Mitsubishi Electric

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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legal form Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company)
ISIN JP3902400005
founding January 15, 1921
Seat Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan
management Takeshi Sugiyama (President & CEO)
Number of employees 143,000
sales $ 41.8 billion
Website mitsubishielectric.com

The Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ( Jap. 三菱電機株式会社 , Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha ), sometimes abbreviated as Melco is a Japanese worldwide manufacturer of electrical and electronic products including belonging to software as well as support and service with headquarters in Tokyo .

history

On January 15, 1921, the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation was founded with headquarters in Tokyo. The Mitsubishi Electric Corporation emerged from the production area for electrical ship assemblies, from the shipyard of today's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries . In 1930, Mitsubishi Electric began manufacturing, installing, and servicing elevators and escalators , and manufacturing equipment for generating electricity. Mitsubishi Electric recognized the importance of environmental protection as early as the early 1960s and relied on environmentally conscious production techniques. Over the years, the company grew, branches were founded around the world, and as a result Mitsubishi Electric developed into one of the world's leading manufacturers of electronic products and components for industrial applications and many areas of daily life. These include the world's first large LED screen for sports arenas, the world's largest CRT television screen for the consumer market, the world's fastest elevators and much more.

Company profile

For almost 100 years, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has provided corporate customers and end users around the world with high quality products in the fields of information processing and communication, space development and satellite communication, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and construction, as well as air conditioning and heating technology.

The Tokyo-based group has 142 branches and sales offices, 74 production sites and eight research and development centers around the world. The company employs more than 143,000 people worldwide. The chairman of the board is Takeshi Sugiyama.

Mitsubishi Electric has been a wholly-owned subsidiary in Germany since 1978. The seat of the German branch is in Ratingen .

Company areas

The company Mitsubishi Electric Corporation , listed on the Nikkei 225 , is a Japanese company with a focus in the electrical engineering sector. The company is divided into the following areas:

  • Building Systems
  • Communication Systems
    • Communication Systems
    • Information security
    • Space Systems
  • Industrial Automation:
    • Programmable logic controllers, industrial modems, networks , software, frequency converters , servo / motion, robots, contactors and compact and open circuit breakers.
    • Mechatronics CNC : Control and drive technology for CNC machine tools. Mechatronics Machinery: Wire EDM systems, die sinking EDM systems, laser cutting machines
  • Medical Systems
  • Power Systems
    • Solar systems
    • Wind turbines
  • Semiconductors & Devices: Semiconductors for high frequency , optoelectronics and power electronics.
    • Contact Image Sensors
    • Electronic devices
    • TFT-LCDs
  • Transportation
  • Visual Information Systems
    • Presentation technology: video projectors for different applications, DLP rear projection displays, display wall cubes, LC public displays, large-format LED displays and soon also laser televisions
    • Security systems: digital and analog long-term recorders, security technology, video servers
    • Medicine / Research: Digital video printers in color and B / W; Printers for ultrasound recordings, medical recorders
    • Photo / Fun: Digital color and video printers; Photo systems e.g. B. for self-service passport photos, self-service development of photos (self-made photo CD), printing out mobile phone photos
    • Reversing systems : Special cameras and monitors for the vehicle area, night vision capable

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