Flender/Flender Gear Units/Bevel-helical gear unit B3
Plant, equipment, and overhead account for the remainder. Bank lending rates, which were relatively high at the beginning of the

period, fell to approximately 9 percent in 1. 8 With respect to standards, products designed in inches are more expensive

for non-.. companies to produce because the companies do not have the volume of orders that would make it possible

to lower the price. Japan Industry and trade profile Japan' gear industry consists of about 3 firms and, in terms

of production, is dominated by the captive gear operations of its automotive industry which accounted for over two-thirds of the value of the total in 1. In addition to the large captive producers of automotive gearing, there are four major independent producers of transmissions - Aisin-Warner Ltd., Japan Automatic Transmission Co., Ltd., Fuji Tekko Co., Ltd., and Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. -and another 2 firms producing automotive transmission parts. 8 Captive production operations also produce gearing for large industrial corporations, such as Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI), Mitsubishi, Komatsu, and Sumitomo. In Japan' growing aerospace industry, IHI, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, and Fuji Heavy Industries produce most of the gears. Leading Japanese producers of gears and gear products are shown in table 5-1, according to their applicable product sectors. " International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, various issues. " USITC staff interviews with gear industry officials, Belgium, November 1. 6 .. International Trade Commission, .. Global Competitiveness: The .. Automotive Parts Industry, USITC Publication 2, December 1, pp.1-1, and Dodwell Marketing Consultants, The Structure of the Japanese Auto Parts Industry, 3rd ed., October 1. 5-4 Table 5-1 Leading Japanese gear producers, by major sectors, 1 Company Industrial Vehicle Marine Aerospace Asano Gear Aisin Selki Co Fuji Heavy Industries Fujikoshl ("Nachr )