History of NANSHIN

April 1961

Established for the sales of centralized lubricating system.
Started operation after acquiring the sales rights from Shibaura United Engineering Co., Ltd. (currently IHI Corporation), a manufacturer of centralized lubricating system for grease and WILLY VOGEL, a manufacturer of centralized lubricating system in West Germany (currently Germany).

October 1962

Established a Construction and Service Department for the installation of device, piping, and after-sales service.

December 1967

Started self-manufacturing of lubrication devices and instruments, named these instruments “OMEGA”, and started sales. This enabled consistent business from design, manufacturing, sales, to construction.

November 1972

Developed chain automatic oiling device for escalator through a joint research with Hitachi Co., Ltd. and Hitachi Elevator Service (currently Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd.). Applied for a patent to Japan, the United States, Canada, Germany, Britain, and Hong Kong, under the joint names of three companies. This device is called a "String Lubrication Chain Automatic Oiling Device", and is registered as a trademark. Started design, manufacturing, and sales of "String Lubrication Chain Automatic Oiling Device" for general industrial machinery.

February 1974

Developed and completed a unified feeder equipment of IPA (isopropyl alcohol) for dampening water equipment upon the request of Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Itabashi Plant.

Established Osaka Office in Nishi-ku, Osaka City.

June 1975

Worked in collaboration with Nippon Steel Corporation (currently Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation) and developed large-scale chain oiling device for steelworks, using “P&F” chain conveyer within Kimitsu Works wire rid factory as a model. Named the device “Timing Intermittent Automatic Oiling Device for Mobile Body” and applied for shared patent with Nippon Steel Corporation.

November 1977

Developed “Automatic Oil Application Device for Drawing Press” to apply lubricant to cut sheet of large-scales drawing press machine. Delivered this to automobile industry and relevant industries.

October 1980

Demolished old company building. Completed new company building (five-stories high and made of reinforced concrete).

September 1981

Developed and started sales of “Brush Luber”, which oils the chain through the brush without using power and only using the elevation difference.

January 1985

Worked in collaboration with Toshiba Corporation's Elevator and Building Systems Company (currently Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation) and developed special control unit for escalator chain automatic oiling device. Applied for shared patent of this device with Toshiba Corporation's Elevator and Building Systems Company.

October 1985

Constructed Kawaguchi Plant in Kawaguchi City, Saitama. Relocated Manufacturing, Procurement, and Engineering Departments to Kawaguchi Plant.

April 1987

Entered Incorporated Association Japan Elevator Association (currently General Incorporated Association Japan Elevator Association) as a supporting member.

November 1992

Increased capital to 20 million yen.

June 1993

Established Nagoya Office in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya City.

May 1994

Worked in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Building Techno-Service Co., Ltd. and developed “Control Unit for Automatic Oiling Device”, which detects high humidity within the escalator using a humidity sensor and automatically oils to lubricate and prevent rust.Applied for shared patent of this device with Mitsubishi Electric Building Techno-Service Co., Ltd.

December 1997

Developed, started sales, and applied for a patent of “Non-contact Type Ultra-micro ‘Timing Luber’”, which is an automatic oiling device for conveyance conveyer chains of automobiles, consumer electronics, and precision instruments, etc.

July 1999

Developed elevator guide rail oiler through a joint research with Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. Jointly applied for a patent to Japan, the United States, EU, and South Korea.

May 2000

Relocated Osaka Office to Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City.

May 2001

Increased capital to 30 million yen.

October 2004

Succeeded in handling overall lubrication equipment for oil and grease, after concluding specified agent agreement with IHI Compressor and Machinery Co., Ltd., the leading manufacturer of lubricating system for grease.

January 2007

Installed thermostatic chamber facility within Kawaguchi Plant and started the testing, to enhance the reliability of various automatic oiling devices in installation environment.

May 2008

Relocated Osaka Office to the present location, at Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City.

June 2009

Introduced a production equipment unit of flexible hose for compression type pipe joint at Kawaguchi Plant, and achieved the in-house production.

April 2010

Entered Incorporated Association Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers (currently General Incorporated Association Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers) as a supporting member.

March 2012

Developed and applied for patent of “Oiling Device” with stirring function for oil which contains/scatters solid lubricant used for chain lubricant of baking oven.

April 2013

Divided sales operation to East Japan Sales Department (Tokyo Office) and West Japan Sales Department (Osaka Office) and unified Nagoya Office to Osaka Office, in order to provide speedy customer correspondence.

June 2015

Start of expansion of overseas sales bases.

February 2022

We have distributors in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Slovakia.