2017
(Posted Oct. 2017)
The Value which MinebeaMitsumi can Offer toward Resolution of Society's Challenges
(Left) Michiya Kagami
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Chief of Engineering Headquarters
(Right) Hiroshi Aso
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Deputy Chief of Engineering Headquarters
Managing Executive Officer of
MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Kagami: By working toward "stable supply and making reliable products with low energy consumption widely available," which we state in our Basic CSR Policy, we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society. In particular, as a device manufacturer, MinebeaMitsumi will continue to focus upon miniaturization and enhanced efficiency, which has a direct impact upon resource and energy conservation in products and production processes. The initiatives which are our core business are already playing no small part in the reduction of society's environmental burden, and we believe that this is the very reason for the existence of device manufacturers.
Aso: This is exactly correct. Nowadays, how we address environmental issues is indispensable for meeting client demands. By sincerely responding to the needs of society, our products naturally tend to be more environmentally friendly.
Kagami: Motors account for approximately 40% of global energy usage, while lighting accounts for approximately 25%. Improving the efficiency of these will certainly have a significant impact in reducing energy usage. Because we are a component manufacturer, we are not readily able to produce large-scale final products. However, we believe that, through provision of superior products and solutions, we play a valuable role in supporting the realization of the ideas of companies who are focused on challenging new possibilities for the future. Based upon our Basic CSR Policy, we will align our awareness and work together as a united company.
The Base Supporting MinebeaMitsumi's Manufacturing
Karuizawa Plant
Karuizawa Plant has operated for over 50 years since its establishment in natural surrounds on the tablelands of Nagano Prefecture in 1963. Not only does it operate as a base for manufacturing in Japan, it also plays an important role in the expansion of our production overseas.
As the mother plant for production bases in each country, it designs and produces various machinery, dies, and jigs, develops production technology, and conducts training and education of employees abroad, supporting production activities and thereby contributing to the development of other countries through manufacturing.
Tama Business Division
Mitsumi was established in Yukigaya, Ota-ku Ward, Tokyo, in January 1954, and expanded after it found success in the development of POLYVARICON* for pocket radios. In 2002, it transferred its headquarters to Tama City, Tokyo, where it is still located.
The Tama Business Division conducts design and development of connectors, electric power components, and automotive products. It also works to bolster the production technology for overseas manufacturing bases and provides production support. It supports manufacturing based upon Mitsumi, contributing to the supply of high quality, high precision products.
* Polyethylene variable capacitors, which use polyethylene film as dielectric. Invented and developed by Mitsumi. Product name of Mitsumi.
