1949

Established as the Hisanao Kojima store in Tanabe-cho, Tsuduki-gun, Kyoto now Tanabe City, Kyoto). Started manufacturing and sale of micro flow meters for analyzers and experimental devices.

1952

Company name changed to Kojima Seisaku-sho.

1969

Started manufacturing and sales of micro flow controller valves and pressure controller valves.

1971

Construction of new HQ building and factory at Kawara, Tanabe-cho, Tsuduki-gun, Kyoto.

1973

Started manufacturing and sales of fluid controllers.

1974

ncorporated as Kojima Seisakusho, Co., Ltd and capitalized at 10 million yen.

1978

Established Tokyo Branch in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

1982

Acquired 1,000m2 site in Kusauchi, Tanabe-cho, Tsuduki-gun, Kyoto. Constructed new HQ building and a factory on this site.

1983

Established Osaka branch in Kita-ku, Osaka.

1985

New factory completed on HQ site.

1988

Acquired 2,3102,310m2 of land next to the HQ site.

1989

Introduced CI on occasion of 40th anniversary. Completed construction of an annex to HQ. Acquired a 6402 site in Kawara, Tanabe-cho, Tsuduki-gun, Kyoto.

1990

Started manufacturing and sales of oxygen and nitrogen gas generators.

1992

Acquired site of 11,184m2 in Uji Tawara-cho, Tsuduki-gun, Kyoto. Completed construction of a new factory (1,682m2) on this site.

1993

Started manufacturing and sales of ozone water processing system.

1995

Opened Nagoya office.

1996

Completed construction of research and development wing on the Uji Tawara factory site. Won "Kyoto Small and Medium Enterprise Technology Grand Prize" with the high purity nitrogen gas generator.

1997

Changed the company name from Kojima Seisakusho, Co., Ltd. to KOJIMA INSTRUMENTS INC.

1998

Opened Yokohama, Fukuoka and Kyoto offices. Completed new factory on the Uji Tawara factory site.

1999

Received permission from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the manufacture of medical instruments. Started manufacture and sale of First Life (home-use oxygen enricher). Obtained ISO90001 certification.

2000

Changed to quarterly settlement of accounts on occasion of 50th anniversary.

2001

Completed construction of the class 100 ultra clean room in the Uji Tawara factory.

2003

Began regional new development consortium R & D work.

2004

Adopted FP, FS dual business division system.

2006

Obtained ISO14001 certification.

2008

Awarded “Kansai Front Runner Grand Prize 2008”

2009

KOJIMA INSTRUMENTS was selected as “Top 300 of Medium and Small Size Manufacturer 2009”.

2010

Hisatoshi Kojima is named as Chairman, and Mariko Kojima as President.
Awarded the “Business Innovation Award First prize”from Association of Management Consultants in Japan.

2012

Changed the brand name from 「KOFLOC」 to 「KOFLOC Kyoto」
Completed a new factory in headquarter site(P1 factory).
Closed Ujitawara factory, aggregate to head and Yawata factory.
Chairman Hisatoshi Kojima awarded the "Industry Merit Award" from Kyoto prefecture.

2013

Established 100% owned local cooperation in Shanghai.

2016

Completed a new factory in headguarter site (P2 factory)

2017

Certified as a small and medium-sized company of “Genki-jirushi” by Kyoto Prefecture.

2018

Opened the Kyushu branch office in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

2019

Nozomi Kojima is named as President.
Changed the logo. and the overseas company name from 「KOJIMA INSTRUMENTS INC.」to 「KOFLOC Corp.」
GAS GENERATOR, GENE-BASE series was certified as "Kyoto Smart Product 2019".

2020

Completed a new factory in headquarters site (as P3 factory)
Director Mr. Hiromitsu Yashima was awarded as Kyoto Prefecture Meritorious Person of Inventions Awards, “Originality and Creativity Person”.
Certified as SMB of “Genki-jirushi” from Kyoto Prefecture.
GAS GENERATOR, MⅡ series was certified as ’’Kyoto Smart Product 2020’’.

2021

Awarded the local contribution from Kyotanabe-City, Kyoto Prefecture.
GAS GENERATOR, GENE-BASE series was selected for "Kansai Monozukuri Shinsen 2021".

2022

Certified as SMB of “Genki-jirushi” from Kyoto Prefecture.
Recognized (renewed) as a 2022 Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization (Small and Medium Enterprise Category) from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.