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      "north_america",
      "europe",
      "apac"
    ],
    "industries": [
      "semiconductor equipment",
      "food processing equipment",
      "transportation equipment",
      "optical and measurement equipment",
      "robotics and factory automation",
      "general machinery"
    ]
  },
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      },
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      }
    ]
  },
  "company": {
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      "city": "Hanover Park",
      "region": "Illinois",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "url": "https://www.nbcorporation.com/",
    "name": "NB Corporation",
    "domain": "nbcorporation.com",
    "founded": 1939,
    "same_as": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/company/nb-corporation"
    ],
    "legal_name": "NB Corporation of America",
    "description": "NB Corporation of America is the North American entity of Nippon Bearing Co., Ltd., a Japan-based manufacturer of linear motion bearing products including ball splines, cross roller guides, linear bushings, linear actuators, shafts, and slide screws."
  },
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      "url": "https://www.nbcorporation.com/product-category/ball-spline/",
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      "name": "Ball Splines",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Ball spline shafts and nuts that transfer linear motion and torque via recirculating ball elements between a grooved shaft and spline nut, used in SCARA robots and assembly equipment.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "ball_spline",
          "applications": [
            "assembly"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "cross-roller-guide",
      "url": "https://www.nbcorporation.com/product-category/slide-way-gonio-way/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Cross Roller Guides & Slide Ways",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Cross roller linear guides, slide tables, and curved gonio-way guides using non-recirculating precision crossed rollers, providing low-friction, low-noise motion for optical and measurement equipment.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "linear_guide",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "linear-bushings",
      "url": "https://www.nbcorporation.com/product-category/linear-bushings/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Linear Bushings (Slide Bush)",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Linear ball bushings, including the standard Slide Bush and the high-load TOPBALL series, used in transportation equipment, food processing equipment, and semiconductor equipment.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "linear_bushing",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "linear-stage",
      "url": "https://www.nbcorporation.com/product-category/linear-stage/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Linear Stages (BG Actuator)",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Single-axis linear actuators that integrate a slide guide and precision ball screw into a compact positioning stage, using a U-shaped guide rail and slide block design.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "linear_actuator",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "linear-shaft",
      "url": "https://www.nbcorporation.com/product-category/shaft/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Linear Shafts",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Precision-machined and heat-treated straight shafts used as mechanical components for linear and rotational motion in general machinery.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "linear_shaft",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "slide-screw",
      "url": "https://www.nbcorporation.com/product-category/slide-screw/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Slide Screws",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Friction-driven screws that convert rotational motion into linear transport motion via friction between radial ball bearings and a shaft. Intended for material transport, not precision positioning.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "linear_screw",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://www.nbcorporation.com/contact/contact-nb/",
    "phone": "1-800-521-2045",
    "methods": [
      "quote_request"
    ]
  },
  "extensions": {
    "robotics": {
      "roles": [
        "component_manufacturer"
      ],
      "service_area": [
        "north_america",
        "europe",
        "apac"
      ],
      "spec_version": "0.1"
    }
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-04"
}