| 1925 |
Nippon Air Brake, Ltd., (capital 300,000) founded at 1-31, Wakihama-cho, Kobe by three companies: Kobe Steel, Ltd., Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo Gas Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. The company begins manufacture and sale of air brakes for railway cars. |
| 1925 |
Tokyo Branch (name later changed to Tokyo Office) established in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo Prefecture. |
| 1926 |
Executive office and plant relocated at 5, Kaigan-dori, Wakihama, Kobe. |
| 1933 |
Begins manufacture and sale of hydraulic brake systems for automobiles. |
| 1937 |
Begins manufacture and sale of air brake systems for automobiles. |
| 1938 |
Executive and plant (Kobe plant) relocated at 3-2058, Wakihama-cho, Fukiai-ku, Kobe (currently 1-46 Kaigan-dori, Wakihama, Chuo-ku, Kobe). |
| 1943 |
Name changed to Nippon Brake Systems Co., Ltd. |
| 1946 |
Name change to Nippon Air Brake Systems Co., Ltd. |
| 1949 |
Begins manufacture and sale of hydraulic equipment. |
| 1949 |
Listed on Osaka Stock Exchange (currently first section). |
| 1953 |
Begins manufacture and sale of automatic doors for railway cars and buildings. |
| 1961 |
Yokosuka plant built (manufacture of hydraulic brake systems for automobiles). |
| 1963 |
Begins manufacture and sale of marine vessel control systems. |
| 1964 |
Akashi plant built (manufacture of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment). |
| 1968 |
Konan plant built. |
| 1970 |
Nishi Kobe (currently Seishin) plant built (manufacture of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment). |
| 1972 |
Akashi plant is closed; operations integrated into Seishin plant. |
| 1974 |
Tokyo office (currently Tokyo branch) relocated in Minato Ward, Tokyo Prefecture. |
| 1974 |
Head office relocated at Miyuki-dori, Fukiai Ward (currently Chuo Ward). |
| 1984 |
Nippon ABS Co., Ltd., formed by merger with Robert Bosch Co. (Germany). |
| 1985 |
Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (first section). |
| 1986 |
Detroit (U.S.) office opened. |
| 1991 |
Yamagata plant built (manufacture of hydraulic brake systems for automobiles). |
| 1992 |
Name changed to NABCO, Ltd. |
| 1992 |
Lanson Industries Group (U.S.) bought (manufacture and sale of automatic doors for buildings.) |
| 1993 |
NABCO Mexicana Co. (Mexico) established (manufacture and sale of hydraulic brake systems for automobiles). |
| 1995 |
Head office relocated at Isogami-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe. |
| 1995 |
Manufacture of automatic doors for buildings transferred from Kobe plant to Konan plant. |
| 1997 |
General Technology Center built. |
| 1998 |
Kobe plant built (Nishi-ku, Kobe); operations of former Kobe plant transferred (manufacture of brake systems for railway cars). |
| 1999 |
Manufacture and sale of hydraulic brake systems for automobiles is transferred to Bosch Brake Systems Co., Ltd., and operation of Yokosuka plant is placed under control of Bosch Brake Systems. Nippon ABS stock is sold to Bosch Brake Systems. |
| 2001 |
Control of NABCO Mexicana Co. (Mexico) is transferred to Robert Bosch Corporation. |
| 2001 |
Executive office and head office relocated at Takatsukadai, Nishi-ku, Kobe. |
| 2003 |
Establishes joint holding company, Nabtesco Corporation, with TS Corporation(formerly Teijin Seiki Co. Ltd.) and becomes a 100% subsidiary. |
