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Over 90 years of experience in Cutting, Welding, and Positioning''' @ KOIKE.COM

Koike Aronson, Inc/Ransome’s history goes back to the early 1920s when Airco formed their cutting machine operations. Almost fifty years later, in 1969, Airco acquired Aronson Machine Company which was founded by Chuck Aronson in 1946; he invented and patented several of the positioners that are still used today. Once Airco and Aronson Machine Company were combined, both operations were set up in Arcade, New York as Airco. In 1985 Koike Sanso Kogyo of Tokyo, Japan, acquired the combined operation from Airco to add a world class welding positioner line to their world class cutting product line. The result was a single company that could supply the market with the best welding positioners and thermal cutting products in the world, also known as Koike Aronson, Inc.

In 2001, Koike Aronson, Inc. decided to acquire certain assets of the former Ransome Company in Houston, TX which was owned by Air Liquide America and known as one of Koike Aronson’s biggest competitors. The acquisition allowed us to provide the world with the most lasting, durable, safest and largest variety of positioning equipment ever. As of today, we now have Koike Aronson, Inc/Ransome, “The Most Complete Line in the Industry.”

Koike Aronson, Inc. is known worldwide for its CNC Plasma, Oxy-Fuel, Laser, Waterjet Cutting Machines, Welding Positioning Products, Portable Machines and Gas Apparatus. Koike Aronson, Inc. is headquartered in Arcade, New York. Additional operations are located in Japan, South Korea, China and the Netherlands.

1918	Koike founded in Tokyo Japan

1920	Airco formed their cutting machine operation

1934	Established first oxygen filling factory

1937	Developed IK-12 series (original of IK-12MAX3, etc)

1946	Established first oxygen manufacturing factory

1946	Aronson Machine Company was founded by Chuck Aronson

1962	Established first liquid oxygen manufacturing factory

1962	Exhibited to A.W.S. Show in USA

1969	Airco acquired Aronson Machine Company

1970	Opened resident office in TX

1974	Established Koike America in IL

1981	The first oxygen-plasma system in the world was developed by Koike

1982	Established Koike Europe in Netherland

1983	Developed and started manufacturing Laser cutting machine

1985	Established Koike Aronson by acquiring BOC's Aronson Division

1989	Established Koike Korea Engineering in South Korea

1998	Acquired ISO9001for Techno Center and Gunma Koike

2001	Koike Aronson purchased former Ransome Company

2002	Established Koike Engineering Tangshan in China

2004	Acquired ISO9001for Ichikawa Seiki Factory

2006	NC Plate Printing System received invention award from The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers

2007	3D-Link Plasma Bevel Unit received invention award from The Japan Welding Engineering Society Koike Aronson, Inc./Ransome received ISO 9001:2000 Certification

2008	Arcade, New York 20,000 sq ft facility expansion

2008	Arcade, NY Demo Room Completed

2009	Launched Five New Products- Koikejet Waterjet Cutting System, Plate-Pro Extreme, AGW-LW, LD-R Multi-Purpose Portable Bench Positioner, and 3D-LT Bevel Head.

2013   Arcade, New York 30,000 sq ft facility expansion

Our Sales and Services can be found @ KOIKE.COM'''