written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message nsk ltd. motion & control nsk headquarters in the nissei building in tokyo type public kk traded as tyo 6471 nikkei 225 component isin jp3720800006 industry machinery founded tokyo november 8 1916 ; 99 years ago 1916 11 08 founder takehiko yamaguchi takahashi korekiyo headquarters saki shinagawa ku tokyo 141 8560 japan key people norio otsuka chairman toshihiro uchiyama president and ceo products rolling bearings automotive bearings linear components automotive steering systems revenue jp 974.9 billion fy 2014 us 8.12 billion fy 2014 operating income jp 97.3 billion fy2014 net income jp 61.9 billion fy 2014 us 515.8 million fy 2014 total assets 1.1 trillion fy2014 total equity 456 billion fy2014 number of employees 31 088 as of march 31 2015 website nsk.com footnotes references 1 2 3 4 nsk ltd. nippon seik kabushiki gaisha japanese precision company is one of the most prominent manufacturers of bearings globally and the largest in japan . nsk produces a wide range of industrial bearings linear motion products automotive bearings & modules as well as automotive steering systems . nsk s products and solutions are sold globally through nsk s own sales network . the company is listed on the tokyo stock exchange is a component of the nikkei 225 stock index 5 and has over 130 overseas operations in 26 countries . 6 contents 1 company background & milestones 2 present day business 2.1 nsk europe ltd. 3 business units & products 3.1 industrial bearings & linear components 3.2 automotive bearings & modules 3.3 steering systems 4 gallery 5 references 6 external links company background & milestones edit 1916 nsk ltd. is established in tokyo japan 1960 s opening of first nsk sales offices in ann arbor michigan usa and d sseldorf germany 1970 s opening of production plants in s o paulo brazil north america uk and asia 1990 s purchase of the upi group including rhp uk and neuweg germany further opening of sales offices & production plants in uk germany & switzerland 2000 s finalisation of fujisawa research & development centre in japan opening of the technology centre in germany 2010 s further expansion of the technology centre in germany opening of the steering test centre in germany and further expansion of european plants present day business edit more than 31 000 employees form a worldwide technology network consisting of over 60 production plants . approximately three million new bearings are manufactured per day from miniature bearings with a one millimetre bore to bearings with a diameter of five meters . the company invested more than 89 million in research and development as per march 2015 . the group has its own research and development centres on every continent . industries automotive oems and first tier suppliers as well as manufacturers of electric motors ; domestic appliances ; wind turbines ; gear boxes ; pumps and compressors ; machine tools ; injection moulding machines ; and suppliers to steel cellulose and paper industries ; printing industry ; food and drink industry ; mining and extraction technology ; semiconductors and medicine ; handling and automation ; energy supply industry . nsk europe ltd. edit nsk europe ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary company of nsk ltd. and is registered in england & wales . it has over 3 500 employees in europe and has a turnover of more than 1 000 million euro . 1963 establishment of the first european nsk sales office in d sseldorf germany 1970s opening of the nsk office in guyancourt france and of the production plant in peterlee uk 1990s acquisition of upi group including production plants in england germany and switzerland opening of first european technology centre etc in newark uk foundation of nsk rhp europe and the establishment of nsk rhp sales companies 2000s renaming of nsk rhp to nsk establishment of a plant for electric power steering system in poland acquisition of a major bearing manufacturer in poland 2010s further expansion of the technology centre & opening of the steering test centre in germany . further expansion of european plants . business units & products edit industrial bearings & linear components edit ball bearings cylindrical roller bearings tapered roller bearings spherical roller bearings thrust bearings super precision bearings ball screws linear guides and other linear products including a wide range of mechatronic and precision products . automotive bearings & modules edit wheel hub bearings taper and needle bearings for transmission integral shaft bearings for water pump magnetic clutch bearings for a c compressor steering systems edit manual electrical adjust steering columns with integrated energy absorption systems manual electric rake and reach adjustment ; electrically power assisted steering systems epas with integrated energy absorption systems ; steering columns and steering gears with electrical power assist ; mechanical steering gears with tie rods ; intermediate shafts slidable collapsible with energy absorb capability universal constant velocity joints noise isolating steering joints gallery edit the first nsk plant in japan in 1916 nsk offices in ratingen germany nsk plant in poland references edit corporate profile . nsk . retrieved september 10 2015 . martin c timbrell ; diana l tweedie 1998 . directory of multinationals k z. waterlow . isbn 978 0 333 67464 2 . company snapshot . bloomberg l.p. retrieved september 10 2015 . financials . bloomberg l.p. retrieved september 10 2015 . components nikkei stock average . nikkei inc. retrieved september 10 2015 . company profile . hoover s. retrieved september 10 2015 . external links edit japan portal engineering portal companies portal nsk group global web site english nsk european 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