History

2000

Feb. 2011 Expanded activities by opening GERMANY REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Dec. 2010 Developed LITs, the revolutionary transfer system
Jul. 2010 ISO 9001 : 2008 certified (UKAS, ANAB)
Mar. 2010 Established NITTOKU CO., LTD. (KOREA), a consolidated subsidiary
May 2009 NAGOYA OFFICE is merged with TOKYO BRANCH
Sep. 2008
KOSEI CO., LTD., a specialised parts feeder maker, becomes a fully owned subsidary
Kosei Co., Ltd. becomes subsidiary

Sep. 2006 Established FUKUI TECHNICAL CENTER
Jul. 2006 Established FUKUOKA TECHNICAL CENTER
Jul. 2005
Established NITTOKU HONG KONG Limited, SHENZHEN RERPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Established NITTOKU ENGINEERING (SHENZHEN) LTD.

Jun. 2005 Established FUKUSHIMA MACHINING CENTER
Aug. 2004 ISO 9001 : 2000 certified (UKAS, RAB)
Jul. 2004 Established NITTOKU ENGINEERING (SHENZHEN) LTD., a consolidated subsidiary
May. 2004
Established NITTOKU ENGINEERING CO., LTD., CZECH BRANCH
Established NITTOKU ENGINEERING CO., LTD., CZECH BRANCH

Apr. 2004
Developed "spindle direct drive" the revolutionary and world-first winding machine mechanism
Spindle direct drive type winding machine

Jul. 2002
Established NITTOKU ENGINEERING (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., a consolidated subsidiary
Established NITTOKU ENGINEERING (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.

Sep. 2001
Established TAIWAN NITTOKU ADVANCED CO., LTD., a consolidated subsidiary
Established TAIWAN NITTOKU ADVANCED CO., LTD.

Aug. 2001
ISO 9001 : 1994 certified (UKAS, RAB)
ISO 9001-1994 certified (UKAS, RAB)

Oct. 2000 Established NITTOKU SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., a consolidated subsidiary
Apr. 2000 Established NITTOKU SHANGHAI OFFICE

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1990 - 2000

Jun. 1998 Established NITTOKU PRECISION (M) SDN. BHD. (MALAYSIA), a consolidated subsidiary
Feb. 1998
Developed the epoch-making servomotor tension "STA series ", which can achieve stable tension value through-out high-speed winding and is equipped optionally with release function. Winding quality largely improves.
STA Series

Jul. 1996 Established S.S. NITTOKU CO. LTD., a consolidated subsidiary, in Thailand
Jun. 1994 Established NITTOKU (EUROPE) S.A., OFFICE GERMANY
Apr. 1994 Established TAIWAN BRANCH
Dec. 1993
Established NITTOKU HONG KONG Limited, a consolidated subsidiary
Established NITTOKU HONG KONG Limited

Apr. 1993 Established NITTOKU (EUROPE) S.A., a consolidated subsidiary in Geneva, Switzerland
Jul. 1992 Developed a revolutionary and world-first FA controller for next generation coil winding machines
Dec. 1991
FUKUSHIMA FACTORY established as the core production system in Iino-machi, Fukushima Prefecture (current address)
Fukushima factory

Mar. 1991 URAWA FACTORY opened in Saitama Prefecture (current address)
Apr. 1990 Equity participation in NECOA, USA, (currently a consolidated company), making it a subsidiary

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1980 - 1990

Oct. 1989
SINGAPORE BRANCH opened
Singapore Branch

May 1989 NAGOYA OFFICE opened
Jan. 1989 Registered as an over-the-counter stock at the Japan Securities Dealers Association
Feb. 1988
Development of adjusting devices, transfer system, substantially expanding the scope of application for automated coil winding
Development of adjusting devices, transportation system

June 1987
Established NECOA, a joint venture, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Established NECOA

May 1987
Business base strengthened by the development and sale of the revolutionary AN series, that sharply reduces cost and size, and increases efficiency
AN series

Mar. 1986 Awarded the 16th Automatic Machinery Development Prize for small and medium-sized companies by the Japan Machinery Development Association for the development of a coil winding factory automation system
May 1984 NAGANO OFFICE opened in Ueda City, Nagano
Oct. 1983 OSAKA OFFICE opened (currently, OSAKA BRANCH)
Apr. 1982 Development and commercialization of the multi-spindle CNC automatic coil winding NS series. This secured Nittoku an unchallenged position in the global market as a coil winding machine manufacturer with both flyer and spindle system technology.
Mar. 1981 Development of model #132-AR, a flyer type CNC automatic coil winding machine. The inclusion of an innovation that facilitates programming with actual data was acclaimed as a cutting edge and revolutionary control, enabling the programming of real data.
Dec. 1980 IINO FACTORY opened in Iino-machi, Fukushima Prefecture

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1970 - 1980

Sept. 1978 Market launch of #130AT, the first generation 5-stage automatic coil winding machine developed in Japan, led to a stellar improvement in corporate performance.
Apr. 1974 HEAD OFFICE and FACTORY relocated to Saitama Prefecture
Sept. 1972 Company established in Chiba Prefecture. Commenced manufacture and sales of automatic coil winding machines.

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