History

A legacy of innovation…

From our company’s early development in a small prefabricated shed, NIDEC-SHIMPO continues to deliver the highest quality products and services around the world. See our company’s accomplishments and history below.

NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION

1952

SHIMPO industrial Corporation is founded in a small machine shop in Kyoto, Japan

1960

SHIMPO expands its manufacturing facility in Kyoto as sales grow

1969

SHIMPO receives the Deming Price for achievements in quality

1996

SHIMPO acquired by NIDEC CORPORATION

1997

NIDEC-SHIMPO receives ISO9001 and 14001 Certification

2004

NIDEC-SHIMPO completes its high-volume gearing production facility in Pingho

2010

NIDEC-SHIMPO AMERICA expands assembly operations at its Itasca, Illinois headquarters

2017

NIDEC-SHIMPO AMERICA moves assembly facility and headquarters, expanding capabilities

Power Transmission

1952

SHIMPO develops “RINGCONE”, the world’s first mechanical variable speed drive

1960

SHIMPO’s RINGCONE variable speed drive SC type released

1977

The CORONET cycloidal speed reducer is released

1981

RINGCONE variable speed drive RX type released

1994

The first VR planetary gearboxes are released

2009

VR Planetary product line is expanded into a wider variety of configurations

2015

FLEXWAVE and CORONEX precision gear sets are released to the robotics market

2017

Launch of S-Cart AGV and Modular wheel drive assemblies

Ceramics Equipment

1958

SHIMPO’s first potter’s Wheel RK-1

1967

SHIMPO’s RK-2 Potter’s Wheel

1998

SHIMPO’s M1 Potter’s Wheel

2002

NIDEC-SHIMPO’s RK-Whisper Potter’s Wheel

2003

NIDEC-SHIMPO’s VL-Whisper Potter’s Wheel

2007

NIDEC-SHIMPO’s VL-Lite and Aspire Tabletop Potter’s Wheels

2011

NIDEC-SHIMPO’s NVS-07 Pugmill Mixer