In March 2024, JTEKT Corporation and the Thai subsidiary of JTEKT, in the cooperation with the Economic Crime Suppression Division of the Royal Thai Police (ECD), the Department of Intellectual Property Department (DIP), and the World Bearing Association (WBA), successfully cracked down on a large number of counterfeit bearings in Thailand. The criminal proceedings in this case and the settlement with the counterfeiters were concluded in June 2025.
WBA participated in the HANNOVER MESSE 2025 in Germany. "Shaping the Future with Technology" was the HANNOVER MESSE 2025 theme this year. From 31 March to 4 April, 127.000 visitors from 150 countries had the chance to inform themselves on the latest state of the art of technologies, on new products and companies supplying these.
International Intellectual Property Protection Forum (IIPPF) and the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance (DMS) exchange views on strengthening anti-counterfeiting measures
Counterfeit bearings are dangerous - WBA sent a mission to Thailand and Vietnam from February 19-23, 2024, to meet with government enforcement agencies.
Around the world, nations continue to electrify their public transportation systems in a drive toward greater sustainability. While China operates a majority of the world’s estimated 3.5 million electric vehicle (EV) buses, Europe and the U.S. are quickly transitioning their own fleets to battery technology. It’s a positive trend.
Counterfeit bearings are a significant risk in Southeast Asia, and WBA sent a delegation to Thailand and Vietnam from March 13-16 to meet with fake enforcement authorities and conduct training seminars.
JTEKT Group has approximately 150 subsidiaries and 50,000 employees in about 30 countries and regions. JTEKT Group manufactures and sells power steering which has the largest share of the global market, other automotive parts, Bearings, and machine tools with presenting “No.1 & Only ONE – Shaping a Better Future – “ as the JTEKT GROUP VISION.
NSK produced 2 new awareness videos for the Industrial and Automotive Aftermarket customers and are primarily created for the ASEAN regions. Easy to understand and cute animated contents aimed to capture audiences' attention by communicating different scenarios of where fake bearings would be used, to explain serious consequences of counterfeit risks.
The World Bearing Association (WBA), a non-profit organization serving the public interest, announces the release of the WBA Bearing Authenticator app in China. This app is an industry solution that allows users to identify legitimate bearings from seven premium brands -- JTEKT, Nachi, NTN, NSK, Schaeffler, SKF, and Timken.
Since 1977, the anti-prize "Plagiarius" is granted to those manufacturers and distributors, whom the jury has found guilty of making or selling "the most flagrant" imitations. The goal is to denounce the unscrupulous business practices of counterfeiters.
