1930 |
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- Keiichi Nakanishi established NSK in Tokyo, to manufacture and sell contra angle dental handpieces.
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1945 |
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- 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.
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1951 |
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- Suspended production of dental contra-angles was resumed in Tochigi-ken.
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1953 |
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- In addition to contra angle dental handpieces,NSK commenced production of Doriot handpieces for dental use. Concurrent with this business expansion, it also incorporated.
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1971 |
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- Production of air turbines commenced.
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1975 |
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- 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.
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1979 |
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- Overseas export of NSK brand products commenced by establishing an Overseas Sales Department within the Company.
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1984 |
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- NSK established NSK-America Corp. in Illinois as the base for its U.S. sales and service network.
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1988 |
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- 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.
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1990 |
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- A new building (Current Building) was added to the Shimohinata Plant.
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1993 |
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- 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.
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1995 |
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- A further new building (Current Building) was added to the Shimohinata Plant to expand the design, development, and production technology departments.
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1997 |
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- To ensure thorough Quality Control, NSK obtained Certification of Compliance with the ISO9001 International Quality Assurance Standard.
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1999 |
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- To promote environmentally conscious corporate activities, NSK obtained Certification of Compliance with the ISO14001 International Standard for Environmental Management Systems.
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2000 |
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- 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.
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2001 |
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- A new main building of the headquarters was completed at the site of the Shimohinata Plant to relocate headquarters operations.
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2003 |
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2005 |
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- 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
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2007 |
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- 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.
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2008 |
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- 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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2009 |
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- NSK Asia was established in Singapore as the base for its South Asian sales and service network.
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2011 |
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- Tokyo office moved into a new building. A showroom and seminar rooms were newly set up to enhance customer service.
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