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.

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
Products
  • Industrial Machinery Bearings
  • Precision Machinery & Parts
  • Automotive Bearings
  • Automotive Components
Revenue ¥1.020 billion (2018)
¥97.8 billion (2018)
¥ 69.3 billion (2018)
Total assets ¥1.09 trillion (2018)
Total equity ¥561 billion (2018)
Number of employees
31,860 (2018)
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]

Present day business

More than 20,000 employees form a worldwide technology network consisting of over 64 production plants. 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).

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.
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