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NSK to Exhibit at JIMTOF 2014 The 27th Japan International Machine Tool Fair

Your Real Partner.™, NSK's Technology - Taking Your Business to the Next Stage

NSK to Exhibit at JIMTOF 2014 The 27th Japan International Machine Tool Fair
Your Real Partner™ NSK's Technology - Taking Your Business to the Next Stage

Tokyo, Japan, October 8, 2014 - NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Norio Otsuka) today announced that it will exhibit at the 27th Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF 2014), to be held from Thursday, October 30 to Tuesday, November 4 at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo).

NSK is the leading developer and manufacturer of bearings, ball screws, linear guides, mechatronics products, and spindles used in the core components that comprise machine tools. The company will continue to provide an extensive range of sales and technical services to meet all present and future customer needs based on its comprehensive technological resources.

In this exhibition, NSK will display a lineup of products to meet diverse needs, including products that accommodate higher performance in machine tools as well as standard inventory products featuring increased reliability, for which demand is growing in emerging and other markets.

Exhibit theme: Your Real Partner., NSK's Technology - Taking Your Business to the Next Stage

NSK's theme for the exhibit is Your Real Partner, a corporate slogan that has met with a favorable reception since it was announced in 2010. This year a sub-theme has been introduced: NSK's Technology - Taking Your Business to the Next Stage. This sub-theme is meant to convey NSK's strong commitment to contributing to customers' and industrial development by always pursuing technology that is one step ahead. NSK has always and will continue to provide the best solutions to its customers.

Exhibit theme: Your Real Partner., NSK's Technology - Taking Your Business to the Next Stage

Main Exhibits

NSK contributes to the increasingly sophisticated and diverse machine tools industry with various technologies that increase speed, accuracy, and lifespan while reducing noise and environmental impact.

  • Increased production efficiency
  • Improved finished surface integrity
  • Machining of difficult-to-machine materials
  • Creation of clean and worker-friendly production environment
  • 1. High-performance precision bearings, ball screws, and NSK Linear Guides™ for various machine tools
    Representative products
    • Robustshot, a high-speed angular-contact ball bearing for the machine tool spindles, will help make the spindles more compact while increasing reliability through outer ring lubrication
    • NSK high-speed, integrated built-in-motor spindle series using grease-replenishing system that has achieved the world's fastest speed* of 25,000 min-1 with grease lubrication

      * NT40 taper size class (based on NSK investigation)

      >> NSK Adds High-Speed, High-Power Grease-Replenishing Spindle to Built-in Motor Spindle Series

    • High-speed, low-noise ball screw II that is quieter than before under high-speed rotation
  • 2. Products with greater ease of handling
    Representative products
    • Sophisticated standard products such as the NH Series and NS Series NSK Linear Guides as well as the sophisticated NSKHPS™ standard bearings that provide increased availability and contribute to customers' stable operations

      >> NSKHPS

      >> NH Series and NS Series NSK Linear Guides

    • Durability-focused precision bearings that can be used in harsh environments and that are easy to handle even by unskilled workers
    • Products that require less maintenance

Overview of Exhibition

Name of Exhibition JIMTOF 2014 - The 27th Japan International Machine Tool Fair
Overall Theme “Mono-Zukuri DNA” connects to the Future and the World
Organizers Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association / Tokyo Big Sight Inc.
Dates Thursday, October 30 to Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue Tokyo Big Sight
(Tokyo International Exhibition Center Ariake, Koto Ward, Tokyo)
NSK Booth No. W2025 booth (West Hall 2)
Official website http://www.jimtof.org/eng/   new window

About NSK

As Japan's first bearings manufacturer, NSK has a history spanning nearly a century. As one of the world's leading bearings manufacturers, NSK contributes to industrial development globally by quickly and accurately meeting the diverse needs of customers around the world.

Based on the theme of “Motion & Control” as the cornerstone of its business operations, the company develops and provides steering and other automotive parts as well as precision and parts products in addition to bearings. From development and design to production, marketing, and after-sales services, NSK's network of 213 sites in 31 countries provides customers with total solutions through its world-leading technology.