Enhanced engineering framework will support expansion of
infrastructure business
Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has
completed construction of a new engineering facility in Kobe, Hyogo
Prefecture to strengthen the company’s engineering framework for
expanded infrastructure-related business in fields such as public
projects, power plants/systems and railway transportation. The facility
will start operating from the end of April.
“Mitsubishi Electric is striving to expand its infrastructure business
over the medium to long term to meet the increasing global demand for
public and energy infrastructure,” said Hideki Fukushima, General
Manager of the Kobe Works. “The new facility will enhance operational
efficiency by consolidation of engineers in charge of design and
development, and it will provide additional space for manufacturing
activities and test-control equipment.”
Facility Outline
Location
1-1-2 Wadasakicho, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Building perimeter
2,250.70 square meters
Floor space
15,626.42 square meters
Structure
7-story steel frame
Purpose
Design-related engineering
Resident divisions and main products
Kobe Works Control and monitoring systems for public
utilities and railway transportation infrastructure
Energy Systems Center Power plants/systems and particle
therapy systems
Transmission & Distribution Systems Center Systems for
power transmission/distribution and system protection
Operations
Sequentially from the end of April 2014
Investment
Approximately JPY 4 billion
Green measures
LED lighting with dimmer control
Energy-efficient transformers, air conditioners, elevators with
electric power regeneration, and more
South-facing light shelf and double-pane glass
600 square meters of rooftop vegetation
About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
With over 90 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality
products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized
world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and
electronic equipment used in information processing and communications,
space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics,
industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment.
Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better,
and its environmental statement, Eco Changes, Mitsubishi Electric
endeavors to be a global, leading green company, enriching society with
technology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 3,567.1
billion yen (US$ 37.9 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
For more information visit http://www.MitsubishiElectric.com
*At an exchange rate of 94 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2013
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of electric and electronic equipment. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by family of products and by services as follows:
- industrial automation equipment (28.6%): programmable controllers, motor operators, counters, industrial robots, clutches, etc.;
- electric equipment (24.2%): generators, motors, transformers, power circuit breakers, testing systems, etc.;
- household appliances (22.4%): televisions, video recorders, air conditioners, refrigerators, lamps, vacuum cleaners, etc.;
- information and communication equipment (6.9%): mobile phones, satellites, aerials, medical and audiovisual equipment, servers, computers, etc.;
- electronic components and devices (4.7%): memory, logic integrated circuits, monitors, plasma screens, printed circuit cards, etc.;
- other (13.2%): financial services, real estate management, engineering and maintenance services, etc.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (52.1%), Asia (24.9%), Europe (11.1%), North America (10.3%) and other (1.6%).
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