Company Profile

NSK was founded in 1916 and produced the first ball bearings made in Japan. Since then, the company has spearheaded the development of bearings in Japan. NSK now offers a full range of bearings and sells them worldwide. NSK bearings have contributed greatly to the growth of many industries and to the advancement of mechanical technology. Now, the company has the largest share of the bearings market in Japan and is one of the largest bearing suppliers in the world.

NSK has used its expertise in precision machining technology, refined through years of bearing manufacturing, to diversify into:

automotive products
precision machinery and parts
mechatronic products

Since the 1960s, NSK has been aggressively developing its overseas markets. At present, the company has 113 sales sites in 28 countries, and 63 production site in 13 countries. NSK strives to enhance development capabilities, productivity, sales forces, and management abilities throughout its global network, aiming for further advancement of its motion and control technologies.

History

1916~

Nov 1916	NSK Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) is established as Japan's first bearing manufacturer.
Mar 1935	Tamagawa Plant (Tokyo, Japan) is established and starts operations as a ball bearing manufacturer.
Nov 1937	Fujisawa Plant (Kanagawa, Japan) is established.
Nov 1953	Nishi Nippon Seiko (Shiga, Japan - now Otsu Plant,) is established.

1960~

Jun 1960	Kita Nippon Seiko (Gunma, Japan) is established and starts operations as an automotive steering dedicated plant.
Dec 1962	JAMCO Corporation (Japan-American-Company, New Jersey, USA) is established.
Jan 1963	NSK Torrington Co., Ltd. (Gunma, Japan) is established as a joint venture with Torrington Co., Ltd. (U.S.A.) and Tokyo Bearing Co., Ltd. (Japan).
Oct 1963	NSK Deutschland GMBH (Düsseldorf, Germany) is established.
Aug 1964	NSK-Warner K. K. (Shizuoka, Japan) is established as a joint venture with BorgWarner Inc (U.S.A.).
May 1966	Nishi Nippon Seiko (Shiga, Japan) is merged with NSK Ltd. and becomes Otsu Plant.
Nov 1967	Kita Nippon Seiko (Gunma, Japan) is merged with NSK Ltd. and becomes Maebashi Plant.
Mar 1969	Shin Nippon Kokyu Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa, Japan) is established as a joint venture with Amatsuji Steel Ball Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan).
Sep 1969	Branch plant of Otsu Plant (Shiga, Japan) is split off and becomes Ishibe Plant (Shiga, japan).

1970~

Dec 1970	NSK Brazil Ltda. (Sao Paulo, Brazil) is established.
Mar 1973	Hoover NSK Bearings Co., Inc. (Michigan, USA) is established as a joint venture with Hoover Ball and Bearing Company (U.S.A.).
Apr 1974	NSK Bearings Europe Ltd. (London, UK) is established.
Jun 1975	Saitama Plant (Saitama, Japan) is established and starts operations as a roller bearing plant.
Nov 1975	NSK Singapore (Private) Ltd. (Singapore) is established as a joint venture with SM Mechanical (S) Pte Ltd (Singapore).
Nov 1977	NSK Canada Inc. (Toronto, Canada) is established.

1980~

Aug 1984	Fukushima Plant (Fukushima, Japan) is established and starts operations as a miniature bearings plant.
May 1985	Hoover NSK Bearings Co., Inc. (Michigan, USA) and JAMCO Corporation (U.S.A.) merged into NSK Corporation (Michigan, USA).
Jul 1987	NSK-AKS Precision Ball Company (Iowa, USA) is established as a joint venture with Amatsuji Steel Ball Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan).
Aug 1987	NSK Bearings (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand) is established as a joint venture with Siam Motors Co., Ltd. (Thailand).
Sep 1987	Korea Precision Co., Ltd. (Changwon, South Korea) is established as a joint venture with Marubeni Corporation (Japan) and Korea General Machinery Co., Ltd. (South Korea).
Jun 1988	Seatbelt division is transferred from NSK-Warner K.K. and launched as Kirihara Plant (Kanagawa, Japan).
Feb 1989	NSK-AKS Precision Ball Europe Ltd. (Durham, UK) is established as a joint venture with Amatsuji Steel Ball Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan).
Oct 1989	Taiwan NSK Precision Co., Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan) is established as a joint venture with Yung Ho Shun Co., Ltd. (Taiwan).

1990~

Mar 1990	NSK acquires full ownership of UPI (Nottingham, U.K.).
Apr 1990	NSK Rodamientos Mexicana, S.A. De C.V. (Mexico City, Mexico) is established.
Dec 1992	NSK Iberica S.A. (Barcelona, Spain) is established as a joint venture with Permarin S.A. (Spain).
Jul 1993	NSK Bearings (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is established.
Apr 1994	PT. NSK Bearings Manufacturing Indonesia (Bekasi, Indonesia) is established.
Jul 1995	Kunshan NSK Hongshan Co., Ltd. (Kunshan, China) is established as a joint venture with Guizhou Hongshan Bearing Corp. (China) and Nichimen Corporation (Japan).
Jan 1998	NSK acquires a 70% stake in FLT Iskra S.A., a state-owned company in Poland, through NSK-RHP Europe Ltd. (UK).
Jun 1999	NSK Steering Systems Europe Ltd. (Durham, UK) is established.
Aug 1999	NSK's logistics division is spun off as NSK Logistics Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)
Dec 1999	NSK Sales Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) is established.

2000~

Feb 2001	NSK's electric power steering division is spun off as NSK Steering Systems Co., Ltd. (Gunma, Japan).
Jul 2001	Fukushima Plant is spun off as NSK Fukushima Co., Ltd. (Fukushima, Japan)
Mar 2002	NSK Bearings Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is established.
Sep 2002	NSK Steering Systems Dongguan Co., Ltd. (Guangdong, China) is established as a steering parts manufacturer.
Sep 2002	Suzhou NSK Bearings Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu, China) is established as a joint venture with Timken Company (U.S.A.) as a tapered roller bearing manufacturer.
Oct 2002	NSK's precision products division spun off as NSK Precision Co., Ltd. (Gunma, Japan).
Nov 2002	Zhangjiagang NSK Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu, China) is established as manufacturer and marketer of grinding and heat treatment of industrial machinery bearings and automotive bearings.
Feb 2003	NSK (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) is established.
Apr 2003	NSK Ltd. sells off its seat belt and CVJ operations.
Jul 2003	NSK Ltd. acquires full ownership of NSK Torrington Co., Ltd. (Gunma, Japan). The name is changed to NSK Needle Bearing Ltd.
Dec 2003	NSK China Technology Center (Kunshan, China) is opened.
Apr 2004	NSK Ltd. changes operations to the "company with committees" system.
Apr 2004	Changshu NSK Needle Bearing Co., Ltd. (Changshu, China) is established.
Apr 2005	NSK-Warner (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) is established.
Mar 2006	NSK Ltd. acquires full ownership of Amatsuji Steel Ball Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
Jul 2007	Tapered roller bearing manufacturer Suzhou NSK Bearings Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu, China) is made a wholly owned subsidiary.
Jan 2008	NSK (China) Research and Development Co., Ltd. (Kunshan, China) is established.
Jan 2008	NSK-Yagi Precision Forging (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. (Zhangjiagang, China) is established.
Feb 2008	Fujisawa Plant Kirihara Branch (Kanagawa, Japan) is completed as a plant producing roller bearings for industrial machinery bearings.
Feb 2008	NSK-ABC Bearings Ltd. (Tamil Nadu, India) starts operations.
Feb 2008	NSK Brasil Ltda. Technology Center (Suzano, Brazil) is opened.
Mar 2008	NSK-Wanda Electric Power Assisted Steering Systems Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou、China), a joint venture with Zhejiang Wanda Steering Gear Co., Ltd. (China) is established as manufacturer and marketer of automotive products.
May 2008	Electric power steering (EPS) plant is opened in Bawal, Haryana, India through Rane NSK Steering Systems (Chennai, India), a joint venture between Rane Group and NSK Ltd.
May 2008	Wholly owned subsidiary NSK Friendly Service (Tokyo, Japan) receives official certification as a special subsidiary under Japan's Employment Promotion Act for People with Disabilities.
Aug 2009	NSK Sales Co., Ltd. is integrated into NSK Ltd..
Aug 2009	Shenyang NSK Precision Co., Ltd. (Shenyang, China) is established as a manufacturer and marketer of precision machinery and parts.
Oct 2009	NSK (China) Research and Development Co., Ltd. opens new facility in Kunshan, China. NSK (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) is relocated to the site.
Mar 2010	NSK Peru S.A.C. (Lima, Peru) is established as a marketer of industrial machinery bearings

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