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Stanley Electric's History in Photographs
Stanley Electric started out manufacturing and selling special light bulbs mainly for automotive applications. It has delivered a wide range of products across the world. Here, we take a look at the history of Stanley Electric in the past 100 years.
PRODUCTS CHRONOLOGY
Special light bulbs
Started to manufacture and sell special light bulbs for exports1921
Christmas light bulbs
Permanent contact model, the first in Japan1929
Baby Light
Small flashlight, a popular product then1933
Compact light
Used as a handy light in dark places such as a theater1937
Selenium rectifier
Continually manufactured after World War II1940
Landing light
For airplanes during World War II1944
Portable water heater for bathtubs
Home appliance product intended to boost sale1946
Power supply equipment for broadcasting equipment
Photo in celebration of its first delivery1951
Blue selenium photocell
Renowned for world-class performance1956
Auto lighter
First application to Japanese vehicles1957
Sealed beams
Came in various unconventional forms such as rectangular and horseshoe shapes1957
"Beauty LM" with Exposure meter.
1959
Headlamp
selected first time for the Honda Super Cub1966
Subminiture-Lamp
1968
Capsule indicator
Indicator light that utilized a subminiature lamp1971
Small strobe (DC-16)
1972
Light-emitting diode(Super bright red LED)
Certified by the Research Development Corporation of Japan as the world's brightest1976
Four-lamp rectangular all-glass sealed beam
1977
World-renowned large color LCD panel on the Toyota Corona dashboards
1983
POWER BOY
Ultrasmall power supply1984
L-Vision
LED television that was popular for its large multi-color screen1987
Selenium photoconductor drums
1988
MR (multi-reflector) Headlamp on the Honda Accord, innovative headlamp that achieved higher latitude in car designing
1989
Ultrathin and high-brightness chip type LED
1993
RAYBRIG Hyper-halogen bulbs
1993
HID headlamp on the Mitsubishi Super Great, first application on Japnaese vehicle
1996
The world's first LED rear lamp on Nissan Tino
2000
Seven lens headlamp on the Nissan Cima
2001
Xenon tube strobe on the world's first mobile phone with a camera
2004
LED headlamp on the Mitsubishi Motors "i-MiEV," the world's first mass produced electric vehicle
2009
-2020s
S-PBT LCD on the Rinnai's remote controller for water heaters, the world's first high-contrast LCD visible from any angle
2012
ADB
The Mazda CX-5 adopted Stanley's first ADBs (Adaptive Driving Beams)2015
LED Floodlight with Ultra Narrow Light Angle
Installed for Niagara Falls illumination2016
Fine Segment LCDs
2018
Hyper ceramic package LED (H9J)
The H9J started mass production in 2014 and won the Stanley Award for the first time in 2019 for its leading role towards the LED application in automotive forward lighting.2019
Deep Ultraviolet LED in 2020 with world-top output of 265nm emission wavelength.
2020
Also in the lineup:
Mercury garden light
1960s
Toaster oven
First-ever electrical home appliance from Stanley
Sold 150,000 units within 4.5 years after its first launch1960s
Electric "kotatsu" heater-table
1967
SUN LAMP
Tanning lamp1969
MACHINEACE
Wind breaker1969
Belt massager
1970
Bicycle
1973
LIFEPOINT
Body surface reflection point finder1976
In-house publications in the good old days:
Stanley Quarterly
1946 -
Stanley Shimbun
1961 -
First issue of Move!
1997 - Present
Corporate profiles
1947
Corporate profiles
1961
Corporate profiles
1976
Corporate profiles
1984
Corporate profiles
1987
Corporate profiles
1991
Corporate profiles
2009
