History & Milestones
Promoting Nachi Business based on Selection and Integration with the advent of globalization and structural adjustment
| 1992 | MA series (handling robots) and Excel series (bearings) marketed. The firm experiences substantial losses and undergoes management restructuring. |
| 1993 | Masamichi Honda appointed Company President. (1993–1997) Management restructured based on worsening deflation and appreciation of the yen and the organizational structure is slimmed down and compressed. Proceeds with adjustments in terms of personnel, assets, and investment. Partnership with Koyo Seiko., Ltd. |
| 1994 | Integrates its sales subsidiaries (Nachi Bearing, est. in 1969) and the Nachi Hydraulic Center (est. in 1970). Optimizes the size of its workforce. Consolidation of production-related companies begun. Meeting of Nachi’s Exclusive Agents Nationwide held. |
| 1995 | Integrates Nachi Tool Sales (est. in 1962) and develop operations in the fields of commercial sales and mid-level demand. Obtains ISO9001 certification for its individual Divs. and overseas plants. (1995–1997) |
| 1996 | Expands its robot business in domestic and foreign markets. Expands its product line of tools and bearings. Resumes making dividends for the first time in 5 terms. |
| 1997 | Management philosophy and vision revised to make the firm more international. Tokyo branch consolidated into the Main Office building. |
| 1998 | Kensuke Imura appointed Company President. (1998–2008) Nachi Business expanded with a market and customer-oriented approach. Incorporates branches in its regional and operational group system. Elevates precision machinery and clean technology & thermotechnology into Divs. Business expanded in the US and Europe. Nachi established as the corporate symbol (1997) seventy years after the firm’s founding  Nachi Technosquare built . HR Center establishedNachi Business Guide published. Marketing of environmental conservation - machining equipment and tools to handle dry cutting, bio/fine chemicals, etc. Subsidiaries consolidated. |
| 1999 | Set up new management system in keeping with the philosophy "Prospective Selection and Integration". Restructured organization for the maximum utilization of human resources. Changed eight-division structure to three main manufacturing divisions and three strategic divisions. Established Strategic Management Committee. Begun sales of Aqua Drills, SF Series Robots, PW Series Robots and Vacuum Carburizing System. Concluded technical assistance agreement with TISCO (India) for the manufacture of bearings. Inclusive business tie-up with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in the area of cutting tools. |
| 2000 | Expanded overseas supply systems (Thai plant and others) to enhance sales bases. Announced mid-term management plan "NACHI Business Plan 03." Proceeded with selection and created a global brand with competitive products. Cooperated with Daido Steel Co., Ltd. in the material field. |
| 2001 | Built a new factory for broaches, high speed steel wire materials, automobile bearings, and piston pumps. Cooperated with Daihen Corporation to hold the world's top rank in the robotic field. Obtained ISO 14001 Certification. introduced Meister system. |
| 2002 | Established a three-headquarters framework, which consist of Marketing Strategy Headquarters, Production Management Headquarters, and Development Headquarters. formed Gear Production Alliance in the gear-processing field. cooperated with Sodick Plustech Co., Ltd. in the precision injection-molding field. expanded the Stock Ownership Plan (employees, distributors, suppliers, etc.) Cooperated with Erasteel S.A. (France) in the high speed steels field. |
| 2003 | The 75th Anniversary. established NACHI-COMPLEX which consist of NACHI-BUSINESS Galaxy with QA Laboratory, Kohki Hall and Development office by endowing informative and training function and strengthened demonstration and R & D systems. gathered up staffs for Machinery, Cutting tools and Bearings to the production office. Integrated Ultra-Precision Machining field into Machine Tools Business and synergized. expanded Namerikawa Plant (Automotive Hydraulics, Precision Machinery, etc). Started local production in China. strengthened supply capacity in overseas. |