NSK Achieves Supplier Gold Status with United Technologies Corporation

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- NSK Corporation in Ann Arbor, Michigan is proud to announce NSK Americas Technical Center and Indianapolis Distribution Center was recently awarded United Technologies Corporation's (UTC) Supplier Gold status. This award is in recognition of NSK's outstanding performance in superior quality, delivery, customer support, value, flexibility and lean practices.

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The UTC Supplier Gold award recognizes companies that deliver overall superior world class performance. The criteria used to evaluate suppliers for this award focuses on: best in class quality, 100% on-time product delivery, value, technical and business support services and superior lean & 6S practices throughout the organization.

"NSK is honored to be recognized by United Technologies 'Supplier Gold' status. Sullair management's endorsement of NSK reflects the work performed with Sullair as a Supplier Gold candidate. NSK's engagement with our customer through value stream mapping and other iterative activities highlighted NSK's lean principles throughout our business," noted Brian Lindsay, President and Chief Operating Officer of NSK Americas.

About NSK

Established in 1916 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, NSK is a world class manufacturer of motion and control products, leading the industry with superior quality, engineering research and technical innovation. NSK produces and distributes a wide range of rolling element bearings, linear motion and automotive component products for a variety of applications.

Operating in the Americas, NSK Corporation is a member of the NSK Ltd. group and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. NSK Corporation has a network of sales and engineering teams working in partnership with customers to deliver high performance products, application-specific solutions, superior technical support and exceptional service to the Americas market. The company's strategically located manufacturing and distribution centers supply both original equipment manufacturers and the industrial aftermarket through a broad distribution network. For more information, visit www.nskamericas.com.

SOURCE NSK Corporation