| 1938-02 |
Start of manufacturing of special watches and dial gauges |
| 1938-02 |
Establishment of Nitto Seiko Co., Ltd. |
| 1947-07 |
Cameras and related products |
| 1947-07 |
Start of manufacturing of automobile parts and camera parts |
| 1949-11 |
Early water meters |
| 1949-11 |
Start of manufacturing and sales of water meters |
| 1952-05 |
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| 1952-05 |
Osaka Branch Office (now Osaka Branch) |
| 1956-08 |
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| 1956-08 |
Start of manufacturing of industrial fasteners |
| 1957-04 |
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| 1957-04 |
Start of manufacturing of precision flow meters |
| 1960-07 |
Tokyo Branch Office |
| 1960-07 |
Establishment of Tokyo Branch Office (now Tokyo Branch) |
| 1963-06 |
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| 1963-06 |
Establishment of Nagoya Branch Office (now Nagoya Branch) |
| 1965-01 |
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| 1965-01 |
Start of manufacturing automatic screw tightening machines |
| 1967-11 |
Taptite screws |
| 1967-11 |
Start of manufacturing and sales of Taptite screws |
| 1968-08 |
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| 1968-08 |
Established Nitto Koshin Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| 1971-02 |
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| 1971-02 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange |
| 1974-03 |
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| 1974-03 |
Established Nissei Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| 1979-08 |
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| 1979-08 |
Established a joint venture company, Kyowa Screw Industry Co., Ltd., in Taiwan (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 1980-03 |
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| 1980-03 |
Started manufacturing and sales of the world's first 0.6mm forging micro screw |
| 1981-03 |
Scala-type robot |
| 1981-03 |
Started manufacturing and sales of scalar-type robots |
| 1982-07 |
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| 1982-07 |
Completed the Hatta Factory of the Fastener Division in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| 1984-05 |
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| 1984-05 |
Completed the management center of the Fastener Division inside Hatta Factory |
| 1985-06 |
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| 1985-06 |
Established a joint venture company, PT. NITTO ALAM INDONESIA, in Indonesia (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 1985-08 |
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| 1985-08 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1987-06 |
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| 1987-06 |
Participated in capital in Toyo Forging Co., Ltd. in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 1988-10 |
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| 1988-10 |
Established a joint venture company, NITTO SEIKO (THAILAND) CO., LTD., in Thailand (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 1990-07 |
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| 1990-07 |
Established a joint venture company, MALAYSIAN PRECISION MANUFACTURING SDN.BHD., in Malaysia (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 1991-06 |
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| 1991-06 |
Completed the Shiroyama Factory of the Machinery Division in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| 1995-12 |
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| 1995-12 |
The Fastener Division obtained ISO9002 (now ISO9001) certification |
| 1996-04 |
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| 1996-04 |
Launched the ground investigation machine (Geo Karte) |
| 1998-08 |
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| 1998-08 |
Completed the second Shiroyama Factory in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| 2000-05 |
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| 2000-05 |
Headquarters factory and Hatta Factory obtained ISO14001 certification |
| 2001-09 |
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| 2001-09 |
Participated in capital in Nitto Precision Screw Industry (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., China (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 2005-09 |
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| 2005-09 |
Completed a precision assembly factory inside the Shiroyama Factory of the Machinery Division |
| 2008-07 |
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| 2008-07 |
Shiroyama Factory and Control System Factory obtained ISO 14001 certification |
| 2009-11 |
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| 2009-11 |
Established a branch in the United States (renamed to Michigan Branch in June 2016) |
| 2013-07 |
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| 2013-07 |
Established THAI NITTO SEIKO MACHINERY CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Thailand |
| 2013-09 |
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| 2013-09 |
Established a joint venture PT. INDONESIA NITTO SEIKO TRADING (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Indonesia |
| 2014-07 |
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| 2014-07 |
Made Toyo Seiko Co., Ltd. in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, a subsidiary |
| 2015 |
In 2015, the company held a company-wide event called "Nitto Family Sports Day" |
| 2016-06 |
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| 2016-06 |
Opened a branch in Tennessee, USA |
| 2016-10 |
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| 2016-10 |
Acquired shares of Kyokuei Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in Gojo City, Nara Prefecture (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 2017-06 |
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| 2017-06 |
Established a research and development base called Kyoto R&D Center in Kyoto City |
| 2017-07 |
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| 2017-07 |
Opened Hiroshima Sales Office |
| 2017-08 |
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| 2017-08 |
Established a branch in South Korea |
| 2017-10 |
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| 2017-10 |
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| 2017-10 |
Established NITTO SEIKO AMERICA CORPORATION (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in the USA |
| 2017-10 |
Made Malaysian Precision Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. a subsidiary |
| 2018-01 |
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| 2018-01 |
PT. NITTO ALAM INDONESIA in Indonesia established Bukasi Factory (Second Factory) |
| 2018 |
In 2018, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its founding, employees and their families challenged to make an 80-meter rolled sushi |
| 2018 |
In 2018, the long-standing employee resort was renovated into the hot spring & spa resort "Rurihama Una Vite" |
| 2018-05 |
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| 2018-05 |
Acquired shares of Shinko Seiko Co., Ltd. in Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 2019-04 |
In April 2019, to increase opportunities for men to participate in child-rearing, the special leave for childbirth was increased from 1 to 3 days |
| 2019-09 |
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| 2019-09 |
Established Nitto Seiko SWIMMY Co., Ltd. |
| 2020-04 |
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| 2020-04 |
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| 2020-04 |
Acquired shares of Mitsubishi Chemical Analytics Co., Ltd. in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 2020-04 |
Launched Medical New Business Division |
| 2020-04 |
In April 2020, the number of days available for hourly paid leave was increased from 1 to 3 days |
| 2021-04 |
In April 2021, a more flexible working hours system was established for short-time work |
| 2022-04 |
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| 2022-04 |
Acquired shares of K.M. Seiko Co., Ltd. in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 2022-04 |
In April 2022, the number of days available for hourly paid leave was increased to 5 |
| 2023-01 |
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| 2023-01 |
Nitto Seiko Analytic Co., Ltd. in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture established Nittoseiko Analytech Europe GmbH in Germany |
| 2025-03 |
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| 2025-03 |
Acquired shares of Vulcan Forge Private Limited and Vulcan Cold Forge Private Limited in India |
