| 1895 |
Japan: Yamaguchi Takehiko tours nail-making factories in the US; first president of NSK Ltd. |
| 1895 |
Yamaguchi Takehiko tours nail-making factories in the US; Yamaguchi Takehiko, first president of NSK Ltd. |
| 1914 |
Japan: Nippon Seiko Limited Partnership Company established |
| 1914 |
Nippon Seiko Limited Partnership Company established in Japan. |
| 1916 |
Japan: NSK Ltd. founded in Yurakucho, Tokyo; First bearings produced |
| 1916 |
First in Japan: Bearing mass production achieved |
| 1916 |
NSK Ltd. founded in Yurakucho, Tokyo; First bearings produced in Japan; Bearing mass production achieved. |
| 1917 |
First in Japan: Rolling bearings for trucks; Japan’s oldest surviving bearings catalog published (4th edition from 1918); NSK catalog issued |
| 1917 |
NSK catalog issued in Japan. |
| 1918 |
First in Japan: Large-size double-row thrust ball bearings for cranes (OD 510 mm) |
| 1918 |
Large-size double-row thrust ball bearings for cranes (OD 510 mm) produced in Japan. |
| 1925 |
First in Japan: Deep groove ball bearings for marine gyrocompass rotors |
| 1925 |
Deep groove ball bearings for marine gyrocompass rotors produced in Japan. |
| 1926 |
First in Japan: Cylindrical roller bearings for aeroengines; Bearing steel balls produced |
| 1926 |
Cylindrical roller bearings for aeroengines produced in Japan. |
| 1930 |
日本精工合資会社 創業 |
| 1930 |
Exhibited at the Sea and Sky Exhibition in Tokyo; Expanded heat treatment equipment, steel ball factory and grinding machines at the Osaki Plant |
| 1930 |
Exhibited at the Sea and Sky Exhibition in Tokyo; Expanded heat treatment equipment, steel ball factory, and grinding machines at Osaki Plant. |
| 1931 |
First in Japan: Double-row cylindrical roller bearings for rolling mills; Bearings for domestically produced aeroengines |
| 1931 |
Double-row cylindrical roller bearings for rolling mills (roll neck bearings for Nippon Kokan) produced in Japan. |
| 1932 |
First in Japan: Bearings for gas-powered railcars for Japanese National Railways |
| 1932 |
Bearings for gas-powered railcars for Japanese National Railways produced in Japan. |
| 1934 |
Japan: Tamagawa Plant established in Ota, Tokyo (closed in 1999); steel ball factory → 1935 ball bearing factory |
| 1934 |
Tamagawa Plant established in Ota, Tokyo (closed in 1999); Steel ball factory established (later became ball bearing factory). |
| 1937 |
Japan: Fujisawa Plant established in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture; steel ball factory → 1939 ball bearing factory |
| 1937 |
Fujisawa Plant established in Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1945 |
軸受の国産化に成功。日本精工株式会社創立（東京・有楽町） |
| 1945 |
Supporting postwar reconstruction and rapid economic growth in Japan; Establishing world-leading quality, enhancing production capacity, and taking on diversification |
| 1945 |
First in Japan: Main shaft bearings for licensed production of aero jet-engines |
| 1945 |
Beginning of post-war era; NSK produced main shaft bearings for licensed production of aero jet-engines in Japan. |
| 1947 |
Japan: Bearing exports to Asian countries |
| 1947 |
Bearing exports to Asian countries begin. |
| 1948 |
First in Japan: Spindle inserts for spinning machines |
| 1948 |
Spindle inserts for spinning machines produced in Japan. |
| 1949 |
First in Japan: Miniature ball bearings for use in cameras |
| 1949 |
Miniature ball bearings for cameras produced in Japan. |
| 1953 |
Japan: Nishi Nippon Seiko (now Otsu Plant) established; low-variety, high-volume production plant focused on single-row deep-groove ball bearings |
| 1953 |
Nishi Nippon Seiko (now Otsu Plant) established in Japan. |
| 1958 |
US: Long-term export, sales and technical cooperation agreement concluded with Hoover International Inc. |
| 1958 |
First in Japan: Mass production of ball screws and ball screw type manual steering systems (installed in the 1959 Isuzu ELF) |
| 1958 |
Long-term export, sales, and technical cooperation agreement concluded with Hoover International Inc. in the US. |
| 1959 |
Japan: Nishi Nippon Seiko Ishibe Plant (now Ishibe Plant) established; tapered roller bearings |
| 1959 |
Nishi Nippon Seiko Ishibe Plant established in Japan; Tapered roller bearings produced. |
| 1961 |
Japan: Technology Center established in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, as a global center for bearing R&D; First in Japan: Stainless steel miniature ball bearings for dental air turbines |
| 1961 |
Technology Center established in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; First in Japan stainless steel miniature ball bearings for dental air turbines. |
| 1962 |
Japan: Company Creed “NSK Spirit” and “4S Principle” guidelines for employees established |
| 1962 |
Company Creed “NSK Spirit” and “4S Principle” guidelines established; JAMCO Corporation established in the US. |
| 1963 |
Japan: NSK Torrington Co., Ltd. (now Takasaki/Haruna plants) established in Gunma Prefecture; needle roller bearings |
| 1963 |
NSK Torrington Co., Ltd. established in Gunma Prefecture, Japan; Deutsche Nippon Seiko GmbH established in Germany. |
| 1964 |
Japan: NSK-Warner K.K. established; Journal bearings for the world’s fastest train (Tokaido Shinkansen, 210 km/h); Bearings for the world’s largest parabolic antenna at Mt. Fuji weather station |
| 1964 |
NSK-Warner K.K. established in Japan; Bearings for the Tokaido Shinkansen (210 km/h) and large parabolic antenna at Mt. Fuji weather station produced. |
| 1965 |
Japan: Fujisawa Plant automation (tapered roller bearings) |
| 1965 |
Fujisawa Plant automation for tapered roller bearings. |
| 1966 |
Japan: Contributed to industrialization by exporting technology and plants to developing countries; Slewing bearings for satellite communication dishes |
| 1966 |
Export of technology and plants to developing countries; Slewing bearings for satellite dishes produced. |
| 1967 |
現地販売法人ジャムコ・コーポレーション社設立（1967 NSKコーポレーション社に社名変更） |
| 1968 |
Japan: Two-point seat belts for passenger cars (business transferred in 2003); Bearings for high-speed elevators in skyscrapers |
| 1968 |
Two-point seat belts for passenger cars; Bearings for high-speed elevators in skyscrapers. |
| 1970 |
Poland: Ball bearing plant exported to FLT Iskra S.A.; Australia: NSK Manufacturing (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. and Geelong Plant established (closed in 1977); Brazil: NSK do Brazil Industria e Comercio de Rolamentos Ltda. established (production at Suzano Plant in 1972) |
| 1970 |
Ball bearing plant exported to Poland; NSK Manufacturing (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. and Geelong Plant established in Australia; NSK do Brazil Industria e Comercio de Rolamentos Ltda. established in Brazil. |
| 1971 |
France: NSK France S.A. established as a sales office in Paris |
| 1971 |
NSK France S.A. established in Paris, France. |
| 1973 |
US: Hoover-NSK Bearing Company established as a joint venture with Hoover Ball and Bearing Company (becoming NSK Corporation’s Ann Arbor Plant in 1985 and closing in 2007) |
| 1973 |
Hoover-NSK Bearing Company established in the US; NSK Bearings Europe Ltd. established in the UK. |
| 1974 |
UK: NSK Bearings Europe Ltd. established; Decision to construct the Peterlee Plant made (production starts 1976) |
| 1974 |
Start of plant exports to China; Peterlee Plant construction decision in the UK. |
| 1975 |
US: Clarinda Plant established by Hoover-NSK Bearing Co. (production starts); Start of plant exports to China; Singapore: NSK Singapore (Private) Ltd. established as sales base; Japan: Saitama Plant established; Soja Plant established; First in the world: High-precision ball bearings for home VCRs |
| 1975 |
Clarinda Plant established in the US; Start of plant exports to China; NSK Singapore established; Saitama Plant and Soja Plant established in Japan; First in the world high-precision ball bearings for home VCRs. |
| 1976 |
Italy: NSK Italia S.P.A. established as a sales office in Milan |
| 1976 |
Production starts at Peterlee Plant in the UK. |
| 1977 |
ジーロング工場設立（1977 閉鎖） |
| 1977 |
First in the world: Sealed multi-row tapered roller bearings for roll necks of rolling mills |
| 1977 |
First in the world sealed multi-row tapered roller bearings for rolling mills. |
| 1978 |
First in the world: 1st generation hub unit bearings for automobiles (HUB I) |
| 1978 |
First in the world 1st generation hub unit bearings for automobiles. |
| 1979 |
First in the world: High precision XY table for semiconductor manufacturing equipment |
| 1979 |
First in the world high-precision XY table for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. |
| 1980 |
2nd generation hub unit bearings |
| 1980 |
2nd generation hub unit bearings introduced. |
| 1984 |
Japan: Fukushima Plant established (highly automated plant); First in the world: Laser printer bearings; Megatorque Motor™ for factory automation |
| 1984 |
Fukushima Plant established; First in the world laser printer bearings; Megatorque Motor™ for factory automation. |
| 1985 |
フーバー社と合弁でフーバーNSKベアリング社設立（1985 NSKコーポレーション社アナーバー工場、2007 閉鎖） |
| 1985 |
Japan: World’s first private-sector tribology research center established; South Korea: Representative office in Seoul; Jet engine (V2500) bearings for civil aircraft |
| 1985 |
World’s first private-sector tribology research center established; NSK Corporation’s Japan operation renamed NSK Ltd. |
| 1986 |
First in the world: Electric power steering (EPS) systems for battery-powered forklifts; Bearings for excavating equipment used in the Channel Tunnel; Chernobyl disaster |
| 1986 |
First in the world electric power steering (EPS) systems for battery-powered forklifts; Bearings for Channel Tunnel excavating equipment. |
| 1987 |
Thailand: NSK Bearings (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established; Korea: Korea High Precision Co., Ltd. established; NSK Americas Technical Center (ATC) established; 3rd generation hub unit bearings |
| 1987 |
NSK Bearings (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established; Korea High Precision Co., Ltd. established; 3rd generation hub unit bearings introduced. |
| 1988 |
US: NSK Americas Technical Center (ATC) established; First in the world: Pinion EPS system (installed in Mitsubishi MINICA); UK: HUB production at Peterlee Plant; NSK European Technical Centre (ETC) established; Taiwan: Taiwan NSK Precision Co., Ltd. established |
| 1988 |
NSK Americas Technical Center established; First in the world pinion EPS system installed in Mitsubishi MINICA; NSK European Technical Centre established. |
| 1989 |
UK: HUB production at Peterlee Plant; NSK European Technical Centre (ETC) established; Taiwan: Taiwan NSK Precision Co., Ltd. established |
| 1989 |
HUB production at Peterlee Plant; Taiwan NSK Precision Co., Ltd. established. |
| 1990 |
UK: UPI Ltd. acquired; Bearings for HDD units (SDU bearings) |
| 1990 |
UPI Ltd. acquired; Bearings for HDD units (SDU bearings) produced. |
| 1991 |
ヨーロッパテクニカルセンター（ETC）設立（1991 ETCとRHP軸受研究所を統合し、NSK-RHPヨーロピアン・リサーチセンター社<ERC>）設立 |
| 1992 |
China: Representative office established in Beijing |
| 1992 |
Representative office established in Beijing, China. |
| 1993 |
Malaysia: NSK Micro Precision established; US: Production at Franklin Plant; Spherical roller bearings for high-speed elevators |
| 1993 |
NSK Micro Precision established in Malaysia; Production starts in 1995; Spherical roller bearings for high-speed elevators produced. |
| 1994 |
Indonesia: P.T. NSK Bearings Manufacturing Indonesia established |
| 1994 |
PT NSK Bearings Manufacturing Indonesia established. |
| 1995 |
Indonesia: Production at Jakarta Plant; Singapore: NSK International (Singapore) Pte Ltd. established; Kunshan NSK Hongshan Co., Ltd. established in China |
| 1995 |
Production starts at Jakarta Plant; NSK International (Singapore) established. |
| 1996 |
US: NSK Corporation’s Liberty Plant completed; High-load drive ball screws for injection molding machines (HTF Series) |
| 1996 |
NSK Corporation’s Liberty Plant completed; High-load drive ball screws for injection molding machines (HTF Series). |
| 1997 |
昆山NSK虹山社設立（1997 生産開始、2000 昆山NSK社、2014 NSK昆山社に社名変更）【小形玉軸受】 |
| 1997 |
China: NSK China Technology Center established in Kunshan Plant; India: Rane Nastech Ltd. established; US: NSK Americas, Inc. established |
| 1997 |
NSK China Technology Center established; Rane Nastech Ltd. established in India; NSK Americas, Inc. established as regional headquarters. |
| 1998 |
ラネー・ナステック社（現・ラネーNSKステアリングシステムズ社）設立（1998 本稼働） |
| 1998 |
Poland: FLT Iskra S.A. acquired |
| 1998 |
FLI Iskra S.A. acquired in Poland; NSK Bearings Mexico S.A. de C.V. established in Mexico. |
| 1999 |
Japan: Advanced Production System (APS) begins; First in the world: Large bearings for wind turbine gearboxes; Commercialization of toroidal CVT (Powertoros unit) |
| 1999 |
Advanced Production System (APS) for production innovation begins; First in the world large bearings for wind turbine gearboxes; Commercialization of toroidal CVT Powertoros unit. |
| 2000 |
Indonesia: P.T. AKS Precision Ball Indonesia established; UK: Name change to NSK Europe Ltd. |
| 2000 |
PT AKS Precision Ball Indonesia established; Name change of NSK-RHP Europe Ltd. to NSK Europe Ltd. |
| 2001 |
Thailand: NSK Bearings Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established; First in the world: High-speed, large-capacity ball screw for building vibration control dampers; Transmission-equipped wheel hub motor |
| 2001 |
NSK Bearings Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established; Production starts in 2002. |
| 2002 |
NSKベアリング・インドネシア社設立 |
| 2002 |
NSK-AKSプレシジョンボール・インドネシア社設立（2002 生産開始） |
| 2002 |
NSKベアリング・マニュファクチュアリング（タイ）社設立（2002生産開始） |
| 2002 |
Japan: Fujisawa Technology Center completed; China: NSK Steering Systems Dongguan Co., Ltd. established; Timken-NSK Bearings (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. established; Zhangjiagang NSK Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. established |
| 2002 |
Fujisawa Technology Center completed; NSK Steering Systems Dongguan Co., Ltd. established in China; Timken-NSK Bearings (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. established; Zhangjiagang NSK Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. established. |
| 2003 |
China: NSK (China) Investment Co., Ltd. established; China Technology Center (CTC) established |
| 2003 |
NSK (China) Investment Co., Ltd. established; China Technology Center (CTC) established. |
| 2004 |
ティムケン-NSK軸承社（現・NSK蘇州社）設立（2004 生産開始） |
| 2004 |
NSK張家港社設立（自動車軸受）（2004 生産開始） |
| 2004 |
China: Changshu NSK Needle Bearing Co., Ltd. established |
| 2004 |
Changshu NSK Needle Bearing Co., Ltd. established; production starts in 2005. |
| 2005 |
中国技術センター設立（昆山工場内） |
| 2005 |
China: NSK-Warner (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established |
| 2005 |
NSK-Warner (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established; NSK Manufacturing Education and Training Center established in Shiga Prefecture. |
| 2006 |
NSKワーナー上海社設立（2006 生産開始） |
| 2006 |
India: NSK Bearing India Co., Ltd. established; Poland: NSK Bearings Polska S.A. established; Ultra-small pivot units for HDDs (world’s shortest) in Japan; Axle sensor bearings in passenger railroad cars |
| 2006 |
India NSK Bearing India Co., Ltd. established; NSK Iskra renamed NSK Bearings Polska S.A.; Ultra-small pivot units for HDDs produced; Axle sensor bearings for passenger trains. |
| 2007 |
Japan: NSK Institute of Technology (NIT) established; Human assistant robots utilizing sensing technology (first in the world); T-IDG toroidal CVT units for aircraft |
| 2007 |
NSK Institute of Technology (NIT) established; Human assistant robots utilizing sensing technology developed; T-IDG toroidal CVT units for aircraft. |
| 2008 |
中国技術センター（CTC）設立（2008 NSK中国R&D社と法人化） |
| 2008 |
China: NSK-Yagi Precision Forging Co., Ltd. established; NSK-Wanda Electric Power Assisted Steering Systems Co., Ltd. established; China: Hefei NSK Co., Ltd. established |
| 2008 |
NSK-Yagi Precision Forging (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. established; NSK-Wanda Electric Power Assisted Steering Systems Co., Ltd. established. |
| 2009 |
China: Shenyang NSK Precision Co., Ltd. established; High-performance flywheel bearings for satellites |
| 2009 |
Shenyang NSK Precision Co., Ltd. established; High-performance flywheel bearings for satellites developed. |
| 2010 |
NSK万達ステアリングシステムズ杭州社（現・NSKステアリングシステムズ杭州社）設立（2010生産開始） |
| 2010 |
NSKプレシジョン瀋陽社設立（2010 生産開始） |
| 2010 |
China: Shenyang NSK Co., Ltd. established; Hub unit bearings for emerging economies (first in the world); Low-friction ball screws for regenerative braking systems (first in the world); Food-grade lubricant grease |
| 2010 |
Shenyang NSK Co., Ltd. established; Hub unit bearings for emerging economies produced; Low-friction ball screws for regenerative braking systems developed. |
| 2011 |
Europe: NSK Steering Systems Europe (Polska) Sp. z o.o. expands EPS facilities; China: Hefei NSK Co., Ltd. established; First in the world: High-speed, large-capacity ball screw for building vibration control dampers; Transmission-equipped wheel hub motor |
| 2011 |
Hefei NSK Co., Ltd. established; First in the world high-speed, large-capacity ball screw for building vibration control dampers; Transmission-equipped wheel hub motor developed. |
| 2012 |
NSK瀋陽社設立（2012 生産開始） |
| 2012 |
NSK合肥社設立（2012 生産開始） |
| 2013 |
Mexico: NSK Bearings Manufacturing Mexico S.A. de C.V. established |
| 2013 |
NSK Bearings Manufacturing Mexico S.A. de C.V. established. |
| 2014 |
NSKベアリング・マニュファクチュアリング・メキシコ社設立（2014 生産開始） |
| 2015 |
Japan: NSK Vision 2026 established; High-speed, high-power spindle for built-in motor (world’s fastest: 25,000 min-1) |
| 2015 |
NSK Vision 2026 established; World’s fastest high-speed, high-power spindle developed. |
| 2016 |
Mexico: NSK-Warner Mexico S.A. de C.V. established |
| 2016 |
NSK-Warner Mexico S.A. de C.V. established. |
| 2016-11-08 |
日本精工株式会社は、2016年11月8日に迎えた創立100年を記念して社史『日本精工100年史』を刊行しました。 |
| 2017 |
NSKワーナー・メキシコ社設立（2017 生産開始） |
| 2017 |
Creating New Motion for the Next 100 Years; First in the world: Wireless charging in-wheel motor |
| 2017 |
Creating New Motion for the Next 100 Years; First in the world wireless charging in-wheel motor. |
| 2018 |
India: New plant established; Japan: Haruna Plant expanded |
| 2018 |
New plant established in India; Haruna Plant expanded in Japan. |
| 2019 |
Japan: NSK Global Training Center established; Next-generation steering system control software; Direct drive wheel unit for autonomous robots/cobots |
| 2019 |
NSK Global Training Center established; Next-generation steering system control software developed. |
| 2020 |
Recognition of ball screw endurance test equipment; Non-contact torque sensor for drive shafts in motor vehicles |
| 2020 |
Recognition of ball screw endurance test equipment; Non-contact torque sensor for drive shafts developed. |
| 2021 |
令和3年度「重要科学技術史資料(未来技術遺産)」登録 |
| 2021 |
Acquisition of Brüel & Kjær Vibro condition monitoring business; Ultra high speed ball bearing for EV motors; First in the world: bioplastic cage for rolling bearings; Sealed clean ball bearing for transmissions |
| 2021 |
Acquisition of Brüel & Kjær Vibro condition monitoring business; Ultra high-speed ball bearing for EV motors; First in the world bioplastic cage for bearings; Sealed clean ball bearing for transmissions. |
| 2022 |
Acquisition of bearing reconditioning business |
| 2022 |
Acquisition of bearing reconditioning business. |
| 2023 |
Highly accurate bearing life prediction method applying ultrasonic testing developed. |
| 2024 |
Practical application of ultrasonic testing method; NSK expands condition monitoring solutions. |
| 2025 |
Development of reconditionable large-size tapered roller bearings with high load capacity; NSK publishes industry’s first bearing CFP assessment report. |
