The Insulator Museum of the firm

NGK Insulators is a Japanese ceramics company. It primarily produces insulators but also produces other products, especially ceramic products. NGK is headquartered in Tokyo (Marunouchi Bldg. 25F, 2-4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–6325) and is list ...

, located in Nagoya,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, is the only museum of porcelain insulators in the world.The Evolution of Porcelain Insulator Technology in Japan’, Fujimura T., ''Electrical Insulation Magazine'', IEEE. Vol. 11. 1995

History

The museum contains some unique items, including a "pin insulator for communication" manufactured in 1875 that is believed to be the oldest domestic

ese insulator. It has "approximately 5,000 pieces of insulators and maintenance tools from 21 countries... and 57 manufacturers." About 300 pieces are on display at any one time. It also has a detailed and informative display on the material, processes and applications. NGK Insulators is one of the world's largest manufacturer of electrical porcelain, with a number of plants in different countries. Due to the company's significant production of ceramic items, its annual sales exceed $USD3.5 billion. NGK Insulators has been producing porcelain continuously for nearly 100 years, and, sometime in the mid 1980s, its total output surpassed 150 million porcelain units.

References

External links

Museum website
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