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IntroductionThankyouforyourpatronageofMinebeaMitsumiandourproducts.Sinceourfoundingin1951asthefirstspecialistminiatureballbearingmanufacturerinJapan,wehaveexpandedproductsizestoincludeminiature,instrument,andsmall-diameterrollingballbearings.WenowconductproductionattwelveplantsinJapan,theUS,Singapore,Thailand,China,Germany,theCzechRepublic,andCambodia.Rollingballbearingsarecomposedofpartsincludingouterrings,innerrings,balls,retainers,andshields.MinebeaMitsumiproducesthesepartsin-house,withanintegratedproductionsystemfrommachiningtoassembly.ThemothershipplantinJapancoordinateswiththeotherfactories,enablingthestableproductionofhigh-qualityrollingballbearingsateveryplant.