MinebeaMitsumi
Native name | ミネベアミツミ |
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Romanized name | MinebeaMitsumi kabushiki gaisha |
Formerly | Nippon Miniature Bearing Company |
Company type | Public KK |
TYO: 6479 OSE: 6479 Nikkei 225 component (TYO) | |
Industry | Machinery Electronics Defense technology |
Founded | 16 July 1951 |
Headquarters |
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Key people | Yoshihisa Kainuma, (CEO and President) |
Products |
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Revenue | $ 8.999 billion (FY 2020) |
$ 422.85 million (FY 2020) | |
Number of employees |
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Website | Official website |
Footnotes / references [1] |
MinebeaMitsumi, Inc. (ミネベアミツミ
As of June 30, 2019, MinebeaMitsumi comprises 121 consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates. NMB (USA) Inc. (Nippon Miniature Bearing) is an American holding company that manages Minebea's American subsidiaries.
History
[edit]The company was founded as Minebea Co., Ltd. (ミネベア
On January 27, 2017, Minebea acquired Mitsumi for $500 million and changed its name to MinebeaMitsumi.[2]
Major businesses and subsidiaries
[edit]NMB Technologies Corporation
[edit]NMB deals in manufacturing of:
- Bearings[3]
- Bearing-related products:
- pivot assemblies, precision mechanical assemblies
- Bearing-related products:
- Machined components
- Defence-related special components (exclusively to the Japan Ministry of Defense)
- Electronic devices & components[4]
- Measuring components[5]
- Strain gauges, force sensors, pressure sensors, vector sensors
- Load cells, pressure cells, torque transducers, digital indicators, tensile and compression testing machines
- Fan motors, blowers, high-pressure blowers, fan units
- Hybrid type stepping motors, Pulse Modulation (PM) stepping motors, small diameter/high-speed PM stepping motors
- Brush DC motors, small brushless motors, powerful brushless motors, polygon mirror scanner motors
- HDD spindle motors, rotation angle sensors, Fluidized bed dryer(FBD) motors
In August 2015, a Minebea product gained an entry in the Guinness World Records for being the smallest commercially available mass-produced steel ball bearing in the world.[6][7] The product concerned was first introduced in 2009, and is primarily used by domestic watchmakers in a number of high-grade mechanical watches to support delicate axles, instead of traditionally used jewels.
Mitsumi Electric
[edit]Mitsumi's product portfolio includes:
- Integrated circuits
- Power supplies
- Alternating current adaptors
- Chargers
- Internal power supplies
- High-frequency devices
- Communication equipment
- Internet protocol equipment
ABLIC Inc
[edit]ABLIC Inc was acquired by MinebeaMitsumi in 2019.
- Power Management ICs
- Sensors
- Memory
- Amplifiers
- Automotive ICs
- Healthcare
U-Shin
[edit]U-Shin was founded in 1926 and has been a subsidiary of MinebeaMitsumi since 2019. It has R&D centres in the US, India, Germany, France. The capital as of March 2021 is 15,206 (million yen) and the consolidated sales stand at 105,133(million yen). U-Shin is headquartered at Minato-ku, Tokyo.
U-Shin deals in the following:
- Automotive Division
- Electronic devices
- Electronic steering column locks
- Climate control systems
- Latches
- Power closure system
- Car flush handles
- Switches and sensors
- Locksets
- Industrial Equipment Division
- Fuel pumps
Paradox Engineering
[edit]Paradox Engineering is MinebeaMitsumi's R&D center for the Internet of Things. The company is based in Switzerland and develops IoT solutions for cities and other smart environments.
Paradox Engineering has a Central Management System of choice for all Cities using PE Smart Urban Network to manage and control Wireless IoT applications – Smart Lighting, Smart Parking, Smart Energy and any other sensor-based application – and Wireless High speed loT services – pervasive Wi-Fi, video surveillance, emergency response systems.
Shares
[edit]MinebeaMitsumi shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange, the company is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.[8]
Minebea has the world's largest shares in 6 product areas such as ball bearings (65%) and pivot assemblies (65%). International Asian business accounts for 80% of Minebea's production and 50% of its sales.
Major shareholders
[edit](top 10 shareholders, as of September 30, 2013)[9]
- Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) – 31,364,000 – 8.29%
- The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) – 27,583,000 – 7.29%
- National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives – 15,761,000 – 4.17%
- Takahashi Industrial and Economic Research Foundation – 15,447,330 – 4.08%
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited – 15,349,000 – 4.06%
- Keiaisha Co., Ltd. – 15,000,000 – 3.97%
- Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 4) – 13,081,000 – 3.46%
- Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 9) – 11,501,000 – 3.04%
- The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. – 10,057,839 – 2.66%
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – 10,000,475 – 2.64%
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Corporate Profile". Minebea. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "History - MinebeaMitsumi".
- ^ "Bearings". Minebea. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Electronic devices and components". Minebea. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Measuring components". Minebea. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Guinness recognizes tiny ball bearing". The Yomiuri Shimbun. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Smallest commercially available steel ball bearing". 3 July 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Main Shareholders". Minebea. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official global site (in English)
- Electronics companies of Japan
- Firearm manufacturers of Japan
- Defense companies of Japan
- Companies based in Nagano Prefecture
- Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo
- Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange
- Companies listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange
- Companies in the Nikkei 225
- Manufacturing companies established in 1951
- Japanese companies established in 1951