History

1975COS Co. established
1991Tokyo Sales Office established
1992Launched Japan's first* DIN 48x96 size Panel-mount type water quality analyzer
1995Released a chemical concentration monitor for the semiconductor market
1997Nagoya Sales Office established
1998Developed the world's first* carbon sensor resistivity meter “GC-96R”
2004Company name changed to HORIBA ADVANCED TECHNO CO.
Developed the world's first* lead-free pH electrode
2010Osaka Sales Office established
Released 17 models of "H-1 Series" field-installation type industrial water quality meters.
2011Shikoku Sales Office established
2012Kyushu Sales Office established
“LAQUA F-70 Series” Benchtop pH/water quality analyzers receive Good Design Award
2014“LAQUA F-70 Series” desktop pH/water quality meters and “LAQUAtwin” pocket water quality meters receive Universal Design Award 2014
2015Tohoku Sales Office established
2017Hiroshima Sales Office established
2018“LAQUA F-70 Series” desktop pH/water quality meters and “LAQUAtwin” pocket water quality meters receive Universal Design Award 2014
2019HORIBA TOCADERO joined the HORIBA Group
Released "EG-100", Japan's first* washwater monitoring system for ship exhaust gas purifiers
2021Kyushu Central Sales Office established
Launched TOCADERO ONE, an on-line TOC analyzer.
2022Launched rapid microorganism detection system “Rapica”
Released the world's first* self-cleaning pH electrode “6122 Series”
2023HORIBA Advanced Techno France SAS established

*December 2022 In-house research