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History

March 1946Established Nankai Seiko at No. 231, 4-cho, Sanbo-cho,
Sakai, Osaka as a bearing manufacture
Started manufacturing and sale of SMT brand ball bearings
December 1949Incorporated as Nankai Seiko Co., Ltd. with a capital of Yen 1,000,000, as its business expands
Started exports to Europe
July 1965Started exports to the United States
July 1969Started exports to West Germany (at that time)
February 1975Increased the capital to Yen 18,000,000
January 1976Started manufacturing and sale of double-row angular
contact ball bearings
April 1976Started manufacturing and sale of AISI 440C stainless steel ball bearingsDeveloped a market for stainless steel ball
bearings by establishing a mass production system
and the industry's first rapid delivery system based on make-to-stock production
March 1979Started manufacture and sale of thin-walled ball bearings
October 1982Built plant No. 2 at headquarters' plant site
April 1983Started manufacture and sale of ball bearings for linear motion system
November 1988Built plant No. 3 at headquarters' plant site
May 1990Built Kawachinagano plant in Osaka
December 2001Started manufacture and sale of AISI 316L stainless steel
ball bearings
August 2002Started manufacture and sale of AISI 304 stainless steel ball bearings
May 2003Started manufacture and sale of titanium ball bearings
December 2004Obtained ISO 14001 certification
September 2005Started manufacture and sale of AISI 630 stainless steel ball bearings
March 2007Started manufacture and sale of SSXC Series Stainless Ball Bearings with Setscrew
November 2007Built new plant at Izumi Techno Stage in Izumi,Osaka
March 2008Started manufacture and sale of SH Series Stainless Ball Bearings with Aligning Ring
August 2008Moved head office to Izumi plant
December 2009Started manufacture and sale of ball bearings for speed reducers used in robot
September 2010Started manufacture and sale of ceramic bearings
June 2011Started manufacture and sale of grease-free bearings
January 2015Started manufacture and sale of flanged bearing units
March 2016Commemorated the 70th anniversary
December 2018Started manufacture and sale of Heat-resistant Stainless Bearings / Heat-resistant Hybrid Bearings
January 2019Started manufacture and sale of SS5200 series
February 2019Started manufacture and sale of 5800 series
July 2022Started manufacture and sale of Special Low Torque Lubricant Bearings
October 2022Started manufacture and sale of Solid Grease Bearings