Company Information Company History
1950〜
| 1950 | Established Daiichi-Kogyo Co., Ltd., with capital of ¥500,000 in Nagoya, Aichi, for the purpose of selling bearings and machine components. |
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| 1956 | Began R&D for Needle Roller Bearings. Started selling Needle Roller Bearings via a business alliance with Nippon Thompson Bearing Co., Ltd. |
| 1959 | Established Himeji Factory in Himeji, Hyogo, and began manufacturing Needle Roller Bearings. |
| 1963 | Moved the Corporate Headquarters to Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Registered trademark IKO as corporate brand. Changed company name to NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD. Listed its stock on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1964 | Acquired Nippon Thompson Bearing Co., Ltd. Established Kamakura Factory in Kamakura, Kanagawa. |
| 1967 | Listed its stock on the Second Section of Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| 1968 | Moved to and newly built the Corporate Headquarters at the present location (Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo). Transferred its stock to the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| 1969 | Entered into a four-year business tie-up contract with SKF-a Swedish bearing manufacturer. Established Gifu Factory Complex in Mino, Gifu. Completed Gifu Factory (currently Gifu Factory 1 South Bldg.). |
1970〜
| 1971 | Established IKO INTERNATIONAL, INC., in Illinois, USA (currently a consolidated subsidiary). Established IKO Sales Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary Nippon Thompson Sales Co., Ltd.) in Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
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| 1972 | Established Technological Laboratory at Kamakura Factory. |
| 1973 | Entered into a capital alliance with FUJIKOSHI CORP. Established Kasagami MFG. Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary), in Mino, Gifu. |
| 1975 | Established NIPPON THOMPSON EUROPE B.V. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
| 1978 | Developed and started selling linear motion rolling guides- Linear Way (currently Linear Way Series). |
| 1982 | Entered into a capital alliance with Daruma-Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Gifu (currently a consolidated subsidiary-Nippon DIC Co,. Ltd. in Nagoya). Developed and started selling Precision Positioning Tables (currently Mechatronics Series). |
| 1983 | Developed and started selling roller-type linear motion guides. |
| 1984 | Established Gifu Factory 2 (currently Gifu Factory 1 North Bldg.) at Gifu Factory Complex. |
| 1985 | Established a technical sector Technical Center at Gifu Factory Complex (currently Manufacturing & Technology Center). |
| 1987 | Awarded “Good Design Awards” (operated by Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) endorsed by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry) with Linear Way LWA, Angular Ball Spline LSA and Precision Positioning Table CT220/220A. |
| 1988 | Established Gifu Factory 3 at Gifu Factory Complex. |
| 1989 | Established Mugegawa MFG. Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary), in Seki, Gifu. |
1990〜
| 1990 | Completed the Technical Center at Gifu Factory Complex. |
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| 1991 | Opened “IKO Today” showroom at Gifu Factory Complex. |
| 1994 | Established Development Center at Kamakura Factory. |
| 1995 | Established Gifu Factory 4 at Gifu Factory Complex. Awarded 26th “New Machine Developing Award”, sponsored by Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry with Linear Motor Table TSLM. |
| 1996 | Established Gifu Factory 5 at Gifu Factory Complex. Completed Information System Center at Gifu Factory Complex. |
| 1997 | Acquired ISO9002 certification for Gifu Factory 3 and Gifu Factory 5 at Gifu Factory Complex. |
| 1998 | Established Gifu Factory 6 at Gifu Factory Complex Acquired ISO9002 certification for Gifu Factory 1 at Gifu Factory Complex. Formulated Environmental Policies |
2000〜
| 2000 | Acquired ISO9002 certification for Gifu Factory 2 at Gifu Factory Complex. |
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| 2001 | Acquired ISO14001 certification in Gifu area (Gifu Factory Complex, Kasagami MFG. Co., Ltd., and Mugegawa MFG. Co., Ltd.). Established a new Factory 2 at Gifu Factory Complex. Acquired ISO9002 certification for Factory 6 at Gifu Factory Complex. Established Technology Center at Gifu Factory Complex. |
| 2002 | Awarded “Machine Design Award” sponsored by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd., with Nano Linear NT. |
| 2003 | Abolished the listing on the First Section of Osaka Securities Exchange. Acquired ISO9001:2000 certification transferred from ISO9002 at Gifu Factory Complex. Acquired ISO14001 certification in Kamakura area (at Development Center of Kamakura Factory). Established ASEAN Representative office in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2004 | Acquired ISO9001:2000 certification at Kamakura Factory. Acquired Gifu Prefecture Environmentally Conscious Business Facility Certificate in Gifu area (Gifu Factory Complex, Kasagami MFG. Co., Ltd. and Mugegawa MFG. Co., Ltd.). |
| 2005 | Awarded “Machine Parts Prize”, a subcategory of the 2nd Monozukuri Parts Prize by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd. with C-Sleeve Linear Way-Free Combination specification. |
| 2006 | Established IKO-THOMPSON (SHANGHAI) LTD. (currently non-consolidated subsidiary) in Shanghai, China. Established IKO THOMPSON VIETNAM CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary), in Hai Phong, Vietnam. |
| 2007 | Awarded “Machine Parts Prize”, a subcategory of the 4th Monozukuri Parts Prize by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd. with Linear Roller Way Super X LRXD10...SL. Established a Development Laboratory at Gifu Factory Complex. Established Company Charter. |
| 2008 | Acquired new plant site in Toki, Gifu. |
2010〜
| 2010 | Acquired three consolidated subsidiaries; Nippon Thompson Sales Co.,Ltd.,Kasagami MFG. Co., Ltd. And Mugegawa MFG Co., Ltd. . Awarded “Nippon Brand Award”, a subcategory of a subcategory of “CHO MONOZUKURI Innovative Parts and Components 2010” by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper and the Monozukuri Nippon Conference with Micro Precision Positioning Table TM. |
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| 2011 | Established Toki Factory of Gifu Factory 5 at Gifu Factory Complex. Acquired ISO9001: 2008 certification for IKO THOMPSON VIETNAM CO., LTD. |
| 2013 | Began solar power Generation business at Gifu Factory 6 and Toki Factory buildings. Acquired ISO14001: 2004 certification for IKO THOMPSON VIETNAM CO., LTD. |
| 2014 | Established IKO THOMPSON ASIA CO., LTD. (a consolidated subsidiary) in Bangkok, Thailand. Awarded "Encouragement Award", a subcategory of "CHO MONOZUKURI Innovative Parts and Components 2014" by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper and the Monozukuri Nippon Conference with C-Lube Linear Way (MLV). |
| 2015 | Established IKO THOMPSON KOREA CO., LTD. in Seoul, South Korea. Established IKO BRASIL SERVIÇOS EMPRESARIAIS EIRELI in Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| 2016 | Established IKO THOMPSON BEARINGS CANADA INC. in Mississauga, Canada. |
| 2017 | Acquired two companies engaged in manufacturing and sales of Bearings in China; UBC (SHANGHAI) PRECISION BEARING MFG. CO.,LTD. and UBC (SUZHOU) BEARING CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
