Japan-based
Nidec Corporation has opened a new technical centre in Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture, establishing a central hub for the four companies within its Machine Tool Business Unit — Nidec Machine Tool Corporation, Nidec OKK Corporation, PAMA SpA and Takisawa Machine Tool Co, Ltd. The facility brings together the group’s technologies under one roof and is designed to strengthen collaboration across all machine tool operations and reinforce the group’s position as a comprehensive machine tool manufacturer capable of supporting customers across a broad range of applications.
The new centre houses 30 machine tools and related systems from the four manufacturers, creating a comprehensive environment for demonstrations, machining trials and process development. Rather than acting solely as a showroom, the site is intended to function as a co‑creation hub where customers can work directly with engineers to verify machining performance, optimise processes, support mass‑production start‑ups and develop workforce skills. Nidec views the facility as a platform for delivering practical manufacturing solutions tailored to real‑world challenges.
Several of Nidec Machine Tool Corporation’s own technologies will also be used within the reducer prototype factory located at the same site, as well as within a new high‑precision, high‑speed press machine factory due to begin operations in April. The wider Shiga facility will therefore become a core production and development base for Nidec’s Machinery and Automation Business Unit, integrating the machine tool, press machine and reducer businesses to enhance product synergy.
Nidec says that manufacturing requirements have become increasingly complex in recent years due to advancements in component design, changes in production environments and rising expectations around environmental responsibility. By creating a space where these challenges can be shared with customers, the company aims to accelerate the development of advanced machining solutions. The new technical centre is described as the first step in a broader strategy, with similar facilities planned for overseas markets.