Nidec Establishes Technical Center as a Collaborative Innovation Hub for Machine Tools

February 5, 2026 - Nidec Corporation (the “Company”) has announced the opening of its new “Technical Center” in Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This facility will serve as a hub for the joint operations of the four group companies within Nidec’s Machine Tool Business Unit (i.e., Nidec Machine Tool Corporation, Nidec OKK Corporation, PAMA S.p.A., and Takisawa Machine Tool Co., Ltd.) (collectively referred to as the “four companies”).

This Technical Center is a comprehensive facility featuring an extensive line up of 30 machine tools and related technologies from the four companies. Beyond simply showcasing state-of-the-art machinery, the center is positioned as a “Co-creation Hub” dedicated to solving customer challenges. Its services include machining verification using actual equipment, support for mass production startups, process optimization, and human resource development, all aimed at delivering optimal solutions for the future of manufacturing.

In addition, a number of Nidec Machine Tool’s machine tools will be utilized at the reducer prototype factory located at the Company’s Shiga facility, where the technical center is situated, as well as at a new high-precision, high-speed press machine factory scheduled to commence operations in April. As a result, the Shiga facility will function as a core manufacturing and development site in which the three businesses of Nidec’s Machinery and Automation Business Unit (i.e., machine tool, press machine, and reducer businesses) work in close collaboration to maximize synergies across products.

In recent years, challenges faced by manufacturing sites have diversified due to increasingly sophisticated and structurally complex industrial component technologies, changes in the manufacturing work environment, and growing consideration for the natural environment. By sharing these challenges with customers and strengthening its efforts to provide machining solutions, Nidec positions the launch of this technical center as a first step, with plans to establish similar facilities overseas in the future.

Through this initiative, Nidec’s machine tool companies will integrate their technological and operational capabilities as comprehensive machine tool manufacturers and further strengthen their partnership with customers to address a wide range of manufacturing challenges.

The technical center’s functions
■Explore | Discover Machining Technologies and Equipment
Through live machining demonstrations using the latest display machines and automation systems, visitors can see and evaluate machine performance and machining processes.

■Experience | From Theory to Confidence
Machining tests and prototyping enable verification of concepts and theories on actual machines. Optimal machining conditions and processes for mass production can be identified.

■Lead | Guidance to Optimal Processes and Systems
Based on customer challenges and production requirements, we propose optimal processes and systems, covering machining methods, equipment configuration, and automation.

■Learn | Acquire Practical Knowledge for the Field
Product and technology introductions, operation training, and maintenance education are offered through hands-on programs to enhance shop-floor capabilities.

Overview of the technical center’s functions
Link to the technical center’s special website
https://www.nidec.com/en/machine-tool/technical-center

Nidec Group’s machine tool companies
- Nidec Machine Tool Corporation: https://www.nidec.com/en/nidec-machinetool/
- Nidec OKK Corporation: https://www.nidec.com/en/nidec-okk/
- PAMA S.p.A.: https://pamamachinetools.com/en/
- Takisawa Machine Tool Co., Ltd.: https://www.takisawa.co.jp/eng...

For inquiries on visiting and touring the technical center:
Please click the URL below.
https://www.nidec.com/en/machine-tool/technical-center