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| Katsura Factory |
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1973 |
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| Jul. |
Nippon Densan Corporation
(now Nidec Corporation) established with capital
of \20 million by the current Chairman of
the board, President & CEO, Shigenobu Nagamori
in Nisikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Aug. |
Manufacture and sale
of small high-precision AC motors begin. |
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| Corporate office |
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1974 |
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| Oct. |
Sales Agent opens
in the U.S.A. |
| Nov. |
Corporate office
moves to Omiya, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto. |
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| Kameoka Factory |
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1975 |
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| Jan. |
Sales branches open
throughout Asia and Europe. |
| Feb. |
Kameoka Factory is
established in Kameoka City, Kyoto. |
| Apr. |
Full-scale production
of brushless DC motors begins. |
| Apr. |
Tokyo Sales Office
opens. |
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| Nidec America Corp. |
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1976 |
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| Jan. |
Production of small
high-precision AC motors for medical equipment
begins. |
| Apr. |
Nidec America Corp.
is established. |
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1978 |
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| Sep. |
Production of small
high-precision AC motors for 8-inch floppy disk
drives begins. |
| Oct. |
Nidec Torin Corp.
is established as a joint venture with an U.S.A
fan manufacturer, Torin Corp. to develop axial
fans for electronic cooling. |
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| Spindle motor for 5.25-inch disk drive |
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1979 |
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| Jan. |
Electronic controller
(motor controller) for massagers is developed. |
| Oct. |
Production of spindle
motor for 8-inch floppy disk drives begins. |
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1981 |
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| May |
Drive motor for
belt-drive 8-inch floppy disk drives is developed. |
| Nov. |
Production of spindle
motor for 5.25-inch hard disk drives begins. |
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| TA450DC |
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1982 |
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| Jan. |
Production of small
high-precision AC motors for office automation
equipment begins. |
| June |
Mineyama Plant is
established in Mineyama-cho, Naka-gun, Kyoto. |
| Oct. |
Full-scale production
of brushless DC axial fans begins. |
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