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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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1982 |
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The Company began manufacturing and
selling industrial high speed rotary equipment. |
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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 鼎lean Head System・won
the SITAD Applied Te chnology 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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