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Since its establishment in 1917, optical technology-pioneering Nikon Corporation has been
providing a variety of value globally. Having developed a range of products stemming from
its opto-electronics and precision technologies and increased corporate value by supplying
those products all over the world, Nikon has continued to grow in a sustainable manner for
nearly 100 years.
History of Nikon
1921
MIKRON 4x and 6x 1
ultra-small-prism binoculars
marketed
First binoculars developed,
designed, and manufactured
by Nikon
1925
JOICO Microscope 2, the
rst designed by Nikon,
marketed
1932
NIKKOR adopted as brand
name for camera lenses
1945
Following the end of
World War , production
shifts to civilian-use optical
equipment
1946
Nikon adopted as brand
name for small-sized
cameras
1948
Nikon Model 3 small-sized
camera marketed
First Nikon camera
1949
Listed on both Tokyo and
Osaka stock exchanges
1953
Nikon Optical Co., Inc.
established in the United
States to import cameras
and other products, provide
technical services, and
conduct market surveys
1959
Nikon F 4 single-lens reex
(SLR) camera marketed
Nikon’s rst interchangeable
lens SLR camera
1961
Nikon AG established in
Switzerland
1968
Nikon Europe N.V.—
currently Nikon Europe
B.V.—established in the
Netherlands
1980
NSR-1010G 5 Step-and-
Repeat System (stepper)
for manufacturing very
large-scale integration
(VLSI) marketed
the rst domestically manu-
factured commercial stepper
1981
Ehrenreich Photo-Optical
Industries, Inc. is acquired
in the United States and
renamed Nikon Inc.
1986
NSR-L7501G 6 large sub-
strate exposure system mar-
keted
Nikon’s rst LCD stepper
and scanner
1988
Corporate name changed to
Nikon Corporation
1990
Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
established in Thailand
1995
NEXIV 7 series CNC video
measuring system marketed
Non-contact, high-precision
measurement made possible
by image processing
technology
1999
D1 8 digital SLR camera
marketed
Priced with general users
in mind, contributed to
popularity of digital SLR
cameras
Nippon Kogaku K.K. establishedNippon Kogaku K.K. established
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