| 1926 |
- Zenichi Nakashima starts Nakashima Foundry casting copper alloy in Shimoishii, Okayama City
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 - Mitsuwa Propeller trademark
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| 1930 |
- Names “Mitsuwa Propeller” as brand name of small-sized propellers and establishes trade mark with three overlapping circles.
Mitsuwa Propeller trademark
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| 1938 |
- Company organizes as partnership corporation Nakashima Foundry.
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| 1948 |
- Establishes Nakashima Casting Industries Co., Ltd. in response to increases in propeller demand.
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 - 4,400mm diameter propeller
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| 1952 |
- In preparation for increasingly larger ships and vessels, decided to develop as a large-sized manufacturer.
4,400mm diameter propeller
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| 1955 |
- Changes trade mark to Eagle mark.
 “Eagle” trademark
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- “Eagle” trademark
 - The first NC vane surface machining system
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| 1967 |
- Completes new factory and relocates all departments to Jotokitagata, Joto-gun(currently, Jotokitagata, Higashi-ku, Okayama City).
- Changes corporate name to Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd.
- Business establishment certification based on the Ship Safety Law by the Ministry of Transport.
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| 1971 |
- Succeeds in development of keyless propellers.
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| 1972 |
- Technical cooperation of controllable pitch propellers and side thrusters with Stone Manganese Marine Ltd., in England.
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| 1973 |
- Introduces computers (Large-sized host computer FACOM230-15).
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| 1974 |
- Introduces large-sized NC blade surface machining equipment.
The first NC vane surface machining system
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| 1978 |
- Technical cooperation of Becker-rudder with Willi Becker in Germany.
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 - Highly skewed propeller
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| 1981 |
- Develops high skewed propeller.
Highly skewed propeller
- Spins Equipment Design Department off as separate company to establish Nakashima Engineering Ltd.
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| 1983 |
- Newly establishes System Department and starts sales of personal computer CAD “ANDES.”
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| 1984 |
- Develops surface propellers.
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| 1985 |
- In order to expand business in the information and communications field, spins System Department off as separate company to establish Systems Nakashima Co., Ltd.
- Performs CI and changes trade mark to N mark.
 “N” trademark
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- “N” trademark
 - The first Melody Bell
 - Artificial Knee Joint
 - Main office building
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| 1987 |
- Utilization of structural analysis and electronic control systems and development of “Melody Bell.”
The first Melody Bell
- As an environmental representation product, Planning and Sales performed by Nakashima Engineering.
- Receives a manufacturing license for medical devices from the Ministry of Health and Welfare to develop artificial joints made of titanium alloy.
Artificial Knee Joint
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| 1991 |
- Introduced stereolithographic equipment “SOUP.”
- Sales collaboration of thrust equipment including “Pump-jet” and “Rudder-propeller” with Schottel in Germany.
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| 1993 |
- Establishes Nakashima Uchida Corporation, sales company of business equipment through joint capital investment with Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd.
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| 1994 |
- Completes private electric generator by cogeneration system.
- Inaugurates Medical Department.
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| 1995 |
- Head works of Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd. acquires ISO-9001 certification first in the propeller industry field.
Main office building
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| 1996 |
- Completes racing propeller factory in Head office premise of Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd.
- Completes new head office of Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd.
- Received Nikkei New Office Award.
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| 1997 |
- “NICE 80” developed by Systems Nakashima Co., Ltd. as an in-house intranet receives Minister of International Trade and Industry Award as a superior information systems.
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| 2000 |
- Technical corporation in manufacture of Model TCT thrusters with Korea KT Electric Co., Ltd.
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| 2001 |
- Completes medical building.
 Medical office and factory building
- In celebration of the 75th anniversary, donates a large-sized propeller to Museum of Maritime Science in Higashiyashio, Tokyo.
 The Museum of Maritime Science in Tokyo
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- Medical office and factory building
- The Museum of Maritime Science in Tokyo
 - Tamashima Works
 - Nakashima Vietnam Co, Ltd.
 - Nakashima Philippines Corporation
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| 2004 |
- Completes R&D center in Haga Research Park, Okayama City.
- Medical Business Department acquires ISO-13485 certification.
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| 2005 |
- Completes Tamashima Works for manufacturing large-sized marine propellers.
Tamashima Works
- Employee, Hisayuki Miyata receives Prime Minister’s Award “First Monozukuri Japan Grand Prix.”
- His Imperial Highness visits our factory.
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| 2007 |
- Completes factory of Nakashima Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Haiphong City, Vietnam and starts operation.
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| 2008 |
- Reorganization of the group with Nakashima Holdings at its core. Split off of the Medical Department to create a separate company called Nakashima Medical Co., Ltd.
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| 2009 |
- Nakashima Vietnam Co., Ltd. constructs its second factory in the Dinh Vu Industrial Zone in Haiphong City and begins operations.
Nakashima Vietnam Co, Ltd.
- The Mikado Group merges with Nakashima Holdings.
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| 2011 |
- Established Nakashima Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.
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| 2012 |
- Mikado Japan Co., Ltd. changed its name to Nakashima Mitsuwa Propeller Co., Ltd.
- Mikado Philippines Corporation changed its name to Nakashima Philippines Corporation.
Nakashima Philippines Corporation
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| 2013 |
- Business partnerships with Michigan Wheel Marine in USA.
- Established Nakashima Memorial Foundation.
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| 2014 |
- Established Nakashima Medical Technical Center (Thailand) Limited.
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| 2015 |
- Nakashima Medical CO., Ltd. changed its name to Teijin Nakashima Medical Co., Ltd.
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| 2016 |
- Nakashima Mitsuwa Propeller Co., Ltd. changed its name to Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd.
- Established Nakashima Propeller Marine Engineering（Shanghai）Co., Ltd.
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| 2017 |
- Business partnerships with Mentrade Marine Group of Companies.
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| 2019 |
- Over a 13-year period, Tamashima Works has turned out a total of 5,000 units from its factory.
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| 2020 |
- Shoyo Engineering Co., Ltd. joins the Nakashima Group.
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| 2021 |
- Established Nakashima Europe B.V. in the Netherlands.
- Becker Marine Systems GmbH joins the Nakashima Group.
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