Company History

1944Founded as IWASAKI RADIO ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
1945Changed the company name to IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
1949Developed the first incandescent reflector lamp in the country.
1952Started manufacturing outdoor reflector lamps and holders.
1955Started in-house production of mercury lamps.
1959Changed the trademark to EYE.
Listed on the Tokyo over-the-counter market.
Released EYE Rest Green Lamp, an incandescent lamp for eye health.
1960Completed construction of Saitama Plant.
Started manufacturing mercury lamps and various types of lighting luminaires.
1961Founded TAISEI DENKI KOGYO CO., LTD.
1963Developed the sodium lamp.
1967Developed traffic safety equipment such as tunnel emergency information systems and internally illuminated road signs.
1968Started manufacturing metal halide lamps.
1970Listed on the first section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.
Developed the EYE halogen lamp. Obtained patents in 10 countries, paving the way for a new era in the lighting industry.
1971Developed the high-pressure sodium lamp EYE Sunlux.
1973Founded EYE LIGHTING SYSTEM CORPORATION.
1974Completed construction of Ibaraki Plant and started manufacturing fluorescent luminaires for facilities.
Founded EYE LIGHTING AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
1977Founded KANTO IWASAKI CO., LTD. and EYE GRAPHICS CO., LTD.
Released EYE Area Light, a floodlight.
1978Founded LIGHT CUBE CO., LTD.
Released EYE Sunlux Ace, the world's first high-pressure sodium lamp with a maximum efficacy of 150 lm/W.
1979Founded IWASAKI INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Released a fluorescent luminaire offering both comfort and cost efficiency.
1980Founded EYE GRAPHIC SERVICE CO., LTD.
1982Started manufacturing EYE Dichro-cool Halogen, a halogen lamp with reduced heat output.
1983Branched out into the field of ultraviolet application.
1984Released EYE Super UV Tester, a super-accelerated weathering tester.
1985Founded CHICHIBU IWASAKI CO., LTD. and KAN-ETSU IWASAKI CO., LTD., establishing a mass-production system for lamps.
1986Founded EYE ELECTRON BEAM CO., LTD.
1987Founded EYE ONE CO., LTD.
1988Bought out ENERGY SCIENCES, INC.
Founded EYE TRADING CO., LTD.; EYE THREE MFG. CO., LTD.; and EYE LIGHTING ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.
Released Hylux, a compact high-color-rendering HID lamp.
1989Started manufacturing the short arc metal halide lamp that emitted strong light with a small amount of power.
1991Founded OHIO LAMP MANUFACTURING, INC.
1992Established EYE LIGHTING (HONG KONG) LTD. jointly with HOSODA TRADING CO., LTD. in Hong Kong.
1993Released EYE twin arc lamp with two arc tubes.
1994Renamed OHIO LAMP MANUFACTURING, INC. to EYE LIGHTING INTERNATIONAL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Founded IWASAKI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING SERVICE CO., LTD.
1995Founded DALIAN IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. and KINKI LIGHT CUBE CO., LTD.
1996Founded WEST LOGISTICS CO., LTD. and EAST LOGISTICS CO., LTD.
1997Bought out ITO DENKI CO., LTD.
1998Started manufacturing the solar simulation system.
Released Pazu roadway lighting and MITIS landscape lighting.
1999Founded ITO DENKI HANBAI CO., LTD.
Bought out SPECTRA LIGHTING PTY. LTD. and SPECTRA MANUFACTURING PTY. LTD.
Started manufacturing the hybrid energy light powered by solar and wind generated electricity.
Released a super-high-pressure mercury lamp for LCD projectors.
2000Established LCA HOLDINGS PTY. LTD. jointly with Marubeni Corporation.
Released the low-voltage compact EB irradiation system.
2001Released the FEC multi High Ace H 5-wavelength-band metal halide lamp, the Macls I metal halide lamp dimming control system, and the Cera Arc high-color-rendering and high-efficacy ceramic metal halide lamp.
2002Released Pulsed Xenon Irradiation Device.
2003Released the reduced UV output high power metal halide lamp.
2004Released the ceramic metal halide lamp with internal starter FEC Cera Arc Ace and ultra-low voltage EB irradiation system EZ-V.
2005Released a light irradiation environmental test chamber.
2006Released LEDioc LED units and lighting apparatus.
2007Absorbed IWASAKI INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Founded SHANGHAI IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Released the UV irradiation system EYE Water Pure for city water treatment.
2008Absorbed KANTO IWASAKI CO., LTD.
2009Renamed TAISEI DENKI KOGYO CO., LTD. to TSUKUBA IWASAKI CO., LTD.
Released LED roadway lighting LEDioc ROAD.
2010Tokyo Showroom i Labo opened.
Released the LED floodlight LEDioc FLOOD BLITZ and LEDioc LED EYE LAMP.
Released the TWIN CERA ARC HID lamp with a service life of up to 50000 hours, comparable to that of LED lamps.
2011Merged WEST LOGISTICS CO., LTD. and EAST LOGISTICS CO., LTD. to establish EYE LOGISTICS CO., LTD.
Released the LED tunnel light LEDioc TUNNEL, LEDioc LED EYE LAMP (halogen-bulb type), UV-LED Surface Lighting Equipment, and LED lighting system for collision tests.
2012Established PERFORMANCE IN LIGHTING AUSTRALASIA PTY. LTD.
Released LEDioc LED Light Bulb.
2013Released the LED floodlight LEDioc FLOOD DUELL.
2014Released the super-accelerated weathering tester EYE Super UV Tester (SUV-W261).
2015Established EYE LIGHTING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. and SAMMODE LIGHTING AUSTRALASIA PTY. LTD.
2016Renamed EYE TRADING CO., LTD. to EYE LIGHTING DEVICE CO., LTD.
Established ELM LIGHTING SDN. BHD.
Released the compact EB irradiation system EYE Compact EB.
2017Completed construction of HIKARIUM, a new research and development building, at Saitama Plant.
Released the LED floodlight LEDioc FLOOD ZEST, LEDioc FLOOD FULL-COLOR, and the ITACS-LC lighting control system.
2018Developed the virtual lighting simulation systems iVR-360 and iVR-Dive.
2019Moved the Head Office to Higashinihonbashi, Tokyo.
Released the smart switch for IoT devices Link-S².
2020EYE LIGHTING SYSTEM CORPORATION absorbed TSUKUBA IWASAKI CO., LTD.
Discontinued production of mercury lamps for general lighting.
2021Released the explosion-proof LEDioc EX series luminaires.
2022Released UNIS LED landscape lighting luminaires.
2024Celebrated the 80th anniversary of its founding.
2025Released LEDioc ROAD Low-Position Lighting (Wide-Span) for motorways.