Established in 1906, Takai Seiki was the first company in Japan to succeed in the commercial manufacture of bearing retainers and has specialized in these products until today, continually aiming to achieve superior levels of technology and quality. It is especially proud of its technology related to miniature bearing retainers. Miniature bearings are used widely in OA equipment, such as in facsimile machine drums and personal computer disc drives, and small bearings with diameters of 8mm-9mm are commonly used on the rotating shafts of refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and washing machines as well as in the magnetic heads of videotape recorders, where high precision is required.