EDITOR’S CHOICE
GLOBAL OEM PARTS SUPPLIER
KOYO
KOYO: THE JTEKT CORPORATION
BRAND FOR BEARINGS
Koyo has established itself with aerospace
engineers, automakers and industrial
manufacturers around the world. The
business has gone on to attain ISO/
TS 16949:2009 certification (now
IATF 16949:2016) at all their bearing
manufacturing facilities whilst the JTEKT
corporation - which also manufactures
steering systems and drive chain
components – was ranked 18th largest
global OEM parts supplier in the automotive
industry by Auto News.
Combining the expertise of Koyo with the
scale of JTEKT produces a solid foundation to
for manufacturers to specify Koyo products
throughout their New Product Development
(NPD) and MRO processes for automotive,
aviation and agricultural manufacturing.
Koyo produce bearings for a range of
commercial aviation applications including
actuators, control surfaces, engines, landing
gear, hub units, transmissions and aircraft
ancillary systems.
The business is constantly using their
knowledge, expertise and experience to
utilise the latest materials and manufacturing
technology to produce better products
such as high-performance track rollers for
flap and slat actuation systems and ball
and cylindrical roller bearings for jet engine
main shafts of aircrafts and helicopters. Koyo
manufacturers it’s bearings so that they
maintain high performance and efficiency,
even in severe operating conditions over
extended periods of time while supporting
high load and rotation.
Life span, weight and capacity aren’t the
only challenges the Koyo and JTEKT design
team tackle head on producing bearings for
use in special environments where regular
bearings made from bearing steel and
lubricant such as oil and grease cannot be
used. Koyo develop and adapt the latest
technology, manufacturing processes and
materials to develop their range of Extreme
Special Environment (EXSEV) for clean,
vacuum, high-temperature or corrosive
environments.
Together, Koyo and JTEKT Corporation
own and operate eighteen bearings
plants in seven countries and 6 R&D
Technical Engineering Centres across three
continents. Their combined engineering and
manufacturing capabilities range from super
large bearings with outer diameters of seven
meters to miniature bearings with inner
diameters as small as one millimetre.
For more information please visit
www.koyo.co.uk
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT…
Following Koyo’s sponsorship of the Buildbase Suzuki Superbike
team we’re proud to announce that Richard Cooper made it six
wins in a week aboard his GSX-R1000R as he added wins at the
Sunflower Trophy races and the Mallory Park Race of the Year to
his victory at the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike
Championship last month.
Cooper won both superbike races at the Bishopscourt circuit in
Northern Ireland in his debut appearance at the end of season
event, before recovering from an off-track excursion to win the
Sunflower Trophy feature race. He was then in action at Mallory Park
where won the first Buildbase-sponsored open race before winning
the final Race of the Year, crossing the line ahead of his teammates
Bradley Ray and Billy McConnell to make it a Buildbase Suzuki 1-2-3.
Richard Cooper, “It was the perfect ending to the season really after
the BSB win last weekend. We flew out to Northern Ireland on the
Thursday and qualified on pole, and to win the two superbike races
was good but the Sunflower is the main event and the gloves were
off a little bit to be honest. It was a close race and bit of a battle. I got
shoved off track early in the race, but knuckled down and got back
up to the leaders and managed to nick it on the last corner, and as a
rider to win a race after a battle like that is great.
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“It was then a flight back Saturday night and bed at 1am before racing
at Mallory on the Sunday where we managed to pick up two more
wins and win the Race of the Year, and with both Brad and Billy on the
podium too. It was a really good way to end the season and a big thank
you to the team and all my sponsors for the support.”
Koyo assist with sponsorship and the supply of OEM bearings that help
keep Richard, and the team, on the road.