Production principles of the rolling bearing industry in Japan after world war II

摘要

Towards the end of World War II, Japanese rolling bearing industry had virtually destroyed by aerial bombing. In the 1990's, about 30% of rolling bearings in the world are manufacturing by Japanese multinational bearing enterprises. The paper made clear the reasons why the acceptance of Japanese bearings to the world market after World War II. The reasons were the formation of unique production principles in manufacturers that depended deeply on Japanese people's mentality came from theirtraditionally delicate sensitivity for artifacts. The production principles were to make low noise and vibration bearings together with long durable bearings. The paper deals with the processes of technological progress of the bearings according to theprinciples, production technology and reliability assurance technology.