Insulator Museum

Insulator Museum
碍子博物館
Insulator Museum is located in Aichi Prefecture
Insulator Museum
Insulator Museum
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Insulator Museum is located in Japan
Insulator Museum
Insulator Museum
Insulator Museum (Japan)
LocationNagoya, Japan
Coordinates35°17′40″N 136°56′25″E / 35.29444°N 136.94028°E / 35.29444; 136.94028
TypeCeramics museum
Collection size7020 items
ArchitectTaniguchi Yoshirō
OwnerNGK Insulators
Websitewww.ngk.co.jp/english/about/
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The Insulator Museum of the firm NGK Insulators, located in Nagoya, Japan, is the only museum of porcelain insulators in the world.[1][2]

History

The museum contains some unique items, including a "pin insulator for communication" manufactured in 1875 that is believed to be the oldest domestic Japanese insulator.[citation needed] It has "approximately 5,000 pieces of insulators and maintenance tools from 21 countries... and 57 manufacturers."[1] About 300 pieces are on display at any one time.[1] It also has a detailed and informative display on the material, processes and applications.

NGK Insulators is one of the world's largest manufacturer of electrical porcelain, with a number of plants in different countries.[2] Due to the company's significant production of ceramic items, its annual sales exceed $USD3.5 billion. NGK Insulators has been producing porcelain continuously for nearly 100 years, and, sometime in the mid 1980s, its total output surpassed 150 million porcelain units.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Insulator Museum". NGK Insulators, Ltd.
  2. ^ a b The Evolution of Porcelain Insulator Technology in Japan’, Fujimura T., Electrical Insulation Magazine, IEEE. Vol. 11. 1995


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