{"id":1347,"date":"2025-07-01T13:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T04:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/?page_id=1347"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:30:29","slug":"e-company-briefhistory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/e-company-briefhistory","title":{"rendered":"Brief History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Brief History<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

|\u3000The 1960s<\/a>\u3000|\u3000The 1970s<\/a>\u3000|\u3000The 1980s<\/a>\u3000|\u3000The 1990s<\/a>\u3000|\u3000The 2000s<\/a>\u3000|\u3000The 2010s<\/a>\u3000|\u3000The 2020s<\/a>\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 1960s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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June
1966<\/td>		Founded at 5-1-13 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Began handling crimp-style wiring terminals and various types of connectors.<\/td><\/tr>
April
1967<\/td>		Opened a workshop in Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and established a wire harness division.<\/td><\/tr>
August
1968<\/td>		Hero Electric Co., Ltd. was incorporated with a capital of 6 million yen. Kenji Seki was appointed as the first President & CEO.<\/td><\/tr>
April
1969<\/td>		Officially entered the automotive aftermarket and began expanding sales of products such as the \"B-14\" crimping tool for professional automotive repair.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Leaflet from the time of founding<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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November<\/span>
1970<\/td>		Relocated the head office to 3-2-8 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.<\/td><\/tr>
October<\/span>
1972<\/td>		Developed and launched manufacturing and sales of a crimp-type battery terminal and the dedicated compression tool \"#D-860\".<\/td><\/tr>
June
1975<\/td>		Increased capital to 12 million yen.<\/td><\/tr>
December<\/span>
1978<\/td>		Increased capital to 30 million yen.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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D-type battery terminal kit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 1980s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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April
1980<\/td>		Developed and launched the Hero-original crimping tool \u201cD-822\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
August
1980<\/td>		Acquired industrial land in Kawayanagi, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture. Relocated the press processing and wire harness divisions to establish the Kawayanagi Factory.<\/td><\/tr>
August
1983<\/td>		Established a progressive die division at the Kawayanagi Plant.<\/td><\/tr>
March
1985<\/td>		Acquired the first-phase factory relocation site in the Mashimori District of Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, which was jointly developed by the Pollution Control Corporation (now the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan) and the City of Koshigaya.<\/td><\/tr>
January
1988<\/td>		Commenced construction of the Mashimori Plant (currently the Head Office Plant).<\/td><\/tr>
July
1988<\/td>		Completed construction of the Mashimori Plant (currently the Head Office Plant). Transferred the press processing and die divisions from the Kawayanagi Plant.<\/td><\/tr>
December<\/span>
1988<\/td>		Developed and began manufacturing and sales of Hero Electric's original Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) battery terminal series.<\/td><\/tr>
June
1989<\/td>		Toru Yasui appointed as the second President & CEO.<\/td><\/tr>
November<\/span>
1989<\/td>		Transferred the wire harness division from the Kawayanagi Plant.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Crimping Tool D-822<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Aerial view at the time of completion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Oxygen-Free Copper(OFC)
Battery Terminals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 1990s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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March
1990<\/td>		Developed and launched the FRC-100, a crimping tool compatible with waterproof crimp terminals.<\/td><\/tr>
June
1998<\/td>		Chikashi Fujii appointed as the third President & CEO.<\/td><\/tr>
March
1999<\/td>		Relocated the head office from Higashi 3-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, to Mashimori, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, aiming to unify production and sales operations.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Crimping Tool FRC-100 for Waterproof Terminals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 2000s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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April
2001<\/td>		Developed and launched the Hero Electric original Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) Battery Terminal (Conversion Type) series \u201cDXL \/ DXS\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
April
2002<\/td>		Developed and launched the Hero Electric original handy crimper \u201cD-20i\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
January
2008<\/td>		Developed and launched Hero Electric the original crimping tool \u201cFRH-07\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
June
2008<\/td>		Toshikatsu Kato appointed as the fourth President & CEO.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) Battery Terminals (Conversion Type)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Handy Crimper D-20i<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Crimping Tool FRH-07<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 2010s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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October<\/span>
2015<\/td>		As part of our CSV (Creating Shared Value) initiatives, Hero Electric conducted educational outreach through events at automotive technical schools, providing instruction on proper crimping techniques using our original bullet terminals (B-1) and the FRH-07 crimping tool. (Activities continued until May 2023)<\/td><\/tr>
April
2017<\/td>		Developed and launched the Hero Electric original multi-type battery terminals, the \u201cDML \/ DMS\u201d series.<\/td><\/tr>
February
2018<\/td>		Issued new shares through a third-party allotment to Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd., a government-backed policy implementation agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, thereby increasing capital to 51 million yen.<\/td><\/tr>
March
2018<\/td>		Hiroki Kato appointed as the fifth President & CEO.<\/td><\/tr>
August
2018<\/td>		Celebrated the 50th anniversary of Hero Electric\u2019s founding.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Conducted industry-academia collaborative classes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Multi-type battery terminal<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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50th Anniversary Commemorative Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The 2020s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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October<\/span>
2022<\/td>		Introduced a 24K gold-plated version to the Hero Electric original Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) battery terminal series and began product sales.<\/td><\/tr>
April
2023<\/td>		Developed the Hero Electric original multi-conversion adapter for battery terminals and obtained design rights.<\/td><\/tr>
November<\/span>
2023<\/td>		Launched the \"DMPL \/ DMPS Series\" \u2014 Hero Electric's original Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) multi-type battery terminals.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) Battery Terminal (24K Gold Plated Version)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Multi-Conversion Adapter for Battery Terminals \"Registered Design No. 1741715\"<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) Multi-Type Battery Terminals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Origin of the company name \u201cHERO\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The name \u201cHero Electric\u201d originates from the location of the company\u2019s original workshop established in 1967 \u2014 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The founder, Kenji Seki, also named the company with a strong desire for it to one day become a true \u201chero\u201d in the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Company history of Hero Electric, founded in 1968. As a specialized manufacturer of professional-use automotive repair electrical components, we present our history spanning more than half a century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1347"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hem.co.jp\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}