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Nidec Precision Corporation

Japanese manufacturer

The Nidec Precision Corporation (ニデックプレシジョン株式会社, Nidekku Pureshijon Kabushiki-gaisha), or The ex. Nidec Copal Corporation (日本電産コパル株式会社, Nihon Densan Koparu Kabushiki-gaisha), or Copal, is a Japanese manufacturer of optical, electronic and mechanical equipment, primarily for the photographic industry. It has been a subsidiary of Nidec Corporation since 1998, and was formerly known as the Copal Corporation.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1946Founded1

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日本電産コパル本社
Photo: 副川甲斐木, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Nidec Precision Corporation (ニデックプレシジョン株式会社, Nidekku Pureshijon Kabushiki-gaisha), or The ex. Nidec Copal Corporation (日本電産コパル株式会社, Nihon Densan Koparu Kabushiki-gaisha), or Copal, is a Japanese manufacturer of optical, electronic and mechanical equipment, primarily for the photographic industry. It has been a subsidiary of Nidec Corporation since 1998, and was formerly known as the Copal Corporation. The company began operation in 1946, with small-scale production of photographic shutters; these are still one of the company's best-known products.2

Timeline

  1. 1946Founded Founded1

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