, operating under the brand name FE, is a Japanese electrical equipment company, manufacturing pressure transmitters, flowmeters, gas analyzers, controllers, inverters, pumps, generators, ICs, motors, and power equipment.
History
Fuji Electric was established in 1923 as a capital and technology tie-up between
Furukawa Electric
is a Japanese electric and electronics equipment company.
The company was founded by Furukawa Ichibei in 1884 in Yokohama when a copper-smelting facility
and a wire manufacturing factory were established. Furukawa was a Japanese businessman w ...
, a spinoff from Furukawa
zaibatsu
is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial vertically integrated business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period unt ...
company, and
Siemens AG
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad.
The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', ''E ...
.
The name “Fuji” is derived from Furukawa's “Fu” and Siemens' “Ji”, since German pronunciation of Siemens is written ''jiimensu'' in
Japanese romanization. The characters used to write
Mount Fuji were used as
ateji
In modern Japanese, principally refers to kanji used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words with less regard to the underlying meaning of the characters. This is similar to in Old Japanese. Conversely, also refers to kanji use ...
.
In 1935, Fuji Electric spun off the telephone department as
Fuji Tsushinki (lit. Fuji Communications Equipment, now
Fujitsu).
Divisions and products
*Power and social infrastructure
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Nuclear power-related equipment
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Solar power generation systems
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Fuel cells
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Energy management system
An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the generation or transmission system. Also, it can be used in small scale syste ...
s
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Smart meters
*Industrial infrastructure
**Transmission and distribution equipment — joint venture with
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric SE is a French multinational company that specializes in digital automation and energy management. It addresses homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries, by combining energy technologies, real-time automatio ...
**
Industrial power supply equipment
**Industrial drive systems
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Heating and induction furnace equipment
**Plant control and measurement systems
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Radiation monitoring systems
*Power electronics
**Inverters/servo systems
**Transportation power electronics
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Uninterruptible power supply systems
**Power conditioners
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Power distribution and control equipment
*Electronic devices
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Power semiconductors
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Photoconductive drums
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Magnetic disks
*Food and beverage distribution
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Vending machine
A vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or otherwise made. The ...
s
**Retail distribution systems
**Currency handling equipment
**Freezing and refrigerated showcases
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References
External links
Fuji Electric Group
* Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Fuji Electric
Electronics companies of Japan
Electrical equipment manufacturers
Electrical engineering companies of Japan
Electrical wiring and construction supplies manufacturers
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning companies
Vending machine manufacturers
Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Electronics companies established in 1923
Japanese companies established in 1923
Japanese brands
Furukawa Group
Pump manufacturers
Electric motor manufacturers
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