Minebea to exhibit at FOOMA JAPAN 2016 (International Food Machinery & Technology Exhibition)

Minebea Co., Ltd. ("Minebea") Sensing Device Business Unit is going to display its first ever exhibit at "FOOMA JAPAN 2016"*1, Japan's largest food machinery and technology exhibition, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7 through Friday, June 10 at Tokyo Big Sight. At the exhibition, Minebea is going to introduce its new lineup of products that are compliant with the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group's (EHEDG)*2 "Hygienic equipment design criteria" and release demonstrational videos of its latest sensing devices and state-of-the-art inline*3 inspection devices to maintain food safety. In February 2015, through a buy-out of Sartorius Mechatronics T&H ("Sartorius MTH"), Minebea Group's Sensing Device Business Unit combined its established expertise in the fields of in-vehicle devices, consumer electronics, health care and industrial machinery with Sartorius MTH's expertise in the fields of food, beverages, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals to broaden its lineup of new products. In the future, Minebea will continue to work toward the R&D, production, and sales of sensing devices that will be useful to customers in even more fields. Booth locations of Minebea Group Tokyo Big Sight (Booth:3Q-16 East3 Hall) Major items on display from left Ans.Hygienic weighing module Ans.Hygienic stainless steel loadcell Ans. Seamless flat-bed-scales Lift-design load plate platform High-resolutions scale etc. from left Digital conversion module CSD-892 series Load cell for weighing system CB004W Load test stand LTS-50NB/200NB/500NB/1kNB Pressure sensor PR016/PR020 series etc. Demonstrational Videos from left Freefall Metal Detection Vistus® Checkweigher Flexus® *1 FOOMA Japan's public homepageOpen in a new window *2 Standards by EHEDG (the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group). EHEDG is a consortium of equipment manufacturers, food industries, and research institutes as well as public health authorities and was founded in 1989 with the aim to promote hygiene during the processing and packing of food products. *3 Devices that can be incorporated into factory production lines. Media inquiries: Minebea Co., Ltd. Corporate Communications Office Phone: +81-(0)3-6758-6703 FAX: +81-(0)3-6758-6718