History｜NAGANO KEIKI

1896
May
The first President and company founder, Yoshihira Wada began business in Haramachi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, and commenced manufacturing of pressure gauges and related products (at the first gauge factory in Japan).

1917
May
The company was reorganized as Tokyo Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

1948
December
Tokyo Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. was liquidated and divided into Nagano Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (currently TOKYO KEIKI INC.). Head office and factories were located in Komoro-machi (currently Komoro-shi), Nagano-ken, with 5 million yen in capital.

1951
Octorber
Head office and factories were relocated to Ueda, Ueda-shi.

1954
May
Granted status as Japanese Industrial Standard Pressure Gauge Factory.

August
Designation as Measurement Control Model Factory.

1957
May
Designation as a First Class Instrument Using Workplace.

1958
January
The Tokyo Factory was established in Chuo, Ohta-ku, Tokyo.

1964
March
The first phase of the construction of the Akiwa Factory was completed at Akiwa, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken. Tokico Instrument Co., Ltd. (currently Hitachi Automotive Systems & Nagano, LTD.) was established through a joint venture with Tokico Co., Ltd. (currently Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.) and the sales of both companies’ products commenced.

May
Nagano Keiki Service Co., Ltd. (currently NAGANO KEISO CO., LTD. was established by spinning off the maintenance division.

December
The second phase of the construction of the Akiwa factory was completed. The Ueda factory (currently Ueda Measuring Instruments factory) was relocated.

1965
August
Authorized as Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge and Mercury Filled Thermometer Factory. (JIS standard was authorized by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.)

1966
December
The third phase of construction of Ueda Measuring Instruments factory was completed. The head office was relocated to Akiwa, Ueda-shi. Nagano Hanyo Keiki Mfg. Co., Ltd. was established.

1976
June
The Head Office was transferred to Higashimagome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo.

1978
July
Nagano Co., Ltd. was established by separation from the Tokyo factory.

1988
September
Acquired capital in Mahshin Co., Ltd (currently Yoshitomi-Mahshin Co., Ltd.).

November
An engineering and sales agreement for pressure sensors was made with the Instruments Division of Dresser, Inc., U.S.A. (currently Ashcroft-Nagano Keiki Holdings, Inc.).

1989
February
Acquisition of capital in Nagano-ken Housou Shiza Co., Ltd. (currently Epoch Nagano Co., Ltd.). The production and sales of ceramic products commenced.

July
Acquisition of capital in Yoshitomi Co., Ltd (currently Yoshitomi-Mahshin Co., Ltd.).

November
The first phase of construction of the Maruko Electronic Instruments Factory was completed at Maruko-machi, Nagano-ken. Full scale production of pressure sensors commenced.

1991
January
Dresser-Nagano, Inc. (currently Ashcroft-Nagano, Inc.) was established in California, U.S.A., through a joint-venture with Dresser, Inc., U.S.A.

1995
February
Received the “Sasakawa Special Award for Inventions” from the Japan Society for the Advancement of Inventions Foundation, currently Society for the Advancement of Inventions (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation). Ueda Measuring Instruments factory and Maruko Electronic Instruments Factory obtained ISO 9001 certification.

1996
Octorber
A technological transfer and license agreement was made and entered into for high-pressure-related sensing technology with Delco Electronics (currently Delphi Automotive Systems), U.S.A.

1997
January
The second phase of the construction of the Maruko Electronics Instruments Factory was completed.

July
The company name was changed to NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.

1998
September
A technological transfer and license agreement was made and entered into with Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany, regarding high-pressure sensing technology.

Octorber
The new construction of the headquarters building was completed.

December
Company Stocks were sold as over-the-counter stocks. Accreditation regarding the official proofreader for calibration of dead weight type pressure gauge was granted by JACSS (The Japan Calibration Service System).

1999
December
Sensor sub-assembly sales agreement was made and entered with Texas Instruments, U.S.A.

2000
December
The Ueda Measuring Instruments Factory and the Maruko Electronic Instruments Factory obtained ISO14001 certification. ADZ NAGANO GmbH was established through a joint-venture with ADZ, Germany.

2003
January
Received the “Nikkei Best Product Service Award in 2002” for KA series “small size pressure sensor for automotive applications”.

4月
FUKUDA CO., LTD. became a wholly owned subsidiary of NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.

September
Establishment of a resident office in Europe in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany.

2004
March
ZA Co, Ltd. (currently NAGANO KEISO CO., LTD.) became a wholly owned subsidiary of NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.

2005
February
NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD. was listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

May
The Nagano Keiki Solutions Support Center (NSSC) was established in Ottendorf-Okrilla, Sachsen, Germany.

August
The Maruko Electronic Instruments Factory obtained ISO/TS 16949: 2002 certification from the Japan Gas Appliances Inspection Association.

September
Sun Cast Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD. Nagano Keiki Technical Solutions Center was opened in Ikuta, Ueda-shi.

2006
May
Sun Cast Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd.

2007
4月
NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD. was listed on the 1st section of the Tokyo of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2008
February
S3C, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) became a subsidiary of NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.

April
New-Era Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.

2009
April
Yoshitomi Co., Ltd. merged with Mahshin Co., Ltd. and changed the company name to Yoshitomi Mahshin Co., Ltd.

July
NAGANO KEISO CO., LTD. merged with ZA Co., Ltd.

2013
November
An business alliance agreement was signed with Elmos Semiconductor AG, Germany and Silicon Microstructures Inc,, USA for the joint development and provision of ASIC and MEMS type pressure sensor elements.

2014
July
Establishment of manufacturing joint venture, JADE Sensortechnik GmbH with Intelligente Sensorsysteme Dresden GmbH (i2s).

2017

July
FUTABA SOKKI CO., LTD. became a wholly owned subsidiary of NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.

2019
January
NAKAMURA-KANAGATA CO., LTD became a wholly owned subsidiary of NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.