TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it will build a new training center in Japan to strengthen human resources development as the company further globalizes the sales, manufacturing, installation and maintenance functions of its building-systems business, including elevators and escalators. The center, which is scheduled to start operating in April 2016, will be located on the premises of the Inazawa Works, the center of Mitsubishi Electric’s building-systems development and manufacturing activities.
The center will have several training rooms equipped with advanced IT systems for diverse training purposes. It will be used by personnel from throughout Mitsubishi Electric and its affiliates, including in Japan and abroad, from new hires to mid-career employees. Training will be provided for all operational processes, including marketing, engineering, manufacturing, installation and maintenance. Training for top executives will also be carried out.
Japanese expatriates based outside Japan and local staffers at overseas
affiliates will be among those to visit the center for training, helping
to equip group-wide employees with superior knowledge and skills that
will be leveraged to expand and strengthen Mitsubishi Electric’s
position as the world’s top brand for elevators and escalators.
The
new center will reinforce Mitsubishi Electric’s existing global training
network. The company currently operates 21 training facilities, which it
shares with affiliates on a cooperative basis. Principal facilities
include training centers at Taiwan Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd. (opened
November 2014), Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (May 2015) and
MELCO-MEC Egypt for Elevators & Escalators (May 2015).
Mitsubishi Electric is upgrading its building-systems business to maximize the safety, peace of mind and comfort of its products and services worldwide. The company is operating 14 manufacturing and has supplied customers in 93 countries. To achieve its fiscal 2020 consolidated sales target of 720 billion yen, 50% of which is to be generated outside Japan, the company aims to capture demand for new installations overseas and accelerate elevator and escalator renewal business in Japan.
Details of New Training Center |
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Location |
1 Hishi-machi, Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
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Building perimeter | 1,083 m2 (floor area: 2,764 m2) | |
Structure | Steel construction (3 stories) | |
Investment | 1.34 billion yen | |
Main facilities |
Large training room, also separable into four 60-person rooms |
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Global training facilities |
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Abbreviation | Company | Location | ||
BMEC | MELCO ELEVADORES DO BRASIL S.A. | Brazil | ||
EMEC | Mitsubishi Elevator Europe B.V. | Netherlands | ||
ETA-MELCO | ETA Melco Elevator Co. L.L.C. | UAE | ||
GDRLE | Guangdong Ryoden Lift & Escalator Co., Ltd. | China (Zhongshan) | ||
IEE | International Elevator & Equipment, Inc. | Philippines | ||
IMEC | Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. | India | ||
KMEC | Mitsubishi Elevator Korea Co., Ltd. | Republic of Korea | ||
MEGPT | MELCO-MEC Egypt for Elevators & Escalators | Egypt | ||
MELCOL | Mitsubishi Electric de Colombia Ltda. | Colombia | ||
MELTEC | Mitsubishi Electric Building Techno Service Co., Ltd. | Japan (Tokyo) | ||
MELM | MITSUBISHI ELEVATOR MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. | Malaysia | ||
MELMEX | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. | Mexico | ||
MELSA | Mitsubishi Electric Saudi Ltd. | Saudi Arabia | ||
MESE | Mitsubishi Electric Shanghai Electric Elevator Co.,Ltd. | China (Shanghai) | ||
MET | Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co,. Ltd. | Thailand | ||
MHE | Mitsubishi Hitachi Home Elevator Corporation | Japan (Gifu) | ||
MSAF | Melco Elevator (South Africa) Pty. Ltd. | South Africa | ||
MJEE | PT. MITSUBISHI JAYA ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR | Indonesia | ||
SMEC | Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd. | China (Shanghai) | ||
TMEC | Taiwan Mitsubishi Elevator Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | ||
About Inazawa Works
Since its
establishment in 1964, Mitsubishi Electric’s Inazawa Works has operated
as a dedicated facility for manufacturing elevators and escalators, and
developing related technologies. Over the years, it has established a
strong reputation for products that deliver safety and peace of mind, as
well as high performance and quality.
In 1982, the factory started developing and manufacturing products for building management systems, such as access control systems. In 2014, the number of elevators and escalators manufactured by the factory surpassed 450,000 units. After celebrating its 50th anniversary last year, the Inazawa Works continues to evolve as the mother factory of all related production facilities in the Mitsubishi Electric’s global network.
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 4,323.0
billion yen (US$ 36.0 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.
For more information visit:
http://www.MitsubishiElectric.com
*At
an exchange rate of 120 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2015.