LOCKE INSULATORS, INC
HONEYCERAM
NGK-BAUDOUR S.A.
UHV Contamination Test Facilities
| 1971 | Nichigai Ceramics Ltd. was established to produce ceramic components for the electronic industry. |
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| 1972 | Developed bushings for 1,000 kV-class test transformers |
| 1973 | LOCKE INSULATORS, INC. was established jointly with the U.S.-based General Electric Company. |
| 1974 | Distributed a fluidized bed sewage sludge incineration system to the Minami-tama Treatment Plant in Tokyo. |
| 1976 | Began manufacturing and marketing of HONEYCERAM, honeycomb catalyst substrates for controlling automobile emissions. |
| 1977 | NGK-BAUDOUR S.A. was established in Belgium. NGK EUROPE S.A. was established in Belgium. (Merged with NGK EUROPE GmbH in 1979.) |
| 1978 | Distributed a low-level radioactive waste incineration system to Tsuruga Power Station of the Japan Atomic Power Company. |
| 1979 | Construction of ultrahigh voltage contamination test facilities for insulators and bushing shells were completed in the High Voltage Laboratory. |
