Stanley's 100th Anniversary Site

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

1920S
1920
- Special light bulbs
  
  Started to manufacture and sell special light bulbs for exports1921
- Christmas light bulbs
  
  Permanent contact model, the first in Japan1929
1930S
1930
- Baby Light
  
  Small flashlight, a popular product then1933
- Compact light
  
  Used as a handy light in dark places such as a theater1937
1940S
1940
- 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
1950S
1950
- 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
1960S
1960
- Headlamp
  
  selected first time for the Honda Super Cub1966
- Subminiture-Lamp
  
  1968
1970S
1970
- 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
1980S
1980
- 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
1990S
1990
- 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
2000S
2000
- 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
2010
-2020S
2010

2020
- 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