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In October 1956, Toshio Mikiya (current honorary chairman), founded Nitto Kohki to manufacture and market the Air Micrometer, a device which measures sizes in units of 0.1 microns.

The company also began development of high-performance fluid couplings, which were marketed under the Cupla brand name. Today, Nitto Kohki's product line numbers over 20,000 different Cupla products that are now recognized throughout the world.

Recognizing that there was a potentially massive demand for a portable drill press, Mikiya next developed the Atra portable drill press, which incorporates an electromagnet that holds the device in place.

The Atra drill press, having undergone continuous updates and improvements over the years, still holds its seat as one of our most popular products.

Toshio Mikiya
Founder


Our founder strove toward the goal of producing energy- and labour-saving technology, developing industrial tools that could be operated with equal ease by a novice or an experienced worker. At the time, Japan had an abundant work force and factories could easily find skilled workers for any operation. However, he realised that someday we would face high wages and labour shortages. In these convictions was born his long-term goal of developing energy- and labor-saving technology.

Today, Mikiya's predictions have become a reality. Worldwide, energy- and labour-saving are the watchwords. Armed with core technologies of fluid control engineering and mechanical engineering, Nitto Kohki continues to develop new products that correspond to market demand. We are currently introducing many unique products in diverse fields such as quick-connecting fluid couplings, machine tools, Linear and Diaphragm pumps, robots and balancers.

Chronology

1956	October	Company founded in Kugahara, Tokyo; capitalized at ¥500,000 (Initial manufacture of the Air Micrometer and SP Cupla)
1958	February	Atra introduced to the market
1960	March	Toyama Sales Office opened
	December	Capital increased to ¥2 million
1961	April	Capital increased to ¥8 million
1962	January	Osaka Sales Office opened
1963	February	Capital increased to ¥18 million
	July	Headquarters, factory and research center relocated to Naka-ikegami, Tokyo, its present location
	November	Capital increased to ¥32 million
1965	October	Jet Chisel received PM Superior Products Award
	November	Nagoya Sales Office opened
1966	February	Atra received an Honorable Mention Award at Tokyo Superior Inventions Exhibition
	October	Jet Chisel received Tokyo Area Chairman's Award and Special Mention by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) at the Kanto Regional Invention Exhibition
1967	April	Jet Chisel received Invention Award at National Invention Exhibition
	May	Capital increased to ¥40 million
	June	Hiroshima Sales Office opened
	October	Fukuoka Sales Office opened
1968	February	Mini-Cupla received Encouragement Award at the Tokyo Superior Inventions Exhibition by JIII
	June	Capital increased to ¥60 million
	October	Los Angeles Representative Office opened
	October	Niigata Office opened
1969	July	Takamatsu Office opened
	August	Sendai Office opened
	September	Capital increased to ¥91 million
	November	NITTO KOHKI U.S.A. INC. established (member of Nitto Kohki group)
1970	March	Capital increased to ¥300 million
	August	New York Representative Office opened
	September	Belton received PM Superior Products Award
	September	Ryomo Office (later renamed as Kitakanto Sales Office) opened
1971	February	Free Sander received Encouragement Award at the Tokyo Invention Exhibition by JIII
	November	Sapporo Sales Office opened
	November	Free-sander received PM Superior Products Award
	December	Happy Precision Engineering (later renamed as Medotech Co., Ltd.) becomes a member of the Nitto Kohki group
1972	February	Line Sander received JIII Chairman's Encouragement Award at the Tokyo Invention Exhibition
	October	Shizuoka Office opened
	November	Ujiie Plant obtained ISO9002
1973	January	Adoption of five-day work week
	November	Commercialization of Linear compressor
1975	February	Establishment of Medo Industries Co., Ltd. (a member of Nitto Kohki group)
	June	Linear Compressor received Strategic Technology Development Subsidy from Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
1977	June	Completion of first stage of construction at the Ujiie Plant
1979	January	Establishment of MEDO U.S.A. INC. (member of Nitto Kohki group)
	February	Establishment of NITTO KOHKI EUROPE CO., LTD. (member of Nitto Kohki group)
1980	January	Joint product development with Hougen Manufacturing, Flint, MI, U.S.A.. began
1981	October	Joint research with Sidney University began
	October	Development of solar collection tubes
1983	January	Development of industrial robots began
1984	February	Ujiie Plant became JIS (Japan Industrial Standards)--certified plant
	October	LA-type sewage blower received MITI Good Design Award
1985	November	Start of new system incorporating CAD/CAM
	November	Bulk Cupla received first authorization from High Pressure Gas Safety Association
1987	March	Extension of retirement age to 60
	November	Development of Telemeasure product line wireless measurement quality control system
1988	September	Introduction of merit-based wage system
1989	February	Jet Chisel received Invention Grand Prix Ikeda Special Award by Japan Invention Promotion Association
	April	Linear Compressor awarded Science and Technology Agency Director's Prize
	June	MEDOMAN Co., Ltd. began operations as a member of Nitto Kohki group
	July	Singapore Representative Office opened
1990	May	Establishment of WESTAIR-NITTO SALES PTY., LTD. as a member of Nitto Kohki group
	May	Completion of fifth stage of Ujiie Plant construction
	October	Capital increased to ¥340 million
1991	June	Completion of construction of new MEDOTECH office building
1992	March	Establishment of NITTO KOHKI DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (member of Nitto Kohki group)
	March	Capital increased to ¥768 million
	June	President Toshio Mikiya retires to take up Chairman's position; replaced as President by Motoyuki Takata
1993	March	Completion of new Osaka Branch office building
1994	October	Ujiie Plant received PM Superior Factory Award
1995	May	Capital increased to ¥838 million
	October	Stocks went onto the OTC market and capital increased to ¥1.85 billion
	November	Ujiie Plant obtained ISO9002
1996	April	Three new divisions established: couplings, machine tools and linear products
1997	April	NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND)CO.,LTD. established in Thailand as the company´s first offshore production subsidiary
	December	Couplings and Machine Tools divisions obtain ISO9001
1998	February	Linear Products Division obtains ISO9001
	April	Nitto Kohki´s stock listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market
	December	Ohio Representative Office of NITTO KOHKI USA.,INC. opens
1999	February	Establishment of NITTO KOHKI SERVICE CENTER CO.,LTD.
	October	NITTO KOHKI COUPLING, LLC established in the U.S. as the company´s first offshore production subsidiary for coupling
2000	March	Niitto Kohki´s stock listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market
	April	SHIRAKAWA NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD (formerly Shirakawa Densei) begins as a member of Nitto Kohki group through M&A
	April	Bangkok Representative Office opens under the umbrella of Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd., Singapore Branch
	May	Establishment of TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.
	October	Nitto Kohki´s Ujiie Plant splitts off into TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD.
	October	Shanghai Representative Office opens in China
2001	May	Mikawa Office opens
	August	All issues of MEDOMAN CO.,LTD. stock sold
	October	Keiji Office opens
	October	U.S. coupling manufacturer, BRECO COUPLINGS, INC. purchased
	November	TOCHGI NITTO KOHKI obtains ISO14001
	December	Joint venture, NITTO KOHKI-MUIN CO.,LTD., established in South Korea
2002	February	British machine tool manufacturer, UNIVERSAL DRILLING & CUTTING EQUIPMENT LTD. purchased
	March	Seoul Office opens in South Korea
	March	Cupla operations in North America integrated into BRECO COUPLINGS. NITTO KOHKI COUPLING liquidated
	March	Kumamoto Offie opens
	July	NITTO KOHKI COUPLING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. established in Thailand as a production center for Cupla
	October	Piezoelectric pumps "Bimor Pump Series" operations purchased from a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical group
2003	January	Operations start at NITTO KOHKI COUPLING.(THAILAND) CO.,LTD
	April	NITTO KOHKI BUTSURYU CO.,LTD established as a logistics company Operations start in May
	October	"Baby Belton" receives Good Desing Award
2004	January	Nagoya Branch reloctes to brand new building
	May	Headquarters / Research center obtains ISO14001
	June	Shenzhen Office opens in South China
	June	Saitama Office opens
	June	Osahiko Miyazaki (formerly Senior executive managing director) assumes the presidency
2005	April	Green Procurement starts A division in charge of Chinese Market Development, wich controls Shanghai and Shenzhen Representative offices is newly established
	June	Junji Suzukawa (a member of the board of directors) assumes the presidency
	July	The office "Mikawa" was raised to the status of a sales office and moved to a new building
	August	The business of Couplings carried by BRECO COUPLINGS in the U.S.A. is ancorporated into NITTO KOHKI U.S.A., INC., Subseguent to it BRECO COUPLINGS is to be desolved
2006	October	50th company anniversary of Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd (JP) Kitakanto Sales Office inaugurates Establishment of YUMEKOBO CO.,LTD
2007	Feburary	Reconstruction of headquarters starts
	April	Himeji Office moves and renames Hyogo Office
	May	Singapore Branch moves
	June	TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD. celebrates 30th anniversary
	October	NITTO KOHKI-MIJIN CO., LTD. obtains ISO9001
2008	March	Okayama Sales Office relocates
	June	Naoyuki Kotake(formerly Senior executive managing director) assumes the presidency
	August	Construction of new headquarters' building completes
	October	YUMEKOBO CO.,LTD. and NITTO KOHKI SERVICE CENTER CO.,LTD are merged into NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD
2009	June	MEDOTECH CO., LTD. receives C-TPM Challenge Award
	July	TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD. merges NITTO KOHKI BUTSURYU CO.,LTD
	August	NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. and NITTO KOHKI COUPLING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. obtain ISO14001
	November	Construction of new lab building completes
2010	March	MEDOTECH CO.,LTD. obtains ISO14001
	April	Final completion of new headquarters' building construction
2011	February	SHIRAKAWA NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD. Obtains ISO14001
	April	Mito Office moves
	July	Koriyama Office is consolidated to Sendai Sales Office
	October	Sapporo Sales Office moves
2012	February	NITTO KOHKI U.S.A. and MEDO U.S.A. move
	July	Niigata Sales Office moves.
	August	Establishment of NITTO KOHKI (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD.
	October	Takamatsu Sales Office moves.
	December	Establishment of NITTO KOHKI (SHANGHAI) Shenzhen Branch
2013	March	NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND CO., LTD. and NITTO KOHKI COUPLING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. are dissolved
	April	Establishment of　NITTO KOHKI INDUSTRY (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

Creative development ideas, combined with production technology which gives a high-precision and high-performance shape to these ideas, meet the needs of an expanding market by providing a stable supply of products. The Ujiie, Yamagata and Shirakawa plants, which make up Nitto Kohki group's production base, are uniquely organised with unified automated production lines that begin with the processing of raw materials and end with the inspection of finished products. We have established a production system that promises a stable supply of high-quality, high-performance products.

In order to pursue thorough product quality control, we take measurements and analyse data from test cases that go beyond the realm of possibility. These include rigorous continuous operation tests and checks of basic performance under various working conditions. With this exacting quality control system, Nitto Kohki group will always supply the market with products of superior quality. In every part of the world, in every working environment, our adherence to quality--performance at 100 percent of expectations--has provided us a large reservoir of trust as the top name in the business.

Nitto Kohki, guided by the core corporate philosophy that “Development provides corporate insurance,” has expanded its business activities on the strength of original technology for over half a century. By “development,” we refer not only to the realms of technology and products, but also to marketing, human resource cultivation and other areas of key innovation. Committed to a caliber of management with such originality at the core, we will continue to seek redoubled growth and progress for our business development over the years to come as well. Nitto Kohki prides itself as a manufacturer that is fully devoted to the pursuit of fine craftsmanship. Toward this end, we are currently active in the following distinct business sectors: (1) The production and marketing of over 25,000 types of couplings (trademark: “CUPLA”); (2) linear pumps and other types of pumps and its applications; (3) Pneumatic, electric and hydraulic tools for steel products e.g “Atra” drill processing tools, and “Jet Chisel” welding spatter removal tools

These products, all of which embody the essential precepts of “Product development that addresses today’s needs” and “Highly trustworthy and sincere technology,” continue to earn stellar customer satisfaction for their tremendous performance and quality. Along with this, the quality of the marketing services we provide each and every customer through Nitto-kai, our national sales and marketing organization has garnered us the highest reputation in the machine tools world for customer satisfaction.

Rooted in these core business domains, the Nitto Kohki growth strategy for the future is to continue to develop new products and production technologies steeped in craftsmanship, while forging dynamic new markets from a genuine global perspective. We will also vigorously advance our contributions to society, strengthen corporate governance to heighten our trust and spearhead business development based on an astute awareness of the complex needs of the global environment. Over the years ahead, Nitto Kohki will further energize innovation throughout all its business fields, mobilizing this business progress to raise the level of our corporate value to ever-greater heights.


代表取締役社長　小武　尚之
President Naoyuki Kotake