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| 1946 |
* Manufacturing of shutters started as a small-scale business in Nagasaki, Toshima-ku, Tokyo. |
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1949 |
* Operation was reorganized as the Copal Koki Co., Ltd. specializing in
the manufacture of camera shutters. Capitalization: 600,000 yen. |
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1954 |
* Head office and main plant moved to Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. |
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1955 |
* Belt conveyor system was employed for assembling shutters.
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1958 |
* Osaka Sales Office was opened. |
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1960 |
* Okochi Award for improvements in camera lens shutters and for mass production of ultra-precision products. |
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1961 |
* Listed on Second Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange.
* Big Ten New Products Award from Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun (Nikkan Industrial News) for Copal Square Shutter.
* Akashi Memorial Reward from Precision Machinery Institute for development, design, and manufacture of Copal Square Shutter.
* Practical Invention Award from Japan Invention Association for shutter speed control device.
* Award from Ministry of International Trade and Industry for industrial standardization. |
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1962 |
* Changed company name to Copal Co., Ltd. |
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1963 |
* Copal Precision Co., Ltd. (currently Koriyama Technical Center) began operations in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. |
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1965 |
* Blue Ribbon Medal for contribution to the camera industry by improving shutter production technology. Awarded again in 1974. |
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1967 |
* Award from Mainichi Newspapers for digital clock design.
* Copal Optical Co., Ltd. (currently Shiojiri Factory) was established
in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture. |
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1969 |
* Muikamachi Precision Co., Ltd. (currently Nidec Copal Precision Parts Corp. Muikamachi Plant) was established in Muikamachi, Niigata Prefecture. |
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1970 |
* Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako visited Copal Precision Co., Ltd. (currently Nidec Copal Corp. Koriyama Technical Center).
* Copal R&D Laboratory Co., Ltd. was established. |
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1971 |
* Listed on First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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1972 |
* Ichinoseki Copal Co., Ltd. (currently Nidec Copal Corp. Ichinoseki Plant) was established in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture. |
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1978 |
* Merged with Copal Precision Co., Ltd.
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1984 |
* Merged with 5 manufacturing subsidiaries.(Copal Opto-sonic Co., Copal Optical Co., Muikamachi Copal Co., Ichinoseki Copal Co., and Musashino Copal Co.).
* Entered into capital tie-up with Fujitsu Limited. |
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1987 |
* Copal Precision Parts Co., Ltd. (currently Nidec Copal Precision Parts
Corp.) was established. |
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1988 |
* Entered into capital participation arrangement with Fujitsu (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Copal Division).
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1991 |
* Copal Precision (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., (currently Nidec Copal (Malaysia) Sdn. Bnd.) was established in Malaysia. |
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1995 |
* Manufacturing Equipment Division acquired ISO 9002 certification. Optical Electronic Components Division acquired ISO 9001 certification. |
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1996 |
* Ichinoseki Plant and Muikamachi Plant acquired ISO 9002 certification. |
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1997 |
* Participated in management of Precision Engineered Components Corp. in
the Philippines (currently Nidec Copal Philippines Corp.) |
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1998 |
* Electronic Components Division acquired ISO 9001 certification.
* Nidec Corp. became the largest stockholder of company and joined the Nidec Group.
* Director of the Science and Technology Agency Award for long years of contribution to the camera industry by developing focal plane shutters for cameras.
* Copal Optical and Electronic Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai. |
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1999 |
* Nidec Copal (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. was established in Vietnam.
* Changed name to Nidec Copal Corp. |
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2000 |
* Fujitsu (Thailand) Copal Division, becoming independent as Nidec Copal (Thailand) Co., Ltd. built a new plant and started operations.
* Nidec Copal (U.S.A.) Corp. was established as the sales company of electronic and precision components.
* Nidec Copal (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. was established as the international materials procurement company.
* Shiojiri Factory acquired ISO14001 certification. |
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2001 |
* Nidec Copal GmbH was established as the sales company of electronic and
precision components in Europe.
* Purple Ribbon Medal in Spring for contribution to the development of focal plane shutters for cameras.
* Koriyama Technical Center, Ichinoseki Plant, Muikamachi Plant, Nidec Copal Precision Parts Corporation acquired ISO14001 certification.
* LED/SMD Dept., Nidec Copal Philippines Corporation acquired QS9000 certification.
* Nidec Copal (Zhejiang) Corp. established in China.
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2002 |
* Head Office Area acquired ISO14001 certification.
* Shiojiri Factory acquired ISO9001-2000 edition certification. |
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2003 |
* Copal Yamada Corp. was established.
* Nidec Copal (Zhejiang) Corp. and Nidec Copal Philippines Corp. acquired
ISO9001-2000 edition certification and ISO14001 certification. |
| 2004 |
* Nidec Copal (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. acquired ISO14001 certification. |
| 2005 |
* Sales Dept. transfers to Nidec Tokyo Bldg. |
| 2006 |
* New factory for processing and assembling large parts at the Shiojiri Factory site. |
| 2007 |
* Fourth new factory established at the Nidec Copal (Thailand) Co.,Ltd.site. |
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