The head quarters of ASB is situated in Nagano Prefecture in Japan. The head office and factory stands an altitude of 940m at the foot of the famous Mount Asama, on a spacious 150,000 square meter site. From this location machines are shipped to over 80 countries around the world.
ASB is now the world's leading maker of "One-Step" machines with subsidiaries in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, India, Singapore and China. These offices, together with business bases in Spain, Denmark and Indonesia, provide sales, and after-sales service to support the activities of a worldwide team of agents.
| Company name | NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. |
| Head Office | 4586-3 Koo, Komoro-Shi, Nagano-Ken 384-8585, JAPAN Tel: 81(267)23-1560 FAX: 81(267)26-1800 |
| Established | November 8, 1978 |
| Representative Directors | Chairman Daiichi Aoki President (Chief Executive Officer) Kota Aoki |
| Capital | 3,860,905,500Yen |
| Securities | Japan Securities Dealers Association Quotation System (JASDAQ) (Code No. 6284) |
| Business lines | Manufacturing and distribution of biaxial orientation stretch blow molding machines for PET and other plastic bottles, molds, auxiliary equipment, spare parts and others. |
| Head office map | Head office map PDF file (Japanese only) (To view the PDF files download Adobe Acrobat Reader.) |
| Nov 1978 | NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. founded in Sakaki Town, Nagano Prefecture. Tokyo office opened in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo as center for domestic sales. |
| Jan 1979 | Patented injection stretch blow machine, the base of the biaxial orientation stretch blow machine. |
| Dec 1980 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary NISSEI ASB COMPANY established in California (currently located in Atlanta, Georgia). |
| Apr 1983 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary NISSEI ASB LIMITED established in Peterborough, U.K. |
| Jan 1987 | Komoro Factory completed in Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture (current Head Office & Factory). |
| May 1987 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary NISSEI ASB GmbH established in Dusseldorf, Germany. |
| Aug 1987 | NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. transferred its Head Office & Factory to Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture. |
| Aug 1989 | NITTO KOGYO CO., LTD. acquired as a subsidiary. |
| May 1990 | NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. went public on the Tokyo over-the-counter stock-exchange. |
| Apr 1993 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary NISSEI ASB PTE. LTD. established in Singapore. |
| May 1995 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary NISSEI ASB CENTRO AMERICA, S.A. DE C.V. established in Mexico City. |
| Jul 1995 | PF Series of integrated PET stretch blow molding machine, PM Series of preform molding machine, NB Series of blow molding machine, and HS Series of hot-fill bottle blow molding machine released. |
| Sep 1995 | R&D Laboratory opened in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture. |
| Oct 1995 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary NISSEI ASB DO BRASIL COMERCIAL LTDA. established in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (current company name: NISSEI ASB SUDAMERICA LTDA.) |
| Jul 1996 | PB Series of integrated PET stretch blow molding machine for volume production released. |
| Feb 1997 | Wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary ASB INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. established in the suburbs of Mumbai (Bombay), India. |
| Apr 1997 | HSO Series of hot-fill bottle blow molding machine for volume production released. |
| Jul 1998 | Wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary SHANGHAI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. established in Shanghai, China. |
| Feb 1999 | NISSEI ASB SOUTH AFRICA (Pty) LTD. established in Centurion, near to Johannesburg. |
| Apr 1999 | NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. earned ISO 9001 certification for quality assurance. |
| Sep 1999 | ASB INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. begins production of machine parts |
| Mar 2001 | NB20SC Reheat blow molding machine is manufactured at SHANGHAI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. in China. |
| Jul 2001 | ASB-50MB One step injection stretch blow molding machine is manufactured at ASB INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. in India. |
| Dec 2003 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary ASB (SHANGHAI) GLOBAL CO., LTD. established in Shanghai, China. |
| Apr 2004 | HSB-10 hot-fill bottle blow molding machine is manufactured. |
| Oct 2004 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary NISSEI ASB MEDITERRANEA, S.L. established in Spain. |
| Dec 2004 | NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. went public on Japan Securities Dealers Association Quotation System (JASDAQ) |
| Apr 2005 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary NISSEI ASB FZE established in Dubai, UAE. |
| Jul 2006 | Wholly-owned sales subsidiary PT. ASB INDONESIA is established in Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Aug 2007 | World's first all electric injection stretch blow molding machine, the ASB-15N/10E is launched |
| Oct 2008 | Nissei ASB celebrates 30 years in business at IPF 2008 exhibition in Japan |
