“This is a momentous occasion,” said Tetsuya Sogo, CEO – Americas region, senior executive officer, NTN Corp. “With the spirit of our founders, Noboru Niwa and Jiro Nishizono, NTN has risen above various difficulties and developed a world-class business over the past century. Our corporate philosophy of ‘We shall contribute to an international society through creating new technologies and developing new products’ is an embodiment of the spirit of our founders. We at NTN Americas will continue to support this philosophy with our growth-minded leaders and all the inspired employees who focus on the relentless pursuit of excellence.” In 1918, NTN began research and engineering of its first bearing products in Japan as Nishizono Ironworks, named after founder Jiro Nishizono. Five years later in 1923, Nishizono Ironworks teamed up with Tomoe Trading Co. to manufacture and sell bearings. Then, in 1927, Noboru Niwa provided capital to establish NTN Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Since then, NTN ha...