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History

1950's

1956
Established the company in Kugahara, Ota-ku, Tokyo
1956
Released Quick Connect Couplings “SP CUPLA”
1958
Released Portable Magnetic Base Drilling Machine “ATRA BL”

1956
“AIR MICROMETERS” as the origin NITTO KOHKI

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, Ota-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

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)

1973
Succeeded in commercializing the linear-motor-driven free piston pump

1977
Started operation of Ujiie Plant (currently TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI)

1980's

1989
Established Singapore Representative Office (currently Singapore Branch)
1989
Established a representative office in Germany

1980
Participated in the exhibition in Paris, France.

1990's

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

1997
Established NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (currently NITTO KOHKI INDUSTRY (THAILAND)) in Thailand as the pump production base

2000's

2000
Listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2000
Established 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

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 Representative Office

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

2020's

2020
Toshio Mikiya, Founder, Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, passed away.
2024
Merged MEDOTECH and SHIRAKAWA NITTO KOHKI and established TOHOKU NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.
2024
MEDOTECH CO., LTD. and SHIRAKAWA NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD. merged and the company name will be changed to TOHOKU NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.