Nidec

{{short description|Japanese electric motor company}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Nidec Corporation

|native_name = ニデック株式会社

|romanized_name = Nidec kabushiki gaisha

|logo = Nidec company logo.svg

|logo_size = 200px

|image = NIDEC HQ and Central Lab 20120716-001.jpg

|image_size = 250px

|image_caption = Company headquarters and Central Technical Laboratory

|type = Public KK

|traded_as = {{TYO|6594}}
TOPIX 100 Component

|industry = Electronic components

|foundation = {{Start date and age|1973|07|23}}

|location = 338 Kuzetonoshiro-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8205, Japan

|key_people = Shigenobu Nagamori {{small|(CEO)}}

|products = {{unbulleted list|Small precision motors|Automotive motors|Home appliance motors|Commercial and industrial motors|Motors for machinery|Electronic and optical components}}

|revenue = {{increase}} US$11.15 billion (FY 2017)

(JPY 1199.3 billion) (FY 2017)

|net_income = {{increase}} US$1.04 billion (FY 2017)

(JPY 111.7 billion) (FY 2017)

|num_employees = Nidec Corporation: 2,392 (as of March 31, 2017)

Consolidated: 107,062 (as of March 31, 2017)

|footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.nidec.com/en-Global/corporate/about/outline/|title=Company Profile|publisher=Nidec|access-date=December 4, 2017}}

|homepage = {{Official website|http://www.nidec.com/en-Global/}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Nidec Corporation|ニデック株式会社|Nidekku Kabushiki gaisha}}, formerly known as {{Nihongo|Nippon Densan Corporation|日本電産株式会社|Nihon Densan Kabushiki gaisha}}, is a Japanese manufacturer and distributor of electric motors. Their products are found in hard-disk drives, electric appliances, automobiles and commercial and manufacturing equipment. The company has the largest global market share for the tiny spindle motors that power hard-disk drives.{{cite web|title=Nidec Corporation Company Profile|url=http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Nidec_Corporation.5b92374d82d04d70.html|publisher=Hoovers|access-date=February 2, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=NJ|title=Nidec Corporation Snapshot|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=February 2, 2015}}

The two product groups with the largest sales are hard-disk drive motors and automotive products with 16% and 22% of sales, respectively.

As of 2017, the company has 296 subsidiaries companies located across Japan, Asia, Europe and the Americas.{{cite web|url=http://az369030.vo.msecnd.net/pdffile/csr/CSR_Report2017_EN.pdf |title=Nidec Corporation CSR Report (2017)|publisher=Nidec|access-date=December 4, 2017}} Nidec is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange{{cite web|title=Nidec Corporation Stock Data|url=http://quote.tse.or.jp/tse_n/quote.cgi?F=listing/EDetail1&MKTN=T&QCODE=6594|publisher=Japan Exchange Group|access-date=February 2, 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203020000/http://quote.tse.or.jp/tse_n/quote.cgi?F=listing%2FEDetail1&MKTN=T&QCODE=6594|url-status=dead}} and is a constituent of the TOPIX 100 stock market index.

The company was number 42 on the 2005 edition of the Businessweek Infotech 100 list.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/05_25/B393805it100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050612003454/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/05_25/B393805it100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2005 |title=The Future of Technology: The Big Trends Ahead and Our Ranking of the Top 100 Info Tech Companies|year=2005|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |access-date=February 2, 2015}} Also Nidec was featured on the 2014 Forbes World's Most Innovative Companies list.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/innovative-companies/list/|title=The World's Most Innovative Companies|work=Forbes|access-date=February 2, 2015}}