Alps Denki
| Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
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| legal form | Kabushiki kaisha |
| ISIN | JP3126400005 |
| founding | November 1, 1948 |
| Seat | Tokyo , Japan |
| management | Masataka Kataoka ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 39,443 (2016) |
| sales | JPY 774.0 billion (2015/16) EUR 6.042 billion |
| Branch | electronics |
| Website | www.alps.de |
Alps Denki KK ( Japanese ア ル プ ス 電 気 株式会社 , Arupusu denki kabushiki kaisha , English Alps Electric Co., Ltd. ) is a Japanese company headquartered in Tokyo .
description
The company is listed on the Nikkei 225 stock index. Alps manufactures components, modules and devices in the electronics industry for the consumer goods and automotive industries .
The company is divided into the following business areas:
- Automotive: on-board electronics
- Home, Mobile and Industry: switches , potentiometers , sensors, etc. a.
- Mechatronics, Materials and Process: Production technology
The subsidiary Alpine produces car radios, loudspeakers, amplifiers and navigation systems for vehicle applications.
Alps buttons are known from high-quality mechanical computer keyboards ; these were often copied or manufactured under license, but are currently no longer produced by Alps.
history
The company was founded on November 1, 1948 under the company name Kataoka Denki KK ( 片 岡 電 気 株式会社 ).
gallery
Alps taxi yellow button in an Apple IIc keyboard
Alps white button in an Apple IIgs keyboard
Alps SKBM Gray button ; often in PC keyboards installed
Back with old logo
Alps-SKBM-Gray housing with today's logo
Alps SKCM Orange button , completely disassembled
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Company Data , at www.alps.com , accessed on May 13, 2016
- ↑ Converted at the rate on the balance sheet date, March 31, 2016