HISTORY
| 1967 | COPAL ELECRTRONICS established in Tokyo, Japan. Commenced of sale of wirewound trimmers. |
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| 1972 | Commenced of sale of cermet trimmers and motors. |
| 1974 | Opened Tajiri plant in Japan. |
| 1978 | Commenced of sale of DIP switches and rotary encoders. |
| 1980 | Commenced of sale of pressure sensors. |
| 1983 | Polygon laser scanners released on the market. |
| 1985 | Surface mount trimmers released on the market. |
| 1986 | Opened of Sano plant in Japan. |
| 1993 | Established a sales subsidiary in Hessen, Germany. |
| 1995 | Established a sales subsidiary in California, United States. |
| 1996 | ISO9001 certified for all divisions in Japan. Opened a sales branch in Singapore. |
| 1997 | Listed on the over-the-counter stock market. |
| 1998 | Nidec invested in our company. |
| 1999 | Changed in the company name to NIDEC COPAL ELECTRONICS. |
| 2000 | Started manufacturing in China. ISO14001 certified for all factories in Japan. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 2nd section. |
| 2001 | Established a sales subsidiary in Shanghai, China. |
| 2002 | Established a sales subsidiary in Korea. Established a manufacturing subsidiary in Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. |
| 2004 | ISO9001 certified for all divisions in China. ISO14001 certified for all factories in China. |
| 2005 | Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st section. |
| 2006 | Made Fujisoku a subsidiary of our company through a TOB acquisition of shares. Opened a sales branch in Taiwan. |
| 2007 | Opened R&D Center in Sano, Japan. Established a sales subsidiary in Singapore, in place of the branch. |
| 2010 | Established manufacturing joint venture in Fuyang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. |
| 2011 | Established a sales subsidiary in Taiwan, in place of the branch. |
| 2013 | Absorbed and merged Fujisoku. |
| 2014 | Delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nidec. |
| 2019 | Acquired the potentiometer and encoder business from Nidec Copal (current Nidec Precision). |
| 2023 | Made Midori Precision a subsidiary of our company by an acquisition of all shares. Changed in the company name to NIDEC COMPONENTS. |
