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Linear Vibration Motor “CA Series”

Nidec Develops Linear Vibration Motors with Smallest-class Diameters in the World

Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that it has developed a series of linear vibration motors with smallest-class diameters in the world (the “CA series”).

A number of commercially available smartphones and smartwatches equipped with a vibration motor nowadays. Though, in the past, its primary purpose was to vibrate in a certain pattern t

Nidec Receives 2021 Bosch Global Supplier Award from Bosch Group

Nidec Receives 2021 Bosch Global Supplier Award from Bosch Group

Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that the Nidec Group has received a Bosch Global Supplier Award from Germany’s Robert Bosch GmbH, a global supplier of technology and services, in the “Purchasing of direct materials – Consumer Goods” category. This is the second time for our Group to receive this Award since 2017, when we were selected for the

WHILL-“WHILL Model F” and Nidec’s driving motor

Nidec’s Driving Motor is Adopted for WHILL’s Foldable Mobility Product, “WHILL Model F”

Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) announced today that its driving motor has been adopted for use in WHILL Model F, the foldable personal electric vehicle launched by WHILL Inc. (“WHILL”) on November 01, 2021. For this product, WHILL became the only Japanese company to win “Best of Innovation Award” in “Accessibility” division of CES 2022, the world’s largest

Nidec Starts Discussions on Establishing Joint Venture with Hon Hai and Foxtron

Nidec Starts Discussions on Establishing Joint Venture with Hon Hai and Foxtron

Nidec Corporation (TSE: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the “Company” or “Nidec”) today announced that the Company has agreed to start discussions on establishing a joint venture (JV) with Hon Hai Technology Group (TWSE: 2317) (hereinafter referred to as “Hon Hai”) and Foxtron Vehicle Technologies Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Foxtron”) of Hon Hai Technology Group in Taiwan.
On March 18, 2021, N

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For Everything That Spins and Moves

​Nidec was established in Kyoto, Japan in 1973 by its Chairman Shigenobu Nagamori. In 1979, Nidec became the first company in the world to successfully commercialize a direct drive spindle motor for HDDs based on a brushless DC motor. Since then, the company has grown into a world-leading comprehensive motor manufacturer encompassing approximately 300 subsidiaries employing over 100,000 people throughout the world and with annual sales exceeding $10B. Nidec's motors, drives, generators and related products are found in a diverse range of applications including computers, smartphones, home appliances, automobiles, manufacturing plants, robots and more.

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