NSK Ltd.

Japanese manufacturer of bearings

Takehiko Yamaguchi
Takahashi Korekiyo

Headquarters1-6-3 Ōsaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8560, Japan

Key people

Akitoshi Ichii (President/CEO)Products

Industrial Machinery Bearings
Precision Machinery & Parts
Automotive Bearings
Automotive Components

Websitewww.nsk.comFootnotes / references
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NSK Ltd. (日本精工株式会社, Nippon Seikō Kabushiki-gaisha, Japan Precision Company), also known in some markets as NSK Automation, is a large manufacturer of bearings globally and the largest in Japan. The company produces industrial machinery bearings, precision machinery and parts, and automotive bearings and components.

The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a component of the Nikkei 225 stock index,^[5] and has over 144 overseas operations in 29 countries.^[6] | 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

Present day business

30,577 employees form a worldwide technology network consisting of over 65 production plants in 14 countries.^[7] 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

The first NSK plant
in Japan in 1916
NSK offices in Ratingen, Germany
NSK plant in Poland
NSK 100 Years logo

References

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