Pilot Pen Corporation is a pen manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan. It produces writing instruments, stationery, and jewelry but is most well known for pens. It is the third largest pen manufacturer in the United States and the largest in Japan. It has a large number of branches all through out the world including in: England, Brazil, America, South Africa, Germany and France. Ryosuke Namiki founded the company in 1918 and since then Pilot has remained one of the forerunners of the pen industry. Image File history File links Pilot_pen_logo. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Stationery is a general name given to paper and office supplies such as envelopes, notepads, pens, pencils, erasers, paper clips, staples, etc. ... Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... Pens can refer to: Pen , Fountain pens - writing instruments Pens (Game) PENS (software) Japanese pens and stationery A nickname for the Pittsburgh Penguins Category: ...

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History

The Pilot Pen Corporation was founded in 1918 under the name of the Namiki Manufacturing Company. In 1926 it established overseas offices in Singapore, New York, London and Shanghai. In 1938 the name of the company changed to the Pilot Pen Co., Ltd. It was again renamed in 1950 as the Pilot Ink Company, Ltd. In 1954 The company opened a branch in Brazil. During the years 1972- 1999 various sub companies were formed to cover the various branches. The collective name for these, decided in 2003, is the Pilot Corporation. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the state. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The pens

Pilot is always furthering the capacity and comfort of their pens, with changes in the shape and design of the barrel and the grip. Pilot tries to get the smoothest release of ink as possible and to do this the ink to flows at a high rate and is therefore best used on thicker paper. Despite the high rate of ink flow the pens are well-known for having above-average ink capacities.

Products

Fountain pens

• Pilot Varsity, a disposable (non-refillable) fountain pen

• V-pen, another disposable(non-refillable) fountain pen

• Vortex, A pocket sized, refillable fountain pen

• Capless, This is a fountain pen designed with a retractable nib, known as the Vanishing Point in the US

Ball point pens

• BP-S and BPS-GP, refillable ballpoints with or without rubber grips

• Rexgrip, a ball point pen with a rubberized grip

• Dr Grip Equlibrium, a well balanced refillable, retractable ball point pen with large rubber grip

Gel ink rollerball pens

• G1, a refillable gel ink pen, available with or without rubber grip

• G2, a refillable, retractable gel ink pen with a rubber grip

• G2 Pro, a refillable, retractable gel ink pen, with a rubber grip and metal accents

• Super Gel, a single use Gel ink pen

• Alphagel (G6) , a refillable, retractable gel pen with a rubber grip covering most of the pen surface

Ink

• Pilot/Namiki ink for fountain pens, available in the USA in a Namiki-branded bottle (black ink and blue ink only) and in proprietary Pilot/Namiki cartridges (black, blue, and several other colors).

Major facilities

Pilot Corporation World Headquarters- This is the global headquarters of the company located in Tokyo, Japan

Hiratsuka Plant-manufacturing plant for fountain pens, printer related products and jewelry

Isesaki Plant-This plant is involved in the mass-production of ball point pens and water-based ink ball point pens

The Pilot Ink Company, Ltd., This company manufactures the ink used in Pilot products

External links

• Pilot - company website