History&Works
In July 1959, the late Sugimoto Minoru founded Nippon Reaper Industry Co., Ltd. for the purpose of manufacturing and selling mowing machines and other agricultural equipment. In January 1973, the company name was changed to NIKKARI Co., Ltd.
History
| 1959 | Established Nippon Reaper Industry Co., Ltd. (Higashi-ku, Okayama, former Jodo-cho) |
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| 1961 | Built a new factory and relocated the head office. (Kamiifuku,Kita-ku, Okayama) |
| 1962 | Established the Tokyo office. (Itabashi, Tokyo) |
| 1964 | Established a new factory in Higashi Okayama Technology Center, former Higashi-Okayama Industrial Park and relocated the main office and the factory.(Otami, Okayama) |
| 1965 | Established the Kyushu office. (Kurume-city,Fukuoka) |
| 1970 | Relocated the Tokyo office. (Saitama-city. former Omiya, Saitama) |
| 1973 | Changed the company name to NIKKARI CO.,LTD. |
| 1984 | Established the Saidaiji factory. Manufacturing Sector and Shipping Sector was transferred to the new factory. (Saidaiji, Okayama) |
| 1989 | Estabilshed the Saidaji office in the Saidaiji factory Transferred the General Affairs Department and Sales Department to the new office. |
| 2001 | Established Ningbo Lihao Machinery Co.,Ltd in full ownership of capital. (Ningbo city, Zhejiang province CHINA) |
| 2012 | Estabilshed Eastern Japan Sub-branch. （Takizawa-city, Iwate, former, Takizawa-mura) |
| 2016 | Relocated the head office. (Higashi-ku, Saidaij, Okayama) Former head office was renamed the Higashi Okayama office. |
| 2023 | Established New R&D building (named i3-iCube) on the head office site. |
| 2023 | Established NIKKARI MACHINERY INDIA PLIVATE LIMITED in full ownership of capital. (Pune, Maharashtra INDIA) |
Works History
| 1959 | Developed a portable all-purpose mowing machine, which is now our primary type of brush-cutter |
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| 1961 | Developed a belt transmission mowing machine with a centrifugal clutch |
| 1962 | Developed a gear transmission mowing machine |
| 1964 | Developed an earth auger |
| 1965 | Developed a sharpening machine for both engines and motors Developed a cultivating weeder and an electromotive brushcutter |
| 1966 | Developed the first mono-rail carrier for steep slopes for agricultural use (Monorack) in Japan |
| 1975 | Technical cooperation with HABEGGER Maschinenfabrik AG. a mono-rail manufacturer and seller in Switzerland |
| 1978 | Developed an automatic riding soil injector |
| 1983 | Developed a raised floor carrier for the field |
| 1986 | Developed a cultivator Developed an earth auger for steep fields |
| 1987 | Developed a ridge trimmer |
| 1994 | Developed a single-user mono-rail carrier for steep slopes Developed an ultra-lightweight cultivator |
| 1996 | Developed a multi-passenger mono-rail carrier for steep slopes |
| 1998 | Developed a strawberry cultivator for soil culture |
| 1999 | Developed a multiple-rail carrier for heavy goods |
| 2003 | Developed a strawberry cultivator for elevated cultivation |
| 2004 | Developed a rechargeable brush cutter Released a wheeled bruch cutter |
| 2010 | Developed a battery-powered mono-rail for one passenger |
| 2013 | Developed steep slope multiple-rail heavy-load carrier |
| 2016 | Mass production of arm support device (UDERACK) based on permission of patent of NARO (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization) |
| 2017 | Developed power assist suit (Buddy) based on joint research with Wakayama University |
| 2017 | Developed industrial arm support device (UDERACK PRO) by consignment from Japan Ship Technology Research Association under the subsidies of Nippon Foundation Developed steep slope multiple-rail heavy-load carrier |
| 2019 | Developed a multi-passenger mono-rail freight car for steep slopes Developed single-seater mono-rail carrier in collaboration with KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC. |
| 2020 | Developed mono-rail carrier (move forward and backward on a 45 degree steep slope) |
As of June, 2023