News Digest Publishing Co., Ltd. (ND) is a leading trade magazine publisher in the metalworking industry. We have been publishing the Japanese-language monthly magazine SEISANZAI (Production Equipment) Marketing since 1964.
Based in Japan and drawing on over 60 years of experience, ND has consistently published a wide range of Japanese-language publications on metalworking technologies, such as The Fundamentals of Machine Tools, JIMTOF Guide Book, and Japan’s Machine Tool Industry Almanac 2016–17, in step with the evolution of manufacturing technology in the global metalworking industry.
ND also organizes two of Japan’s leading manufacturing trade shows: MECHATRONICS TECHNOLOGY JAPAN (MECT), held biennially in Nagoya in odd-numbered years, and ROBOT TECHNOLOGY JAPAN (RTJ), held biennially in Aichi in even-numbered years. MECT attracts around 500 exhibitors and 90,000 visitors, showcasing a wide range of metalworking technologies. RTJ focuses on industrial robotics and automation, and serves as a key platform for the robotics sector in central Japan.
| 1964 |
The first issue of the monthly magazine News Digest was published (B5 size, 43 pages). |
| 1966 |
Side Reader of Machine Tool was published (140 pages). |
| 1968 |
The company was reorganized and renamed News Digest Publishing Co., Ltd. |
| 1970 |
ND hosted the symposium Thinking About the Specific Vision of Industrial Distribution Structure at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. This symposium later developed into the Japan Machine Tool Distributors’ Association. |
| 1971 |
ND organized the open forum The Current and Future of the Machine Tool Industry at Hotel Nagoya Castle. This later became the New Year Party of the FA Industry. |
| 1972 |
ND launched its first overseas study tour, visiting the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago. |
| 1974 |
The magazine was renamed SEISANZAI Marketing, and its format was changed from B5 to A4. |
| 1979 |
An international section was launched, and METALWORKING Engineering & Marketing, the first English-language journal in Japan’s FA industry, was published. |
| 1981 |
ND participated in the EMO exhibition for the first time. |
| 1983 |
ND organized the FMS Show 1983 and officially entered the exhibition business. |
| 1987 |
The first MECHATRONICS TECHNOLOGY JAPAN (MECT) was held. Since then, the event has been held biennially. |
| 1994 |
ND became the exclusive Japanese agency for the Chinese magazine World Manufacturing Engineering & Market (WMEM). |
| 2002 |
ND was entrusted with editing the 50th anniversary commemorative book of the Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association (JMTBA). |
| 2004 |
ND published Japanese Machine Tool Book, written in Chinese.
ND was also entrusted with editing the 50th anniversary commemorative book of the Japan Precision Measuring Instruments Manufacturers Association.
ND published The Navigation Book for the Latest Automobile Manufacturing, focusing on the production of automotive parts. |
| 2010 |
ND published Challenge to Aerospace!
The MECT organizing structure was reorganized, and ND became the official event organizer. |
| 2011 |
ND supported the Machine Tool Top Seminar for students, hosted by JMTBA during MECT 2011. |
| 2014 |
ND celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Japan’s Machine Tool Industry Almanac 2014 was published. |
| 2018 |
SEISANZAI Japan, a news site dedicated to Japan’s machine tool industry, and robot digest, a web magazine specializing in industrial robotics and automation, were launched. |
| 2022 |
The first ROBOT TECHNOLOGY JAPAN (RTJ) was held. |
Address: 3-5-3, Uchiyama, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-0075,JAPAN
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Address:3-5-3, Uchiyama, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-0075,JAPAN
Tel:+81-52-732-2455
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