Toyo Rika Kogyo Instruments was established

Nagaichi Suga assumed office as President
Shigeru Suga assumed office as Executive Managing Director

Toyo Rika Kogyo Instruments was established

Nagaichi Suga assumed office as President
Shigeru Suga assumed office as Executive Managing Director

Completion of the Higashi-Okubo Factory

The Suga Technical News was published

Nagaichi Suga participated in ISO/TC 38

Participation in ISO/TC38/SC1 (Texistile/Tests for coloured textiles and colorants)

Participation in ISO/TC61 (Plastics)

Participation in 134th committee (Colour Fastness Tests) of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Completion of the Head Office and Research Center

Expansion of the Head Office Laboratory

Company name was changed to "Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd."

Nagaichi Suga assumed office as President
Shigeru Suga assumed office as Executive Managing Director

Participation in ISO/TC107
(Metallic and other inorganic coatings)

Participation in ISO/TC79
(Light metals and their alloys)

Nagaichi Suga received the Medal with Purple Ribbon "Developed Weather meter"

Completion of the Hidaka Laboratory

Establishment of Suga Weathering Technology Foundation

Started "SUGA Jitokai"

Company name was registered ISO 2135 (Aluminum Accelerated test of light fastness), ISO 105B (Textiles Tests for colour fastness)

Nagaichi Suga received The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

Completion of the New Head Office

Participation in ASTM G03 (Weathering and Durability)/ASTM D01 (Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications)

Shigeru Suga received the Medal with Blue Ribbon "Achievements of Standardization"

Company name was registered AATCC TM169 (Weather Resistance of Textiles)

Shinichi Katayanagi received Medal with Yellow Ribbon "Developed Auto ignitor for Xenon weather meter"

Completion of the Xenon Lamp Factory in Hidaka Factory

Participation in ISO/TC 156 (Corrosion of metals and alloys)

Publication of CIE Pb No.85（Solar spectral irradiance）

Shigeru Suga received The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette

Participation in SAE （Society of Automotive Engineers）

Company name was registered ASTM G23 (Carbon-Arc）

Participation in JASO M609

Participation in JASO M610

Nagaichi Suga assumed office as Chairperson

Shigeru Suga assumed office as President

Kiyoshi Chaki received Medal with Yellow Ribbon "Developed Total radiant exposure meter for weather meter"

Company name was registered ASTM G25 (Xenon), ASTM G53(Fluorescent UV-Condensation)

Gained ISO9001 certification

Participation in ISO/TC45 (Rubber and rubber products)

Tetsuya Kimura received Medal with Yellow Ribbon "Developed Colour meter"

Accredited by the Japanese Government as a JCSS optical laboratory

Completion of the Fourth Factory at Hidaka Factory

Accredited by the Japanese government as a JNLA testing laboratory

Yoji Watanabe received Medal with Yellow Ribbon "Developed Spectro colour meter"

Participation in CIE/TC2-17 (Solar Spectral Irradiance)

Accredited by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as a JNLA laboratory (conform to ISO/IEC17025)

Accredited by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as a JCSS laboratory in the field of photometry (conform to ISO/IEC17025)

Completion of the Kawagoe Factory (The Fifth Factory)

Shigeo Suga assumed office as President

Participation in ISO/TC42 (Photography)

Eiji Natori received Medal with Yellow Ribbon "Developed Cyclic corrosion test instruments"

Accredited by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as a JCSS laboratory conform to the international MRA in the field of photometry (conform to ISO/IEC17025)

Suga Weathering Technology Foundation: The passage from incorporated foundation to public interest incorporated foundation

Opened Suga Test Room at Denkei Trading Testing Laboratory (China)

Opened Suga Europe branch office

Opened Suga Open Lab at AGFA (Belguim)

Taro Mori received Medal with Yellow Ribbon "Developed Metaling weather meter with dew control"

Participation in IEC/TC104 (Environmental conditions, classification and methods of test)

Approved by Renault to perform ECC1 test (CYP-ZNR)

Selected the Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100 program (GNT Companies Selection 100) certified by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Shigeo Suga was appointed a secretary of ISO/TC107/SC7 (Metallic and other inorganic coatings/Corrosion tests)

Accredited by ANAB (conform to ISO/IEC17025) as a laboratory in the field of calibration（Radiometry, Pressure, Temperature）

Completion of the New Head Office

Opened Suga room at CIDETEQ by Shinyei (Mexico)

Shigeo Suga was appointed a chairperson of CIE/TC2-88 (Recommended Reference Solar Spectra for Industrial Applications)

SUGA celebrates its 70th Anniversary of foundation

SUGA celebrates its 100th Anniversary of establishment

Developed Constant temperature and humidity chamber

Developed Heated air dry chamber

Developed Projector

Developed Binocular magnifier

Developed Direct reading type pH meter

Developed Carbon Arc Weather Meter

Developed Radiometer

High alkaline glass for glass electrode subsidized as applied research project by Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Developed Carbon Arc Fade Meter

Developed Ozone Weather Meter

Developed Salt Spray Test Instrument

Developed Tristimulus colour meter

pH Meter was selected as Remarkable Invention by the Director-General of Science and Technology Agency

Developed Xenon Fade/Weather Meter

Developed Sunshine Weather Meter

Developed Humidity Test Instrument

Developed Auto colour difference meter

Ozone concentration measuring instrument used by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition.

Developed CASS Test Instrument

Colour Computer was selected as Remarkable Invention by the Director-General of Science and Technology Agency

Developed Colour difference calculator for Adams chromatic value

Developed Spectral Radiation Tester, received The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Top 10 New Products Awards

Developed Digital Variable Gloss Meter

Developed Spectrometer for sunlight

Developed Colour difference meter for UVW color space

Developed Laundering Test Instrument

Developed Sun Follow Weather Meter
(The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Top 10 New Products Awards)

Developed Salt Spray Test Chamber

Developed Oxygen Index Meter

Developed Digital colour difference calculator
(The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Top 10 New Products Awards)

Developed Flammability Tester for MVSS

Developed Gas Corrosion Test Instrument

Developed Rubbing Meter for Gakushin Test

Developed Sun Follow Spectral Power Distribution Meter

Radiometer subsidized as Applied research project by Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Developed Long-life Carbon Arc Weather Meter

Developed ISO type (mist dispersion tower) Salt Spray Test Instrument

Oxygen Index Meter subsidized as development and research project by Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Developed Long-life Xenon Weather Meter

Developed Combined Cyclic Corrosion Test Instrument

Developed SM Colour Computer

Sun Follow Weather Meter subsidized as development and research project by Ministry of International Trade and Industry

Developed Fluorescent Weather Meter

Developed Image Clarity Meter

Developed Variable Colour Meter
(The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Top 10 New Products Awards)

Developed Multi‐illuminant Spectro Colour Meter

Developed Snow Falling Chamber
(The Remarkable Invention Commendation by the Director-General at Science and Technology Agency)

Developed 300 Sunshine Weather Meter

Developed Super Xenon Weather Meter

Developed Transmittance / Reflectance Meter

Snow Falling Chamber
(National Invention Award)

Developed Solar Cell Type of Radiometer

300 Sunshine Weather Meter (The Remarkable Invention Commendation by the Director-General of Science and Technology Agency)

Developed Acid Rain Corrosion Test Instrument

Snow Falling Chamber
(The Commendation by the Director-General of National Land Agency)

Developed Metaling Weather Meter

Developed Spectro Whiteness Colour Meter

TM double Beam Method in Colour Meter was selected as the Remarkable Invention Commendation by the Director-General of Science and Technology Agency

Developed Accelerated Spectral Radiation Tester

Developed New Metaling Lamp

Developed Integrated control system for Weather Meter

Developed TM Water Purifier

Light energy receptor for Weather Meter was selected as the Remarkable Invention Commendation by the Director-General of Science and Technology Agency

O2・H2 Generator subsidized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency

Developed High Power 12kW Xenon Weather Meter

Developed High Power Spectral Radiation Tester

Developed Weather Chamber for Photovoltaic Modules

Developed Accelerated Weather Meter with dust spray

Ozone generator with electrolytic method subsidized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency

Developed Metaling Vertical Weather Meter

Developed fully automatic colour and gloss meter

Developed SO2 gas auto controller with fluorescence method

Metaling Lamp and lighting device subsidized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency

O2・H2 Generator was selected as the Remarkable Invention Commendation by the Director-General at Science and Technology Agency

Developed Micro Spectro Colour Meter

Developed Colour Meter with Touchscreen

Developed Wireless transmission radiant exposure meter

Developed Digital radiometer, Digital BPT, Digital BST

Developed Salt Spray Test Instrument with air barrier board

Developed Haze Computer with haze standard plate

Developed Super Accelerated Weather Meter (Technical cooperation with TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS., INC)

Developed Combined Weather Chamber (Weathering + Corrosion)

Developed Water Electrolysis Unit for Measuring Isotope
(Joint development with Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Developed Cl² calibrating apparatus and concentration measuring device

Developed Water Electrolyzer for artificial satellite use
(Joint development with National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan)

Developed CO₂ decomposition and O₂ generation system (Joint development with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

Developed 3kW Metaling Vertical Weather Meter
(The world's first vertical type, patented in Japan and the U.S.)

Developed 7.5kw Super Xenon Weather Meter with two independent chambers

Developed Remote Plasma Super Accelerated Weather Meter
(Technical cooperation with Nippon Paint)

Developed Multi-angle Gross Meter

Developed Rotary Salt Spray Test Instrument

Developed Super Xenon Combined Weather Chamber (eight xenon lamps) for Photovoltaic Modules

Combined Cyclic Corrosion Test Instrument for Zinc-Coated Steel Sheets Used in Electrical Appliances was subsidized by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency

Developed Global model of Xenon Weather Meter

Developed compact colour meters, Colour Cute series

Haze Meter, HZ-V3 received the Commendation by the Director-General of Small and Medium Enterprise Agency

Developed Rotary Combined Cyclic Corrosion Test Instrument

Developed Gas Corrosion Test Instrument with exchangeable test chamber

Developed Table-top type Salt Spray Test Instrument

Gas Corrosion Test Instrument, GS-UVS
(The Commendation by the Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency)

Developed New Radiometer with Automatic Calibration of Irradiance

Developed New Image Clarity Meter, IC series

Salt Spray Test Instrument, STP-30 (The Invention Commendation by Tokyo governor)

Developed Water Recycle Unit CRW-1

Developed Fogging Tester WF-3

Developed LED Fade Meter LF-Z

Developed Salt Spray/CASS Test Instrument STP-100/CAP-100