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Company Profile/History

From our establishment in 1961, we have continued to be highly regarded within our primary industries of automotive fuses and precision metal forming.

Pacific Engineering Corporation, as a manufacturer entrusted with consistent production of parts right from development and design, has achieved high esteem within our industry across more than four decades as we celebrated our fiftieth anniversary in 2011.
Our primary strength can be broadly divided into two domains. One of these is our automotive circuit protection division, which primarily produces the various fuses installed in automobiles for automotive harness makers. With an overwhelming first place domestic share of 86%, PEC also competes for the top global position with more than one third of total worldwide market share. (Based on our research performed  2010.)
The other domain is our precision metal forming division, which mainly does business with home appliance manufacturers. PEC receives orders to design forms and produce high quality parts for home electronics we use everyday such as LCD and plasma televisions, next-generation game consoles and cell phones.

Company Profile

Company Name Taiheiyo Seiko Kabushiki Gaisha (English name: Pacific Engineering Corporation.)
Established 3 October 1961
Head Office 450 Hinoki-cho, Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture 503-0981
TEL +81-584-91-3131(General) FAX +81-584-91-6102
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Description of Business Automotive circuit protection device molding, assembling and pressing, as well as metal forming design, press processing and assembly for precision metal forming and other businesses.
Capital JPY98,400,000
Sales Movements
Employees 331 (As of 1 June 2011)
Directors Chairman of the Board and Representative Director Hirohisa Ogawa
President and Representative Director Takahisa Ogawa
Executive Vice President and Director Norio Io
Managing Director Isao Kawamura
Managing Director Tomonao Mekada
Director and Counselor Tetsuya Ogawa
Operating Officer Koichiro Mabuchi
Operating Officer Toshinori Iwata
Auditor Tomiya Ogawa
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History of PEC Group of Companies

October 1961 Special division in PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD broke away from the company and established itself as an independent company PACIFIC ENGINEERING CORP. (JPY10 million paid-in capital and 36 employees).
Started Production of grease nipples, glass tube fuses and rivets.
November 1961 Transferred to new plant (current location, main plant 1,190m²), and started operations.
September 1968 Started production of air-conditioner parts.
January 1970 Started receiving orders and delivering press-forming parts for electric appliances.
May 1971 Started production of press-forming dies.
December 1974 Prepared its own direct sales system for fuses.
October 1978 Started production and sales of Auto fuses (medium-size blade fuse).
October 1978 Completed first construction stage for its second plant.
February 1982 Started production and sales of Slow Blow Fuses (high current fuses for vehicles).
December 1984 Started exporting business with South Korea.
June 1987 Obtained a site for plant(22,991m²) in Kuzegawa, Ogaki City.
May 1989 Completed first construction stage for the Ogaki plant.
October 1991 Reached total cumulative sales of 3 billion Autofuses.
April 1992 Started production and sales of MiniFuses (small-size blade fuses).
October 1994 Established a subsidiary PEC of America Corp. in San Dieg, California, U.S.A.
May 1995 Reached total cumulative sales of 50 million valves for Air-conditioners.
June 1995 Reached total cumulative sales of 500 million Slow Blow Fuses.
May 1997 Obtained ISO9000 certification.
August 1997 Merged with Yowa Corp.
September 1997 Obtained QS9000 certification.
May 1998 Completed construction of its fourth plant.
November 1998 Changed English company name and company logo.
April 2000 Opened Technical Office in Detroit, USA.
Started operations at PEC de México S.A. de C.V.
December 2000 A subsidiary, PEC Manufacturing (Thailand) Ltd. was established.
September 2001 PEC Manufacturing (Thailand), our subsidiary, began its operation.
October 2001 Obtained ISO/IEC 17025.
December 2001 Obtained ISO 14001 certification for environment protection.
March 2002 Reached total cumulative sales of 10 billion fuses for automobile use.
November 2002 Reached total cumulative sales of 100 million valves for Air-conditioners.
April 2003 Established Power Engineering Co.,Ltd. as joint venture with Power Engineering Co.,Ltd. (HASHIMA).
June 2003 Installed private power generation and started power supply immediately.
January 2004 Established our international purchasing office in Hong Kong, under the name of PEC International (Hong Kong) Ltd.
June 2004 Established PEC (Shanghai) Corp, who is organized by JV between PEC and Shanghai Light Industry Equipments Corporation.
September 2005 Established our own international trading company called PEC (Shanghai) Engineering Corp.
August 2006 Chosen by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as one of "300 small and medium sized manufacturers that support the future of Japan.
February 2007 Reached total cumulative sales of 15 billion fuses.
October 2007 Obtained ISO/TS16949:2002 certification.
April 2008 Established  PEC Holdings Corporation.
November 2010 Reached total cumulative sales of 20 billion fuses.
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PEC Group of Companies

The PEC Group of Companies is doing strategic and rational group management.
To reach the maximum management efficiency, we have establish a separate holding company.

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