The company also began development of high-performance fluid couplings, which were marketed under the Cupla brand name. Today, Nitto Kohki's product line numbers over 20,000 different Cupla products that are now recognized throughout the world.
Recognizing that there was a potentially massive demand for a portable drill press, Mikiya next developed the Atra portable drill press, which incorporates an electromagnet that holds the device in place.
The Atra drill press, having undergone continuous updates and improvements over the years, still holds its seat as one of our most popular products.
Our founder strove toward the goal of producing energy- and labour-saving technology, developing industrial tools that could be operated with equal ease by a novice or an experienced worker. At the time, Japan had an abundant work force and factories could easily find skilled workers for any operation. However, he realised that someday we would face high wages and labour shortages. In these convictions was born his long-term goal of developing energy- and labor-saving technology.
Today, Mikiya's predictions have become a reality. Worldwide, energy- and labour-saving are the watchwords. Armed with core technologies of fluid control engineering and mechanical engineering, Nitto Kohki continues to develop new products that correspond to market demand. We are currently introducing many unique products in diverse fields such as quick-connecting fluid couplings, machine tools, Linear and Diaphragm pumps, robots and balancers.
Chronology
| 1956 | October | Company founded in Kugahara, Tokyo; capitalized at ¥500,000 (Initial manufacture of the Air Micrometer and SP Cupla) |
| 1958 | February | Atra introduced to the market |
| 1960 | March | Toyama Sales Office opened |
| December | Capital increased to ¥2 million | |
| 1961 | April | Capital increased to ¥8 million |
| 1962 | January | Osaka Sales Office opened |
| 1963 | February | Capital increased to ¥18 million |
| July | Headquarters, factory and research center relocated to Naka-ikegami, Tokyo, its present location | |
| November | Capital increased to ¥32 million | |
| 1965 | October | Jet Chisel received PM Superior Products Award |
| November | Nagoya Sales Office opened | |
| 1966 | February | Atra received an Honorable Mention Award at Tokyo Superior Inventions Exhibition |
| October | Jet Chisel received Tokyo Area Chairman's Award and Special Mention by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) at the Kanto Regional Invention Exhibition | |
| 1967 | April | Jet Chisel received Invention Award at National Invention Exhibition |
| May | Capital increased to ¥40 million | |
| June | Hiroshima Sales Office opened | |
| October | Fukuoka Sales Office opened | |
| 1968 | February | Mini-Cupla received Encouragement Award at the Tokyo Superior Inventions Exhibition by JIII |
| June | Capital increased to ¥60 million | |
| October | Los Angeles Representative Office opened | |
| October | Niigata Office opened | |
| 1969 | July | Takamatsu Office opened |
| August | Sendai Office opened | |
| September | Capital increased to ¥91 million | |
| November | NITTO KOHKI U.S.A. INC. established (member of Nitto Kohki group) | |
| 1970 | March | Capital increased to ¥300 million |
| August | New York Representative Office opened | |
| September | Belton received PM Superior Products Award | |
| September | Ryomo Office (later renamed as Kitakanto Sales Office) opened | |
| 1971 | February | Free Sander received Encouragement Award at the Tokyo Invention Exhibition by JIII |
| November | Sapporo Sales Office opened | |
| November | Free-sander received PM Superior Products Award | |
| December | Happy Precision Engineering (later renamed as Medotech Co., Ltd.) becomes a member of the Nitto Kohki group | |
| 1972 | February | Line Sander received JIII Chairman's Encouragement Award at the Tokyo Invention Exhibition |
| October | Shizuoka Office opened | |
| November | Ujiie Plant obtained ISO9002 | |
| 1973 | January | Adoption of five-day work week |
| November | Commercialization of Linear compressor | |
| 1975 | February | Establishment of Medo Industries Co., Ltd. (a member of Nitto Kohki group) |
| June | Linear Compressor received Strategic Technology Development Subsidy from Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) | |
| 1977 | June | Completion of first stage of construction at the Ujiie Plant |
| 1979 | January | Establishment of MEDO U.S.A. INC. (member of Nitto Kohki group) |
| February | Establishment of NITTO KOHKI EUROPE CO., LTD. (member of Nitto Kohki group) | |
| 1980 | January | Joint product development with Hougen Manufacturing, Flint, MI, U.S.A.. began |
| 1981 | October | Joint research with Sidney University began |
| October | Development of solar collection tubes | |
| 1983 | January | Development of industrial robots began |
| 1984 | February | Ujiie Plant became JIS (Japan Industrial Standards)--certified plant |
| October | LA-type sewage blower received MITI Good Design Award | |
| 1985 | November | Start of new system incorporating CAD/CAM |
| November | Bulk Cupla received first authorization from High Pressure Gas Safety Association | |
| 1987 | March | Extension of retirement age to 60 |
| November | Development of Telemeasure product line wireless measurement quality control system | |
| 1988 | September | Introduction of merit-based wage system |
| 1989 | February | Jet Chisel received Invention Grand Prix Ikeda Special Award by Japan Invention Promotion Association |
| April | Linear Compressor awarded Science and Technology Agency Director's Prize | |
| June | MEDOMAN Co., Ltd. began operations as a member of Nitto Kohki group | |
| July | Singapore Representative Office opened | |
| 1990 | May | Establishment of WESTAIR-NITTO SALES PTY., LTD. as a member of Nitto Kohki group |
| May | Completion of fifth stage of Ujiie Plant construction | |
| October | Capital increased to ¥340 million | |
| 1991 | June | Completion of construction of new MEDOTECH office building |
| 1992 | March | Establishment of NITTO KOHKI DEUTSCHLAND GmbH (member of Nitto Kohki group) |
| March | Capital increased to ¥768 million | |
| June | President Toshio Mikiya retires to take up Chairman's position; replaced as President by Motoyuki Takata | |
| 1993 | March | Completion of new Osaka Branch office building |
| 1994 | October | Ujiie Plant received PM Superior Factory Award |
| 1995 | May | Capital increased to ¥838 million |
| October | Stocks went onto the OTC market and capital increased to ¥1.85 billion | |
| November | Ujiie Plant obtained ISO9002 | |
| 1996 | April | Three new divisions established: couplings, machine tools and linear products |
| 1997 | April | NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND)CO.,LTD. established in Thailand as the company´s first offshore production subsidiary |
| December | Couplings and Machine Tools divisions obtain ISO9001 | |
| 1998 | February | Linear Products Division obtains ISO9001 |
| April | Nitto Kohki´s stock listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market | |
| December | Ohio Representative Office of NITTO KOHKI USA.,INC. opens | |
| 1999 | February | Establishment of NITTO KOHKI SERVICE CENTER CO.,LTD. |
| October | NITTO KOHKI COUPLING, LLC established in the U.S. as the company´s first offshore production subsidiary for coupling | |
| 2000 | March | Niitto Kohki´s stock listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market |
| April | SHIRAKAWA NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD (formerly Shirakawa Densei) begins as a member of Nitto Kohki group through M&A | |
| April | Bangkok Representative Office opens under the umbrella of Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd., Singapore Branch | |
| May | Establishment of TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD. | |
| October | Nitto Kohki´s Ujiie Plant splitts off into TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD. | |
| October | Shanghai Representative Office opens in China | |
| 2001 | May | Mikawa Office opens |
| August | All issues of MEDOMAN CO.,LTD. stock sold | |
| October | Keiji Office opens | |
| October | U.S. coupling manufacturer, BRECO COUPLINGS, INC. purchased | |
| November | TOCHGI NITTO KOHKI obtains ISO14001 | |
| December | Joint venture, NITTO KOHKI-MUIN CO.,LTD., established in South Korea | |
| 2002 | February | British machine tool manufacturer, UNIVERSAL DRILLING & CUTTING EQUIPMENT LTD. purchased |
| March | Seoul Office opens in South Korea | |
| March | Cupla operations in North America integrated into BRECO COUPLINGS. NITTO KOHKI COUPLING liquidated | |
| March | Kumamoto Offie opens | |
| July | NITTO KOHKI COUPLING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. established in Thailand as a production center for Cupla | |
| October | Piezoelectric pumps "Bimor Pump Series" operations purchased from a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical group | |
| 2003 | January | Operations start at NITTO KOHKI COUPLING.(THAILAND) CO.,LTD |
| April | NITTO KOHKI BUTSURYU CO.,LTD established as a logistics company Operations start in May |
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| October | "Baby Belton" receives Good Desing Award | |
| 2004 | January | Nagoya Branch reloctes to brand new building |
| May | Headquarters / Research center obtains ISO14001 | |
| June | Shenzhen Office opens in South China | |
| June | Saitama Office opens | |
| June | Osahiko Miyazaki (formerly Senior executive managing director) assumes the presidency | |
| 2005 | April | Green Procurement starts A division in charge of Chinese Market Development, wich controls Shanghai and Shenzhen Representative offices is newly established |
| June | Junji Suzukawa (a member of the board of directors) assumes the presidency | |
| July | The office "Mikawa" was raised to the status of a sales office and moved to a new building | |
| August | The business of Couplings carried by BRECO COUPLINGS in the U.S.A. is ancorporated into NITTO KOHKI U.S.A., INC., Subseguent to it BRECO COUPLINGS is to be desolved | |
| 2006 | October | 50th company anniversary of Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd (JP)
Kitakanto Sales Office inaugurates Establishment of YUMEKOBO CO.,LTD |
| 2007 | Feburary | Reconstruction of headquarters starts |
| April | Himeji Office moves and renames Hyogo Office | |
| May | Singapore Branch moves | |
| June | TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD. celebrates 30th anniversary | |
| October | NITTO KOHKI-MIJIN CO., LTD. obtains ISO9001 | |
| 2008 | March | Okayama Sales Office relocates |
| June | Naoyuki Kotake(formerly Senior executive managing director) assumes the presidency | |
| August | Construction of new headquarters' building completes | |
| October | YUMEKOBO CO.,LTD. and NITTO KOHKI SERVICE CENTER CO.,LTD are merged into NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD | |
| 2009 | June | MEDOTECH CO., LTD. receives C-TPM Challenge Award |
| July | TOCHIGI NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD. merges NITTO KOHKI BUTSURYU CO.,LTD | |
| August | NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. and NITTO KOHKI COUPLING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. obtain ISO14001 | |
| November | Construction of new lab building completes | |
| 2010 | March | MEDOTECH CO.,LTD. obtains ISO14001 |
| April | Final completion of new headquarters' building construction | |
| 2011 | February | SHIRAKAWA NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD. Obtains ISO14001 |
| April | Mito Office moves | |
| July | Koriyama Office is consolidated to Sendai Sales Office | |
| October | Sapporo Sales Office moves | |
| 2012 | February | NITTO KOHKI U.S.A. and MEDO U.S.A. move |
| July | Niigata Sales Office moves | |
| August | Establishment of NITTO KOHKI (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD. | |
| October | Takamatsu Sales Office moves | |
| December | Establishment of NITTO KOHKI (SHANGHAI) Shenzhen Branch | |
| 2013 | March | NITTO KOHKI (THAILAND CO., LTD. and NITTO KOHKI COUPLING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. are dissolved |
| April | Establishment of NITTO KOHKI INDUSTRY (THAILAND) CO., LTD. | |
| May | Fukuoka Sales Office moves. | |
| December | Hiroshima Sales Office moves. | |
| 2014 | March | Shizuoka Sales Office moves. |
| July | NITTO KOHKI EUROPE CO., LTD. moves. | |
| September | ISO13485, obtained | |
| October | Joint venture company, NITTO KOHKI-MIJIN CO., LTD., sold | |
| 2015 | March | UNIVERSAL DRILLING & CUTTING EQUIPMENT LTD., sold |
| May | NITTO KOHKI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH moves. | |
| July | Establishment of India Liaison Office. | |
| December | Nagoya Branch moves. | |
| 2016 | April | NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD. merges MEDO INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. Establishment of Mexico Representative Office. |
| August | Kumamoto Satellite Sales Office moves. | |
| November | Merge NITTO KOHKI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH and NITTO KOHKI EUROPE CO., LTD. | |
| 2017 | February | Hamamatsu Satellite Sales Office moves. |
| April | Mito Satellite Sales Office moves. | |
| August | Merge NITTO KOHKI U.S.A., INC. and MEDO U.S.A., INC. | |
| 2019 | Establishment of Indonesia Representative Office | |
| 2020 | Toshio Mikiya, Founder, Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, passed away. |