Congratulations - NTN Bearing Corporation of America

Pete Eich - President
CORPORATE OFFICE
1600 East Bishop Court
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
Tel: (847) 298-7500
1-800-323-2358
Fax: (847) 294-1230
SALES OFFICES:
EASTERN REGION
1268 Filomena Circle
Louisville, OH 44641
1-800-323-2358
Fax: (847) 294-1364
SOUTHEAST REGION
5475 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Norcross, GA 30092
1-800-323-2358
Fax: (770) 448-6969
GREAT LAKES REGION
1600 East Bishop Court
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
1-800-323-2358
Fax: (847) 294-1364
CENTRAL REGION
25 Plantation Drive
Shelbyville, KY 40065
1-800-323-2358
Fax: (847) 294-1364
WESTERN REGION
15357 Page Street
Omaha, NE 68154
1-800-323-2358
Fax: (847) 294-1364
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
39255 West 12 Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Tel: (248) 324-4700
1-800-929-3892
Fax: (248) 324-1103
I am pleased to announce that effective April 1st of this year, NTN has assumed
responsibility of promoting the SNR brand into the industrial OEM and aftermarket
channels in the United States. SNR is the largest bearing company in France, the 2nd
largest automotive bearing supplier in Europe and the 8th largest bearing company in the
world.
NTN’s acquisition of SNR results in the 3rd largest bearing company in the world with 10
manufacturing plants in North America, 11 plants in Europe, 19 plants in Asia and over
21,000 employees. Uniting forces creates a world leader in bearings with the widest range
of ball and roller bearings in the industry.
The addition of 10 SNR employees and a realignment of our sales force creates additional
smaller territories that will enable our team to spend more time with distributors as well as
end users. Better coverage translates into better service.
For the aftermarket channel in the United States, we are especially excited to be offering
SNR’s Premier spherical roller bearings and MachLine machine tool bearings.
The SNR Premier line is one of the most advanced spherical roller bearing designs on the
market, with symmetric roller design and the highest load ratings in the industry. Premier
spherical roller bearings are produced in the ICSA Plant in Torino, Italy. This plant not only
produces product for SNR, but using SNR’s advanced design, also produces and brands
product for other tier-one bearing manufacturers. So even if you have not used the SNR
Premier brand, there’s a good chance you’ve already been successful at selling or using
this product through a bearing supplier that acquires product from the ICSA facility.
SNR’s MachLine angular contact bearings include the very popular ball-riding phenolic
retainer. MachLine is a high-precision, high-quality, advanced design of machine tool
bearings that are well respected and prominently used by the leading machine tool
manufacturers in Europe. The MachLine from SNR, combined with the excellent precision
machine tool bearings that NTN already manufacturers, will allow us to provide excellent
support and coverage of your machine tool bearing needs.
I would like to thank all of our distributor partners for their strong support of NTN during
these dif�cult economic times, and thank all of our end users for their con�dence in
our product and organization. We look forward to identifying new opportunities to work
together with the combined products of NTN and SNR.
Pete Eich
- President
THE WORLD OF NTN NEWS
A ROCK-SOLID PRODUCT LINE. . . NTN & SNR
VOLUME 9-3, Issue 1
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What does the SNR acquisition mean to me?
NTN will continue to offer the same great products and
service. The acquisition of SNR allows us to expand our
product offering and better serve our customers. NTN will
complement our product line as well as improve availability
with our expanded global manufacturing base.
What will happen to the SNR brand?
The SNR brand name carries a great reputation as a
manufacturer of quality bearings. Like our other North
American brands – Bower and BCA – NTN will continue to
use the SNR brand for selected products including Premier
and MachLine machine tool bearings.
Will the acquisition affect pricing of NTN or SNR
bearings?
List pricing will not be signi�cantly affected. However, minor
price adjustments were necessary to align SNR with NTN.
Who will be selling SNR products?
SNR is fully integrated with NTN, and all NTN sales reps will
be selling SNR product in addition to NTN, Bower and BCA.
What happened to my SNR rep?
The SNR sales representatives were brought into NTN’s
sales force. You’ll read more about this later in the
newsletter.
From where will SNR products be shipped?
NTN will continue to ship most of our products from our
Norcross, GA facility currently in use today. Additionally,
some product will ship from SNR’s existing warehouse in
Smyrna, GA. Over time, inventory will be consolidated into
the Norcross facility.
How do I place orders for NTN and/or SNR products?
The NTN order process will remain the same. Orders for
SNR product will be placed just like orders for NTN product.
Use the NTN or SNR part number to place an order.
Will there be any differences in the order process on DOL
(Distributor OnLine)?
An additional stock location was added to DOL to re�ect
stock in the Smyrna warehouse. Order from this warehouse
just as you would from our Norcross or Chicago warehouses.
NTN LAUNCHES IMPROVED ON-LINE
ORDERING SYSTEM FOR AUTHORIZED
INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTORS
Developed by the NTN Six Sigma Team with the
aid of valuable distributor feedback, the updated
DOL system has been designed to help enhance
your on-line ordering experience.
Multiple shopping carts give you the ability to save
orders in progress and come back later to place
them. Easily created address books allow you to
store your customer information so frequently used
shipping addresses are always at your �ngertips.
Watch lists allow you to track inventory and receive
noti�cation when it arrives.
Please note that if you haven’t already, you will
need to re-register for the new DOL. This allows
each user to have his or her own unique account.
To gain access to the new DOL system or register
for an Authorized NTN Distributor password visit:
ntndol.com.
NEW FEATURES ADDED:
Thinking of an IDEAL on-line ordering system, users
were asked to rate the importance of several features:
Shows when backordered parts will have
1
stock available
Shows the tracking number for each
2
package on an order.
Ability to interchange part numbers between
3
manufacturers.
4 Shows net pricing when available.
Saves my most frequently used/most
5
recently used/favorites addresses.
It provides a quick reference guide of NTN
6
nomenclature.
It will email my login and/or password if I
7
forget it.
8 Shows part weight.
9 Saves my UPS/FedEx number.
10
Automatically emails me when my order
moves to the next stage.

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Integrating the resources of two bearing manufacturers is no small task. NTN was able to transition six salesmen,
a Market Manager, an Engineering Supervisor, a Customer Service Representative and an Inventory Planner into
the NTN organization. As part of NTN, they will be responsible for representing all products sold under the NTN
name - NTN, SNR, BCA and Bower. They bring combined experience of over 125 years in the bearing industry
and we’re pleased to welcome them into the NTN family.
Mark Walkerr - Sales Rep for Eastern OH
and Southwestern PA
2 ½ years with SNR - (Girard, OH)
Hobbies: Mentor/advisor for high school
robotics team, woodworking and golf
“With the quality of NTN and SNR products,
combined with our wide offering, I am looking
forward to strengthening our position in the
market place and becoming an even more
valuable supplier to our distributors and end
users.”
Mike Smith – Sales Rep for Southern IL, IN
and OH, and northern KY
2 ½ years with SNR, 20 in the bearing industry
-(West Chester, OH)
Hobbies: Snow skiing, coaching football
“This is a positive move for both organizations,
especially expanding our offerings to key
industries and distributors.”
Tony Herff – Sales Rep for Northern IL,
Eastern WI and the UP of MI
1 ½ years with SNR- (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Hobbies: Exercise, Fishing, Camping and
other outdoor activities
“I am looking forward to having a full product
offering and the backing of such an industry
leader as NTN.”
Gus Caccavone – OEM Sales Rep for AL,
GA, FL, MS, and TN
31 years with SNR - (Alpharetta, GA)
Hobbies: Trap shooting and hunting
“The synergy that has been developed by the
recent integration with SNR allows the NTN
organization to become an even greater force
in a demanding industry.”
Bob Alm – Automotive Aftermarket Sales
Rep for NY to VA and NJ to Eastern OH
4 years with SNR - (Rossiter, PA)
Hobbies: Hunting, �shing and football
“I most enjoy the opportunity to learn a new
customer base and help NTN become the
market leader in the Heavy Duty / Automotive
Aftermarket.”
Steve Zimmerman – Sales Rep for
Northern TX and Northern LA
3 years with SNR - (Dallas, TX)
Hobbies: Sailing and �shing
“Having more sales personnel gives us
smaller territories and will improve customer
service.”
Mike Jennings – Sr. Engineering Sup.
24 years with SNR - (Indianapolis, IN)
Hobbies: Golf
“I am excited to be with an organization that
has a �rm commitment to growth.”
Jim McMillan – Market Manager
25 years with SNR - (Decatur, GA)
Hobbies: Ceramic artist (studio potter).
Involved in a local art center as an
assistant instructor of pottery
“With my new role as Market Manager for
machine tool products and services, my
objective is to bring the best of both product
line offerings to the US marketplace and to
raise the awareness of the NTN brand name
as a full range, top tier supplier to the machine
tool industry.”
Tommy Brown - Sr Sales Coordinator for
the Carolinas and Virginia
11 years with SNR - (Austell, GA)
Hobbies: Reading, movies, bowling and
camping
“The combination of NTN and SNR product
offerings and additional warehouses will
increase our inventory availability and help us
satisfy the needs of more customers.”
Denise Walker - Inventory Planner for SNR
product line
1 year with NTN - (Rolling Meadows, IL)
Hobbies: Coaching girls basketball and
playing softball. Also a huge Chicago
Cubs and Bears fan.
“What I like most about my job is that it’s
different and challenging. I work with an
amazing group of people who are kind, helpful
and cool!”
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