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Nissha's History
The shape of Nissha's business is undergoing rapid changes, such as the expansion of the fields of "non-paper printing" and the yearly expansion of our presence in the global market. However, it is our obsession with unique printing and quality, unchanged since the foundation of the company, that has supported our current development. The following is an introduction to the background of how Nissha built up its current strength.
| 1929 |
Founder Naoki Suzuki The company founded on high aspirationsNaoki Suzuki founded the company by opening a printing office at his home.
He decided to raise his aspirations and provide "artistic printing", founding Suzuki Shobisha three years later. The company's main work was to print art catalogues for antiques being sold via tenders and auctions. <The origin of Nissha's differentiation strategy> |
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| 1946 |
Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. front entrance to Shichijo Factory Establishment of Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.The company name was changed to Nissha Printing, Ltd. during the Second World War in 1942 through the merger of 15 companies, continuing until the end of the War. After the War, the well-known Kyoto printing press Jigyokudo was absorbed into the company, giving rise to the Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. of today.
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| 1949 |
Completion of "Genrin" and "New Japan"Genrin was the first full-scale post-war modern Japanese dictionary, and has been acclaimed as a great cultural work completed through cooperation between the publishers and Nissha. The annual PR magazine aimed at introducing Japan overseas after the war, New Japan (The Mainichi newspapers), received outstanding praise for quality, and built the foundations of Nissha's reputation for high-quality artistic printing.
Genrin, which combined Nissha's many strengths
New Japan, which has been described as establishing a new epoch in post-war artistic printing |
| 1967 |
A television cabinet made using a groundbreaking wood-grain finish Sales launched of "Patran" wood-grain transfer foilNon-paper printing, which had begun in 1961 with soft packaging, was to flourish after the launch of the first wood-grain transfer foil in Japan, Nissha Patran. Along with the spread of electrical appliances in the home, centered on televisions, Nissha Patran was to experience dramatic growth, rapidly becoming a leader in its field. It was later to be used widely in air-conditioners and color televisions for export overseas.
With printing at the time limited to flat items, Nissha was to aspire to the new field of printing on curved surfaces, before focusing on transfer foil. This field was later to provide the foundations for IMD. |
| 1970 |
Precision electronic components Participation in precision electronic components businessNissha was to enter a new field by combining etching technology with state-of-the-art technology in the electronics industry. It was to begin business in this field within the company divisional system in 1983, focusing on transfer processing for key-top of keyboard of OA apparatus, etc. and sales of transfer printing systems.
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| 1983 |
IMD products Development of a simultaneous molding and decorative transfer system (IMD)The company succeeded in developing IMD (a simultaneous molding and decorative transfer system) and developed a reputation outside the paper printing industry for its technological capabilities. Up until that time, foil transfer printing was carried out by attaching the image through heat and pressure to a product that had already been molded; however, by utilizing the heat and pressure that occurs at the time of molding and transferring the image at the same time, Nissha made it possible to attach images to three-dimensional surfaces.
Ever since, high-quality printing and IMD technology have formed the two pillars of the company's business and have served to act as a driving force for future growth. |
| 1990 |
Touch panels supplied for electronic diaries Development of FineTouchIn the field of Input Devices, we have prioritized technological development in niche fields largely ignored by major companies, creating FineTouch (an analog transparent switch). FineTouch was used as a key component in hand-written electronic diaries, and became highly regarded in the field.
Its application was later expanded to mobile phones and mobile games consoles, and is currently growing into one of Nissha's main products. |
| 1995 |
Creation of the company's first overseas production baseThe company's first overseas production base was set up, Southern Nissha Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Lumpur).
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| 1999 |
Establishment of Nitec Industries, Inc.Nitec Industries Inc. was established as a factory for the production of IMD transfer foil for use in mobile phones.
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| 2000 |
Sales in Industrial Materials and Input Devices divisions exceed General Printing and InformationNitec Precision, Inc. is currently our leading factory for the Input Devices business.
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| 2000 |
Establishment of Nitec Precision, Inc.Nitec Precision, Inc. is currently our leading factory for the Input Devices business.
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| 2003 |
Sanno Seisakusho Co., Ltd. became a Nissha subsidiary (currently Nitec Mold Engineering, Inc.)It became possible to produce IMD molds within the group after making a partner mold manufacturer into a Nissha subsidiary.
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| 2006 |
TouchWindow Launch of sales of decorative input devices "TouchWindow""TouchWindow" is a unique input device that blend touch panels with surface printing decoration. The product helps to create a synergy between Industrial Materials business and Input Device business.
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Nissha's high-quality manufacturing is currently gaining an excellent reputation from customers in the global market. This could be described as a positive result of implementing the differentiation strategy of the founder, who always aimed to "do what nobody else is doing".
