17 Dec 2010

Regarding the Establishment of New Plant in Cambodia

Newly establishes a motor production plant to reinforce the production network in Asia ~ Minebea Co., Ltd. (“Minebea”) announces that it has officially decided to newly establish a volume production plant in Cambodia, which is the first plant as a Japanese-funded component manufacturer, to meet demand for small-sized motors, etc. that is expected to grow in the future. It is for the first time in seventeen years after setting up its Shanghai plant in China in 1994 that the Company will establish a large-scale production site in a new region. Minebea will invest approx. 5 billion yen for the establishment of the new plant, which is expected to commence operations in April 2011.

02 Mar 2010

The first of new products that have combined Minebea’s cross-sectional collective strengths

     Minebea Co., Ltd. (“Minebea”) has recently developed a next-generation input device dubbed “COOL LEAF”, which is overall flat and can be used for input devices—such as keyboards, remote controllers and calculators—in collaboration with Kazuo KAWASAKI, Ph. D. (Design Director, Doctor of medical science).

24 Dec 2009

Announcement of the conclusion of a Business Transfer Agreement between Minebea Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation regarding the transfer of Information Equipment Motor Business

Minebea Co., Ltd. (“Minebea”) and Panasonic Corporation (“Panasonic”) hereby announce that both companies have reached a definitive agreement, announced in their November 2, 2009 press release entitled “Announcement of a Basic Agreement between Minebea Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation regarding the transfer of Information Equipment Motor Business,” and entered into a Business Transfer Agreement today.

28 Jul 2007

Notice Regarding Merger of Consolidated Subsidiaries

The decision was made at the June 28, 2007 meeting of the Board of Directors to merge the Company’s seven consolidated subsidiaries in Thailand, namely NMB Thai Ltd., Pelmec Thai Ltd., Minebea Thai Ltd., NMB Hi-Tech Bearings Ltd., NMB Precision Balls Ltd., Minebea Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Power Electronics of Minebea Co., Ltd. Details are provided below.

27 Apr 2007

Development of the World’s Smallest Diameter Stepping Motor

Minebea Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called “Minebea”) has successfully developed and is set to begin accepting orders for sample shipment of a PM stepping motor with the world’s smallest diameter at a mere 3 mm.