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'EKO Shokai' was founded by Hiroshi Tozawa (pictured) & Eiji Shiina and was the first<\/strong> meteorological instrument manufacturer in Japan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO started manufacturing the MS-12, the EKO started manufacturing the MS-12, the\u00a0first<\/strong> Japanese-made pyranometer.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO launches the first<\/strong> Japanese-designed and built pyranometer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A group of EKO sensors were installed for the first<\/strong> time at the Mizuho Station in Antarctica after being selected by the Japanese Ministry of Education for a long-term research project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO produced its first<\/strong> I-V Tracers, research equipment specifically designed for solar power generation systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO launched the MS-210W, the world's first<\/strong> UV-B radiometer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO obtained its first<\/strong> international ISO standard accreditation for quality management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO establishes its first<\/strong> permanent office outside of Japan, opening EKO Instruments USA Inc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO Instruments Europe B.V. opens in the Netherlands, bringing EKO closer to customers across the continent with the first<\/strong> EKO technical centre outside of Japan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO celebrated its 85th anniversary and moved into its first<\/strong> custom-designed HQ in Japan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO became the first<\/strong> ISO\/IEC 17025 certified solar sensor manufacturer in the world, helping to validate and maintain the highest standards in calibration and testing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Between 2013 and 2015, EKO opened two solar parks near Tokyo, becoming the first<\/strong>, and still only, solar sensor manufacturer in the world to own and operate its own PV plants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO re-defined expectations for accuracy and performance with the launch of the MS-80, the first<\/strong> in a new generation of pyranometers, featuring a state-of-the-art thermopile sensor & quartz diffusor technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO made its first<\/strong> public sustainability pledge, a commitment to phase out all possible single-use, and non-recyclable plastics from product packaging by the end of 2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO announced EKO EMPOWER, the first<\/strong> global sponsorship and education programme by a solar sensor manufacturer, initially supporting six university-based solar car racing teams from around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EKO Instruments launched the MS-10S UVA and MS-11S UVB sensors, enhancing precision in UV radiation measurement. EKO also\u00a0completed its\u00a0first<\/b>\u00a0complete digital solar monitoring solution by launching the Digital MS-57S Pyrheliometer, setting a new standard in solar irradiance monitoring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In 2024, EKO launched its first small heat flux sensor, the HF-01S. Compact and highly sensitive, it delivers accurate heat flux measurements for research, engineering, and manufacturing applications.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1927 – 1952 1955 – 1977 1980 – 2003 2005 – 2027 1927 New beginnings ‘EKO Shokai’ was founded by Hiroshi Tozawa (pictured) & Eiji Shiina and was the first meteorological instrument manufacturer in Japan. 1933 Made in Japan EKO started manufacturing the MS-12, the EKO started manufacturing the MS-12, the\u00a0first Japanese-made pyranometer.\u00a0 1955 Homegrown […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":109,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-152","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEKO Instruments History: Nearly 100 Years of Innovation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the history of EKO Instruments\u2014decades of innovation in precision solar and environmental measurement.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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