Corporate History
1947 | Founded as Kyowa Kagaku Seiki S/S in Hongo, Tokyo |
1957 | The first Surface Tensiometer was introduced |
1960 | The first Contact Angle Meter was introduced |
1964 | Incorporated as Kyowa Science Co., Ltd |
1974 | The first Friction Meter was introduced |
1984 | The name changed to Kyowa Interface Science Co., Ltd. |
1987 | Received the "Saitama Prefecture Industrial Technology" award |
1992 | Move of Headquarters to Asaka, Saitama |
2007 | Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the foundation of our company Move of all departments to Niiza, Saitama |
2011 | The company's capital increased to JPY50,000,000 The first Peel Analyzer was introduced |
2012 | The first contact angle meter is certified as "Heritage of Analytical and Scientific Instruments" by JAIMA and JSIA |
2013 | The company's capital increased to JPY60,000,000 An early model of surface tensiometer is certified as "Heritage of Analytical and Scientific Instruments" by JAIMA and JSIA |
2015 | The Bowden-type Friction-Abrasion Analyzer is certified as "Heritage of Analytical and Scientific Instruments" by JAIMA and JSIA |
2017 | Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the foundation of our company |
2021 | Kyowa reduced its capital from JPY60,000,000 to JPY10,000,000 to pay corporate tax at a lower rate. |