History
We began by machining glass parts for syringes. Seventy years on the business is much wider, but we have kept metalwork and electronics in our own hands.
- 1954Asahiōe Seisakusho founded in Yao, OsakaBegan machining glass components for syringes
- 1961Renamed ASAHIŌE MEDICAL PRODUCTS LTD.
- 1968Yao No.1 Plant built and sterilizer production started
- 1975First infusion pump releasedDeliveries began to intensive care units in Japan
- 1983Sagamihara Plant opened, bringing electronics in house
- 1991Entered the patient monitoring business
- 1997Certified to ISO 9001
- 2002Certified to ISO 13485Medical device quality management rolled out company-wide
- 2006Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- 2009Cleanroom added at Yao No.2 PlantAseptic production equipment manufacturing began
- 2014Production subsidiary established in Hai Phong, Vietnam
- 2018Cumulative shipments pass one million units
- 2021Research and development centre opened in Kyoto
- 202470th anniversaryAll domestic sites moved to renewable purchased electricity
- 2026Sales subsidiary established in Singapore