2007
Dec.6, 2007
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Minebea's Thai subsidiary becomes first company in Thailand to obtain Nadcap certification for aircraft
The Mechanical Parts for Aircraft (MPA) division at the Lop Buri Plant of Minebea Thai Ltd., Thai subsidiary of Minebea Co., Ltd. ("Minebea"), obtained Nadcap certification for its non-destructive inspection and heat treatment processes on September 20 and November 4, respectively. This was a first among companies in Thailand. Nadcap is a quality assurance, special process auditing and certification program developed in 1990 by the Performance Review Institute (PRI), an organization composed of major aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus. This is an essential condition in order to produce aerospace products including special process.
The Minebea Thai Ltd. MPA Division, which has become the first Nadcap-certified division in Thailand, supports the aircraft industry along with New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. (Peterborough, New Hampshire) in the United States and NMB-Minebea UK Ltd. (Lincoln, Lincolnshire) in the United Kingdom, Minebea group companies which provide ball bearings for aircraft, and the Karuizawa Plant (Miyota-machi, Nagano) in Japan.
For inquiries, please contact:
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Masaki Ishikawa
General Manager
Corporate Communications Office
Corporate Planning Division
ARCO Tower, 19th Floor,
1-8-1, Shimo-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8662
Tel : 81-3-5434-8637 / Fax : 81-3-5434-8607
E-Mail : mishikaw@minebea.co.jp
URL : http://www.minebea.co.jp/
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Outline of Minebea Thai Ltd.
| Established: | May 1984 |
| Capital: | THB 8,381 million |
| Net sales: | THB 24,899 million (fiscal year ending March 2007) |
| Locations: | Lop Buri Plant (Lop Buri Province) Bang Pa-in Plant (Ayutthaya Province) Rojana Plant (Ayutthaya Province) |
| Number of employees: | 14,267 (as of March 2007) |
| Business description: | Manufacture and sale of machine and electronics parts |
| Shareholder composition and ownership ratios: |
Minebea 100% |
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