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NB Corporation represents Nippon Bearing Co., Ltd., a Japanese linear motion manufacturer based in Ojiya, Niigata, whose history on its official site traces back to Yamazaki Iron Works established in April 1939, with the company taking the Nippon Bearing name in July 1963 after developing the Slide Bush in 1960.
About NB Corporation (Nippon Bearing)
NB Corporation represents Nippon Bearing Co., Ltd., a Japanese linear motion manufacturer based in Ojiya, Niigata, whose history on its official site traces back to Yamazaki Iron Works established in April 1939, with the company taking the Nippon Bearing name in July 1963 after developing the Slide Bush in 1960. NB specialises in linear motion products using recirculating ball and roller elements: slide bushes, slide guides, ball splines, stroke bushes, cross roller guides, actuators and stud rollers. Its official US site highlights the current general catalogue No.
179E and recent products such as the HV Type cross rollers. The group established NB Corporation of America near Chicago in 1987 as its first overseas office, followed by operations in the Netherlands, China and Malaysia, serving machinery, optical and precision measurement customers globally with domestic Japanese R&D and production. For directory partners, NB is a long-established private specialist in the linear bearings and guides that give robots, machine tools and automation equipment smooth, accurate straight-line motion.
Products & services
- Slide bushes and linear bearings
- Slide guides and ball splines
- Cross roller guides and cross rollers (including HV Type)
- BG actuators and NV stud rollers
- Stroke bushes and other linear motion components
Questions partners ask
NB Corporation represents Nippon Bearing Co., Ltd., a Japanese linear motion manufacturer based in Ojiya, Niigata, whose history on its official site traces back to Yamazaki Iron Works established in April 1939, with the company taking the Nippon Bearing name in July 1963 after developing the Slide Bush in 1960. Its listed range includes Slide bushes and linear bearings, Slide guides and ball splines, Cross roller guides and cross rollers, BG actuators and NV stud rollers.
NB Corporation (Nippon Bearing) is headquartered in Ojiya, Niigata, Japan. Its founding is recorded as: 1939 (April 1939, Yamazaki Iron Works established in Ojiya, per official company history; incorporated as Nippon Bearing in 1963, establishment May 1959 in group outline).
Private — no public funding total verified; privately owned, no listing found.
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Profile facts
| Headquarters | Ojiya, Niigata, Japan (head office; sales headquarters in Tokyo) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Industry | Components — Drivetrain, Motors & Control; linear bearings, linear guides and linear motion products |
| Founded | 1939 (April 1939, Yamazaki Iron Works established in Ojiya, per official company history; incorporated as Nippon Bearing in 1963, establishment May 1959 in group outline) |
| Company size | — (not publicly disclosed; left blank rather than guessed) |
| Markets served | Global; North America, Europe and Asia through NB Corporation of America, NB Europe and NB China, serving general machinery, optical and precision measurement industries |
| Official website | nbcorporation.com |
| Public funding | Private — no public funding total verified; privately owned, no listing found |
| Profile status | Not yet claimed |
| Facts last verified | 9 November 2026 |
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