sq. ft. expansion |
2008 |
Arcade, New York 20,000 sq ft facility expansion |
2008 |
Arcade, NY Demo Room completed. |
2009 |
Began the production of Koikejet
Series waterjet cutting machines. |
2010 |
Launched Anti-Drift Turning Roll - Prevents Vessel Drift |
2011 |
Launched Wel-Twin, PNC-10
Elite, LogiKar, |
2012 |
Koike Sponsors James Buescher 31-
Turner Racing Motorsports |
2013 |
30,000 sq ft expansion for
Positioner Assembly completed |
2014 |
Received the largest order in the company's history for girth welders and vertical up welding machines for tank construction in Saudi Arabia. |
2015 |
Renamed Koike Aronson Biondi to
Koike Aronson Brasil.
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