NTN bearings, sold & sourced by Dalton Bearing Service
Dalton Bearing Service supplies NTN bearings from our counter at 601 S Glenwood Ave in Dalton, Georgia, and we ship them wherever your plant is. Send us a part number, a photo of the nameplate, or a description, and a real person will track it down and get you a price.
NTN Bearing makes one of the broadest industrial lines out there: radial ball bearings, angular contact bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, tapered roller bearings, spherical roller bearings, needle roller bearings, and mounted bearings and pillow blocks. Much of what NTN sells in North America is built in its U.S. and Canadian plants. NTN's North American tapered roller lines also include Bower, a brand it took over from Federal-Mogul in the 1980s, and in Europe NTN sells under the SNR name.
On May 12, 2026 NSK and NTN signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their businesses under a new joint holding company. Under the plan both companies would become wholly owned subsidiaries of that holding company, which is scheduled to be formed and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 2027. It still needs a definitive agreement, shareholder votes and antitrust approvals, and the holding company has not been named. For now NSK and NTN are separate companies, no change to either brand name has been announced, and nothing changes about how we quote and ship NTN parts.
If you are crossing from NSK, Koyo, Nachi or SKF to NTN, or the other way, send us the full part number with its suffixes and we will match seals, clearance and cage. Keeping a line down for a part costs more than the part. Tell us how soon you need it. If the exact NTN number is on backorder, we will tell you up front and offer an equivalent.
NTN ownership & history
NTN traces its start to 1918, when it began making ball bearings in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is headquartered in Osaka and runs its North and South American business as NTN Americas, with headquarters in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
In December 1985 NTN formed NTN-Bower with Federal-Mogul and bought out the rest of it two years later, which brought the Bower tapered roller bearing brand into the group. In 2007 NTN began taking control of SNR Roulements, Renault's bearing maker in Annecy, France. The company became NTN-SNR and in 2023 was renamed NTN Europe. NTN still sells under the NTN, SNR, BCA and Bower brands.
In May 2026 NTN and NSK agreed in principle to combine under a joint holding company, planned for October 2027. That deal still needs a definitive agreement, shareholder approval and regulatory clearance.
- 1918 Ball bearing production begins in Mie Prefecture, Japan
- 1985 NTN-Bower joint venture formed with Federal-Mogul (fully owned by NTN two years later)
- 2007 Begins acquiring SNR Roulements (Annecy, France) from Renault
- 2008 Stake in SNR raised to 51%; business becomes NTN-SNR
- 2023 NTN-SNR Roulements renamed NTN Europe; SNR kept as a product brand
- 2026 May 12: memorandum of understanding with NSK to form a joint holding company
- 2027 October: planned date for the NSK–NTN holding company (subject to approvals)
NTN lines we stock
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Related brands
NSKPlanned business-integration partner (MOU signed May 2026)- SNRFrench bearing brand controlled by NTN since 2007–2008
- BowerTapered roller bearing brand owned by NTN since the 1980s
KoyoJapanese peer and common cross-reference (JTEKT)
NachiJapanese peer and common cross-reference
IKOJapanese needle bearing specialist
FAGRelated brand
Why buy NTN bearings from Dalton Bearing
Dalton Bearing Service has kept plants running from Dalton, Georgia since 1946. We are an independent industrial distributor, not the manufacturer — which means we can quote NTN bearings straight from stock or our supplier network and, when a number is backordered or discontinued, offer a checked cross-reference — often from FAG, NSK or IKO. Send a part number, a photo of the nameplate, or just the dimensions, and a real person gets back to you with price and availability, usually the same day.
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