News archive

Appliance components
Motors
Industrial
Robotic components
Automotive
EV
Exhibitions
Corporate
中文/Chinese
Français/French

  • Nidec Completed Acquisition of Roboteq, Inc.

    Nidec Corporation today announced that the company completed the acquisition of 90% ownership of Roboteq Inc., a U.S.-based designer of ultra-low voltage (ULV) drives, from its owners through Nidec Motor Corporation.

  • Monthly Nidec Report - The next challenge for Nidec's small precision motor business

    With a global market share of 85%, Nidec's HDD motors are one of the core products that have laid the foundation of the company group. Now, as "five big waves" are approaching, the company is poised to leverage the proprietary technology and know-how it has built up over the years in this field in order to catch the new waves and grow the company further.

  • OMRON Automotive Electronics Becomes Part of the Nidec Group

    OMRON Automotive Electronics has become part of the Nidec group under the new name Nidec Mobility. Moving forward, the company will work closely with Nidec’s automotive motor business unit to develop new modules and systems that combine the motors, pumps, gears, etc. of the Nidec group with the electronic control units, and other electronic components, of Nidec Mobility.

  • Monthly Nidec Report - Eliminating overtime to win in the global competition

    The work-style reform initiative launched by the Japanese government is gaining traction in industrial circles. For Nidec, a company that used to be known for long hours and a gung-ho attitude, the shift toward a more efficient way of working started about three years ago. In order to win in the global competition, the company has set out to achieve "double productivity and zero overtime" by 2020.

  • Monthly Nidec Report - Nidec's recipe for successful mergers & acquisitions

    Nidec is known for making active use of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) as a part of its management strategy. In this installment, Takamitsu Araki, senior vice president and general manager of Nidec's corporate strategy office, explains the company's M&A strategy and recipe for successful acquisitions.

  • Nidec Motor Corporation Wins HVACR Supplier Award

    ST. LOUIS – August 23, 2019 –BLUE HAWK, the cooperative that represents independent HVACR distributors throughout the U.S., has named Nidec Motor Corporation (NMC) Vendor Partner of the Year.

  • Monthly Nidec Report - Towards a decarbonized society

    Nidec's contribution to sustainability has traditionally been in the shape of efficient motors that reduce energy consumption, but for some time we have been stepping up our efforts to contribute through energy creation as well. In this installment, we take a look at Nidec ASI's strategy as told by Franck Girard, the Chairman & Managing Director of Nidec ASI - France.

  • Nidec in 2 minutes

    Nidec started out in 1973 with 4 people and a dream—becoming the world’s number 1 manufacturer of electric motors. Now, 100,000 people in 40 countries produce 3 billion motors per year under the Nidec umbrella. In this short video, the 3 key drivers behind Nidec’s growth and “5 waves”—trends to look out for—are introduced.

  • Monthly Nidec Report - Motors for innovative personal mobility solutions

    Announced in 2014, the revolutionary power wheelchair "WHILL" stands out for its sophisticated design and ease of use. More than just a wheelchair, it is truly worthy of being called a "next-gen personal mobility device." The latest model, announced in April 2017, is lighter, more compact and even easier to use, in part due to a custom-developed Nidec motor.

Show more
Enter your email address to follow Nidec

When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom, for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings.

To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts, which applies to the use of your personal data by the owner of the newsroom you follow.

Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account.
Check your inbox

Email sent to __email__. Click the link there to follow Nidec.

Okay