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Type | Public |
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TSE:9962 NASDAQ:MSUXF | |
Industry | Industrial |
Genre | Manufacturer |
Founded | 1963Japan | in
Founders | MISUMI Shoji Co., Ltd. |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 102 (2021) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
Products | |
310,719M JPY (2021) | |
Number of employees | approx. 11,682 (2021) |
Website | www.misumi.co.jp |
Footnotes /references [1] |
MISUMI Group Inc. is a Japanese industrial group with global operations. [1] It is the world's largest supplier of fixed and configurable components for the manufacturing industry.
The company divides global operations in to Europe, Asia, Japan, and North America. [2]
Its product catalog has been offered for 40 years and is now managed with AI.
In 2021 MISUMI announced a custom parts service called meviy [3] which will soon become available in Europe in English and German as well as Japan but provides only parts in the sheet metal and machined plate categories. [4]
It is a major player in the global magnetic components industry [5] and the largest supplier in Japan for online machine parts procurement. [6] [7]
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Misumi USA is a subsidiary of Misumi Corporation, established in February 1988. Misumi USA is known for providing fixed and configurable components for the manufacturing industry, and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.