Okamoto Glass Co., Ltd
Most recent update: 2025-06-05
In 1995, I ended my 16-year career at the National Police Agency in order to succeed my father as a president of Okamoto Glass Co., Ltd. Since then, I have devoted my life to learning the specialty glass industry, and to develop better management. The glass industry is a very attractive business where you can create unlimited characteristics of glass by changing the compounding recipe. I have realized that accumulated know-how is extremely valuable for our company. Furthermore, we inherit the traditional Japanese spirit of manufacturing with sweat and hard strive to effort made at the production site. With this strength, we improve our production, research and development in oreder to explore every avenue for new markets as a front runner. By polishing our core-competence; technologies of material development, forming and molding, and of thin film manufacturing, our company has become the world''s top manufacturer in the dental mirror light and projector reflector markets. It is based on the endless pursuit of new technology which has grown our company. With our business code of conduct, "Yes, I can", which stimulates and encourages all of our staff, we all aim enthusiastically to strengthen our growth as a company which can contribute very much to society.
Most recent update：2012-07-30
We will lead "Scientific Optics Age" through our "New Glass" and "Thin film" technologies and keep providing inspired products and services for the clients in the world.
Most recent update：2012-07-30
| 1928 Founded in Koto-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1947 Reorganized as OKAMOTO GLASS CO., LTD. |
| 1951 Certified marine glass factory (no. 636) with JIS mark. |
| 1964 Chiba plant (present Glass Manufacturing Plant) began its operation. |
| 1981 Electric fusing furnace started its operation. |
| 1984 Vacuum deposition started its operation. |
| 1987 Introduced Glass gathering robot introduced at electric fusing furnace. |
| 1996 Acquired a composition and product patent "Crystallized Glass". |
| 1998 Received an official commendation for 2nd Chiba Prefecture Venture Business Management. |
| Completed a new building of Thin Film Manufacturing Plant. |
| 1999 Emperor Akihito visited its factory. |
| Received a prize from the Medium and Small Business Research Institute (present Good Company Award). |
| Also received an invention prize for "Crystallized Glass" from Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII). |
| 2000 Received the Invention Grand Prix for "Reflector" made of crystallized glass from The Japan Society for the Advanced of inventions (JSAI). |
| Also received the grand prize of the 5th Chiba "Genki Jirushi" Enterprise (enterprise of good spirits) from the governor of Chiba Pref. |
| 2001 Received the excellent grand prize of the 11th New Business Prize from the New Business Conference (NBC). |
| Established OKAMOTO OPTECH CO., LTD. in Taiwan. |
| 2002 Completion of Headoffice building and the glass manufacturing Factory No.4. |
| Registered and received designation ISO9001: 2000 for reflector for projector. |
| 2003 Consolidated subsidiary OSAKA OKAMOTO GLASS CO., LTD. |
| Company stock is listed on the JASDAQ market. |
| 2004 Completion of Headoffice building and the glass manufacturing factory (New Daiichi Factory). |
| 2005 Established NIIGATA OKAMOTO GLASS CO., LTD. |
| Registered and received designation ISO14001: 1996 |
| (Headquarter and Glass office and Thin film office) |
| 2006 Established SUZHOU OKAMOTO TRADING CO., LTD. in China. |
| The world first success in glass polarizer development for liquid crystal projectors. |
| 2008 80th years in business |
| Business and capital alliance with OHARA INC. |
| 2010 Joined the Next Photovoltaic Generation System Development Project organized by New Energy Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). |
| 2011 Entered into Frit (powder glass) business. |
| 2012 Launched Functional Thin Film Project. |
Most recent update：2012-07-30
