KANE KOGYO History

KANE, located in Aichi, Japan, is a manufacturer of high quality bronze automatic control valves for domestic, municipal, and industrial water and wastewater applications.
 
KANE's roots date back to 1924 when the company was organized under the name Sashikane. Kaneichi Ito then established the company in 1954 in Nagoya, Japan (one of Japan's largest cities) as KANEKOGYO Limited Corporation. At that time, the main products that the company dealt in were burners and stop-cock valves. With the sudden passing of Kaneichi, his daughter took the helm of the company at which time a program to modernize the plant and machinery began and the focus turned strictly to float valves. A technical tie-up with the TOTO group was formed to further the development of our float valves.

The following years saw great development and growth in the company. As Kane looked to expand internationally it increased its facilities both domestically in Japan and internationally at its plant in the Qingdao region of China. Some other international valve companies sought to strengthen ties with KANE in order to gain access to the fast growing Asian market (such as CLA-VAL and Febco). However KANE managed to maintain its own brand and quickly developed an international reputation for high quality.

KANE also saw the establishment of several group companies including:
SUN-LIVING Co. Ltd.
UNION GRINDING STONE Co., Ltd.
UPC Co., Ltd.
Quindao UPC Co., Ltd.
Quindao KKK Co., Ltd.
KANE now boasts a wide range of products including (but not limited to) Pressure Reducing Backflow Preventers, Dual Check Valves with Drain Units, Water Hammer Eliminators, Float Valves, Motor Valves, Air Vent Valves, Solenoid Valves, Relief Valves, Check Valves, Anti-Freezing Valves, Automatic Mixing Valves, and Pressure Reducing Valves. We are also able to supply a multitude of lost wax items to customers in need of investment casting.
Aerial photo of KANE KOGYO Headquarters

Historical Timeline

Month/Year Event
5/1954 Established Kane Kogyo Co., Ltd. with capital of 1.25 million yen at 3-76 Kasatori-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi . We started as as a manufacturing and sales company of faucet valve copper alloy casting based on manufacturing from casting, machining to assembling all in the same facility.
5/1959 KKK Brand Float Valve (PAT) completed.
6/1965 A technical tie-up with TOTO LTD.
3/1969 Started Komaki Plant operation.
10/1972 Established Taiheiyo Seiki Co., Ltd.
3/1976 Approved as JWWA inspected factory.
8/1977 Approved as JIS permitted factory.
4/1977 Opened Tokyo Branch.
12/1977 Established Union Griding Stone Co., Ltd.
3/1982 Opened Fukuoka Branch.
8/1984 Opened Osaka Branch.
4/1986 Established UPC Co., Ltd.
9/1988 Opened Sapporo Branch.
3/1989 Opened Sendai Branch.
8/1989 Opened Hiroshima Branch.
10/1990 A business tie-up with CMB Co., Ltd. U.S.A.
3/1993 Capital increased to 92 million yen.
8/1994 Merged Taiheiyo Seiki Co., Ltd.
9/1997 Established Qingdao UPC Co., Ltd.
2/2000 Approved ISO9002.
2/2001 Established Qingdao KKK Co., Ltd.
10/2001 A business tie-up with CLA-VAL Co., Ltd.
4/2003 Approved ISO9001.
12/2003 Approved ISO9001 (Qingdao KKK Co., Ltd.)
12/2005 Approved as JIS permitted factory (Qingdao KKK Co., Ltd.)
12/2007 Approved Family Friendly Company by Aichi Prefecture.
10/2008 Received MONOZUKURI Parts Grand Prize. Received Chairman's Prize from Life Civilization Organization.
2/2009 Selected as an Employment Creation Company among 1400 companies.
3/2009 Approved ISO14001.