Minebea was founded in 1951 as Japan's first manufacturer to specialize in miniature ball bearings. Minebea is a comprehensive manufacturer of small ball bearings, small motors, floppy disk drive (FDD) subassemblies, personal computer (PC) keyboards and a host of other precision components indispensible to information and telecommunications equipment, household electrical appliances, aerospace vehicles, automobiles and a wide range of other applications. The Minebea Group comprises 43 subsidiaries and affiliates in 14 countries employing approximately 48,000 people.

These companies maintain 28 plants, where they manufacture products which are distributed worldwide through 43 sales offices. The Tokyo head office controls the operations of the entire Minebea Group.

Minebea has built vertically integrated global manufacturing facilities that engage in mass production of superior-quality products and have stringent environmental preservation standards, helping ensure that they are welcomed by local communities.