HISTORY
1950
1950.5 Fujiwara Manufacturing is founded in Onoe, Kakogawa 1955.7 Release of the revolutionary A3 thermodynamic steam trap 1958.9 Fujiwara Manufacturing is reorganized and incorporated as a joint-stock company 1960
1965.9 Factory relocated to current Head Office/Factory location: Nagasuna, Noguchi, Kakogawa 1970
1972.1 Fujiwara Manufacturing is relaunched as TLV CO., LTD. 1972.2 Release of LEX, the world’s first temperature control trap 1975.7 Release of the ball butterfly valve 1976.7 Release of the CP condensate recovery pump 1978.1 Release of the JN series, the world’s first precision ground Free Float® steam trap 1980
1980.1 Release of the UFO, the world’s first free ball bucket steam trap 1982.10 Release of the SST type Free Float® steam trap, with a three-point valve seating mechanism 1983.6 TLV INTERNATIONAL INC. (Intl. Headquarters) established 1985.1 Launch of the TLV maintenance equipment sales business 1985.8 TLV CORPORATION (USA) established 1986.1 Introduction of the CES (Consulting · Engineering · Services) concept 1986.12 Release of the COSPECT® high-precision pressure-reducing valve with built-in separator & trap 1987.4 Release of the TrapMan® steam trap computer control system 1989.7 Katsuji Fujiwara becomes chairman; Yoshiyasu Fujiwara becomes president 1989.10 TLV EURO ENGINEERING GmbH (Germany) established 1990
1991.1 Release of the VACUUMIZER® vacuum steam-heating system 1992.8 Release of GT/GP series PowerTrap® condensate recovery pumps 1992.10 TLV EURO ENGINEERING UK LTD. (UK) established 1996.5 TLV PTE LTD (Singapore) established 1998.9 TLV EURO ENGINEERING FRANCE SARL (France) established 1999.9 TLV PTY LTD (Australia) established 2000
2001.9 TTS LTD. (plant inspection service provider) established 2002.6 TLV ENGINEERING SDN. BHD. (Malaysia) established 2003.9 The SSP Steam Savings Plan is granted a business patent 2005.11 Release of the LEX3N-TZ temperature control steam trap 2005.11 TLV INC. (Korea) established 2006.4 TLV SHANGHAI CO., LTD. (China) established 2007.12 TLV ENGINEERING S.A. (Argentina) established 2008.7 Release of the SteamAqua® steam-fired instantaneous water heater 2009.1 TLV ENGINEERING, S.A. DE C.V. (Mexico) established 2010
2010.2 SSOP® (Steam System Optimization Program) is honored at the Energy Conservation Grand Prize*
*The “Reduction in Steam Losses from 100,000 Steam Traps” project, jointly conducted with Nippon Petroleum Refining Company (now JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Co.), earned TLV the Director-General’s Prize (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (Japan)) at the FY2009 Energy Conservation Grand Prize.
2015.2 Held Refining and Petrochemical Top Management Symposium 2016.2 Release of the iTrapSensor® monitoring sensor 2018.12 TLV PRIVATE LIMITED (Thailand) established 2019.5 TLV ENGINEERING FZCO (UAE) established 2020
2020.1 CES® Survey awarded FY2019 Energy Conservation Grand Prize (Chairman’s Prize, Product/Business Model Category) 2020.7 Yoshiyasu Fujiwara becomes chairman; Ayako Fujiwara becomes president 2022.1 iBPSSM.net won the Energy Conservation Grand Prize for using wireless monitoring to improve management of steam using equipment. 2023.2 TLV PTY LTD (New Zealand) established