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A History of Achievements Nippon Miniature Bearing Co., Ltd., Japan’s Manufacturing subsidiary NMB Thai Limited 1951 7 first specialized manufacturer of miniature 8 (the present NMB-Minebea Thai Ltd.) is ball bearings, is incorporated in Azusawa, estab lished in Thailand. (Production begins Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. in 1982.) The Company relocates its headquarters to The marketing division of the Company is spun 1956 10 Nihonbashi-Kabuto-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and 1981 1 off as subsidiary NMB (Japan) Corporation, its factory to Kami Aoki-cho, Kawaguchi, which is charged with integrating marketing Saitama. operations for all manufacturing companies in A new plant is established at Aoki-cho, the Minebea Group. 1959 6 Kawaguchi, Saitama, to serve as the The Company absorbs four of its manufacturing Company’s integrated headquarters 10 affiliates—Tokyo Screw Co., Ltd., Shinko and factory. Communication Industry Co., Ltd., Shin Chuo The Company’s stock is listed on the over-the- Kogyo Co., Ltd., and Osaka Motor Wheel Co., 1961 8 counter market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Ltd.—and changes its name to Minebea Co., Ltd. With the establishment of the Second Section 1982 9 Sales subsidiary NMB Italia S.r.l. is established 10 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company’s in Italy. stock is listed on this section. 1983 3 The Company acquires a cooling fan manufac- A representative office is set up in the turer, Kondo Electric Works Ltd. (the present 1962 11 United States to cultivate the U.S. market. Industrial Machinery BU). A plant is established in Karuizawa, Nagano. 1984 8 Two manufacturing subsidiaries, Minebea Thai 1963 3 Some operations are relocated to the Limited and Pelmec Thai Ltd. (the present NMB- Karuizawa Plant. Minebea Thai Ltd.), are established in Thailand. The Kawaguchi Factory is closed and its 1985 3 The Company acquires New Hampshire Ball 1965 7 equipment is conveyed to Karuizawa. The Bearings, Inc., a listed U.S. ball bearing Company’s headquarter is shifted from manufacturer. Kawaguchi, Saitama, to Miyota-machi, The Company acquires the Miami Lakes Kitasaku-gun, Nagano. 9 operations of Harris Corporation, a U.S. 1967 3 A representative office is set up in London manufacturer of switching power supplies. to promote business in Europe. 1986 5 The R&D Center and subsidiary Minebea Subsidiary Nippon Miniature Bearing Electronics Co., Ltd., are established in 1968 9 Corporation (the present NMB Technologies Asaba-cho, Iwata-gun (the present city of Corporation) is established in Los Angeles, Fukuroi), Shizuoka. California. 1987 5 Manufacturing joint venture Thai Ferrite Co., The Company’s stock listing is shifted from Ltd. (the present NMB-Minebea Thai Ltd.), is 1970 10 the Second Section to the First Section of the established in Thailand. 8 Tokyo Stock Exchange. 1988 2 The Company acquires Rose Bearings Ltd. Sales subsidiary NMB (U.K.) Ltd. is (the present NMB-Minebea UK Ltd), a U.K. 1971 4 established in the United Kingdom. manufacturer of rod-end and spherical bearings. Sales subsidiary NMB Technologies, Inc. The Company’s stock is listed on the First 3 5 Sections of the Osaka Securities Exchange and (the present NMB Technologies Corporation), Nagoya Stock Exchange. is established in the United States to coordi- nate sales and marketing of Minebea’s The Company acquires the U.S. firm Reed electronic devices. 9 Instrument Corp. (the present Chatsworth Plant of New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.) Manufacturing joint venture Minebea from SKF, Inc., of Sweden and commences Electronics (Thailand) Company Limited production in the United States. (the present NMB-Minebea Thai Ltd.) is established. Manufacturing subsidiary NMB Singapore 1972 2 Manufacturing subsidiaries NMB Hi-Tech Ltd. is established in Singapore. (Production 12 begins in 1973.) Bearings Ltd. and NMB Precision Balls Limited (the present NMB-Minebea Thai Ltd.) The Company acquires Shinko Communication are established in Thailand. 1974 9 Industry Co., Ltd. (the present Sensing Device BU), a major strain gage manufacturer listed 1989 1 Marketing subsidiary NMB France S.a.r.l. (the on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock present NMB Minebea S.A.R.L.) is established. Exchange. 1990 10 Papst-Minebea-Disc-Motor GmbH (the present The Company acquires U.S. company IMC Precision Motors Deutsche Minebea GmbH), a 1975 1 Magnetics Corp., a listed manufacturer of joint venture with Papst-Motoren GmbH & Co. small precision motors. KG, is established in Germany to manufacture HDD spindle motors. 7 The Company acquires a leading fastener pro- Rose Bearings Ltd. (the present NMB- ducer, Tokyo Screw Co., Ltd. (the present Rod 11 Minebea UK Ltd), in the United Kingdom, End/Fastener BU Fastener MFG Div.), and an commences production of ball bearings at its electromagnetic clutch manufacturer, Shin Skegness Plant. Chuo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (the present Special The Company absorbs Sorensen Ltd. and rees- Device BU), both of which are listed on the 1992 1 tablishes it as Minebea Electronics (UK) Ltd., Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. a manufacturer of switching power supplies in Scotland. The Company acquires Hansen Manufacturing 1977 9 Co., Inc. (later Hansen Corporation), which is, 1993 8 Joint venture agreement with Papst-Motoren at the time, the motor manufacturing division of GmbH & Co. KG of Germany is cancelled. Mallory Corp., a U.S. multinational. The Company acquires all outstanding shares in Papst-Minebea-Disc-Motor GmbH and Sales subsidiary Nippon Miniature Bearing changes the company’s name to Precision 10 GmbH (the present NMB-Minebea-GmbH) Motors Deutsche Minebea GmbH (PMDM). is established in Germany. Sales and R&D subsidiary Minebea Trading Pte. The Company acquires the Singapore factory 10 Ltd. is established in Singapore. 1980 1 of Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., and establishes Pelmec Industries (Pte.) Ltd. (the present 1994 4 Manufacturing subsidiary Minebea Electronics NMB Singapore Ltd.) to manufacture small- & Hi-Tech Components (Shanghai) Ltd. is sized ball bearings. established in China. A vertically integrated ball bearing production Completed Minebea's own factory in 1996 8 facility commences operations in Shanghai. 12 Cambodia's Phnom Penh Special Economic U.K. subsidiary NMB (U.K.) Ltd. establishes a Zone and started the full-fledged production. 10 new PC keyboard printing plant in Inchinnan, Minebea has resolved to sign a capital and Scotland. 2012 2 business alliance agreement with the The Company commences quality evaluation Development Bank of Japan Inc. for joint 1999 3 and testing at the NMB Corporation Technical investments. Center in the United States. Minebea has acquired the majority shares of 5 U.S. subsidiaries NMB Corporation and NMB Moatech, a Korean stepping motor manufac- 7 Technologies, Inc., merge to form NMB turer, from the company and its principal Technologies Corporation. shareholders. Established "Charitable Trust - Minebea The Company acquires Kuen Dar (M) Sdn. 8 2000 3 Bhd., a Malaysian speaker box manufacturer. Scholarship Fund for Orphans of the Great East Japan Earthquake" as a project to Huan Hsin Holdings Ltd., of Singapore, and commemorate 60th anniversary of Minebea's 2002 8 Sheng Ding Pte. Ltd.—a joint venture between Incorporation. Minebea and Huan Hsin— establishes PC keyboard manufacturing subsidiary Shanghai 2013 1 Acquired Minebea's own building in Mita, Shun Ding Technologies Ltd. in China. Minato-ku, Tokyo and started operation. Dissolved joint venture motor business with Minebea establishes sales company Minebea 2 (Hong Kong) Ltd. in China. Panasonic Corporation. Established NMB-Minebea India Private Ltd. Minebea establishes sales companies Minebea 4 9 Trading (Shenzhen) Ltd. and Minebea Trading a sales subsidiary in India. (Shanghai) Ltd. in China. German subsidiary, myonic GmbH, has pur- 5 chased the assets of APB Service GmbH, an 2004 4 Minebea establishes joint venture Minebea– Austrian bearing manufacturer and trading Matsushita Motor Corporation (later Minebea company. Motor Manufacturing Corporation) with Made an agreement on business and capital Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., with alliance with KJ Pretech Co., Ltd. of Korea. the aim of integrating the fan motor, step¬ping motor, vibration motor and brush DC motor Acquisition of all shares of German ceramic businesses of the two parent companies. 7 ball bearing manufacturer, CEROBEAR GmbH, by New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Subsidiary NMB-Minebea UK Ltd establishes Inc., the US subsidiary. 7 wholly owned subsidiary NMB Minebea Capital Participation in PARADOX Slovakia s.r.o. in the Slovak Republic and 2014 1 ENGINEERING SA of Switzerland (34.71% later shifts printing of Minebea’s European- of the number of shares), a technology language PC keyboards to the new company. Company designing and providing wireless 9 Minebea dissolves joint venture agreement and networking technologies and solutions. 2006 3 with Huan Hsin Holdings Ltd. of Singapore Hansen Corporation, a subsidiary of Minebea and purchases all shares in joint venture Sheng 6 in America was sold. Ding Pte. Ltd. JAPAN 3D DEVICES Co., Ltd.(J3DD), Minebea amalgamates seven companies in 7 a daughter company of Okamoto Glass and 2008 4 Thailand (NMB Thai Ltd., Pelmec Thai Ltd., manufacturer of high precision 3D molded thin Minebea Thai Ltd., NMB Hi-Tech Bearings glass, became a Minebea subsidiary. Ltd., NMB Precision Balls Limited, Minebea Chinese ball bearing manufacturing and sales Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Power 8 subsidiary Cixi New MeiPeiLin Precision Electronics of Minebea Co., Ltd.) under the Bearing Co., Ltd. name NMB- Minebea Thai Ltd. Established Shiono Prescion Co., Ltd., a man- 2009 1 Minebea acquires the stepping motor division 12 ufacturer of aircraft and space development of FDK Corporation and establishes the Micro device components. Actuator Business Unit. Acquisition of all shares of German measuring Minebea acquires miniature and small-sized 2015 2 3 component manufacturer, Sartorius ball bearings manufacturer myonic Holding Mechatronics T&H GmbH and its subsidiaries GmbH of Germany and its subsidiaries. by joint investment with Development Bank of 2010 4 Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corp.