 In 2008, the company expanded its production capacity by over 15% in order to supplement the automotive industry.Established in 1961 as Kongo Bearing Company, NTN Kongo Corporation manufactures and develops not only radial ball bearings, pillow block bearings, bearing units and clutch release bearings, but also develops and produces bearing production equipment used by NTN Corporation.NTN Kugellagerfabrik (Deutschland) GmbH in Mettmann, Germany manufactures gears, ball and roller bearings, mechanical power transmission equipment such as cranks, transmission shafts, camshafts, bearing housings and plain shaft bearings.