Company Information
| Company Name | OTAX Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Established | October 25, 1976 |
| Capital | 979 Million JPY |
| Annual Turnover | 10 Billion JPY (Consolidated, as of End March 2024) |
| Description of Business | DIP Switches |
| Representative | President/ CEO Shukei TOMITA |
| Number of Employees | 936 (Consolidated, as of March 2024) |
| Location of the Headquarters | 1215, Nippacho, Kohoku-ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8558 Japan |
Corporate Development
| 1974 | Electronics division was organized in Auto Co., Ltd, and it started the development and sales of switches. |
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| 1979 | New Auto Co., Ltd. was established in Midori-ward, Yokohama. |
| 1979 | The headquarters were transferred to Nippacho, Kohoku-ward, Yokohama. |
| 1980 | New Auto succeeded the Electronics division of Auto. |
| 1987 | Changed the company name to OTAX Co., Ltd. |
| 1988 | Established OTAX Korea Co., Ltd. |
| 1990 | Opened sales offices in Nagoya and Osaka. |
| 1992 | Received the approval of the production of medical appliances. |
| 1995 | Received the ISO9001 certification. (Headquarters) |
| 1995 | Established OTAX Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
| 1997 | OTAX Electronics (Shenzhen) received the ISO9001 certification. |
| 2000 | Established Malaysia factory. |
| 2001 | The Headquarters and OTAX Electronics (Shenzhen) received the ISO14001 certification. |
| 2002 | Established OTAX Hong Kong Limited. |
| 2002 | Opened a sales office in Shanghai. |
| 2004 | Established OTAX Seiki (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
| 2004 | Completed a new factory of OTAX Electronics (Shenzhen). |
| 2004 | The Malaysia factory received ISO14001 certification. |
| 2005 | The Malaysia factory received ISO9001 certification. |
| 2009 | Established OTAX Shanghai Limited. |
| 2009 | Transferred the Malaysia factory to China and established OTAX Malaysia SDN. BHD. |
| 2010 | Integrated the sales offices in Nagoya and in Osaka into the Headquarters. |
| 2011 | Merged 無錫可標精密件有限公司 and changed the name to Easytite Mechatronics (WUX) Co., Ltd. and transferred it to a subsidiary. |
| 2013 | Established OTAX Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| 2015 | OTAX Electronics (Thailand) received the ISO9001 certification. |
| 2017 | Established OTAX Electronics Technology (Heshan) Co., Ltd. and OTAX Seiki (Heshan) Co., Ltd. |
| 2019 | OTAX Electronics (Shenzhen) received the certification of IATF6949, a quality standard for automotive industry. |
| 2020 | Succeeded a part of the connectors business of Fujitsu Component Limited. |
| 2022 | Integrated OTAX Seiki (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and OTAX Seiki (Heshan) Co., Ltd. into OTAX Seiki (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. |
| 2024 | Succeeded a part of the electronics devices business of Matsukyu Co., Ltd. |
| 2024 | Gained the all stock of SHIBA company specializing in trigger switches, which was a newly established subsidiary of Satori Electric Co., Ltd. |