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Vertically integration manufacturing system
Ultraprecision Technologies and a Vertically Integrated Manufacturing System
Minebea's principal competitive advantage are its ultraprecision machining and mass-production technologies. Customers today demand ball bearings manufactured with 0.001-micron precision.The ultrapr-ecision machining and mass-production technologies Minebea has amassed over the past 50 years enables it to achieve levels of precision that competitors cannot easily match. Minebea also uses these technologies in the production of its other mainstay components.
Another key competitive advantage for Minebea is its vertically integrated manufacturing system, which encompasses processes-including design and research;production and maintenance of dies;production of parts for in-house use;and assembly and testing.This system gives Minebea a sharp edge in terms of quality,supply capabilities,manufacturing costs and lead time.
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| Minebea's parent plants in Japan and subsidiary PMDM in Germany are in charge of product design and development. As well, R&D centers located within Minebea's mass-production bases in Thailand and Singapore conduct chemical analysis, cleanliness evaluation and environmental testing of products. |
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| Minebea designs and manufacutures its own dies, facilitating in-house production of pressed, plastic injection molded and diecast parts. Minebea also produces its own jigs and tools, enabling it to ensure dies are serviced and maintained to its highly exacting standards. |
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| Minebea has installed large-scale automated assembly lines at its mass-production bases worldwide. For ball bearings, in particular, Minebea designs, develops and manufactures all equipment used in its assembly lines at its parent plants in Japan, thereby ensuring a stable supply of superior-quality mass-produced products. |
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