About NPC
History
Dec. 1992 | NPC Incorporated is established for the production and sale of vacuum packing machines. |
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Sep. 1994 | Sale of Module Laminators for photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing is started. |
Aug. 1996 | NPC America Corporation is established in New Jersey, USA. |
May. 1998 | Sale of automated/labor-saving machines (Cell Testers, Tabbing & Stringing Machines and Module Testers for PV module manufacturing) is started. |
Jan. 2000 | MECT Corporation is established in Ehime, Japan. (Current Matsuyama Factory) |
Aug. 2005 | ISO14001, the international standard of environmental management system, is obtained. |
Jun. 2007 |
Company stock is listed on the Mothers market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Moved to the Growth market since April 4, 2022 due to market resutructuring of TSE) |
Aug. 2009 | ISO9001, the international standard of quality management system, is obtained. |
May. 2012 | Business of headquarters factory is transferred to Matsuyama Factory. |
Nov. 2012 | Contract assembly service of PV modules is started. |
Jan. 2014 | Provision of inspection machines and maintenance service for solar power plants is started. |
Mar. 2015 | Tokyo headquarters office is relocated from Arakawa-ku to Taito-ku. |
Aug. 2016 | PV Techno Cycle Inc. is established as a joint venture with Hamada Co., Ltd. (Dissoluted in Jun., 2019) |
Sep. 2016 | Divisional system is introduced: Machinery Business Div. and Environmental Business Div. are established. |
Sep. 2017 | Sale of automated/labor-saving machines for various industries is started. |
Oct. 2017 | Sale of solar panel disassembly line is started. |
Sep. 2018 | NPC Korea Co., Ltd. is established in Suwon-si, Korea. |
Jul. 2019 | Disassembly service for solar panel recycling is started. |
Apr. 2021 |
NPC America Automation Inc. is established. Plant factory business is started. |
Sep. 2023 | Development of organic fertilizer from byproducts of food production is started. |
Sep. 2024 |
Business divisions are unified: Environmental Business Div. is integrated to Machinery Business Div. |