Hakko

Hakko, formally Hakko Corporation (白光株式会社), is a Japanese industrial equipment manufacturer. The supplied company and encyclopedia sources identify it as a maker and seller of soldering irons and other soldering-related products, as well as packaging-related products. Its official website presents the company as serving soldering needs around the world. The company traces its origins to 1952, when it began as Hakko Metal Industrial Works, making and selling forged copper tools and solder tin. It later incorporated, and in 1989 adopted the name Hakko Corporation. Its original metal-forging business was separated into a newly established Hakko Metal Industrial company that year. The company is headquartered in Osaka. The supplied Japanese-language encyclopedia source also identifies factories in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, and Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture. The official website offers regional selections for Japan, the United States, China, Singapore, and other countries, and describes its customer support as global. The available evidence does not establish the company’s founder, ownership, listing status, or current executives.

Hakko began in 1952 as Hakko Metal Industrial Works, manufacturing and selling forged copper tools and solder tin. In 1954, it incorporated under the name Hakko Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. The company’s present name, Hakko Corporation, dates to 1989. In that year, the metal-forging business was separated and a new Hakko Metal Industrial company was established for it. The available company description identifies Hakko as a manufacturer and seller primarily of soldering irons and packaging-related products. A Wikidata entry characterizes it as a Japanese industrial equipment manufacturer. The Japanese-language encyclopedia entry reports that the company is headquartered in Osaka and has factories in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, and Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture. It also notes that blue and yellow are frequently used in product design. Hakko’s official website presents the company as responding to soldering needs around the world. It provides regional selections for Japan, the United States, China, Singapore, and other countries, and states that it supports customers globally. The available evidence does not supply details about founders, later product launches, ownership changes, or current leadership.

• 1989

  Renamed Hakko Corporation; metal forging separated

• 1954

  Incorporated as Hakko Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

• 1952

  Founded as Hakko Metal Industrial Works

A Japanese industrial equipment manufacturer serving soldering needs internationally, with additional packaging-related products.

• Soldering irons and soldering-related products

  Products identified as a principal area of the company’s manufacturing and sales.

• Packaging-related products

  A product category identified in the Japanese-language company description.

• Forged copper tools and solder tin

  Products made and sold when the business began in 1952.

1. 1HAKKO Corporation - We respond to soldering needs throughout the world.hakko.com
2. 2Hakko Corporationwikidata.org
3. 3白光 (はんだごて)ja.wikipedia.org