Sanwa Hydrotech Corporation develops, manufactures and sells process pumps including metallic seal-less magnet drive pumps, multi functional pumps for slurry application.
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| 1934 | "Sanwa Gokin Seisakusho Co., Ltd." was established. |
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| 1937 | Succeeded in producing a domestic centrifugal pump for chemical industry, using high class cast stainless steel. |
| 1941 | Changed the company name to "Sanwa Tokushu Seiko Co., Ltd." (Product name: Santoku Pump). |
| 1956 | Imported the shell mold method for precision casting from Germany. |
| 1958 | Manufactured the first centrifugal titanium pump in Japan under joint development with Kobe Steel (Kobelco). |
| 1960 | Imported Rokide Ceramic Coating technology from Norton, USA. Started to apply a surface hardening process on the sealing surfaces of mechanical seals and pump shafts. |
| 1961 | Separated the coating division and established Nihon Coating Industry Co., Ltd. for this business. |
| 1972 | Separated the mechanical seal department and established "Sanwa Koki Co., Ltd." for this business. |
| 1973 | Established "Santoku Shoji Co., Ltd." as the sales company for its products. |
| 1974 | Constructed a plant at the Osadano Industrial site, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto. |
| 1976 | Obtained approval as a "High pressure gas facility test manufacturing site" for centrifugal pumps and acid proof valves. |
| 1977 | Succeeded in manufacturing valves and pumps made of Monel and zirconium. |
| 1980 | Delivered 77 sets of large pumps for the sea water distilling plant in Saudi Arabia (Yanbu) |
| 1983 | Developed the completely leak-fee stainless steel magnet drive pump, and started delivery. |
| 1985 | Started to sell magnetic drive pumps to the USA market through the sole distributor MAGNATEX PUMPS lNC.. |
| 1989 | Obtained UL (USA), CSA (Canada), TUV (Germany) approvals for the MMA pump. |
| 1991 | Changed the company name to "Sanwa Hydrotech Corporation" (Sanwa Pump). |
| 1992 | Our magnet pumps were employed for use in a super-computer, and we delivered 6,500 units. Our MMA model pump was awarded the promotion prize by the Resona Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion. Started to sell MAGPAC® high performance compact magnet drive pump series |
| 1998 | Obtained "ISO9001" quality management system certification |
| 1999 | Obtained the sales rights for Kira pumps from the Kira Corporation. Started to sell general-purpose cascade pumps. |
| 2000 | Started to sell MWK cascade magnet pump for semi-conductor manufacturing devices. |
| 2001 | Started to sell 3 models (MPCP, MPO, MPJ) of compact magnet pumps. |
| 2002 | Started to sell the META large, general-purpose magnet pump series that conforms to ISO2858 |
| 2003 | Developed and started to sell the MPM2 large magnet pump for LCD manufacturing devices, which contributed to the manufacturing of LCD TVs. |
| 2004 | Developed and delivered a magnet drive pump for dry re-process of nuclear metal fuel. |
| 2005 | Started sale of "Stainless Mag Series", general-use compact magnet pump |
| 2006 | Developed a magnet coupled drive system Sirocco fan. |
| 2007 | Started to sell the MCK self-priming cascade magnet pump. |
| 2008 | Started to sell the F series magnet pumps for low temperature liquid (-100˚C) |
| 2009 | Started to sell open impeller chemical process magnetic drive pump. (Type MTFO) |
| 2010 | Started to sell sanitary magnetic drive pump which has been co-developed with Osaka Sanitary Co., Ltd. (Type SMP) |
| 2011 | Developed and started to sell magnetic drive pumps suitable for pumping high concentration slurry. (Type MDS) Developed and started to sell compact general-purpose magnetic drive pumps Stainless Mag Series. (Type M) |
| 2012 | Expanded the lineup of Stainless Mag Series by developing pumps to be mounted with motor from 90W to 400W. (Type M) |
| 2013 | Developed and started to sell sanitary type magnetic drive pumps. （Type MS） |