History of Bearings
The principle of bearings was known to the ancients, and they were used in building the pyramids in Egypt. The illustration is a replica of a relief depicting construction in ancient Mesopotamia, where urban civilization flourished in parallel with that of the Pharaohs' Egypt. Later, that famous genius of the Middle Ages, Leonardo da Vinci, came up with an idea for a structure that is remarkably similar to modern uses of bearings. The machine-based civilization that was born in the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century led to the development of modern bearings.

• NSK
  • Ball Bearings
    • Deep Groove Ball Bearings
    • Angular Contact Ball Bearings
    • Self-Aligning Ball Bearings
    • Thrust Ball Bearings
    • Super Precision Ball Bearings
    • SPACEA™ Ball Bearings
  • Roller Bearings
    • Spherical Roller Bearings
    • Cylindrical Roller Bearings
    • Taper Roller Bearings
    • Super Precision Roller Bearings
    • Thrust Roller Bearings
  • Bearing Units
    • Plummer Blocks
    • Mounted Units
  • Linear Components
    • Linear Guides
    • Ball Screws
    • Monocarrier
    • Direct Drive Motors
    • Support Units for Ball Screws
• NSK·RHP
  • Ball Bearings
    • Single Row Deep Groove Ball Bearing
    • Angular Contact Ball Bearing
    • Self-Aligning Ball Bearing
    • Duplex Ball Bearings
    • Thrust Ball Bearings
  • Roller Bearings
    • Cylindrical Roller Bearings
  • Bearing Units
    • Bearing units and Inserts