The History of Shanghai Metering

 

(Frst Lamp in China)

1879

 
1. 1879, The first electric lamp in China came out in Shanghai.
2. 1882, Shanghai Electric Company was established.
3. 1906, Shanghai French Tram and Lighting Company was set up
4. 1918, Shanghai Chinese Electric Shareholding Co., Ltd was set up
5. 1929, Shanghai Municipal Council electric section was renamed as Shanghai Electric Power Corp.
6. 1950, Shanghai Metering Works Corp. was found, with electricity ,water and gas meter works.
7. 1953, The first KWH meter in China manufactured by Shanghai Electric Meter Works .
 

(First KWH meter)

1953

 
8.
1964, Shanghai Electric Meter Works . as the biggest manufacturer in China for the mechanical meters. There are 5 works units in the manufacturing plant.
9.
1974, Shanghai Electric Meter Works, developed to 1500 works and more than 300 engineers and technicians, help set up 4 electric meter works located different cities in China.
10.
1984, Shanghai Electric Meter Works, established a metering research institute for develop new products. Like meter seals, meter testing equipment etc.
11.
1988, The single phase electronic (static) meter developed by Shanghai Electric Meter Works.
12.
1990, The three phase electronic (static) meter developed by Shanghai Electric Meter Works.
13.
1992, The prepayment metering system developed by Shanghai Electric Meter Works.
14.
1993, The AMR metering system developed by Shanghai Electric Meter Works.
15.
1994, Shanghai Electric Meter Works was established as shareholding Corporation.
16.
1995, Shanghai Electric Meter Works Corp. shifted the manufacturing places from downtown of the city to different cities closed to Shanghai. The head office and research institute kept in downtown.
 

(Metering manufacturer located

in downtown,Shangahi, China )

1995

  
17.
1998, Reach 2 million single phase electronic (static) meter per year manufactured by Shanghai Metering.
18.
2002, Reach 1 million three phase electronic (static) meter per year manufactured by Shanghai Metering.
19.
2003, As The Scott Report, Shanghai Metering is the biggest provider for AMR metering system in market.
20.
up to 2005, Reach 1.2 million single/three phase static meter AMR system in market.
21.
up to 2005, Reach 1.8 million single/three phase static meter Prepayment system in market.