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History
KOVA Pursues Creativity and State of the Art Techonology.
2025
01 Change of CEO (Former: Mr. Lee In-woo, Former CEO / New: Mr. Tatsuya Ikejiri, CEO; Mr. Junha Park, COO)
2024
01 Patent Application for RTR LASER VD
02 Patent Application for HF CVD Diamond Coating
2023
01 "Heat Dissipation Device for High-Temperature Vacuum Inline Heat Treatment System, and High-Temperature Vacuum Inline Heat Treatment System with Glove Box (for All-Solid-State Batteries)"
02 "Establishment of KOVA USA"      
03 "Received the Highest 'S Grade' in ESG Supply Chain Management Evaluation by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy"
04 "Recipient of the 100 Million Dollar Export Tower Award on the 60th Trade Day"
05 "CEO Inwoo Lee Awarded the Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit on the 60th Trade Day"
2022
03 ""Method for Eliminating Hydrogen Embrittlement in Press Rolls Used in Secondary Battery Manufacturing Equipment"  Patent no: 10-2426443
03 "WC/C Coating Layer Structure for Extending the Service Life of Press Rolls Used in Secondary Battery Manufacturing Equipment"       Patent no: 10-2427732
03 Establishment of Korea Vacuum's Hungarian Subsidiary
03 "ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certified"
2021
03 "Awarded the 30 Million Dollar Export Tower"
2020
03 "Diamond Coating Apparatus Capable of Forming a Uniform-Thickness Coating on the Surface of Cutting Tools"       Patent no: 10-2156262
03 Commencement of Large-Area DLC Coating Business
2019
06 Introduction of SMART KOVA 2025
06 Completion of 4th Factory
2017
01 VD4.0 inline secondary battery(Version 4.0)
08 Registered a patent for “Automatic and continuous dryer for secondary cell pole plate” Patent no: 10-1771632
09 Registered a patent for “Cooling Method for secondary cell pole plate” Patent no: 10-1782466
11 Registered a patent for “Drying method for secondary cell pole plate” Patent no: 10-1800715
2016
07 Signed contract to develop Nano Diamond Coating technology for aircraft and automobile CFRP
12 - Applied patent for “ Drying method for secondary cell pole plate”
- Applied patent for “ Automatic and continuous dryer for secondary cell pole plate”
- Applied patent for “Cooling method for secondary cell pole plate”
2015
01 HKMC SQ (Deposition) Certificate  
12 - Signed contract on partnership in ta-c DLC technology with Shin Maywa Industries Co., Ltd. of Japan
- Commenced sales of services and equipment
- HKMC SQ (Deposition) Certificate
2014
07 Developed MVP (Mechanical Vacuum Pump) for automobile
2013
07 Technical Assessment Venture Company Confirmation Technical Guarantee Fund, No. 20130106810
07 Signed exclusive supply contract with Automative Lightning Co., Ltd. of Europe
08 HKMC SQ Certificate (Injection)
12 Awarded “Twenty million dollars export tower” on the 50th Trade Day  
2012
05 Completed construction of the 2nd factory 23, Dalseong 2-cha 3-ro, Guji-myun, Dalseong-gun, Daegu
06 Selected as technically innovative enterprise by Inno-Biz Small and Medium Business Administration No. R6031-1171
2011
02 "Registered patent for “Automatic dryer for battery pole plate” Patent no.10-2010-0108095
04 "Registered patent for “Vacuum thin-film forming device” Patent no.10-1030337
04 "Registered patent for “ Vacuum deposition device” Patent no.10-1030338
05 Commenced sales of Automobile Parts (Manufacture of automobile lamps)
2010
05 Launched Division of Automobile Parts Business Manufacture of automobile lamps
2009
01 Selected as a specialized company in components and materials by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy Minister of Knowledge Economy, No.6256
01 Selected as A⁺Members by Korea Technology Finance Corporation Korea Technology Finance Corporation, No.993
03 "Registered patent for “Color layer production method”(Internal and external materials of automobiles, and external materials of cellphones and other electronic products) Patent No.10-0887725
12 "Registered patent for “Multi-layer film coating device and method thereof” Patent No.10-0932694
2008
04 Developed vacuum coating device for automobile lamps (Name:“KorMet-@") Auto Door Type
11 Commenced Division of Coating Business (Production of Touch Screen transparent hard film)
2007
01 "Registered patent for “Automatic coating device for reflection film and protection film of automobile lamps” Patent No.10-0671474
10 Signed business alliance agreement with Shin Maywa Industries Ltd. (Supply of Vacuum coating device for automobile lamps)
11 Won “Ten million dollar export tower” award in the 44th Trade Day Korea International Trade Association
12 Held an opening ceremony of the new factory Daegu Dalseong 2-cha industrial complex
2006
05 Joined the Inno-Biz Association Inno-Biz Association
06 Was appointed as a promising export company Daegu·Gyeongbuk SME Support Export Center, No.2006-104
06 Was certified ISO 9001 (Quality Management) by Korea ISO Certification Institute JAS-ANZ, no.JK11810
06 Was certified ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) by Korea ISO Certification Institute JAS-ANZ, no.JEK-2367
06 Developed Clean Production Technology and Eco-friendly high solidity film coating for external parts of mobile handsets Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
08 Established affiliated research institute No.20062499, Korea Industrial Technology Association
11 "Registered patent for “Vacuum Coating Device for coating metallic film on plastic substrate and method thereof” Patent no.10-0375131
2005
04 Signed a contract on technology innovation project for SMEs (strategic project) Developed Eco-friendly thin film processing for plastic case using vacuum evaporation technology
04 Signed a contract on the development of color coating technology using ion-beam vacuum evaporation techniques Yeungnam University
09 Participated in International Vacuum Exhibition 'Vacuum 2005', DongGyong, Japan
12 "Received “Innovation Venture” award 5th Daegu Venture Enterpreneur Awards
12 Capital Increase Capitl of 832 million Korean Won
2004
10 Developed Head Lamp Sputter Equipment (Name: “GLOMET") The first in Korea
2003
04 Signed a contract on technology innovation project for SMEs Production of lithium cobalt sputtering using next generation thin film coating electode materials
05 Established cooperation with Shin Maywa Industries of Japan Co-developed existing facilities “OEM” and new facilities
06 Joined Korea Vacuum Research Association
09 Participated in International Vacuum Exhibition 'Vacuum 2003', DongGyong, Japan
2002
05 Was selected as a Superior Technology Company Korea Technology Finance Corporation no.1693
09 Signed a contract on thin-film coating technology with Alpha Optics Inc. of the USA Thin film materials and equipment coating technology
10 Registered a patent no.0358443 Secondary battery pole plate dryer
2001
05 Was appointed as a promising export company Daegu·Gyeongbuk Export Support Center for SMEs, no.2001-143
12 Was appointed as a special military service company Daegu Gyeongbuk Regional Military Manpower Administration
2000
03 Patent – Opening and Closing Valves Patent no.0182696
07 Patent – Exhaust cart with improved coolant level Patent no.0269893
11 Received “Five million dollar export tower” award in the 37th ‘Industrial Packaging’ Seo Hun (CEO)
1999
06 Registered service trademark (KOVA) Trademark no.0060275
09 Participated in international vacuum exhibition (first in Korea) ‘Vacuum 1999', DongGyong, Japan
1998
12 Korea Vacuum Co.,Ltd. was established
1991
08 Establishment of Korea DaeA Vacuum Technical Partnership with Japan DaeA Vacuum
1987
07 Establishment of Daejoong Jonggi co., Starting of Vacuum Division Pioneering of Vacuum Deposition Equipment for TV Braun Chamber
07 Technology collaboration with Japan DaeA Vacuum Sold Vacuum Equipment to Samsung, SDI, Hitachi, Sony, Matsushita