THK Co., Ltd.
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Native name | THK株式会社 |
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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
| TYO: 6481 | |
| ISIN | JP3539250005 |
| Industry | Machinery |
| Founded | April 10, 1971 |
| Headquarters | Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8506 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Akihiro Teramachi (President and CEO) |
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| Revenue |  JPY 353.4 billion (FY 2018)(US$ 3.2 billion) |
 JPY 35.4 billion (FY 2018)(US$ 324 million) | |
Number of employees | 13,478 (consolidated, as of December 31, 2018) |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
THK Co., Ltd. (THK株式会社, THK Kabushiki-gaisha) is a major Japanese company which manufactures machinery components.[2] The company is known for linear motion guides, ball spline, ball screws and link balls.[4] THK is reported to have 38 subsidiary companies, 13,000 employees and in 2017 had gross revenues of just over US$2.5 billion.[5] THK is credited with developing the world's first linear motion guide, which is one of the company's important product ever since.[6]
Robotics
The company is also active in the field of robotics. In 2017 the company introduced a service robot named ARISA, a guide robot that will work in the subway stations of Tokyo.[7]
References
- ^ "Company Profile". THK. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "About the company". Financial Times. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Mohammed, Shaukat (March 27, 2018). "THK to set up unit in AP". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "THK Co., Ltd. - Financial Statements". D&B Hoovers. Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ Mallett, Kent (October 19, 2018). "THK encourages students to consider manufacturing career". Newark Advocate. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Babe, Ann (January 8, 2019). "Tokyo's Talking Subway Robots". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
External links
- Official Website (in English)
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