, also known in some markets as NSK Automation, is a large manufacturer of bearings globally and the largest in

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. The company produces industrial machinery bearings, precision machinery and parts, and automotive bearings and components. The company is listed on the

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, and has over 144 overseas operations in 29 countries. , Capital = 67.2 billion Japanese Yen (as of March 31, 2021) , Annual Net Sales = 747.6 billion Japanese Yen (Year ended March 31, 2021)

History

Nippon Seiko Limited partnership company was established in Tokyo in 1914 with a team of six employees under president Takehiko Yamaguchi. This partnership company successfully developed Japan's first ball bearings. The company's first inaugural general meeting of shareholders was held on 8th of November 1916. This day is considered as the founding date of NSK Ltd. In 1926 company started mass production of steel balls in Osaki plant & in 1934 another new plant in Tokyo (Tamagawa Plant).

Present day business

30,577 employees form a worldwide technology network consisting of over 65 production plants in 14 countries. Approximately three million new bearings are manufactured per day (from miniature bearings with a one-millimetre bore to bearings with a diameter of five meters).

Gallery

File:NSK Japan 1916 rdax 95.jpg, The first NSK plant
in Japan in 1916 File:NSK Ratingen.jpg, NSK offices in Ratingen, Germany File:Main Gate 2.jpg, NSK plant in Poland File:NSK-100.png, NSK 100 Years logo

References

External links

NSK Group Global Web Site

NSK European Web Site

NSK ASEAN Oceania Web Site
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