NSK Ltd.

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.

Not to be confused with NSK Trade City.
NSK Ltd.
Native name
日本精工株式会社
Nippon Seikō Kabushiki-gaisha
TypePublic (K.K)
TYO: 6471
ISINJP3720800006
IndustryMachinery
FoundedTokyo (November 8, 1916 (1916-11-08))
Founder
  • 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.com
Footnotes / references
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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 = Increase 67.2 billion Japanese Yen (as of March 31, 2021) | Annual Net Sales = Increase 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).

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

References
  1. "Corporate Profile". NSK. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. Martin C Timbrell; Diana L Tweedie (1998). Directory of Multinationals: K-Z. Waterlow. ISBN 978-0-333-67464-2.
  3. "Company Snapshot". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  4. "Financials". Bloomberg L.P. l. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  5. "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  6. "Company Profile". Hoover's. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  7. "Corporate Profile | Company | NSK Global".
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