History
History
1950's
1956
“AIR MICROMETERS” as the origin NITTO KOHKI
1956
Established the company in Kugahara, Ohta-ku, Tokyo.
1956
Released Quick Connect Couplings “SP CUPLA”.
1958
Released Portable Magnetic Base Drilling Machine “ATRA BL”.
1960's
1960
Established Toyama Sales Office (currently Hokuriku Sales Branch).
1962
Established Osaka Sales Office (currently Western Sales Div.).
1963
Relocated the headquarters and plant (Nakaikegami, Ohta-ku, Tokyo).
1965
Established Nagoya Sales Office (currently Midland Sales Div.).
1968
Established Los Angels Representative Office.
1969
Established NITTO KOHKI U.S.A.
1962
Pneumatic fast multi-stylus graver “JET CHISEL ”, winning a variety of awards
1963
Relocated the headquarters and plant
1970's
1973
Succeeded in commercializing the linear-motor-driven free piston pump
1977
Started operation of Ujiie Plant (currently TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI)
1970
Established New York Representative Office.
1973
Succeeded in commercializing Linear-motor-driven Free Piston “Linear Compressor”.
1975
Released MEDO Brand “MEDO Bubble Bath A7001”.
1977
Renamed Happy Precision Engineering (subsequently renamed MEDOTECH CO., LTD.) as a member of the Nitto Kohki group.
1977
Completed construction and started operation of Ujiie Plant (currently TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI).
1979
Established MEDO U.S.A. (Currently NITTO KOHKI U.S.A.).
1979
Established NITTO KOHKI EUROPE in U.K.(Currently NITTO KOHKI EUROPE UK Branch)
1980's
1989
Established Singapore Representative Office (currently Singapore Branch).
1989
Established a representative office in Germany
1980
Participated in the exhibition in the US
1990's
1997
Established NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (currently NITTO KOHKI INDUSTRY (THAILAND)) in Thailand as the pump production base
1990
Established WESTAIR-NITTO SALES (currently NITTO KOHKI AUSTRALIA).
1990
Established the MIKIYA Science And Technology Foundation.
1992
Established NITTO KOHKI DEUTSCHLAND (currently NITTO KOHKI EUROPE).
1992
Established WESTAIR-NITTO MANUFACTURING (currently NITTO KOHKI AUSTRALIA MFG).
1995
Shares were listed on the over-the-counter market.
1998
Listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2000's
2000
Listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2000Established TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.
2000
Ujiie Plant split off into TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.
2000
SHIRAKAWA NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD. (formerly Shirakawa Densei) begins operations through M&A.
2000
Established Bangkok Representative Office under the umbrella of Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd., Singapore Branch (currently Bangkok Representative Office).
2000
Established Shanghai Representative Office (currently NITTO KOHKI (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.).
2002
Established NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (currently NITTO KOHKI INDUSTRY (THAILAND)) in Thailand as the “CUPLA” production base.
2004
Established Shenzhen Representative Office (currently NITTO KOHKI (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Shenzhen Branch.
2000
Expanded business through M&A
2000
Listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange for further growth
2010's
2014
Unifying Corporate Mark in Nitto Kohki group.
2015
Business of CUPLA started for fuel-cell vehicles
2015
“HYGIENIC CUPLA” for the food industry entered the new industry
2010
The new headquarters’ building was completed.
2012
Established NITTO KOHKI (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
2012
Established NITTO KOHKI (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Shenzhen Branch.
2013
Established NITTO KOHKI INDUSTRY (THAILAND)
2015
Established India Liaison Office.
2019
Established Indonesia Liaison Office
