December 1992: Established NPC Corporation in Tokyo for the manufacture and sale of vacuum packaging machines
Dec. 1992 : NPC Incorporated is established for the production and sale of vacuum packing machines.
September 1994: Began manufacturing and selling vacuum laminators for solar cell production
Sep. 1994 : Sale of Module Laminators for photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing is started.
August 1996: Established NPC America Corporation (consolidated subsidiary, 100% investment) in New Jersey, USA
Aug. 1996 : NPC America Corporation is established in New Jersey, USA.
May 1998: Began selling FA equipment (cell testers, automatic cell wiring machines, module testers) to the solar cell industry
May. 1998 : Sale of automated/labor-saving machines (Cell Testers, Tabbing & Stringing Machines and Module Testers for PV module manufacturing) is started.
August 1999: Began selling integrated manufacturing lines for solar cells
January 2000: Established Mekt Corporation (initial investment ratio 30%) in Ehime Prefecture (current Matsuyama Factory)
Jan. 2000 : MECT Corporation is established in Ehime, Japan. (Current Matsuyama Factory)
August 2005: Obtained ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System registration)
Aug. 2005 : ISO14001, the international standard of environmental management system, is obtained.
June 2007: Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market (transferred to Growth Market on April 4, 2022, due to market reorganization)
Jun. 2007 : Company stock is listed on the Mothers market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. : (Moved to the Growth market since April 4, 2022 due to market restructuring of TSE)
August 2009: Obtained ISO 9001 (Quality Management System registration)
Aug. 2009 : ISO9001, the international standard of quality management system, is obtained.
May 2012: Transferred operations of the headquarters factory to Matsuyama Factory
May. 2012 : Business of headquarters factory is transferred to Matsuyama Factory.
November 2012: Started contract processing (OEM production) of solar panels
Nov. 2012 : Contract assembly service of PV modules is started.
January 2014: Started maintenance services and inspection equipment for solar power plants
Jan. 2014 : Provision of inspection machines and maintenance service for solar power plants is started.
March 2015: Moved Tokyo headquarters from Arakawa Ward to Taito Ward
Mar. 2015 : Tokyo headquarters office is relocated from Arakawa-ku to Taito-ku.
August 2016: Established PV Techno Cycle Co., Ltd. in Ota Ward, Tokyo, with 50% investment (dissolved in June 2019)
Aug. 2016 : PV Techno Cycle Inc. is established as a joint venture with Hamada Co., Ltd. (Dissoluted in Jun., 2019)
September 2016: Transitioned to a business division system, establishing equipment-related and environmental-related divisions
Sep. 2016 : Divisional system is introduced: Machinery Business Div. and Environmental Business Div. are established.
September 2017: Began selling FA equipment to various industries
Sep. 2017 : Sale of automated/labor-saving machines for various industries is started.
October 2017: Started selling dismantling lines for recycling solar panels
Oct. 2017 : Sale of solar panel recycling machine is started.
September 2018: Established NPC Korea Co., Ltd. in Suwon, South Korea (non-consolidated subsidiary, 100% investment)
Sep. 2018 : NPC Korea Co., Ltd. is established in Suwon-si, Korea.
July 2019: Started intermediate processing business for solar panels
Jul. 2019 : Recycling service for solar panel recycling is started.
April 2021: Established NPC America Automation Inc. in Michigan, USA (consolidated subsidiary, 100% investment); started plant factory business
Apr. 2021 : NPC America Automation Inc. is established. : Plant factory business is started.
September 2023: Started developing organic fertilizers using food manufacturing by-products
Sep. 2023 : Development of organic fertilizer from byproducts of food production is started.
September 2024: Integrated the environmental division into the equipment-related division, unifying the business division structure
Sep. 2024 : Business divisions are unified: Environmental Business Div. is integrated to Machinery Business Div.