Canare develops, manufactures, and provides the best audio and video cables, connectors, patchbays, and fiber-optic products for the television broadcast industry and the professional A/V market.
Broadcast engineers, sound technicians, A/V facility integrators, design consultants and many leading OEM’s rely on Canare’s product, proven reliability and top notch customer service.
Corporate Profile
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- Name: Canare Electric Co., Ltd.
- Incorporated: February 1974 (commenced operation: 1970)
- Capital: 1.04 billion yen.
- Locations: see the “Contacts” page
- Representative Director & President: Masahiro Nakajima
- Activities: Manufacture and sale of audio-video cables, connectors, assemblies, converters and related products for professional audio and video industry.
Masahiro Nakajima
President
Five-point Product Development Goal
| 1) | Responsive | : | Fulfilling the needs of the industry through custom solutions. |
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| 2) | Unique | : | Incorporating valuable features not offered by competitors. |
| 3) | Cutting-edge | : | Devoted to meeting the requirements for emerging technologies. |
| 4) | Enduring | : | Concentrated on products with long-term value. |
| 5) | Global | : | Focused on niche markets as well as universal products. |
History
Kimio Kawamoto
In 1970, Kimio Kawamoto founded Canare in Nagoya, Japan. He took the company name from the river nearby the office, named “Kanare” river. The company took a major growing-up with innovative microphone cable which is high-quality, low noise, variety of colors, and smooth, in 1977.
| 1970 (Sep) | Founded in Nagoya, Japan. |
| 1974 (Feb) | Incorporated as Canare Electric Co., Ltd. |
| 1974 (Dec) | Released Multichannel Audio Snake Cable. |
| 1977 (Oct) | Released Color Microphone Cable. |
| 1981 (Jun) | Released Fixed Use Microphone Cable. |
| 1983 (Feb) | Established Sales Company in California, USA. |
| 1983 (Nov) | Canare Harness Co., Ltd. in Nagoya, Japan established. |
| 1987 (Feb) | Released True 75Ω BNC connector. |
| 1989 (Jun) | Released True 75Ω Dual Video Jack. |
| 1991 (Dec) | Registered to an over-the-counter stock in the Japanese Securities Dealers Association. |
| 1993 (Mar) | Launched Nano-Tech Laboratory in Nagoya, Japan. |
| 1996 (Jun) | Canare Electric (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. established. |
| 1999 (Nov) | Canare Corporation of Korea established. |
| 2000 (Nov) | Canare Japan certified ISO 9001. |
| 2001 (Jun) | Canare Corporation of Taiwan, established. |
| 2003 (Apr) | Canare Electric (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established. |
| 2004 (Feb) | Canare Corporation of Tianjin established. |
| 2004 (May) | Canare Japan certified ISO 14001. |
| 2006 (Dec) | Listed on the second section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2006 (Dec) | Listed on the second section of Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| 2007 (Dec) | Canare France S.A.S. established. |
| 2007 (Dec) | Listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2007 (Dec) | Listed on the first section of Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| 2008 (May) | Canare Singapore Private Ltd. established. |
| 2011 (Mar) | Canare System Works Co., Ltd. established in Tokyo Japan. |
| 2012 (May) | Canare Tech Corporation established in Yokohama Japan. |
| 2015 (Aug) | Canare Electric India Private Ltd. established. |
| 2016 (Nov) | Canare Europe GmbH established in Germany. |
| 2017 (May) | Canare Middle East FZCO established in Dubai, UAE. |