Company Introduction

Brief History

Aug. 1955 The company was established by first president Kazuo Sugimura under the name "The Sugimura Laboratory"
Feb. 1958 Completion of the prototype bladder accumulator as the first Japanese manufacturer.
Mar. 1960 Changed the company name to Nippon Accumulator Co., Ltd.
Jan. 1973 Completed E series accumulators manufactured with an electric beam welding method
Feb. 1975 Factory received certification from the American Society of the Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.)
Dec. 1977 Approved by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan to test accumulators in place of the governmental authorized inspectors
Feb. 1979 Started marketing DYNAC GAS VALVE (Development 1974).
Sep. 1981 DYNAC GAS VALVE was sanctioned as a safety device for high pressure gas facilities. (by MITI 56th Safety Rule No. 102)
Aug. 1982 Approved by TUEV (at this time, Engineers Inspection association of West Germany)
Dec. 1983 Introduced a fatigue test equipment for Accumulators
Mar. 1988 Obtained authorization for making and testing safety relief valves from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan
Jan. 1989 Obtained the license for self-inspection on NACOL accumulators from Swedish authorities
Dec. 1989 Installed an all-day-working unmanned machine in Sodeshi Works
Sep. 1993 Obtained ISO9001 approval from LRQA
Nov. 1997 Obtained ISO14001 approval from LRQA
Dec. 1997 Obtained Chinese "SAFETY QUALITY LICENSE"
Apr. 1999 Introduced TPM
Aug. 2000 Started marketing Piston Type Accumulator
Nov. 2000 Started marketing the Accumulator with CE marking manufactured following the Pressure Equipment Directive (P.E.D.)
Sep. 2001 Started full-scale marketing Dynaclean adding 60L, 80L and 120L
Dec. 2001 Started marketing Accumulator Base Mounting Plate
May. 2002 Withdrawal of ISO14001 approval
Nov. 2002 The subsidiary company established in China under the name of "JAPAN FLUID POWER EQUIPMENTS MFG. (SHANGHAI) LTD."
Jan. 2003 Started marketing Double Decker Type Accumulator
Sep. 2004 The subsidiary company JAPAN FLUID POWER EQUIPMENTS MFG. (SHANGHAI) LTD. started the operation.
Oct. 2004 The company founder Kazuo Sugimura passed away
Aug. 2005 Started marketing U series (20～50L) accumulator
Aug. 2006 JAPAN FLUID POWER EQUIPMENTS MFG. (SHANGHAI) LTD. received the sales activity permission in China.
Oct. 2006 Obtained OHSAS18001 approval from LRQA
May. 2008 JAPAN FLUID POWER EQUIPMENTS MFG. (SHANGHAI) LTD. second factory was completed
Nov. 2009 Obtained Russian Approval "GOST-R".
Mar. 2010 Started marketing the accumulator (Max. allowable working pressure: 21MPa, Gas volume: 0.7L) which is made of titanium.
Sep. 2010 Started marketing the accumulator (Max. allowable working pressure: 18MPa, Gas volume: 0.1～3L) for low temperature use (-30～50℃).
Mar. 2011 Started marketing the accumulator (Max. allowable working pressure: 50MPa, Gas volume: 1L) for high pressure use which is made of stainless steel.
Oct. 2011 NACOL and Japan Fluid Power Equipments Mfg. (Shanghai) Ltd. (NACOL Subsidiary Company in China) joined PTC ASIA 2011 (Shanghai, China) together first time.
Nov. 2011 Started marketing H series accumulator for Chinese market.
Sep. 2012 Started marketing NACOL manufactured accumulator clamp.
Oct. 2012 Obtained Russian-TR (Technical Regulations) Standard
Aug. 2017 Withdrawal of OHSAS18001 approval
Dec. 2018 Started marketing the accumulator (Max. allowable working pressure: 85MPa, Gas volume: 1L) for ultrahigh pressure use.
Feb. 2020 End of production of accumulators that comply with Russian EAC