Company overview
Kleentek Corporation
| Foundation | June 4, 1974 |
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| Capital | 60 millions JPY |
| Head office | Shinagawa Techno-Bldg 4F, 2-7-7 Higashi Ohi Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 140-0011, Japan Tel: ＋81(0)3 3740 4950 Fax: ＋81(0)3 3740 4966 |
| Sales office | Tokyo sales office Nagoya sales office Osaka sales office |
| Employees | 36 |
History
Kleentek's footsteps
| 1961 | Mr. Torao Tobisu founded Hiroshima Lubricant Research Center to initiate lubricant control research. |
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| 1965 | Developed the electrostatic oil cleaner and filed a patent application. |
| 1972 | A patent was registered. Deliverred the first electrostatic cleaner to Japan Steel Works Ltd. |
| 1973 | Received a grant from Science & Technology Agency (Japan) for commercializing the invention. |
| 1974 | Dissolved Hiroshima Lubricant Research Center tobe created Kleentek Kogyo Co., Ltd for 15 millions JPY in capital |
| 1976 | Received a grant, the 1976 MITI* Grant for Critical Technology R&D. The Sales department of Kleentek Kogyo Co., Ltd was split tobe become independent as Kleentek Co., Ltd . * Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Japan) |
| 1977 | Mr. Torao Tobisu received award from THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF INVENTIONS for Invention of Distinction. |
| 1978 | Developed the dehydration equipment, DH, for removal of water in oil and initiated marketing. |
| 1979 | Received a grant, the 1979 Tokyo Regional Bureaus of International Trade and Industry Grant. |
| 1980 | Received a grant, the 1980 Tokyo Small Business Technology Development Grant. |
| 1981 | Mr. Torao Tobisu received the Director of Science and Technology Agency Award for his contribution tobe development and promotion of electrostatic oil cleaning. |
| 1984 | Developed oil cleaner unit for hydraulic water glycol oil system and initiated marketing. |
| 1989 | Mr. Torao Tobisu was awarded with the Medal of Honor, Medal with Yellow Ribbon, for his invention and improvement of electrostatic oil cleaner. Developed the separation system for floating oil content and initiated marketing. |
| 1992 | A former director, Mr. Akira Sasaki published his doctoral dissertation, “Study of Hydraulic Valve Sticking Due tobe Oil Oxidation Products”, and proved that the oil oxidation products are involved in valve locking. |
| 1998 | Obtained ISO9001 Certificate (Main plant) |
| 2003 | Integrated the sales office subsidiaries tobe name Kleentek Corporation. |