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  • Nidec Sankyo Develops a New Duct Damper for Refrigerators

    Nidec Sankyo Corporation (“Nidec Sankyo” or the “Company”) announced today that it has successfully developed a new duct damper for refrigerators.
    Nidec Sankyo’s new duct damper for refrigerators
    The refrigerator is a product that represents white goods, and its market is expected to grow for a long term as, in recent years, electricity infrastructure is being developed in China, India, and

  • Nidec-Shimpo Launches New Models of FLEXWAVE Precision Control Reducers

    Nidec-Shimpo Corporation (“Nidec-Shimpo”) announced today that it has added adopter-combined gear-head types to its FLEXWAVE series of precision control reducers currently on sale.
    Nidec-Shimpo’s latest FLEXWAVE Gear Head Types
    Since its June 2015 launch of FLEXWAVE precision control reducers for robots and machine tools, Nidec-Shimpo has, as of October 2022, shipped a total of more than one

  • Embraco's new inverter delivers up to 50% energy savings in domestic refrigerators, addressing skyrocketing energy costs

    The new compressor model allows refrigerators manufacturers to achieve the A level in the most stringent energy consumption regulations in the world
    December 2022. Embraco, a global provider of refrigeration technology for the complete residential and commercial cold chain and part of Nidec Global Appliance’s portfolio of brands, has recently started mass production of the VESH variable speed c

  • Nidec-Shimpo Launches Drive Modules for AGVs and AMRs

    Nidec-Shimpo Corporation “Nidec-Shimpo”) announced today that is has newly added direct-current (DC), 24V modules to its product lineup of drive modules for automated guided vehicles (“AGVs”) and autonomous mobile robots (“AMRs”) currently on sale.
    Nidec-Shimpo’s AGV & AMR drive modules(Left)Driver, (Right)Drive
    As demand increases for automated and labor-saving warehouses in logistics,

  • Nidec Machine Tool Launches MV12BxⅡ, a compact, best-in-class, double-column Machining Center that meets “The Machining Needs of All Industries”

    - High-speed rapid traverse and a powerful spindle to improve productivity significantly- Eco-friendly operations that reduce environmental load and running cost
    Nidec Machine Tool Corporation, a Nidec Group company, announced today that it has launched its latest double-column machining center, MV12BxⅡ. Developed based on the concept of meeting “the machining needs of all industries,” this hi

  • Nidec Completes the Acquisition of the Shares of Italian Machine Tool Manufacturer PAMA and its Affiliates

    Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that, in accordance with its November 30, 2022 press release, “Nidec to Execute a Share Transfer Agreement on Italian Machine Tool Manufacturer PAMA and Its Affiliates,” it has completed the acquisition of all the shares of PAMA S.p.A (“PAMA”) on February 1, 2023.
    Accordingly, PAMA will become a wholly owned

  • Nidec Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022


    KYOTO, Japan--Nidec Corporation (TOKYO: 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 December 31, 2022.
    The highlights are as follows:
    Nine months net sales stood at record high of ¥1,699.7 billion, 20.8% higher Y/Y. Nine months operating profit decreased

  • 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

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