Kane Kogyo

Kane Kogyo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese specialist manufacturer of faucet valves, established on May 15, 1954, and headquartered in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture. With more than 70 years of history, the company holds the number one domestic share in industrial ball taps and develops, manufactures and sells valves ranging from household units to those for large water supply facilities under its own KKK brand. Its lineup covers ball taps, constant water level valves, solenoid valves, pressure reducing valves for water supply, relief valves for water heating equipment, pressure reducing type backflow preventers, vacuum breakers, low temperature operating valves, control panels and emergency shut-off valves.

Founded as a producer of faucet valve copper alloy castings with integrated casting, machining and assembly, the company completed its patented KKK float valve in 1959, formed a technical tie-up with TOTO in 1965 and received JIS approval in 1977. Kane Kogyo, capitalized at 92 million yen with 152 employees in Japan, operates sales offices in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka.