450 years of perfecting our craftsmanship.
Our tradition of creating high-quality products dates back to 1560, the year Oda Nobunaga won the battle of Okehazama and was heralded as a new hero in Japanese history. Our founders acquired advanced knowledge and skills to create cast metal products such as pots, pans, lanterns, and temple bells, and received the title of "Licensed Foundry Craftsmen" from the Imperial Court. Thus, our company name, "Nabeya," literally meaning "pan shop," indicates that the abilities of our craftsmen have been officially recognized as being associated with quality.
Four centuries later, in 1940, the "Nabeya Kogyo Kaisha (NBK)," a manufacturer of power transmission equipment, was established and eventually became the "Nabeya Bi-tech Kaisha" in 2001. As an old, yet new, company, we pride ourselves in our 450-year-old tradition of quality production. We constantly seek to capture the spirit of current trends in order to add new value.
