2007 - Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation opens new Southeastern U. S. office in Charlotte, NC

2006 - Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation opens a sales office near Los Angeles, California

2006 - Nidec-Shimpo Corporation opens a sales office in Hong Kong

2004 - Nidec-Shimpo Corporation opens a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Pinghu, China

2004 - Nidec-Shimpo Corporation opens a new sales office in Shanghai, China

2003 - Nidec-Shimpo Corporation earns ISO 14001

2003 - Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation starts sales of Able Planetary Speed Reducer for Servo Applications

1998 - Nidec-Shimpo Corporation opens new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kyoto, Japan

1997 - Shimpo Drives, Inc. introduces GYROMAX® Speed Reducers

1997 - Nidec-Shimpo Corporation earns ISO9001 (JQA-1739) status

1997 - Nidec-Shimpo Corporation opens new factory in Philippines for manufacturing of drive products

1997 - Shimpo America Corporation changes name to Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation (NSAC); its office and plant (located separately in Lincolnwood and Skokie) are consolidated into the present Itasca, Illinois location

1996 - Shimpo Drives, Inc. incorporates as a subsidiary of Shimpo America Corporation

1996 - Shimpo Industrial Company Ltd. changes name to Nidec-Shimpo Corporation

1996 - Shigenobu Nagamori, the founder, C.E.O. and President of Nidec Corporation, assumes position of Chairman and C.E.O. of Shimpo America Corporation