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Nidec Appliance, Commercial and Industrial Motors (ACIM) Business Unit has officially inaugurated its new Nidec Qingdao Industrial Park. Located in Jiaozhou, it spans the equivalent of 15 football fields and is capable of delivering 18 million motors and over 20 million electronic inverters per year. Equipped with 75 production lines, the site is a result of the integration of two long-standing facilities and consolidates more than twenty years of presence that the company has in Qingdao. advanced waste management The campus was structurally designed and prepared to have carbon-neutral operations Through the integration of motors and electronics production under the same roof, the site is creating strong synergies across processes, expertise and logistics, enabling faster execution and stronger support to serve over 70 customers across Asia, Europe and the Americas. Since the beginning of the project, sustainability was a guiding principle: the campus was structurally designed and prepared to have carbon-neutral operations, in addition to advanced waste management (less than 1% to landfill), rainwater reuse and onsite solar generation. Electric bike charging stations Further features like natural gas-powered kitchens and electric bike charging stations reinforce the environmentally responsible vision. The campus also promotes social wellbeing through rest areas, maternity spaces, clothes changing rooms, showers, and dedicated lockers, all aimed to provide a safe and people-centered workplace. “What makes me proudest is how this campus came to life: shaped with vision, grounded in care and guided by the people who will make it thrive. Aligned with it, comes sustainability which is embedded in the structure and has influenced every choice we made,” said Katia Drusian, CEO of Nidec ACIM. Drusian added: “The Qingdao Campus is a continuation of the path we’ve walked for decades in China, where ACIM already operates 4 major facilities and employs nearly 2,300 people, always with the intention to grow responsibly, relying on the strong engagement with local institutions to then generate long-term value.” Partnership with the Chinese government The close accompaniment and responsiveness to the business needs resulted in an assembly process According to the company, the solid partnership with the Chinese government was a key element. The close accompaniment and responsiveness to the business needs resulted in an assembly process completed in record time - just 18 months - ensuring the plans’ continuity with no disruptions. Moreover, the campus’s location within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Demonstration Zone is seen as an opportunity due to the strategic position it has in China's national strategy as well as for opening possibilities to broader contribution in the regional ecosystem, with further developments, connections and services. Advanced motor and inverter production technologies “This campus was intentionally designed to foster proximity, not only in geographic terms, but also in the way we operate. Being closer to our customers enables us to better understand their needs and respond with greater speed, flexibility, and efficiency, reinforcing our commitment to long-term collaboration." "Our focus remains on serving key industries such as home appliances, air conditioning, food service, and refrigeration through our advanced motor and inverter production technologies. At the same time, we are actively exploring new markets and opportunities where we can bring value,” said Alberto Casnati, President of Nidec Global Appliance. Further development and innovation cycles When it comes to creation, the campus features real-time digital monitoring and an automated warehouse When it comes to innovation, the campus features real-time digital monitoring and a fully automated warehouse. From a product’s development perspective, the 8,500 m² integrated Research & Development center includes 8 laboratories that aim to accelerate further development and innovation cycles. Thanks to its structure and available space, the campus has the possibility to host expansions and vertical integration of components that can enhance supply chain control while reducing lead times. This same foundation positions the site as a potential location for future projects across the Nidec Appliance Automotive Division, to which ACIM belongs. New rounds of discussions and collaborations “For us, this campus is strategic in several ways, including the fact that its size enables us to think about it as an evolving infrastructure, built to grow jointly with Nidec. We have opportunity and space to expand laboratories, production lines, and this is what we will and are already doing." "We are currently getting ready to host electronic production also for the automotive sector, which is part of our Division, but even beyond. In this sense, we plan to start new rounds of discussions and collaborations with the government aiming to generate additional opportunities for our business as well as positive impact within Qingdao and China,” said Valter Taranzano, CEO of Nidec Appliance Automotive Division (AAD). Nidec's new Qingdao campus “Nidec opened its first facility in China in 1992, in Dalian. Today, with the new Qingdao campus, we reaffirm our confidence in this country and in the value of shared, sustainable, innovation-driven growth,” said Mr. Mitsuya Kishida, CEO of Nidec Group.  “This inauguration is a result of solid partnerships, built over time through a common vision and with the support of those who believed in our journey. With Qingdao, we strengthen our ability to look ahead with competence, consistency, and ambition.”

Nidec Machine Tool Corporation announces that it will launch on June 02 GE25CF, a hobbing machine that can perform both gear cutting and chamfering operations. This process-intensive model is capable of performing hobbing, which is a coarse process in gear manufacturing, and of chamfering and deburring both ends of a gear, in a machining process. Developing GE25CF GE25CF boasts a smallest-in-class size as a hobbing machine with an integrated chamfering function Amid the growing demand for lower noise and better transmission efficiency for electric vehicles (EVs) and other products, the Company has successfully developed GE25CF to fulfill the needs for better productivity, automation, and labor saving in producing high-precision gears. In addition, by adopting the generating method to machine high-precision gears with high efficiency, GE25CF can chamfer a shape more accurately than in the conventionally mainstream phrasing process (a plastic method), and remove burrs from coarse processing as well. Furthermore, GE25CF boasts a smallest-in-class size as a hobbing machine with an integrated chamfering function. GE25CF’s features 1. Better accuracy Being made based on the GE series, the Company’s long-selling hobbing machines, GE25CF is a process-intensive model equipped with hobbing and chamfering functions. To ensure accurate chamfering after a hobbing process, GE25CF adopts a generating-method-based cutting and removal system that uses ChamferX, a dedicated tool that the Company developed (a product on sale). Unlike in the phrasing process, this system does not generate any metal embossment (secondary burrs) toward tooth flanks and end faces, and thus secures a high quality of gear faces. In addition, the system can chamfer a root (an operation difficult to perform with the phrasing process), secure a chamfering width of 1mm or wider, and remove burrs from the hobbing process. 2. Better productivity & operability To secure better productivity, GE25CF adopts a ring loader for workpiece (object to be machined) exchange, enabling simultaneous hobbing and chamfering operations. Capable of performing chamfering within hobbing time, GE25CF has successfully shortened cycle time. Further, to be a user-friendly product, GE25CF has, among other features, a wider opening to its front door, and an operating board with a rotary joint, making itself highly operator-friendly and maintainable. Moreover, the width of its chamfering unit at a smallest-in-class level, GE25CF contributes to making compact line layouts, and to automated and labor-efficient operations via process integration. 3. The dedicated tool ChanferX ChamferX, the dedicated tool that works with machines to realize high-speed and high-accuracy processing, is designed, manufactured, and sold by Nidec Machine Tool, and utilizes cutting-edge tool-designing simulations to enable on-target chamfering and deburring. In addition, thanks to their long lives, ChamferX’s tools boast low exchange frequency, while the Company provides after-sales services such as re-sharpening and recoating, reducing ChamferX’s total running costs. As a manufacturer that can propose gear machining-related total solutions ranging from gear machines to cutting tools, and also from crude processing to finish processing, Nidec Machine Tool remains committed to contributing to the world’s gear manufacturing. Main specifications of GE25CF, a cutting & chamfering hobbing machine Specifications   GE25CF Max. workpiece diameter mm Φ 250 Max. module mm 6 Hobbing processing(Max. spindle rotation speed)　 min-1 2,000 Hobbing processing　(Max. table rotation speed) min-1 200 Machine weight kg 12,000  

Nidec India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Nidec Corporation, announced that it has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new (third) building of its existing factory in Neemrana, Rajasthan in the Republic of India (“India”). the groundbreaking ceremony Time & date: 10:30–12:00 on Monday, May 19, 2025, local time Place: Neemrana, Rajasthan, India Main attendees included: Mr. Mitsuya Kishida – Representative Director, President and CEO, Nidec Corporation Mr. Keiji Oshima – Managing Director, Nidec India Pvt. Ltd. H.E. Keiichi Ono – Japanese Embassy Ambassador of Japan to India Mrs. Shivangi Swarnkar – Managing Director, RIICO Mr. K. Karthikeyen – Vice President, Invest India Mr. Takashi Suzuki – Chief Director General, JETRO India Business Partners Background & concept of a new factory building Nidec India produces motors for air conditioners in the first building of its existing factory Nidec India produces motors for air conditioners in the first building of its existing factory, and drive motors for electric bikes in the factory’s second building.  In the factory’s third building to be newly constructed, the Company plans to produce automotive motors for electronic power steering motor power packs, park lock actuators, electric water pumps, and other products with an estimated investment of approximately 10 billion yen. The first building will be a dedicated plant for home appliances and air conditioning motors. Rapid economic growth in recent years With the middle-class income rising amid its rapid economic growth in recent years, India witnessed its domestic passenger car sales surpass four million (on a shipment basis) for the first time in FY2023, reaching a record-high number as the nation enjoys a sustainable economic expansion. The penetration rate of passenger cards remains 10% or less in India In the meantime, however, the penetration rate of passenger cards remains 10% or less in India, indicating a potential for high growth in the future. Under these circumstances, as Japanese and other countries’ car manufacturers accelerate their pace of entering into India, Nidec India has decided to build a new building for the purpose of expanding its factory’s production capacity to meet the growing demands for automotive motors. Outlook of Nidec India’s third building Name: Nidec India Private Limited Business: Manufacturing and sale of automotive motors for electronic power steering motor power packs, park lock actuators, electric water pumps, and other products Construction site: Neemrana, Rajasthan (app. 120km southwest of the capital of New Delhi) Size of workforce: 600 people in total Total floor area: 27,767 m2 Completion of construction: September 2026 (plan)