History

1986

First in the world Electric power steering (EPS) systems for battery-powered forklifts

Bearings for excavating equipment used in the Channel Tunnel (4 meter diameter)

1987

Thailand NSK Bearings (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established as a joint venture with Siam Motor Co., Ltd.

South Korea Korea High Precision Co., Ltd. established (started production in 1988, opened Changwon Plant in 1989, and changed name to NSK Korea Co., Ltd. in 1998)
[miniatureball bearings, extra small ball bearings]

1987

3rd generation hub unit bearings

1988

US NSK Americas Technical Center (ATC) established

NSK ATC

1988

First in the world Pinion EPS system (installed in the Mitsubishi Motors MINICA in 1989)

1989

UK HUB production started at the Peterlee Plant

UK NSK European Technical Centre (ETC) established (ETC and the RHP Bearing Research Institute integrated and the NSK-RHP European Research Centre (ERC) established in 1991)

Taiwan Taiwan NSK Precision Co., Ltd. established (sales of precision products and automotive products)

1990

UK UPI Ltd. acquired

1990?

Bearings for hard disk drive (HDD) units (SDU bearings)

1992

China Representative office established in Beijing

1993

Malaysia NSK Micro Precision (M) established(started production in 1995)
[miniature ball bearings]

US Production started at Franklin Plant
[HUB I, II, ball screws]

Franklin Plant

1993

Spherical roller bearings for high-speed elevators

1994

Indonesia P.T. NSK Bearings Manufacturing Indonesia established

1995

Indonesia Production started at the Jakarta Plant
[miniature ball bearings, extra small diameter ball bearings]

Franklin Plant

US JAMCO Corporation established (company name changed to NSK Corporation in 1967)

Singapore NSK International (Singapore) Pte Ltd. established

China Kunshan NSK Hongshan Co., Ltd. Established (production started in 1997, and name changed to Kunshan NSK Co., Ltd. in 2000, then to NSK Kunshan Co., Ltd. in 2014)
[small size ball bearings]

Thailand Siam Nastech Co., Ltd. established (steering parts production) as a joint venture with the Siam Group (production started in 1996, and name changed to Siam NSK Steering Systems Co., Ltd. in 2002)

Japan NSK Kyushu Co., Ltd. established (automotive parts → ball screw production in 2001)
[steering joints]

1996

High-load drive ball screws for injection molding machines (HTF Series)

1997

China NSK China Technology Center established in Kunshan Plant

India Rane Nastech Ltd. (now Rane NSK Steering Systems Ltd.) established (full-scale operation in 1998)
[steering parts]

US NSK Americas, Inc. established as the regional headquarters

1998

Poland FLT Iskra S.A. acquired

Iskra

1999

Japan Advanced Production System (APS) for production innovation begins

1999

Large bearings for wind turbine gearboxes

First in the world Commercialization of toroidal continuously variable transmission (CVT)

Powertoros unit, a practical application of toroidal CVT

1966

Slewing bearings for turning satellite communication dishes

2000

Indonesia P.T. AKS Precision Ball Indonesia established (production starts 2002)

UK Name of NSK-RHP Europe Ltd. changed to NSK Europe Ltd.

2001

Thailand NSK Bearings Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established (production starts 2002
[automotive bearings (hub unit bearings, bearings for automotive engines)]

NSK Bearings Manufacturing (Thailand)Co., Ltd.