THK CO., LTD. engages in the manufacture and sale of components for industrial and transportation equipment. The company is headquartered in Minato-Ku, Tokyo-To and currently employs 13,268 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2001-02-26. The firm operates in five segments including Japan, Americas, Europe, China, and Others. The industrial equipment business primarily manufactures and sells mechanical components, mainly linear motion systems, and industrial machinery. The transportation equipment business primarily develops, designs, manufactures, and sells steering parts, suspension parts, and brake parts for transportation equipment such as automobiles and motorcycles. Linear motion systems are mechanical components used in linear motion of machinery. The company directly sells to manufacturers and distributors of industrial machinery, including machine tools, industrial robots, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, while other companies sell to other manufacturers and distributors.
