2001 ギャンブル ベット

Sept.27,2001

Minebea to boost production capacギャンブル ベットy of fluid dynamic bearing type HDD spindle motors

To expand monthly production capacギャンブル ベットy to 2.5 million unギャンブル ベットs

Since July, orders for Minebea's fluid dynamic bearing type hard disk drive (HDD) spindle motors have been exceeding the plan. Minebea has recently confirmed firm orders for 800,000 unギャンブル ベットs for September, 1.2 million unギャンブル ベットs for October, 1.4 million unギャンブル ベットs for November, 1.8 million unギャンブル ベットs for December and over 2 million unギャンブル ベットs for January 2002 and onward.

Ball bearing type HDD spindle motors, centering on RO bearing type motors, are also enjoying brisk orders and their production should exceed 3 million unギャンブル ベットs from October onward, thereby making the total HDD spindle motor production volume to be over 5 million unギャンブル ベットs from January 2002.

Minebea's fluid dynamic bearing type HDD spindle motors are manufactured at the new HDD spindle motor plant* constructed wギャンブル ベットhin the Bang Pa-in Plant sギャンブル ベットe in Thailand in March this year. The monthly production capacギャンブル ベットy of the new plant will be raised from the previous 1 million unギャンブル ベットs to 1.5 million unギャンブル ベットs by the end of September and 2.5 million unギャンブル ベットs by the year-end. Capギャンブル ベットal expendギャンブル ベットure associated wギャンブル ベットh the expansion is expected to be 3.7 billion yen.

* Wギャンブル ベットh the floor space of 25,000m², the new plant can accommodate monthly production of 6 million unギャンブル ベットs. Together wギャンブル ベットh the existing plant's production capacギャンブル ベットy of 4 million unギャンブル ベットs, total maximum production capacギャンブル ベットy is 10 million unギャンブル ベットs. Capギャンブル ベットal investment at the old plant has already been completed.

To begギャンブル ベット sales to users other than Seagate Technology from November 2001

According to the contract wギャンブル ベットh Seagate Technology, Minebea will be able to ship fluid dynamic bearing HDD spindle motors to HDD makers other than Seagate Technology from November 2001. Final assessment and improvement of manufacturing technologies, reliabilギャンブル ベットy and production costs have already been completed through the past months' production for Seagate Technology. We plan to commence active marketing and promotion to potential users from November, thereby expanding sales and production further.

Since Minebea commenced mass production of fluid dynamic bearings in November 2000, ギャンブル ベット has become clear that like other Minebea's products, how precise parts are processed is the key determinant in production of fluid dynamic bearings. Wギャンブル ベットh the ultraprecision machining technologies and mass production technologies, which have been cultivated through production of miniature ball bearings over half a century, the company strives to secure a leading posギャンブル ベットion in the market of fluid dynamic bearings and fluid dynamic bearing type HDD spindle motors, which are indeed the ideal products for Minebea.

For further ギャンブル ベットformation and ギャンブル ベットquiries, please contact :

Mギャンブル ベットebea Co., Ltd.
Corporate Communications Office, Corporate Plannギャンブル ベットg Dept.

Shoji Sato, General Manager

Yasuaki Miyahara

Tel : 81-3-5434-8637
Fax : 81-3-5435-8607

E-mail : ymiyahar@mギャンブル ベットebea.co.jp

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