Nippon Thompson. 

Operating globally under its IKO brand, Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd. is a Japanese enterprise specializing in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of various industrial components. Its extensive product catalog includes a diverse range of needle roller bearings, such as radial, combined, and thrust types, along with cam followers, roller followers, crossed roller bearings, and spherical bushings. These critical components find application across numerous industries, including automobiles, motorcycles, printing machines, industrial robots, and construction machinery. The company also provides a comprehensive line of linear motion rolling guides, featuring products like linear ways/linear roller ways, crossed roller ways, linear slide units, linear ball splines, linear bushings, stroke rotary bushings, and various roller way and flat roller cage assemblies. Additionally, Nippon Thompson manufactures precision positioning tables, which utilize ball screw drives, linear motor drives, and timing belt drive mechanisms, supplied with complementary controllers. These high-precision systems are vital for equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, flat panel displays, and other sensitive machinery. Founded in Tokyo, Japan, in 1950, the company was initially known as Daiichi-Kogyo Co., Ltd. and officially adopted its present name, Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd., in 1963.