History of ASTI
Energized by the next generation of challenges,
ASTI is surpassing all personal beliefs.
ASTI is surpassing all personal beliefs.
More than 40 years since establishment in 1963. ASTI has been continuously working towards the needs of society and the customer. Success at ASTI can be attributed to the desire to look at the next generation as a challenge while also looking at the requirements of the changing times. Everyday, ASTI goes towards the future from new starting points. It is the path to technology and challenges.
From Establishment to 1970
| 1963 May | Founded Pen Oil Sales Company in Asada-Cho, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka. Started sales of oil products like lubricants for automobiles and ships. |
| 1965 April | Started assembling and machining piano action parts. |
| 1966 April | Changed the name of the corporation to Pacific Enterprise Company. |
| 1966 November | Started assembling and tuning organ mechanisms |
| 1967 January | Transferred operations for oil product parts to Taiheiyou Sekiyu Corp. |
| 1968 September | Started production of wire harnesses for electronic organs. Production of Harnesses |
| 1969 April | Started production of audio amplifiers Audio Amplifiers |
| 1969 May | Established a new electronics factory in Enshuuhama, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka to expand production of audio amplifiers. |
From 1971 to 1980
| 1972 June | Established the new Nishijima factory in Nishijima-Cho, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka to expand production of wire harnesses for electronic organs. |
| 1972 June | Inaugurated the department for development of technology |
| 1972 July | Started production of wire harnesses for two wheeled vehicles |
| 1974 August | Established a new stereo factory (currently Fukushima Factory) in Fukushima-Cho, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka to expand production of stereo amplifiers.  Stereo Factory |
| 1976 September | Started a day care center in the company to improve the work environment for female employees. (Section 1 of Promotion of Subsidies for Hamamatsu-Shi Employees) Day care center |
| 1977 June | Moved head office to the Nishijima factory. |
| 1979 February | Established Tai Ruey Electrical Industries Co. Ltd. in Taiwan as an overseas joint venture and started production of wire harnesses. |
| 1979 August | Started production of car radios. Car Radios |
| 1979 October | Established Taiheiyou Electronics Co. Ltd. as a subsidiary in Irino-Cho, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka to produce printed boards for electronics. Taiheiyou Electronics Co. Ltd. |
| 1979 December | Established Asia Components Co. Ltd. as a subsidiary in Ichino-Cho, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka to produce audio products. |
From 1981 to 1990
| 1982 March | Started production of answering machines for America. Answering Machines |
| 1982 November | Established a new electronics factory (currently Ryuyo Factory) in Ryuyo-Cho, Iwata-Gun, Shizuoka (currently Iwata-Shi) to expand production of wireless harnesses and answering machines. |
| 1983 May | Started production of electronic control boards for home electronics. |
| 1983 June | Started bike audios and started production for America. Bike Audio |
| 1983 July | Started the brand logo ASTI. |
| 1983 July | Decided on “ASTIQS” as the ASTI quality assurance system. ASTIQ |
| 1983 September | Changed the name of the corporation to Asti Pacific Corp. |
| 1984 March | Started production of satellite receivers for America. Satellite Receiver “SKYTOUCH” |
| 1986 April | Established ASTI Corporation of America in the USA as an overseas subsidiary. Started production and sales of audio equipment. ASTI Corp.of America |
| 1987 July | Started production of programmable controllers. |
| 1988 October | Established the new Asaba Factory in Asaba-Cho, Iwata-Gun, Shizuoka (currently Fukuroi-Shi) to expand the electronic circuit board production department because of an increase in the production of satellite receivers and acoustic equipment. Monterey |
| 1989 November | Announced the submersible trans-receiver “Channel Blue” that used ultra-sonic technology. Submersible Trans Receivers “Channel Blue” |
| 1990 July | Developed and sold PC-LAN for production lines. PC-LAN for Auto-Inserter |
From 1991 to 2000
| 1992 January | Changed the name of the corporation to Asti Corp. |
| 1992 January | Liquidated the overseas subsidiary ASTI Corporation of America. |
| 1992 April | Opened a precision plastic molding department. View of the line at the Hamamatsu South Factory (currently Fukushima Factory) in 1992. |
| 1993 April | Opened the Miyakoda Technical Center in the Hamamatsu Technopolis in Shin-Miyakoda, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka. |
| 1993 April | Started production of pagers. Pager |
| 1993 September | Started treatment of wire bonding for magnetic heads. Treatment of Wire Bonding |
| 1994 February | Opened the Tokyo office in Shinjuku, Tokyo. |
| 1994 April | Started domestic production and sales of BS tuners for mounting in vehicles and homes.![BS Tuner [CT800J]](https://www.asti.co.jp/e/image/ph_co02_21.jpg) BS Tuner [CT800J] |
| 1994 April | Opened the Kansai office (currently Kansai Factory) in Settsushi, Osaka. |
| 1994 July | Started production and sales of signal mirrors for assistance in evacuation. Signal Mirror |
| 1994 December | Established Zhejiang ASTI Electric Co. Ltd. in China as an overseas subsidiary. |
| 1994 December | Established Hangzhou ASTI Electronics Co. Ltd. in China as an overseas subsidiary. |
| 1995 June | Changed the name of the corporation in the Articles of Incorporation to ASTI Corp. |
| 1995 August | Started production of circuit boards for mobile phones. Mobile Phones |
| 1995 September | Listed in the second section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. Increased capital to 1.15 billion yen |
| 1996 January | Developed and sold BS receiver sets used in times of disaster BS Set Used in Times of Disaster |
| 1996 March | Moved the head office to Fukushima-Cho |
| 1997 August | Increased the area at Asaba Factory. |
| 1997 August | Merged the Taiheiyou Electronics Co. Ltd. and ASTI Orbix Corp. Name of the new company is Astom Corp. |
| 1998 January | Started production of thin film magnetic heads. Production of Thin Film Magnetic Heads |
| 1998 February | Moved the Tokyo office to Chuuou-ku, Tokyo and started the Tokyo Technical Center including a technical department. Tokyo Technical Center |
| 1998 March | Acquired the ISO9002 certification for the Ryuyo factory. |
| 1998 September | Established the ASTI Electronics Corporation in Vietnam as a joint venture with Sumitomo Corp. |
| 1999 March | Acquired the ISO9001 certification. (Head office/ Chuuou annex/ Miyakoda Technical Center/ Miyakoda Factory/ Ryuyo Factory/ Asaba Factory)  ISO9001 Certification |
| 2000 April | Changed the name of subsidiary Astom Corp. to ASTI Plus Corp. |
From 2001 to 2010
| 2002 May | Acquired ISO14001 certification for the Asaba factory. ISO14001 Certification |
| 2002 November | Corrected the name incorporated in registration to ASTI Corp. in the Articles of Incorporation. |
| 2002 December | Listed in the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2003 March | Merged the subsidiary ASTI Plus Corp. |
| 2003 March | Closed the Tokyo Technical Center to centralize the technical departments. |
| 2003 August | Acquired the ISO14001 certification for the Ryuyo Factory/ Fukushima Factory/ Miyakoda Factory. |
| 2004 March | Increased the area in the Asaba factory. |
| 2004 November | Established ASTI Electronics India Private Limited in India as an overseas subsidiary. ASTI ELECTRONICS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
| 2005 December | Hangzhou ASTI Electronics Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of ASTI in China, completed the factory construction and started operations. Zhejiang ASTI Electric Co. Ltd. |
| 2005 December | Issued 1.1 million new shares by means of public offering and third party allocation, increasing the company’s total share capital to 1,839.43 million Japanese Yen. |
| 2006 January | Introduced the solar photovoltaic system into Asaba Factory for the initial case of the CO2 reduction program to be proceeded by Asti group. |
| 2006 November | Incorporated Asti Electronics Hanoi Corporation, a new subsidiary in Vietnam ASTI ELECTRONICS HANOI CORPORATION |
| 2006 December | Issued 0.7 million shares by means of public offering and third party allocation, increasing the company’s total share capital to 2,396.63 million Japanese Yen. |
| 2007 January | Issued 0.1 million shares by means of third party allocation, increasing the company’s total share capital to 2,476.23 million Japanese Yen. |
| 2007 March | Built a new head office/factory in Yonezu-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu and transferred the head office functions to the new office. |
| 2008 April | Started FA equipment sales business. |
| 2009 January | Entered the mobile power electronics business. Announced the experimental vehicle “evivo.” evivo |
From 2011 to 2020
| 2011 January | Acquired ISO/TS16949 (Fukuroi Factory and Miyakoda Factory). |
| 2011 February | Started the development and production of battery chargers for electric vehicles. Battery Chargers for Electric Vehicles |
| 2011 November | Developed a medical micro-needle system (prototype). Micro-needle |
| 2012 March | Established the new Kakegawa Factory in Kakegawa. Kakegawa Factory |
| 2013 January | Started production of DC/DC converters for electric forklifts. |
| 2013 June | Established a new solar power generation system at Kakegawa Factory. |
| 2015 April | Delisted shares from the second section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| 2017 July | Completed the construction of a new factory in Vietnam (ASTI ELECTRONICS CORPORATION). |
| 2017 August | Established ASTI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED in India as an overseas subsidiary. |
| 2017 October | Implemented a reverse stock split (five shares to one share) at the same time as changing the unit number of our shares (from 1,000 shares to 100 shares). |
| 2018 December | Established ASTI RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT VIETNAM CORPORATION in Vietnam as an overseas subsidiary. ASTI RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT VIETNAM CORPORATION |
| 2019 November | Completed the construction of a factory in India (ASTI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED). ASTI INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
| 2019 November | Acquired an international standard (ISO13485) and EX certification for our quality management system for medical devices. |
| 2019 December | Registered as a medical device manufacturer. |
| 2020 January | Started mass production of the single-use injection needle Quatron (registered trademark) and sales in Europe. Quatron |
From 2021
| 2021 June | Established R&D department at ASTI ELECTRONICS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, a production site in INDIA. |
| 2022 April | Moved to the standard market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (market classification revised). |
| 2022 April | Established ASTI MANUFACTURING PHILIPPINES INC. in the Philippines. ASTI MANUFACTURING PHILIPPINES INC. |
| 2022 June | Started sales of Ravelas Ultrasonic Cleaner Nozzle. Ultrasonic Cleaner Nozzle |
| 2023 May | Established the new Hamamatsu Factory in Ohara-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu city. Hamamatsu Factory |
| 2024 November | Obtained "Kurumin" certification from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as a company that supports child-rearing. Kurumin Certificate |
| 2024 December | We developed a new injection needle, ZELOSTAT Needle, and obtained approval to manufacture and sell it as a medical device. ZELOSTAT Needle |