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).
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.
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Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers and Heat Pumps. -
Automotive Electrical Equipment, Car Electronics/Multimedia, Car Mechatronics.
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Elevators, Escalators, Building Monitoring/Security/Management Systems -
Electrical Generators, Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment
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Programmable Logic Controllers, Inverters, Servo-motors, Processing Machines. -
Televisions, Blu-ray Recorders, Kitchen appliances
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IT Systems, Security/Encryption Systems, Wired/Wireless Communication Equipment and Systems. -
Government Systems, Transportation Systems, Very Large Display Devices.
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Optical Devices, High-Frequency & High-Power Semiconductors -
Doppler Lidar Systems, Satellite Communications and Components and Optical and Radio Telescopes.
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Transportation Planning and Control Systems, Station Facility Systems and Power Supply and Electrification 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).
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Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
Mason, Ohio
Alternators, Ignition Coils, Automotive Electronics. -
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.
Warrendale, Pennsylvania
Power Transmission Products.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.