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  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-04",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/nbcorporation.com/provenance.json",
  "card": {
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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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        }
      ]
    },
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        "city": "Hanover Park",
        "region": "Illinois",
        "country": "US"
      },
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      "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"
          }
        }
      },
      {
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        "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"
          }
        }
      },
      {
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        "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"
  }
}