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  • CONTROL TECHNIQUES CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF INNOVATIVE DRIVE TECHNOLOGY

    2023 sees Nidec Control Techniques and Nidec Corporation Japan celebrate their 50th Anniversary. Reaching their 50th year is not only memorable for both companies but also represents a significant milestone that sets us up for continued growth in the future. We will continue to collaborate with each other as the Nidec Group continues to grow and contribute to society for the next 50 years and beyo

  • Nidec Machine Tool to Take Part in IMTEX 2023 for the First Time as a Nidec Group Company, to Debut Its Machine Tools under the “One Nidec” Policy

    Nidec Machine Tool Corporation (“Nidec Machine Tool” or the “Company”) announced today that it will exhibit its products at IMTEX 2023 (International Machine Tool & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition), which will be held at India’s Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre from January 19 – 25, for the first time as a member of the Nidec Group.
    In this largest machine tool trade fair held

  • Nidec-Shimpo Launches a Lineup of Servo Motor Reducers for Food Machinery

    Nidec-Shimpo Corporation (“Nidec-Shimpo” or the “Company”) announced today that it has launched a lineup of its “VR Series,” reducers for servo motors, for food machinery.
    Nidec-Shimpo’s Latest VR Reducers for Food Machinery
    As public awareness of food safety is on increase in recent years amid food poisoning, norovirus, and other incidents, safety is required for food machinery (confectione

  • Nidec Develops Technology to Achieve the World’s Highest Space Factor for Round Winding Wires

    Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594) (OTC US: NJDCY) (“Nidec” or the “Company”) announced today that it has achieved the world’s highest-level pace factor for round winding wires used for its traction motors, and has launched the mass production of motors by using the technology.
    Nidec’s latest stator
    E-Axle Gen.2
    Weight saving is one of the critical elements in improving the EVs’ electricity ef

  • Nidec-Read Launches High-speed Semiconductor Inspection Device NATS-1000

    - 6-in-1 IGBT – Inspection Equipment with Top-class Speed in the World -
    Nidec-Read Corporation (“Nidec-Read” or the “Company”) announced today that it has launched NATS-1000, fully automatic inline semiconductor inspection equipment to test the functions of automotive IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistor) /SiC (silicon carbide) modules.
    1.NATA-1000: How it was developed and its featuresT

  • Nidec Machine Tool Launches Robot Cameras for Hobbing and Broaching Machines to Help Automate Visual Inspections of Cutting Tools

    - The two Robot Cameras can reduce tooling inspection time to less than 1/10 of its current length- Robot Camera MAX, the inspection equipment for broaching machines, can inspect a tool of up to 2,300mm long.
    Nidec Machine Tool Corporation announced today that it has launched Robot Camera SPEED, visual inspection equipment for cutting tools (hobbing machines) to process gears and other componen

  • Nidec Develops Single-phase Brushless DC Motor for Electric Fans

    Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594) (OTC US: NJDCY) (“Nidec”) announced today that it has developed a single-phase, low-vibration, and low-cost brushless DC motor that can be installed in an electric fan.
    Nidec’s single-phase brushless DC motor for electric fans
    Most electric fans used around the world employ low-cost AC (capacitor) motors, which, as a solution for the global increase in energy co

  • 关于日本电产(尼得科/Nidec)就收购意大利机床制造商 PAMA S.p.A及其关联公司股权签署转让协议的公告

    日本电产株式会社于2022年11月28日(日本时间)召开的董事会会议上,通过了收购意大利机床制造商PAMA S.p.A及其9家关联公司(以下统称“PAMA S.p.A”)股权(以下简称“本次收购股权”)等的决议,并于2022年11月30日(日本时间)签署了与本次收购股权相关的转让协议。
    1.被收购企业简介(1)公司名:PAMA S.p.A.(2)总部所在地:意大利 特伦蒂诺-上阿迪杰大区罗韦雷托市(3)成立时间:1926年(4)役员体制:Alessandro Batisti,总经理(本项目交割完成后,Alessandro Batisti将继续担任总经理一职)(5)业务网点:意大利、中国(6)经营范围:机床(卧式镗床、龙门机床等)的制造与销售(7)员工人数:约430人(8)营业收入:2021年1月至12月末 1亿1830万欧元(约合172亿日元)
    2.本项目的交易目的以及今后的运

  • Nidec-Shimpo’s FLEXWAVE Precision Reducers are Adopted for Use in Communications Satellites’ Antennas

    Nidec-Shimpo Corporation (the “Company” or “we”) announced today that precision control reducers of its FLEXWAVE series have been adopted to control the antennas of communications satellites produced by Canadian artificial satellite manufacturer MDA Ltd. (“MDA”).
    FLEXWAVE series reducers
    OneWeb’s communications satellite
    *Two FLEXWAVE reducers are used in each of the satellite’s round ant

  • Embraco and Daikin case study with new cold room monoblock shows around 14% energy savings with variable speed

    Daikin’s LMSEY series, a soon to be launched wall mounting packaged refrigeration units lineup for walk-in cold rooms, has an Embraco FMFT variable speed R290 compressor
    November 2022 - Embraco, a global provider of refrigeration technology and a portfolio brand of Nidec Global Appliance, and Daikin, manufacturer of air-conditioning, heating, ventilation and refrigeration systems, presented at

  • Nidec Sankyo Develops a Tactile Device Equipped with Cylindrical Silicone Gel

    Nidec Sankyo Corporation (the “Company” or “we”) announced today that it has become the first company in the world to develop a tactile device that adopts cylindrical silicone gel, which the Company has developed on its own.
    Recent years are seeing the applications of tactile devices spreading into many areas, including the input operations of VR games and other mechanical devices. For convent

  • Notice of Establishing a Joint Venture with FREYR Battery, a Semi-Solid Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturer

    Nidec Corporation (“Nidec” or the “Company”) (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) announced today that the Company has completed the establishment procedures for the joint venture agreement with FREYR Battery (“FREYR”), a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, as previously disclosed on August 30, 2022.
    1. Overview of the joint venture to be established(1) Company name: Nid

  • Announcement of Grand Opening Ceremony for Bulgaria Development Center

    NIDEC ELESYS CORPORATION (hereafter, "NIDEC ELESYS") will open a R&D center in Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria (hereafter, "Bulgaria"). The opening ceremony was held with the presence of President Rumen Radev.<Scene of the opening ceremony>
    1. About Our R&D center In response to the growing demand for our in-vehicle inverters and ECUs due to the tightening of environmental regulations

  • Nidec to Execute a Share Transfer Agreement on Italian Machine Tool Manufacturer PAMA and Its Affiliates

    Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that, the Company passed a resolution on, among others, purchasing the shares of Italian machine tool manufacturer PAMA and its nine affiliates (collectively “PAMA”) (the “Stock Acquisition”) on November 28, 2022 (Japan time). The Company executed a transfer agreement on the Stock Acquisition, etc. on November

  • NIDEC ASI Wins a Contract for the Accumulation of Over 5.4 GWH of Clean Energy Through Implementation of 18 Storage Systems – Making the Italian Peninsula Even Greener

    This new Nidec ASI project is created thanks to sustainable technologies developed entirely in Italy The initiative is a concrete response to REPowerEU, the European Commission’s plan to make Europe independent from fossil fuels well before 2030.
    Milan, October 20, 2022 – Nidec ASI, part of the Energy & Infrastructure Division of the Nidec Group, a group committed to relaunching the econ

  • Nidec Machine Tool to Unveil a New Nozzle with the Largest Gas Shielding Region in the World at formnext2022 in Frankfurt, Germany from November 15th to 18th

    Additionally, visitors can see original “LAMDA Series” 3D Metal Printers Exhibits:among them a sample of a rocket engine nozzle (500mm in diameter, 1mm thick) in exceptional quality
    Engineering experts will be present to explain details about the improved product lineup,such as the new DED-type 5-axis metal 3Ⅾ printer, “LAMDA500”
    Nidec Machine Tool Corporation (“Nidec Machine Tool” or the “C

  • Nidec’s HPD Motor Adopted for Use in ReFa’s New Hair Dryer

    Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594) (OTC US: NJDCY) (“Nidec” or the “Company”) announced today that its HPD motor has been adopted as a wind-blowing component in ReFa BEAUTECH DRYER SMART, the latest hair dryer that MTG Co., Ltd. (“MTG”) has launched under its cosmetic brand, ReFa, on November 1, 2022.
    ReFa BEAUTECH DRYER SMART
    Nidec’s HPD motor
    Released by MTG under its cosmetic brand of ReFa

  • Nidec Control Techniques Expands Into Mexico

    THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA OF DRIVES PRODUCTION
    Control Techniques and Nidec entered the next exciting phase of its expansion plans for global manufacturing on Wednesday 12th October when they opened a brand-new manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.
    This bold development signifies the beginning of a new era of drives production and allows them to support their strategic objectives for

  • Nidec Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Second Quarter and Six Months Ended September 30, 2022

    Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594) (OTC US: NJDCY) today announced its consolidated financial results under the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) for the period of April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.
    The highlights are as follows:・First half net sales stood at a record high of ¥1,130.8 billion, 24.2% higher Y/Y.・First half operating profit increased 8.1% Y/Y to ¥96.4 billion

  • Nidec Launches Mass Production of Its Second-generation EV Traction Motor System

    Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594) (OTC US: NJDCY) (“Nidec” or the “Company”) announced today that is has started the mass production of the second-generation model (“Gen.2”) of its EV traction motor system, E-Axle.
    In April 2019, Nidec became the first tier-1 company in the world to launch the mass-production of E-Axle, the EV traction motor system that combines a motor, a gear, and an inverter (“G

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