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News Release
February 8, 2008
NSK Ltd.
Public Relations Department
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NSK Opens Industrial Machinery Bearing Plant in Fujisawa |
Tokyo, Japan, February 6, 2008 - NSK Ltd. held an opening ceremony to commemorate
the completion of its new industrial rolling bearing plant in Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Prefecture. Bearings produced at the plant will be used in a wide range of
technologies, including steel, machine tools, construction machinery, rail
carriages, aeronautics, robotics, and wind power generation.
Overview of New Plant
| Location |
No.12 Kirihara-machi, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Construction Commenced |
October 2006 |
| Construction Completed |
February 2008 |
| Operation Commenced |
February 2008 |
| Building Area |
15,000m |
| Floor Area |
16,175m |
| Purpose |
Bearing Manufacturing Plant |
| Total Investment |
11.3 billion yen |
The plant will utilize the manufacturing know-how of NSK’s research
and development base, Fujisawa Technology Development Center, and
the No.1 Fujisawa Plant, aiming to become an environmentally responsible urban
facility.
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