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History of NABEL

1964
  • Established as subcontracting maker of control
    devices for consumer electronics production lines.
1975
  • Announced first egg package sealer in Japan which utelized ultrasound vibration.Later gained 75% domestic market share.
1977
  • Incorporation of Nambu Denki Co., Ltd.
1979
  • Developed automatic egg grading and packing system. Developed control mechanism of transfer speed cancellation which dramatically reduced physical damage on eggs.
1984
  • Announced semi-automatic candling unit which later contributed to quality control of egg production.
  • Awarded Distinctive Invention Award from Science and Technology Agency.
1985
  • Developed world’s first computer weighing system which enabled grading by fixed weight and volume.
1987
  • Renamed as NABEL Co., Ltd.
1992
  • Shipped the egg grading and packing system to Malaysia, which is the first unit delivered overseas.
1995
  • Announced “NAEGS” series - World’s first robotic grading and packing system.
    Acquired leading share in domestic market.
  • Announced stock-type tomato grading and packing system.
1997
  • Announced “MAP” series - smaller scale grading and packing system.
  • Recieved Kyoto Prefecture SME Technology Award for “NAEGS” series.
  • Recieved Technology Award from Society of Agricultural Structures for stock-type tomato grading and packing system.
  • Received the Excellent Technology Award from the Kyoto Industrial Technology Foundation for the robotic grading and packing system.
1998
  • Announced “ACD” series - World’s first automatic crack detection system which applies Fourier Transform.
  • Received highest award at 1998 Asian Pacific Poultry Congress.
  • Received Distinctive Invention Award again since 1984 from Science and Technology Agency for stock-type tomato grading and packing system.
1999
  • Relocated to Nagaokakyo.
  • Announced large-scale grading and packing system capable of processing 60,000 eggs per hour with applied robotics technology “NAEGS”.
2000
  • Announced “ABD” series for non-destructive automatic blood detection by spectroscopic analysis.
  • Announced “ADD” series for automatic dirt detection by multi-light sourced image recognition.
  • Become Kyoto Prefecture SME model factory.
2001
  • Announced NARS - remote monitor system using public lines.
  • Announced “Parallel Carrier” technology which enabled dramatic increase in production effeciency and demonstrated at international poultry show.
2002
  • Announced stock-type grading and packing system. “SUPER NAEGS ORACION” with capacity of 60,000/120,000 eggs per hour.
2003
  • Established subsidiary company in Malaysia.
2004
  • Announced upgradeable “G-NAEGS” with single line capacity up to 40,000 eggs per hour.
2005
  • First operation of Tower Stock system.
  • Established maintenance office in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture.
2006
  • Listed as one of 300 vibrant SMEs by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
2007
  • Announced digital egg tester “DET6000”.
  • President CEO Kunio Nambu awarded Intellectual Property Achievement Award by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
2008
  • Relocated to Minami-ward, Kyoto.
  • Announced tape sealer “TES100/400”.
2009
  • Announced grading and packing system “CANOPUS”, designed to dramatically reduce physical impacts on eggs.
  • Authorized as a "Kyoto Childcare Support Company" by Kyoto Prefecture.
2010
  • President CEO Kunio Nambu received Award of Commissioner of Small Medium Enterprise Agency.
2011
  • Announced EGG Candling Machine“EVS400”.
  • Announced cell packer “CEP1000”.
  • President CEO Kunio Nambu awarded Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon.
2012
  • President Kunio Nambu appointed as CEO Chairman.
  • Vice-President Tsutomu Maruyama appointed as President.
  • Received Kyoto SME Technological Merit Award for ACD.
2013
  • Announced farm packer of more compact type “FFP4100”.
  • Announced grading and packing system “C-NAEGS” with carrier washing mechanism.
  • Received 25th SME Technological Merit/New Product Award for EVS.
  • Received Award of Minister of Economics, Trade and Industry at 5th Japan Manufacture Award for Tower Stock system.
2014
  • Established subsidiary company in China.
  • Received first prize for EVS., second for CANOPUS and third for DET at 58th Kyoto Prefecture Invention Achievement Award.
2015
  • Released the "pack egg checker", which detects abnormalities in packed eggs with only a 30mm gap between conveyors.
  • Received 27th SME Technological Merit/New Product Award for Farm Packer.
  • Received Science and Technology Award by Minister of Science and Technology for the development of detector for hatchery eggs with Vital signs.
2016
  • Announced special label feeder ELS010.
2017
  • Announced Case packer SMART Cube CP.
  • President CEO Kunio Nambu awarded as person of industrial merit from Kyoto Prefecture's.
  • Received 29th SME Technological Merit/New Product Award for Pack Egg Checker.
  • Selected as a "Companies Driving Regional Growth" by Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
2018
  • Kunihiko Nambu appointed as President CEO.
  • Released the "pack all checker", which detects dirts, cracks, leaks and empty shells of eggs, and missing eggs in egg packages.
  • Released the "pack in-label bar code checker", which detects abnormalities of internal labels and JAN codes of egg packages.
  • Announced Case palletizer SMART Cube PL.
  • Received the "Kyoto Future Town Planning Promotion Award".
2019年
  • Released the "case destacker", which automates the supply of plastic crates to the production line.
  • Released the "PaMaN" system, which manages eggs production information on the cloud with QR codes attached on pallets and racks.
  • Received the "Kyoto City Shining Regional Enterprise Awards - Special Award".
2020年
  • Released the "egg tray washer", which automates the washing and spin-drying of egg trays.
  • Selected for the "Global Niche Top Companies Selection 100 list".
2021年
  • Released the "CubeLink" system, which applies settings of dates, patterns, and parameters to all devices installed in the packing lines.
  • Released the "neuron" system, which manages production information from egg grading floors and visualizes it as tables and graphs on the cloud.
  • Released the "pack trolley loader", which automates the loading of packed products into pack trolleys.
  • Released the "case packer", which automates packing 30-egg pulp mold trays eggs into boxes.
  • Released the "outer seal labeler", which automates the printing and application of labels to plastic packs.
2022年
  • Released the "KENZO" system, which manages egg quality data measured by the Digital Egg Tester DET6500 and visualizes it as tables and graphs on the cloud.
  • Released the "embryonated egg inspector", which uses AI technology to determine whether developing eggs are suitable for vaccine production.
  • Released the "pack final checker", which performs the final inspection of tape seals and labels on egg packages.
  • Released the "pole auto dirt detector", which detects dirt on the pointed and blunt ends of eggs.
  • Released the farm packer "Sakura" for overseas sales, compatible with water washing and various trays.
  • I.P. Co., Ltd. became part of our group, and is the manufacturer of poultry incubators based in Tokushima.
2023年
  • Released the "PI|Geon" system, which enables users to save and manage data of labels and stickers on egg packages.
  • Released the "label checker", which detects the presence of labels in packs running on conveyor.
2024年
  • Released the "mini-depalletizer", which automates the unloading of trays from pallets onto conveyors in small spaces.
  • Released the "EGGMA" system, which centrally manages the entire process of eggs from receiving at factories as materials to shipping as final products.
2025年
  • Released the "TOSAKA" system, which centrally manages poultry growth records.
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