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KCR's Chronology
Company History
1950
Founded Kwan Chiu Radio Manufacturing & Sales of Radios and Components
1955
Started Transformer Production
Began producing transformers, later becoming Taiwan's most representative electrical and electronic transformer manufacturer
1970
Built Yangmei Factory (Plant 1)
1971
Established Taiwan Iron Core Co., Ltd.
1978
Started Manufacturing Transformers for IBM Japan
1982
Developed and Produced Power Supplies for IBM
1985
Collaborated with HONEYWELL to Produce Programmable Temperature Controllers
1988
Built Yangmei Plant 2
1991
Established Hong Kong Company - Tin Lut Industrial Limited
Kwan Chiu Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Shenzhen plant completed and officially commenced production
1992
Completed Merger of Plants 1 & 2 into Yangmei Factory
1993
Yangmei Plant Obtained ISO-9001 Quality Certification
Kwan Chiu Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Shenzhen plant completed and officially commenced production
1994
Completed Development of Electronic Ballast
Launched own brand ARRIBA series audio products
1995
Kwan Chiu Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Obtained ISO-9002 Quality Certification
1998
Collaborated with Jastec (JMT), Subsidiary of Kobe Steel Japan, to Produce Low-Temperature Superconducting Magnets
1999
Collaborated with IBM Taiwan to Produce Multi Media Station
Signed technology transfer agreement with Academia Sinica Institute of Physics for Atmospheric Scanning Tunneling Microscope and Atomic Force Microscope
2000
Yangmei Plant Obtained ISO-14001 Environmental Management System Certification
2001
Kwan Chiu Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Added Plastic Injection Molding Production Line
2002
Collaborated with Hitachi Medical Corporation Japan to Produce CT Scanner Main Controller
Yangmei plant and Kwan Chiu Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. obtained ISO-9001:2000 quality certification renewal
Obtained ISO-14001:2000 industrial safety certification
Obtained ISO-14001:2000 industrial safety certification
2003
Collaborated with K&S to Develop and Produce Industrial Grade Power Supplies for IC Packaging Equipment
2004
Collaborated with Unaxis to Develop and Produce Control Hosts and Power Supplies for IC Packaging Equipment
Yangmei plant and Kwan Chiu Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. obtained OHSAS-18001 Environmental Safety and Health Management System certification
2005
Collaborated with JVC to Develop and Produce Automotive Computers
Assembled and supplied power supplies for semiconductor equipment
2006
Collaborated with JVC to Develop and Produce Vehicle Monitoring Recorders (Black Box)
Assembled and supplied controllers for semiconductor equipment
Broke ground on Huizhou plant
Broke ground on Huizhou plant
2007
Developed LED-Related Green Power Sources
2008
Kwan Chiu Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Ceased Operations, Officially Relocated to Huizhou Plant
Renamed as Kwan Chiu Radio (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.
2009
Collaborated with Japan's Katsuragawa Company to Produce Multi-Function Large Copiers
2013
Self-Developed LED Hydroponic Vegetable Cultivation Rack Equipment - Home Version
2013
Collaborated with US Insta Company to Develop Heat Press Machine
2014
Self-Developed LED Hydroponic Vegetable Cultivation Rack Equipment - Commercial Version
2016
Huizhou Plant Established LED Hydroponic Vegetable Cultivation Modular Plant Factory
2019
Authorized by US Newgy to Produce and Sell Table Tennis Ball Machines
Commissioned by National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology Nuclear Energy Institute to design and develop ORC waste heat recovery system
2021
ARRIBA's First 100W High-Power Tube Amplifier Titan 100PP Launched