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Corporate History

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1954 October/
Nakamura Steel Works established in Asahigaoka Kita-machi, Sakai-ku, Sakai City
中村鉄工所
1965 光機械 Started developing production techniques for cemented carbide
December 1970 December/Nakamura choukou Co., Ltd. established Manufactured a gauge capable of measuring a dimensional difference of 1μm in diameter with high-precision polishing
1975 Heat treating technique with special wax developed, electro discharge machining started
1988 ベアリング製造機械用ダイヤモンド部品 PCD (sintered diamond) processing technology developed, material offering ability improved
1989 July /
Main office factory (765 m2) newly established, main office moved to Otori Minami-machi, Nishi-ku, Sakai City, Osaka
鳳南町
1994 電子部品吸着ノズル Absorption nozzle for electrical parts developed, mass produced, and implemented into mounting business fields
1999 May/Became ISO9001 certified  
2001 ・June/"Mac Center" factory (1,576 m2) newly established in Tsuruta-cho,Nishi-ku, Sakai City
・December/Became ISO14001 certified
MACセンター
2005 November/
New MAC Center building (2516 m2) established 
・April /
Medical device production started, permission obtained to manufacture and distribute them
・May/
"MAC-I" nozzle cleaner developed and distributed
Our first company brand device, which is the first in the world to clean using only water and air, with no solvent necessary.
2008 April/
Acquired all shares of Nippon Nozzle Co., Ltd., making it a wholly-owned subsidiary
November/
"Eco-Clean MM-7060" metal mask cleaner released
2009 ノズル洗浄機 シリコンウエハ May /
Released the "MAC-III" nozzle cleaner
November/
Started producing solar silicon wafers
2010 January/"D-Next" factory (6,127 m2) newly-established in Ayumino, Izumi City, Osaka
和泉工場
June/
Main office factory (Otori Minami-machi) closed, main office moved to Mac Center (Tsuruta-cho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City)
September/
"D-Next" Factory building No. 2 established in Ayumino, Izumi City, Osaka
January/
Started mass producing solar silicon wafers
September/
Started distributing "DINA-PRISM" Diamond Wires
ダイヤモンドワイヤ
December/
Entire company ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified, including D-Next (Izumi factory)
2011 January/Capital increases to 1,301,875,000 yen
(Nakamura choukou received 1.245 billion yen in public-private investment funds from "Innovation Network Corporation of Japan")
June/"D-Next" Factory building No. 3 established in Ayumino, Izumi City, Osaka
和泉工場
2012 マイクロリアクターシステム April/
Released Automated Flow Reactor X-1
2013 February/ Estabished the Chinese Legal Entity
SHANGHAI NAKAMURA CHOUKOU TRADING CO.,LTD.
September/ Joint Venture Suminoe Nakacho Device Technology Corporation
- Opening of solar cell business -
2015 June/Listed on the Mothers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (6166)
December/"D-Next" Factory 2 established in Ayumino, Izumi City, Osaka
2016 Sep/ We established "Flow Synthesis Lab" in Suita City, Osaka.(related maicroreactor) Flow Synthesis Lab
Dec/We opened a new factory in Uruma City, Okinawa. (producting diamond wire)
Dec/Acquired Suminoe Nakacho Device Technology Coporation; our affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method; became a consolidated subsidiary of Nakamur Choukou Co., Ltd.