Global Network
NSK Ltd. is proud of its position as a leading bearing manufacturer and operates 22 manufacturing locations in Japan for industrial machinery bearings, automotive products, precision machine parts and mechatronics products.
NSK began its global expansion in the early 1960s with the establishment of the sales office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Today, its sales offices span 26 countries worldwide with bases in North and Latin America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Since its first overseas production base on the outskirts of San Paolo in Brazil in 1972, many more have been started in America, England, and Asia. In 1990, NSK acquired UPI, which owned RHP, the biggest bearing brand in England. Production and sales locations, which cover the EU market, have enabled NSK to have a stronger market presence in this region. Excluding manufacturing locations in Japan, NSK currently has 40 global manufacturing bases.
(Last updated: July 13th, 2010)
| Plants | Sales offices |
R&D centers |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 22 | 36 | 5 |
| United States | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Canada | 3 | ||
| Mexico | 1 | ||
| Brazil | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | ||
| Argentina | 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| France | 1 | ||
| Italy | 1 | 2 | |
| Spain | 1 | ||
| Poland | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 | ||
| South Africa | 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 11 | 14 | 3 |
| Plants | Sales offices |
R&D centers |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2 | ||
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | |
| Thailand | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 4 | |
| China | 10 | 16 | 1 |
| Taiwan | 6 | ||
| Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 1 | ||
| India | 3 | 5 | |
| Australia | 4 | ||
| New Zealand | 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 22 | 46 | 3 |
| Total | 63 | 113 | 13 |