Vixen (company)
| Vixen | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Kabushiki kaisha ( joint stock company ) |
| founding | October 1949 |
| Seat | 5-17-3 Higashi-Tokorozawa, Tokorozawa Saitama Prefecture 359-0021, Japan |
| management | Kazushige Niitsuma (President) |
| Branch | Optical industry |
| Website | http://www.vixen.co.jp |
KK Vixen ( Japanese 株式会社 ビ ク セ ン , Kabushiki kaisha Bikusen , English Vixen Co., Ltd. ) is a Japanese manufacturer of astronomical telescopes , binoculars and accessories such as eyepieces and mounts .
Company history
In October 1949, Kōsuke Tsuchida ( 土 田 耕 助 ) founded a business for optical components. In 1954 the KK Kōyūsha ( 株式会社 光 友 社 , Kabushiki-gaisha Kōyūsha , English Koyusha Corporation Limited ) was founded in Shinjuku . In 1966, the company began producing telescopes for amateur astronomy under the name Gemini Eta ( ジ ェ ミ ニ エ ー タ ー ). August 1970 the name was then changed to KK Vixen and the company structure was redesigned over the following years. In September 1984 the export department was outsourced as Vixen Kōki Kōgyō KK ( ビ ク セ ン 光 器 工業 株式会社 , English Vixen Optical Devices Technology Co., Ltd. ), which was, however, reintegrated into the parent company in June 2002. In August 1985 the company moved to its current location in Tokorozawa .
In July 1971, the Atlas Kōgaku KK ( ア ト ラ ス 光学 株式会社 , English Atlas Optics Corporation ) was founded as a spin-off of the production site in Itabashi . In 1979 the company moved to Tokorozawa and in January 1992 the company was renamed Vixen Kaihatsu Kōgyō KK ( ビ ク セ ン 開 発 工業 株式会社 , English Vixen Development Technology Corporation ). In April 2006 this was also reintegrated into the company.
Corporate structure
The Vixen group of companies consists of the following individual companies:
- KK Vixen
- Trading company in Japan for domestic sales and worldwide export
- Vixen Kogaku KK
- Vixen Kōgaku KK ( ビ ク セ ン 光学 株式会社 , English Vixen Optics Co., Ltd. ) was founded in Itabashi in August 1969 and moved to Tokorozawa in June 1984. Vixen Kōgaku produces binoculars, telescope accessories and similar product groups.
- Vixen Marketing KK
- Vixen Marketing KK ( ビ ク セ ン マ ー ケ テ ィ ン グ 株式会社 ) is used to market and sell the products online.
- Vixen Europe GmbH
- The European trading and service branch was established in May 2003 as the German representative of Vixen Co. Ltd. founded. Vixen Europe GmbH is responsible for the general distribution of its products in Germany , Austria , Luxembourg and other distributors in Europe. The head office is in Hilden and has its own warehouse with office and training rooms as well as its own service staff.
Origin of the company name
The following rhyme by the American poet Clement Clark Moore (1779–1863) comes from a Christmas ballad from 1822 :
More rapid than eagles his courses they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
“Now, Dasher! Now, dancer! Now, Prancer! And, Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen! "
In this poem eight reindeer of Santa Claus are mentioned by name - one of them is called "Vixen" ( vixen ).
Web links
- Company website (Japanese, English)
- German sales website (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d 会 社 案 内 、 採用 情報 . (No longer available online.) Vixen, archived from the original on November 29, 2010 ; Retrieved November 3, 2010 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d About Vixen. (No longer available online.) Vixen, archived from the original on September 28, 2011 ; accessed on November 3, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
