Company profile
| Company name | NORITAKE TCF CO., LTD. |
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| Address | 7-7 Shimo-Fuji, Ogakie-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-0813 (headquarters) |
| Capital | JPY 180,000,000 |
| Established | March 1968 |
| Representative | Representative Director and President Tetsuya Ozaki |
| Number of employees | 80 (as of the end of March 2025) |
| Areas of business | Various industrial furnace design, manufacture, sales, and maintenance Heating services: Design, manufacture, and sale of various industrial furnaces [firing furnaces/drying furnaces/high purification furnaces/carbonization furnaces], waste recycling furnaces, measuring equipment, and various furnace components Maintenance services: • Various kiln, industrial furnace, and firing furnace construction, repair, renovation, and outfitting for drying and higher temperatures as well as recuperator design and production • Sale of various refractories, low-emission heat-shielding coating, and energy-saving items |
| Construction licenses | License No. 69671 (Special 6) from the governor of Aichi Prefecture Tile-, brick-, block-related construction and machinery installation License No. 69671 (General 6) from the governor of Aichi Prefecture Construction at garbage disposal facilities |
| ISO certifications | • ISO 9001 (registration number: JQA-2456) • ISO 14001 (registration number: JQA-E-90071) |
| Test furnaces | • Rotary kilns, atmosphere rotary kilns, and superheated steam rotary kilns • High-temperature multi-atmosphere test furnaces, Si melting furnaces, and diffusion furnaces |
History
| 1961 | Launched as the Furnace Construction Department for Toshiba Furnaces Co., Ltd., the precursor to Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd. (present-day CoorsTek GK). |
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| 1968 | Spun off from Toshiba Rozai. Established as Toshiba Rozai Chikuro Koji Co., Ltd. |
| 1971 | Capital investment in Daido Seiko Co., Ltd. (present-day Daido Steel Co., Ltd.). Participation ends May 2001. |
| 1973 | Capital investment in Nihon Touki Co., Ltd. (present-day NORITAKE CO., LIMITED). |
| 1984 | Company name changed to Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| 1992 | The ceramics and industrial furnace divisions of Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd. are spun off and established as Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd. (former Togane Site). |
| 2000 | The headquarters of Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd. moves to its present-day location. Plans made for rebuilding a business center. |
| 2001 | Business affiliation and capital relationship with NORITAKE CO., LIMITED strengthened. |
| 2003 | Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd. and Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd. merge on equal footing, forming the new company Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd. |
| 2003 | NORITAKE CO., LIMITED becomes a 51% shareholder, and the company name is changed to Noritake TCF Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 | The shareholding ratio between Noritake TCF Co., Limited. and Covalent Materials Co., Ltd. (present-day CoorsTek GK) changes to 81:19. |
| 2009 | Stock ownership changes give NORITAKE CO., LIMITED 100% of company stock. |
Offices
- Headquarters
- 7-7 Shimofuji, Ogakie-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-0813
Phone: +81-566-25-4300
Fax: +81-566-25-4326
- Directions by public transportation
- Approx. 15-min. walk from Ogakie Station on the Meitetsu Mikawa Line.
- Direction by car
- Approx. 15 min. from the exit at Toyota-Minami Interchange on the Isewangan Expressway.
