History
1930
  • Keiichi Nakanishi established NSK in Tokyo, to manufacture and sell contra angle dental handpieces.
1945
  • Factory was closed due to World War II and the production of dental handpieces was forced to cease. Keiichi Nakanishi moved to Tochigi-ken, 100 km north of Tokyo.
1951
  • Suspended production of dental contra-angles was resumed in Tochigi-ken.
1953
  • In addition to contra angle dental handpieces,NSK commenced production of Doriot handpieces for dental use. Concurrent with this business expansion, it also incorporated.
1971
  • Production of air turbines commenced.
1975
  • Mass production of air turbine commenced, and the expansion of high precision production equipment was planned. To respond to the dramatic increase in the variety and quantity of products sold, a Tokyo Office was established in Ueno for improved customer service.
1979
  • Overseas export of NSK brand products commenced by establishing an Overseas Sales Department within the Company.
1984
  • NSK established NSK-America Corp. in Illinois as the base for its U.S. sales and service network.
1988
  • Second Plant was built in Shimohinata, Kanuma-shi (Location of current headquarters), to expand production facilities in response to an increase in the variety and quantity of products.
1990
  • A new building (Current Building) was added to the Shimohinata Plant.
1993
  • The Patented Clean Head System won the SITAD Applied Technology highest award for its significant contribution in the prevention of infection in the field of dental treatment in Europe.
1995
  • A further new building (Current Building) was added to the Shimohinata Plant to expand the design, development, and production technology departments.
1997
  • To ensure thorough Quality Control, NSK obtained Certification of Compliance with the ISO9001 International Quality Assurance Standard.
1999
  • To promote environmentally conscious corporate activities, NSK obtained Certification of Compliance with the ISO14001 International Standard for Environmental Management Systems.
2000
  • Company went public. Registered stocks with the Japan Securities Dealers Association. To strengthen sales in the Middle East and Central Asia, NSK established an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2001
  • A new main building of the headquarters was completed at the site of the Shimohinata Plant to relocate headquarters operations.
2003
  • NSK established the third subsidiary, NSK Europe GmbH in Frankfurt-Germany, to improve the sales and service activities in European market.


    Osaka branch is started up to provide better services in the western region of Japan.
2005
  • NSK established “NSK France S.A.S.” in Paris, France, to revitalize the European market.
  • NSK established “NSK Shanghai Co. Ltd.” in Shanghai, China, as the base of sales activities in Asian market.

 

  •  NSK established a new plant (the CNC Wing) alongside its Head Office and Factory in October 2005
2007
  • NSK United Kingdom Ltd. was established in London, and NSK Oceania Pty Ltd. was in Australia.
  • A representative office opened in Russia.
  • NSK Service Co.,Ltd. launched in Korea.
2008
  • NSK Dental Spain SA was established in Madrid-Spain.
  • NSK Euro Holdings and European Central Stock Center(ECSC) was established in Frankfurt-Germany.











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