What New Cosmos Electric does

New Cosmos Electric (新コスモス電機株式会社) is the only domestic Japanese manufacturer of household gas alarms, developing gas detection equipment, air quality monitors, odor sensors, and residential/industrial safety alarm systems. Headquartered in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (ticker: 6824), the company was established as a gas sensor specialist with multi-decade operating history. Its portfolio spans consumer household gas and fire combination alarms, industrial portable and fixed gas detection systems, and component-level MEMS and hydrogen sensors serving niche applications including space development. The company positions its mission as eliminating gas accidents worldwide.

The technology base rests on proprietary in-house capabilities across MEMS-based miniaturized gas sensors (developed jointly with Osaka Gas in 2015 to produce the world's first battery-powered household gas alarm with a 5-year maintenance-free life), thermal semiconductor gas sensing, electrochemical CO detection, photoelectric and thermistor-based smoke/heat detection, and laser-based remote gas detection. Adjacent capabilities include approximately 40 years of accumulated hydrogen sensor development targeting the emerging hydrogen society, specialized sensors for spacecraft cabin and rocket-launch gas leak detection, and a recently introduced AR-based Laser Gas Visualizer for industrial leak inspection co-developed with ENEOS GLOBE, Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions, and NeoRealX. Products are certified under Japan's Fire Service Act and by the Japan Gas Appliances Inspection Association.

The company operates a hybrid B2B2C and dealer-based go-to-market model. Household gas alarms are sold primarily through city gas companies and LP gas companies and their respective sales networks, with a subset of fire alarm plus CO detection products also distributed through consumer electronics retail and online channels; pricing on consumer units is publicly disclosed (e.g., MC-335 at ¥17,200 standard, XW-135K at ¥15,000 standard). Industrial portable and fixed gas detectors are sold exclusively through authorized dealers handling consultative sales. Twenty-two nationwide maintenance bases support both product installation and recurring periodic inspection/calibration services, generating professional-services revenue on multi-year inspection contracts. The company maintains a Thailand operations-support office and, in June 2026, established a US joint venture with Iwatani Corporation to enter the American household gas alarm market.

Name

New Cosmos Electric

Legal name

新コスモス電機株式会社

Website

https://new-cosmos.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

New Cosmos Electric is Japan's only domestic manufacturer of household gas alarms and an industrial gas detection equipment maker. It serves residential households via city gas and LP gas utilities and industrial customers through authorized dealers, with expanding US operations and emerging hydrogen and space sensor business lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gas Detection Equipment

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Gas Leak Detection (Natural Gas/Propane) & Combustible Gas Alarms (HSAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Detectors & Specialized Detectors (e.g., Kitchen/Rate-of-Rise) (HSAHAFAE), Fixed Gas Detection & Continuous Monitoring (Sensors/IoT/Telemetry) (EUAJADAB), Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Gas detection equipment
• Household gas alarms
• Industrial gas detectors
• MEMS gas sensors
• Hydrogen gas sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Yodogawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Household Gas Alarm Sales: Household gas alarms are sold primarily through city gas companies and LP gas companies, with some products also available through retailers and online for fire alarm products with CO detection. Revenue generated from product sales to end consumers via B2B2C model through gas utility partners.
2. Industrial Gas Detection Equipment Sales: Portable gas detectors and fixed/-stationary gas detection alarm systems sold to industrial customers through authorized dealers and direct sales. Products include single-gas and multi-gas detectors, oxygen deficiency detectors, and toxic gas detectors.
3. Maintenance and Inspection Services: Periodic inspection, calibration, and repair services for industrial gas detectors. Under maintenance contracts, the company conducts regular on-site inspections using calibrated gases. Turnaround time approximately 2 weeks for portable detectors. Recurring revenue from inspection contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

New Cosmos Electric manufactures and sells gas detection and safety equipment, ranging from household gas alarms (city gas, LPG, carbon monoxide, smoke, heat) to industrial fixed and portable gas detectors, MEMS gas sensor elements, hydrogen sensors, space-development sensors, and an AR-based Laser Gas Visualizer. The company also provides inspection, calibration, and maintenance services through a nationwide network of 22 service bases supporting long-term installed safety assets.

Product overview

New Cosmos Electric (新コスモス電機株式会社) is a Japanese manufacturer specializing in gas detection and safety equipment. The company offers a portfolio spanning household consumer products and industrial-grade solutions. For consumers, it provides battery-powered and AC-powered combination alarms (MC-335, MC-325S, XW-125S, XW-135K, XW-815S, XW-815K) that detect city gas leaks, carbon monoxide from incomplete combustion, and fire (smoke or heat). These consumer products leverage MEMS sensor technology developed by the company for low-power operation. For industrial applications, the company manufactures portable gas detectors and fixed gas detection alarm systems, along with specialized sensors for hydrogen applications and space development. The company is the only domestic Japanese manufacturer of household gas alarms and has developed proprietary MEMS gas sensors enabling battery-powered residential safety devices. Recent innovations include an AR-based Laser Gas Visualizer for industrial gas leak detection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COSMOS MAGAZINE: A magazine/media channel delivering useful information about gas safety and the company's initiatives to eliminate gas accidents worldwide.

Products and services

• Household City Gas Alarm

Quantifiable outcome

• MEMS sensor technology enables battery-powered operation, eliminating need for AC power installation and enabling monitoring during power outages
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Iwatani Corporation (岩谷産業株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026New Cosmos Electric and Iwatani Corporation established a joint venture company in the United States (June 22, 2026) to expand household gas alarm business in the US market. This represents a major international expansion partnership. Jointly funded with shared investment.
• ENEOS GLOBE CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Joint development of the Laser Gas Visualizer - an AR-based system that overlays real-time visualization of gas plumes onto helmet-mounted displays for hands-free hazardous gas leak inspection. ENEOS GLOBE is one of the development partners alongside Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions and NeoRealX Inc.
• Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Joint development of the Laser Gas Visualizer. Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions contributes gas engineering expertise to the AR-based gas plume visualization system for industrial inspection.
• NeoRealX Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 15 April 2026Joint development of the Laser Gas Visualizer. NeoRealX contributes AR technology for helmet-mounted display overlay of gas plume visualization data.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Riken Keiki Co., Ltd. Japan-based direct competitor manufacturing both household and industrial gas detectors. Highly comparable to New Cosmos across the full product portfolio, including portable and fixed industrial detectors, with similar Japanese distribution channels.
• MSA Safety Incorporated: US-listed pure-play safety equipment company with a large industrial gas-detection portfolio (Altair, Sirius, etc.). Directly comparable to New Cosmos's industrial portable and fixed detector lines serving oil & gas, mining, and manufacturing end-markets.
• Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA: German safety and gas-detection specialist with strong industrial presence. Comparable in portable and fixed gas detection for hazardous-environment work, particularly in European industrial markets where New Cosmos is less established.
• Hochiki Corporation: Japanese fire-alarm and gas-detection manufacturer with overlapping residential and industrial product lines. Comparable in target market (Japanese households and commercial buildings) and in multi-hazard detection (smoke + heat + gas).
• Nittan Co., Ltd. Japanese fire-alarm specialist with overlapping residential and commercial gas-detection offerings. Direct competitor in Japanese residential fire-and-gas alarm channels, particularly for fire-service-law-certified products.

Emerging players

• Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd. UK-based specialist in portable and fixed industrial gas detection. Comparable to New Cosmos's industrial line in target use cases (oil & gas, water treatment, confined-space entry) but with a narrower geographic and product footprint than the global majors.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell International Inc. Global industrial safety incumbent offering portable and fixed gas detectors under the Honeywell Analytics/BW brands. Competes with New Cosmos in industrial portable and fixed gas detection, but as part of a much broader portfolio across industrial automation, aerospace, and building technologies.
• First Alert (BRK Brands, Inc.): Major US household smoke and CO alarm brand. Comparable as a competitor in the US residential safety market that the New Cosmos-Iwatani JV is targeting, with established retail distribution and brand recognition.
• Kidde (Carrier Global Corporation): Leading US residential smoke and CO alarm brand owned by Carrier. Relevant comparable for New Cosmos's planned US JV expansion, as Kidde dominates US household safety retail shelves and competes with future New Cosmos Iwatani JV products.

Others

• Figaro Engineering Inc. Japan-based gas sensor component manufacturer. Not a direct product competitor but an enabling/adjacent supplier — comparable sensor technology (semiconductor gas sensors) with overlap in MEMS and electrochemical sensing used by New Cosmos and others in the gas-detection value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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