Koyo Seiko merged with Toyoda Machinery USA Jan. 1, 2006, to become JTEKT

JTEKT

JTEKT Corporation is a Japanese multibillion corporation created on January 2006 upon the merger of two companies: Koyo Seiko Co. and Toyoda Machine Works....

, a leading manufacturer of ball

Ball bearing

A ball bearing is a type of rolling-element bearing that uses balls to maintain the separation between the bearing races.The purpose of a ball bearing is to reduce rotational friction and support radial and axial loads. It achieves this by using at least two races to contain the balls and transmit...

 and roller bearings

Rolling-element bearing

A rolling-element bearing, also known as a rolling bearing, is a bearing which carries a load by placing round elements between the two pieces...

, automotive steering systems, drive line products and machine tools.
Toyota Motor Corp. had been the major investor in each company and is the major stockholder in JTEKT with about 24 percent.
Koyo Seiko has various bearing manufacturing facilities all around the world. There are manufacturing sites in South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

 and Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

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Koyo Seiko is a member of World Bearing Association (WBA)

External links

• Company history on JTEKT website