TDK Corp. engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of electronic components. It operates through the following business segments: Passive Components, Sensor Application Products, Magnetic Application Products, Film Application Products and Others. The Passive Components segment offers ceramic capacitors, aluminum electrolytic capacitors, film capacitors, inductive devices, high-frequency components, piezoelectric material components, circuit protection devices, and sensors. The Sensor Application Products segment includes temperature and pressure, magnetic, and MEMS sensors. The Magnetic Application Products segment provides Hard Disk Drives (HDD) head, HDD use suspension, power supplies and magnet. The Film Application Products include energy devices like rechargeable batteries, and applied films. The Others segment covers mechatronics manufacturing equipment. The company was founded by Kenzo Saito on December 7, 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Operates as a venture-capital-backed semiconductor startup company

Xerox Corporation (/ˈzɪərɒks/; also known as Xerox) is an American global corporation that sells print and digital document products and services in more than 160 countries. Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut (having moved from Stamford, Connecticut in October 2007), though its largest population of employees is based around Rochester, New York, the area in which the company was founded. The company purchased Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion in early 2010. As a large developed company, it is consistently placed in the list of Fortune 500 companies.

Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd., established on 1993-01-06, Business scope includes general items:Engineering and Technology Research and Experimental Development;Technical Services,technology development,technical consulting,Technology Exchange,technology transfer,Technology Promotion;New material technology research and development;R&D of metal products;Metal material manufacturing;Metal Material Sales;Sales of new metal functional materials;Sales of high-quality special steel materials;Sales of high-performance non-ferrous metals and alloy materials;Sales of Rare Earth Functional Materials;Magnetic material production;Magnetic Material Sales;Manufacturing of experimental analysis instruments;Experimental analysis instrument sales;Manufacturing of Specialty Chemical Products(Free of Hazardous Chemicals);Specialty Chemicals Sales(Free of Hazardous Chemicals);Chemical product production(No licensed chemical products);Chemical product sales(No licensed chemical products);Manufacture of new building materials(Free of Hazardous Chemicals);Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products;Metal Ore Sales;Sales of non-metallic minerals and products;software development;Wholesale of computer software, hardware and auxiliary equipment;Research and development of special electronic materials;Electronic special material manufacturing;Sales of electronic special materials;Manufacturing of electronic components;Wholesale of electronic components;Communication equipment manufacturing;Mechanical equipment research and development;Machinery sales;3DPrint base material sales;Industrial Design Services.(Except for projects subject to approval by law,Carry out business activities independently in accordance with the law with a business license)(Do not engage in the business activities of projects prohibited and restricted by the industrial policies of the state and this city.)

Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, established on 2006-06-27, Business scope includes

HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), develops innovative, advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world’s most valued data. HGST addresses customers’ rapidly changing storage needs by delivering intelligent storage devices that tightly integrate hardware and software to maximize solution performance. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, HGST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Cloud, Data Center, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. HGST was established in 2003 and maintains its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California.

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of hard drives. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Proterial Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of products for automobile, electronics, and infrastructure industry sectors. It operates through the following divisions: Specialty Steel, Magnetic Materials, Functional Components, and Cable Materials. The Specialty Steel division includes high-grade special steel, rolls, steel and ceramic structural parts, injection molding machine parts, and soft magnetic materials. The Magnetic Materials division comprises of magnets and ceramic products. The Functional Components division consists of high-grade casting components for automobiles, piping and infrastructure components, and construction components. The Cable Materials division offers electric wires and functional items such as industrial wire, equipment wire, industrial rubber, cable processed products, automotive electrical components, and brake hose. The company was founded on April 10, 1956 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Heraeus Ltd., part of Einhorn Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, is a Hong Kong Chinese company that processes and refines precious metals.

Showa Denko K. K. (昭和電工株式会社 Shōwa Denkō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a leading Japanese chemical engineering firm. Formed in 1939 by the merger of Nihon Electrical Industries and Showa Fertilizers, Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) manufactures chemical products and industrial materials. SDK's products serve a wide array of fields ranging from heavy industry to the electronic and computer industries. The company is divided in five business sectors: petrochemicals (olefins, organic chemicals, plastic products), aluminum (aluminum cans, sheets, ingots, foils), electronics (semiconductors, ceramic materials, hard disk drive platters), chemicals (industrial gases, ammonia, agrochemicals), and inorganic materials (ceramics, graphite electrodes). Showa Denko has more than 180 subsidiaries and affiliates including in New York, NY, USA. The company has vast overseas operations and a joint venture with Netherlands-based Montell and Nippon Petrochemicals to make and market polypropylenes. In March 2001, SDK merged with Showa Denko Aluminum Corporation to strengthen the high-value-added fabricated aluminum products operations, and is today developing next-generation optical communications-use wafers.

NEOMAX Co. Ltd. manufactures magnets and alloys. The company manufactures permanent magnets, sealing alloys, magnetic alloys, voice coil motors, magnetic rolls, and magnetic circuits. It was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. engages in the development of thin film sputtering targets. It specializes in the research and development of high-value functional materials applied in data storage, optoelectronic displays and semiconductors. Its products and services include precious and rare metal chemicals and materials, sputtering targets for thin film, specialty chemicals for automobile, resource recycling, and analytical services. The company was founded on August 29, 1978 and is headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan.

Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd. engages in the . Its business areas include Magnetic materials and devices and Photovoltaic and lithium batteries. Magnetic materials and devices include permanent magnets, soft magnets, plastic magnets, gyromagnets, vibration devices, voice coil modules, inductors, and wireless charging modules. Photovoltaic and lithium batteries include monocrystalline silicon wafers and modules, cylindrical lithium batteries, and small power systems. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Jinhua, China.

Seagate Technology PLC (commonly referred to as Seagate) is an American data storage company. It was incorporated in 1978, as Shugart Technology. Since 2010, the company is incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Cupertino, California, United States. David Mosley is the current CEO with Stephen J. Luczo as chairman of the board of directors. In January 2009, Luczo, Seagate's chairman, was appointed president and chief executive officer, returning him to the role he held at Seagate from 1998 to 2004. On October 2, 2017 COO David Mosley was appointed CEO and Luczo stepped down from that role.

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of electronic components and devices. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Electronic Components, Automotive Infotainment, and Logistics. The Electronic Components segment involves in the development, manufacturing and sale of electronic components such as sensors, switches, encoders, potentiometers, connectors, communication modules, current sensors, actuators, printers and energy harvester. The Automotive Infotainment segment engages in the development, manufacturing and sale of audio, information and communication equipment. The Logistics segment involves in the provision of transportation, storage and forwarding services. It also provides system development, office works, as well as finance and leasing services. The company was founded on November 1, 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche is the largest public research facility in Italy. Founded in 1923, it has worked in the past as a government consultant on research and as a funding fund for university research grants. Since 1989 the CNR is a research institution, with the mission of carrying out research projects, promoting innovation and competitiveness of the national industrial system, the internationalization of the national research system, and providing technologies and solutions to emerging needs in the public and private sectors. . Objectives that are achieved through a wealth of human resources that has over 8000 employees, half of which is represented by researchers and technologists. About 4,000 young researchers are involved in post-doctoral research activities in the laboratories of the Institute, while an important contribution comes from collaborations, including international ones, with researchers from universities and companies, thus strengthening the national research system.

Adaptive Energy LLC designs and manufactures portable fuel cell systems for military, leisure and emergency use. It offers 50 and 250-watt fuel cell systems that are powered by globally available and energy dense propane, butane and LPG. The firm provides portable power to the United States Armed Forces as well as industries includes leisure, remote monitoring and medical devices. The company was founded by Aaron Crumm, Michelle Crumm and John W. Halloran in 1999 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK manufactures, sells, imports, and exports industrial metal products. Its products include platinum, gold, silver and others. The firm also does refining and recycling of precious metals. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Ningxia Junci New Material Technology Co., Ltd., established on 2018-03-16, Business scope includes SmFeN,NdFeN magnetic powder,Rare earth permanent magnet material,Rare earth soft magnetic materials,High Frequency Soft Magnetic Materials,Electromagnetic wave absorbing and shielding materials,stealth material,Magnetic material equipment,Electronic Component,Research and development of magnetic materials,design,Production,technology development,technology transfer,Technical Services,technical consulting,Sales,Install,commissioned production,Commissioned processing;Import and export(except where prohibited by law);Professional contractors.(Items subject to approval by law,Business activities can only be carried out after approval by relevant departments)

Nantong Poly Bearing Co., Ltd., established on 1999-04-27, Business scope includes oil-impregnated bearings,Micro motor shaft,Magnetic accessories production,Sales;Operating the export business of the company's self-produced products and technologies and the import business of raw and auxiliary materials required for the company's production(Except for commodities and technologies that are restricted by the state to be operated by enterprises or prohibited from import and export).(Items subject to approval by law,Business activities can only be carried out after approval by relevant departments)