History
History
Nihon Superior has been a leader in soldering and brazing since it was founded in 1966. We will continue to develop superior products with an eye toward globalization and environmental preservation.
| May 1966 | Current president Toshiro Nishimura established Nihon Superior Company to market the products of Superior Flux Mfg. & Co. (Ohio, USA) imported by Matsushita Electric Trading Co., Ltd. |
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| Dec. 1966 | Formed Nihon Superior Co., Ltd. and began importing and sales of brazing alloys through a partnership with Unibraze Inc., USA. |
| Feb. 1967 | Formed a partnership with Gasflux Co., USA. |
| Sep. 1969 | Formed a partnership with Multicore Solders Ltd., England. Multicore’s solder and flux are approved by the British Self Defense Force and NASA, USA. |
| Nov. 1969 | Completed the construction of a new building for the main office at Mondo Okada-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. |
| Feb. 1970 | Concluded an agency agreement with Matsushita Electric Trading Co., Ltd. for the sales of its related imported products in Southeast Asia as well as Japan. |
| May 1971 | Installed a new type of wire processing machine to produce brazing materials for gas brazing. Increased sales of preformed brazing materials. |
| Nov. 1972 | Completed the construction of company dormitory and warehouse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. |
| Sep. 1974 | Established Superior Kogyo Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary for processing brazing alloys. |
| Feb. 1977 | Moved main office to Esaka Building of Matsushita Electric Trading located at Suita, Osaka. Also completed the construction of a distribution center in Suita. |
| Mar. 1977 | Opened the Tokyo branch. |
| Sep. 1978 | Completed the construction of No. 2 warehouse at the Esaka distribution center. |
| Nov. 1981 | Started distributing micro welders through a partnership with MIG.O.MAT Schweissmachinen GmbH, West Germany. |
| Dec. 1981 | Started distributing the Relmatic Torch through a partnership with Sauvageau, France. Concluded license agreement with Multicore Solders Ltd., England for local production. |
| Apr. 1982 | Completed Tsuyama Factory in Okayama. |
| Aug. 1983 | Opened the Nagoya Sub-Branch. |
| Dec. 1984 | Developed soldering materials with Cannon, Inc. |
| Mar. 1985 | Began manufacturing and distributing NS Brand Oxide-Free Solder Paste. |
| Nov. 1985 | Completed construction of R&D building at Tsuyama Factory. |
| Aug. 1987 | Started to sell a patented low-melting-point alloy. |
| Nov. 1987 | Moved the distribution center and Superior Kogyo Co., Ltd. to Toyonaka City to expand activities. |
| Feb. 1988 | Established Nihon Superior Trading (S) Pte., Ltd. in Singapore as a joint venture with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 1988 | Opened the Koriyama Sub-Branch. |
| May 1989 | Completed construction of a new main office building (NS Bldg.) at Esaka, Suita. |
| May 1990 | Completed construction of a new plant and employee dormitory in Tsuyama. |
| Oct. 1992 | Started to sell a patented thermal fatigue resistant alloy. |
| Jan. 1993 | New no-clean flux developed in partnership with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. called the NS-501 series. Marketing befins. |
| Nov. 1993 | Nihon Superior Trading (S) Pte., Ltd. began manufacturing solder paste. |
| Oct. 1995 | Established Nihon Superior (M) Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia. |
| Mar. 1997 | Established Kyu Tai Industrial Co., Ltd. in Taiwan as a joint venture. |
| Jun. 1998 | Concluded License Agreement with Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. for production of lead-free solders (Sn-Ag-Cu) and started manufacturing & sales of SN96CI. |
| Mar. 1999 | The VCR Division of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. announced its adoption of Nihon Superior’s patented Lead-free solder SN100C for mass production. |
| Oct. 2000 | Established Nihon Superior (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand. |
| Mar. 2001 | Concluded agreement with major world tin refiner Thailand Smelting and Refining Co., Ltd. on OEM production and sales of lead-free Solder SN100C. |
| Oct. 2001 | Established Nihon Superior (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in China and began manufacturing and sales of solder paste. |
| Feb. 2002 | Concluded agreement with Balver Zinn (Germany), the largest solder manufacturer in Europe, on the production and sales of lead-free solder SN100C. |
| May 2002 | Concluded agreement with DKL Metals Ltd. (UK) on production and sales of lead-free solder SN100C. |
| Aug. 2002 | All domestic sites are certified under the ISO 14001 Environment Management System Standard. |
| Jul. 2003 | Agreement with Florida CirTech, Inc. (Colorado, U.S.A.) on the production and sales of lead-free solder SN100C |
| Aug. 2003 | Setting the arrangement to increase the capacity of manufacture of lead-free solder in NIHON SUPERIOR (M) SDN. BHD. By the joint venture with its partner, Balver Zinn |
| Dec. 2003 | Established Nihon Superior (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. |
| Jan. 2004 | Established Nihon Superior (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai China. |
| Jun. 2004 | Mr.Tetsuro Nishimura took up the position of president, and Mr.Toshiro Nishimura took up the position of chairman. |
| Jun. 2004 | Opened a Technical Center at Osaka headquarters. |
| Aug. 2004 | Obtained Certification to the ISO9001:2000 Quality Management System standard. |
| Mar. 2005 | Won the 15th Annual New Business Award for excellent work. |
| Feb. 2006 | Estabilished Nihon Superior USA Llc. In the United States of America. |
| Jul. 2006 | Established Nihon Superior (Hong Kong) Limited in Hong Kong. |
| Sep. 2006 | Completed construction of Osaka Distribution Center in Toyonaka City. |
| Feb. 2010 | Established Nihon Superior (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Indonesia Representative Office in Indonesia. |
| May 2010 | Established Representative of Nihon Superior (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Hanoi in Vietnam. |
| Jun. 2011 | Established Representative of Nihon Superior (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Dongguan Branch in China. |
| Jun. 2011 | Established Nihon superior (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Dongguan Branch in China. |
| May 2014 | Established Nihon Superior Asia Sdn. Bhd. (NSA) in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. |