| 1918 |
Started research and development of ball bearings at the Nishien Ironworks in Kuwana Town, Kuwana District, Mie Prefecture. |
| 1918-03 |
Founded in March 1918. |
| 1923 |
Osaka City Nishi Ward, Tomoe Shokai and Nishien Ironworks partnered to start manufacturing and sales of domestically produced bearings under the NTN trademark. |
| 1927 |
Established a partnership company, NCH Manufacturing, in Nishi Ward, Osaka City, with capital of 50,000 yen. |
| 1934 |
Reorganized into a corporation with capital of 3 million yen. |
| 1937 |
Changed the company name to Toyo Bearing Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 1937 |
Increased capital to 10 million yen and went public. |
| 1938 |
Established Showa Bearing Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Muko District, Hyogo Prefecture. |
| 1938 |
Established Manchuria Bearing Manufacturing Company in China, marking the company's first overseas expansion as a Japanese bearing manufacturer. |
| 1939 |
Constructed Kuwana Factory (currently Industrial Machinery Business Headquarters Kuwana Plant) in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture. |
| 1943 |
Started production of steel balls at Kuwana Factory. |
| 1954 |
Received the Deming Prize, the first in the Japanese machinery industry. |
| 1960 |
Established Toyo Bearing Iwata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and began mass production of ball bearings. |
| 1961 |
Merged with Kongo Bearing Co., Ltd. in Osaka Prefecture Kawachinagano City (now Kongo Manufacturing Division of Industrial Machinery Business Headquarters). |
| 1962 |
Constructed a needle bearing factory at Toyo Bearing Co., Ltd. Iwata Plant. |
| 1962 |
Established Toyo Bearing Co., Ltd. Dedicated Technical Research Institute (now Production Technology Research Institute) in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture. |
| 1962 |
Established NTN Wälzlager (Europa) G.m.b.H., a sales company in Germany. |
| 1963 |
Established NTN BEARING CORP. OF AMERICA, a sales company in the United States. |
| 1963 |
Started production of drive shafts through technical alliance with Hardy Spicer in the UK. |
| 1964 |
Established NTN ROULEMENT (FRANCE) S.A., a joint venture with INA-SIDAG in France. |
| 1964 |
Established NTN Bearings-Birfield Ltd. (now NTN BEARINGS (UK) LTD.), a joint venture with Birfield in the UK. |
| 1965 |
Formed a business alliance with Dixon in the US and established Kyowa Bearing Industry Co., Ltd. as a joint venture in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture. |
| 1966 |
Established Yokobear Special Alloys Co., Ltd. (now NTN Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. Kanie Factory) in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture. |
| 2004 |
Established NTN Mie Manufacturing Co., Ltd. as a domestic bearing model factory in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture. |
| 2004 |
Established Changzhou Entieon Precision Bearing Co., Ltd., a joint venture for bearing manufacturing in China. |
| 2004 |
Iwata Plant, Kuwana Plant, Okayama Plant, and Nagano Plant obtained ISO9001 and ISO/TS16949 certifications. |
| 2005 |
Established Entieon (China) Investment Co., Ltd., a holding company in China. |
| 2005 |
Constructed a comprehensive research and development center in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture. |
| 2005 |
Established NTN-NIDEC (THAILAND) CO., LTD., a fluid dynamic bearing unit manufacturing company in Thailand through a joint venture with Nidec Corporation. |
| 2005 |
Established NTN NEI Manufacturing India Private LTD., a drive shaft manufacturing company in India. |
| 2005 |
Established NTN Kamiiina Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a bearing roller manufacturing company in Kamiiina District, Nagano Prefecture. |
| 2006 |
Participated financially in IFA-Antriebstechnik GmbH, a drive shaft manufacturing company of the German IFA Group. |
| 2006 |
Established NTN Bagui Factory in Shizuoka Prefecture, Fukuroi City, as the third domestic drive shaft manufacturing site. |
| 2007 |
Established Seohan-NTN Driveshaft USA CORP. in the United States through a joint venture with Korea Flange Co., Ltd. KOFCO Group for drive shaft manufacturing and sales. |
| 2007 |
Established NTN Haku Factory in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, as a company specializing in large bearing turning. |
| 2007 |
Participated in capital in France's SNR ROULEMENTS, a subsidiary of Renault. (Became a consolidated subsidiary of NTN Corporation in 2008. Changed name to NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS in 2010, and to NTN Europe S.A. in 2023.) |
| 2007 |
Established Nanjing Puzhen Vehicle Factory Joint Venture Co., Ltd. in China for manufacturing and sales of railway vehicle bearings through a joint venture with Nanjing Puzhen Vehicle Factory. |
| 2008 |
Established NTN Hoda Shimizu Factory in Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, as a manufacturer and seller of super-large bearings and machine parts. |
| 2008 |
NTN TRANSMISSIONS EUROPE, a French manufacturing subsidiary, acquired Crézancy factory of the French forging manufacturer SETFORGE Group and established NTN TRANSMISSIONS EUROPE CRÉZANCY. |
| 2008 |
Established NTN Akaiwa Factory in Akaiwa City, Okayama Prefecture, as a manufacturer and seller of bearings for automobiles and industrial machinery. |
| 2009 |
Constructed the Element Technology Research and Development Center (currently Advanced Technology Research Institute) in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture. |
| 2009 |
Established NTN Shiga Factory in Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, as a forging company for large bearings. |
| 2010 |
Established Seohan-NTN Bearing CO., LTD. in Korea for manufacturing and sales of wind power bearings through a joint venture with Seohan. |
| 2010 |
Established NTN Driveshaft do Brasil in Brazil as a manufacturer and seller of drive shafts. |
| 2010 |
Established NTA Precision Axle Corp. in the United States for manufacturing and sales of forged, turned, and heat-treated parts. |
| 2010 |
Established NTN Noto Factory in Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, as a manufacturer and seller of industrial machinery bearings. |
| 2011 |
Established PT. NTN Bearing Indonesia as a sales company in Indonesia. |
| 2011 |
Established Entegon LYC (Luoyang) Precision Bearings Co., Ltd. in China for manufacturing and sales of hub bearings and needle bearings through a joint venture with Luoyang LYC Bearing Co., Ltd. |
| 2011 |
Constructed NTN China Technology Center in China. |
| 2011 |
Established Nanjing Entegon Precision Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd. in China as a manufacturer of bearings for industrial machinery. |
| 2011 |
Established Entegon Dongpai (Shanghai) Bearing Sales Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2011 |
Established NTN Bearing India Private Ltd. as a sales company in India. |
| 2012 |
Mie Prefecture Kameyama City Japan Scientific Metallurgy Co., Ltd. (now NTN Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. Kameyama Plant) becomes a subsidiary of NTN Corporation. |
| 2012 |
In Thailand, a joint venture with Takao Industrial Co., Ltd., establishing NTPT Company Limited as a manufacturer and seller of forging and turning parts for automobiles. |
| 2013 |
Establishment of NTN Logistics Co., Ltd., specializing in logistics operations in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture. |
| 2013 |
Establishment of NTN Manufacturing de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a manufacturing and sales company for hub bearings and drive shafts in Mexico. |
| 2014 |
Establishment of Xiangyang Enti En Yulong Transmission System Co., Ltd., a manufacturing and sales company for drive shafts in China. |
| 2015 |
Establishment of NTN Driveshaft Anderson, Inc., a manufacturing base for automotive drive shafts in the United States. |
| 2015 |
Merger of NTN Special Alloys Co., Ltd. (Aichi Prefecture Ama-gun) and Japan Scientific Metallurgy Co., Ltd. (Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture), renamed NTN Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. |
| 2016 |
Establishment of the Green Power Park, a natural energy circulation model, at the Advanced Technology Research Institute in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture. |
| 2017 |
Establishment of Osaka University NTN Next-Generation Collaborative Research Institute. |
| 2017 |
Establishment of a heat treatment plant at NTN Noto Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 2018 |
NTN, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018, is now moving toward the next 100 years. |
| 2018 |
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of founding. |
| 2018 |
Establishment of NTK Precision Axle Corporation's second factory in the United States for turning and heat treatment of drive shaft parts (transferred to NTN Driveshaft Anderson, Inc. in 2020). |
| 2018 |
Integration of domestic aftermarket business and renaming of NTN Bearing Service Co., Ltd. to NTN Sales Japan Co., Ltd. |
| 2018 |
Start of mass production of precision bearings for machine tools as a group at NTN Mettmann (Deutschland) GmbH in Germany, the first overseas operation. |
| 2019 |
Establishment of a joint venture with PT. Inti Ganda Perdana in Indonesia for drive shaft business. |
| 2019 |
Establishment of PT. Astra NTN Driveshaft Indonesia as a manufacturing base for drive shafts. |
| 2019 |
Establishment of the Industry Machinery Business Headquarters Wakayama Factory in Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture. |
| 2019 |
Entered into a joint venture agreement with PT. Inti Ganda Perdana in Indonesia to establish PT. Astra NTN Driveshaft Indonesia as a manufacturing base for drive shafts. |
| 2019 |
Established the Wakayama Manufacturing Plant of the Industrial Machinery Division in Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture. |
| 2020 |
Participation in capital of Haku Maruzen Co., Ltd. in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which forges bearings, oil seals, construction machinery parts, etc. |
| 2020 |
Haku Maruzen Co., Ltd. changes its name to Heiken Dosen Co., Ltd. |
| 2020 |
Setting of the brand statement "Make the world NAMERAKA". |
| 2020 |
Set the brand statement "Make the world NAMERAKA." |
| 2020 |
Hakui Maruzen Co., Ltd. changed its name to Heikenzo Co., Ltd. in 2020. |
| 2021 |
Hakui Maruzen Co., Ltd. becomes a consolidated subsidiary of NTN Corporation. |
| 2021 |
Established NTN Middle East FZE, a sales company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). |
| 2021 |
Expressed support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). |
| 2021 |
Hakui Maruzen Co., Ltd. (Heikenzo Co., Ltd.) became a consolidated subsidiary of NTN Corporation in 2021. |
| 2021 |
Established NTN Middle East FZE, a sales company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). |
| 2021 |
Expressed support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). |
| 2023 |
Changed the company name from NTN-SNR Bearings S.A. to NTN Europe S.A. |
| 2023 |
Relocated headquarters to Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City. |
| 2023 |
Merged with NTN Wälzlager (Europa) G.m.b.H. and SNR WÄLZLAGER GMBH in Germany, changing the company name to NTN Wälzlager (Deutschland) GmbH. |
| 2023 |
Changed the company name from NTN-SNR Bearings S.A. to NTN Europe S.A. |
| 2023 |
Relocated headquarters to Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City. |
| 2023 |
Merged with NTN Wälzlager (Europa) G.m.b.H. and SNR WÄLZLAGER GMBH in Germany, changing the company name to NTN Wälzlager (Deutschland) GmbH. |
