- CEO
- Akitoshi Ichii
- Full Time Employees
- 26,278
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Auto - Parts
- Address
- Nissei Building Tokyo TY Japan 141-8560
- IPO Date
- Oct 4, 2007
- Business
- NSK Ltd. manufactures and sells bearings, precision machinery, and automotive components. The company produces ball bearings, roller bearings, hub unit bearings, needle bearings, tapered roller bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, ball screws, linear guides, automatic transmission parts, steering systems, and mechatronic products including megatorque motors and XY tables; it also offers precision instruments, equipment, and systems for monitoring industrial conditions, with a focus on electrification products such as seamless 2-speed e-axles, high-efficiency rear wheel steering actuators, ball screw actuators for electric-hydraulic brakes, and steer-by-wire actuators. NSK operates in the industrial machinery and automotive sectors, serving OEMs, automobile parts manufacturers, and general industrial applications through a global network spanning about 30 countries.
Founded in 1916 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, NSK maintains production, research, development, and sales operations worldwide, including major facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.
In recent developments, NSK completed the acquisition of the remaining 50.01% stake in NSK Steering & Control Co., Ltd. in 2025, making NS&C and NSK Steering Systems consolidated subsidiaries to expand its steering business segment; it also entered a strategic partnership and investment in AI robotics firm RT Corporation in October 2025, acquiring over one-third of RT's voting rights to jointly develop humanoid and quadruped robots, enhance AI and hardware R&D, and accelerate entry into the robotics market addressing labor shortages.