Mitsubishi Electric

One of the world's largest companies, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has $41 billion in annual sales, $2.9 billion in operating profits (in the year ending in March 2018) and more than 139,000 employees around the world (see www.MitsubishiElectric.com).

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Mitsubishi Electric's Historical Highlights

1921 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation established

1931 First Mitsubishi Electric elevator

1953 First Mitsubishi Electric television

1973 US operations established

1980 First outdoor color video Diamond Vision display (Dodger Stadium)

1984 World's first spiral escalator

1997 America's first plasma TV

2010 Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America named GM Supplier of the Year (11th straight year)

2011 Awarded contract to install the world's fastest elevators (59 feet/second, Shanghai Tower)

2012 Emmy® Award for Pioneering Development of Large-Venue, Large-Screen Direct View Video Displays

 

Mitsubishi Electric's Business

Mitsubishi Electric is composed of a wide range of operations. The primary business units are listed below. Together, these ten business units produce most of Mitsubishi Electric's revenue. Due to the wide applicability of MERL's research, MERL works with them all.

• Air Conditioning Systems
  Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers and Heat Pumps.
• Automotive Equipment
  Automotive Electrical Equipment, Car Electronics/Multimedia, Car Mechatronics.

• Building Systems
  Elevators, Escalators, Building Monitoring/Security/Management Systems
• Energy Systems
  Electrical Generators, Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment

• Factory Automation Systems
  Programmable Logic Controllers, Inverters, Servo-motors, Processing Machines.
• Home Products
  Televisions, Blu-ray Recorders, Kitchen appliances

• Information & Communication Systems
  IT Systems, Security/Encryption Systems, Wired/Wireless Communication Equipment and Systems.
• Public Systems
  Government Systems, Transportation Systems, Very Large Display Devices.

• Semiconductors & Devices
  Optical Devices, High-Frequency & High-Power Semiconductors
• Space Systems
  Doppler Lidar Systems, Satellite Communications and Components and Optical and Radio Telescopes.

• Transportation Systems
  Transportation Planning and Control Systems, Station Facility Systems and Power Supply and Electrification Systems.
• Visual Information Systems
  Display Walls, Large-scale Visual Information Systems and Projectors.

It is worthy of note that there are over 30 major independent companies in the world that use the word "Mitsubishi" in their names. These companies include Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings and Mitsubishi Motors, all of which are also among the world's largest companies. They have shared roots in 19th century Japan; however, they have been separate for many years and Mitsubishi Electric has been separate from all of them since its founding in 1921.

 

Mitsubishi Electric's US Operations

A significant part of Mitsubishi Electric's sales are in North America and many of Mitsubishi Electric's business units have North American subsidiaries. The largest US operations are listed below (see www.mitsubishielectric-usa.com).

• Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America

  Mason, Ohio
  Alternators, Ignition Coils, Automotive Electronics.

• Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.

  Warrendale, Pennsylvania
  Power Transmission Products.

• Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc.

  Cypress, California
  Air Conditioners, Elevators, High Power Semiconductors.

• Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions, Inc.

  Irvine, California
  Digital Projectors, Display Walls, Photo Printers.

• Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.

  Vernon Hills, Illinois
  Factory Automation Equipment.

 

 

Mitsubishi Electric Corporate R&D

Mitsubishi Electric has a global R&D network comprising five laboratories. The chart below summarizes the primary activities of these labs. MERL collaborates with all of these labs.

• Coporate R&D

  Tokyo, Japan
  Corporate R&D Headquarters.

• Advanced Technology R&D Center

  Amagasaki, Japan
  Power Electronics, Electro-mechanical, Ecology, Energy, Materials, Devices, Systems and Imaging Technologies.

• Information Technology R&D Center

  Ofuna, Japan
  Information, Communications, Multimedia, Electro-Optic and Microwave Technologies.

• Industrial Design Center

  Ofuna, Japan
  Product, Interface and Concept Design.

• Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL)

  Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  Communications, Multimedia, Data Analytics, Imaging and Mechatronics Technologies.

• Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe B.V. (MERCE)

  Rennes, France and Livingston, UK
  Conducts research and development of environment and energy technology and communications technology.