..many
people and almost all DIYers worldwide do know the famous blue capacitors used in
demanding power supply circuitry and bearing the sleeve with the 'Nippon Chemi-Con' mark
on them..
None
of them are aware of the fact that these caps are actually made by US based United
Chemi-Con, a subsidiary of Nippon..
The
difference in capacity..
"As wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Chemi-Con, United Chemi-Con
(UCC) is the largest manufacturer and supplier of aluminum electrolytic capacitors in
North America. Established in the United States in 1970, UCC distributes more than 8,000
products -- including products manufactured by United Chemi-Con's manufacturing plant
located in Lansing, North Carolina, as well as other capacitors manufactured worldwide by
NCC and its subsidiaries.
Because customer
service is one of United Chemi-Con's highest priorities, UCC offers complete engineering
and sales support at its corporate headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois -- as well as sales,
service and field engineering support at other sites throughout the country. All United
Chemi-Con products -- including American-made products and products manufactured in other
parts of the world -- are warehoused in Brea, California and Lansing, North Carolina --
ensuring fast and efficient delivery on every order."
an extract from
official company's website.
Copyright
(C) 1996-2005 Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation. All Rights Reserved.}
 Apparently United Chemi-Con
is one of the biggest manufacturers of capacitors, offering more than 150 product series !
MTZ audio has focused on
UCC and NCC capacitors suitable for robust power supply circuitry of audio devices.
Our selection of capacitor
components consists of carefully tested solutions drawn from U36D, U32D, 82DA, U36D(black)
series.
Available capacitance
values :
50V range
56000uF
63V range
10000uF, 22000uF,
47000uF, 100000uF, 180000uF
80V range
100000uF
100V range
27000uF, 47000uF,
82000uF
500V range
100uF, 220uF(Black
special), 470uF, 1000uF, 1500uF
550V range
220uF
MTZ audio welcomes special
orders for DIYers and professionals.
United Chemi-Con
official website
..some
may ask : what about Nippon ?
Well,
when it comes to Nippon Chemi-Con an impressive -striking one might say- history of
successes rises..
The
brand of non-stopping expansion..
"Since its
establishment in 1931, NIPPON CHEMI-CON has tackled the development of a variety of
electronic components, starting with aluminum electrolytic capacitors. As a supporter of
this advanced electronic industry, we are very pleased to have contributed to its
development.
The spreading of globalization has brought about a new era to the electronics industry. A
new market has opened on the world stage, new values have arisen, and a new race has
begun..."
an extract from
official company's website.
Ikuo Uchiyama
President
Nippon Chemi-con was established
in August 1931.
Today this company achieves an
annual sales revenue (Total Group sales in 2003) of 102.3 million Yen based on the efforts
of 6,461 people!
Nippon Chemi-con followed an
unbelievably fast evolution path. Its past history is full of business expansion
activities, briefly presented below :
1931.
-Toshio Satoh successfully manufactures electrolytic
capacitors for the first time in Japan. Starts "SATOH DENKI KOGYOSHO" as a
limited partnership, and begins production.
1947.
-Company is reorganized; the name changes to "NIPPON CHEMICAL CAPACITOR
INC."
1966.
-Miyagi plant (in city of Tajiri, Miyagi Prefecture) opens, for production of small
electrolytic capacitors.
1966.
-Establish HITACHI ELECTROLYTIC FOIL LABORATORY INC. currently KDK CORP., in city
of Takahagi, Ibaraki Prefecture).
1969.
-Iwate plant (in city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture) opens, for mass production of small
electrolytic capacitors.
1970.
-UNITED CHEMI-CON, INC., a U.S.-based corporation for overseas sales, is
established.
1972.
-SAMYOUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. is established as a joint venture, in South Korea.
1975.
-SINGAPORE CHEMI-CON (PTE.) LTD., a Singapore-based corporation, is established.
1976.
-FUKUSHIMA CHEMI-CON INC.(currently Fukushima plant) is established in the town of
Yabuki, Fukushima Prefecture, to support increased production of large electrolytic
capacitors.
1977.
-EUROPE CHEMI-CON (DEUTSCHLAND) GmbH, a European-based corporation for over seas sales, is
established.
1979.
-TAIWAN CHEMI-CON CORP., a Taiwan-based corporation, is established.
1980.
-Establishment of ASIA CHEMI-CON COMPANY LTD. (now HONG KONG CHEMI-CON LTD.) in Hong Kong.
1981.
-Company name is changed to NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORP.
1983.
-Established IWATE CHEMI-CON CORP. (in city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture) to strengthen
production of electrolytic capacitors. (Responsible for module design and production.)
1983.
-Established CHEMI-CON PRECISION DEVICES CORP. (in city of Nagaoka, Niigata
Prefecture) to produce components for precision mechanisms.
1986.
-Establishment of IWATE ERECTRONICS CORP.(in city of kitakami,Iwate prefecture) to
produce hybrid IC(currently operating for design and production of amorphous choke coil.)
1992. -Established UNITED CHEMI-CON MANUFACTURING, INC.(now
UNITED CHEMI-CON INC.) in U.S. to serve as local production base for catalytic capacitors.
1993. -P.T.
INDONESIA CHEMI-CON is established, for production of electrolytic capacitors.
1995. -Purchase
stake in MARCON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ( in city of Nagai, Yamagata Prefecture) to help
expand Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Division and to support exploration of Tantalum
Electrolytic Capacitors and other new technologies.
1997. -Purchase
the magnetic-materials group of MITSUI PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. (nowMITSUI
CHEMICALS,LTD.).
1998. -Establishment
of SHANGHAI CHEMI-CON TRADING CO.,LTD.as a China-based corporation.
1999. -Establishment
of sales dicision in KDK CORP. (Sinagawa-ku, Tokyo) for sales of electrolytic foils.
1999. -Merger
of the processing division of KDK CORP., established in 1966 as a dedicated foil
processing company for electrolytic foils, to strengthen technical decelopment
capabilities of Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors.
2000. -Established
CHEMI-CON ADVANCE BUSINESS CORP. (Sinagawa-ku, Tokyo)
2000. -Established CHEMI-CON LABORATORY in U.S. for basic laboratory.
2000. -Established YAMAGATA ELECTRONICS CORP. (Higashi Okitama-gun, Yamagata)
2001.
-Increased the capital to NICHIJU MARCON CO., LTD. for the purpose of increasing
the production of chemical foil, and changed the firm name to IWATE ELECTROLYTIC INDUSTRY
CORP.
2002. -HIDAKA
ELECTRON CO., LTD(in Samani-gun, Hokkaido) starts electrolytic foil and chemical business
through joint venture with NIHON DENKO. Start production of aluminum electrolytic
capacitor at CHEMI-CON (WUXI) CO., LTD., a China-based corporation.
2003. -Establishment
of CHEMI-CON ELECTRONICS (THAILAND) CO. LTD. as a Thailand-based corporation.
{Copyright
(C) 1996-2005 Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation. All Rights Reserved.}
When it comes to materials,
Nippon Chemi-con factories are completely autonomous :
 
Aluminum electrolytic foils Rubber seals
 
Aluminum cases
Silicon
wafer
{Copyright (C) 1996-2005 Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation. All Rights
Reserved.}
All materials ranging
from aluminum electrolytic foil, rubber seals and aluminum cases are developed inside the
company. Also, silicon wafer, chip resistors and other resale parts are ready for
servicing.
Some of Nippon Chemi-Con
capacitor famous series are the SME, SMH, SMG, KMH, LXV etc. They range from 1 to 1500uF
at voltages from 16 to 450V
Nippon
Chemi-Con official website
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Nippon
and United Chemicon capacitors..
