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| Since its founding in 1972, Digital Electronics
Corporation has been devoted to providing you with the latest, most
reliable products the industrial automation industry can offer. |
Company Outline |
| Company
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Digital Electronics Corporation |
| Address: |
8-2-52 Nankohigashi, Suminoe-Ku,
Osaka 559-0031 Japan
TEL: +81-6-613-1101, +81-6-6613-3116 (for English calls)
FAX: +81-6-6613-5888 |
| Founded: |
July 22, 1972 |
| Paid-up capital: |
3,929,155,000 Yen |
| Business: |
Development and manufacture of operator
interface units and control equipment for the world-wide industrial
automation industry. |
| Number of Employees: |
587 (August 31, 2007) |
Consolidated Number
of Employees: |
1088 (August 31, 2007) |
| Settlement Term: |
December |
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Board of Directors (April 1, 2008) |
| Advisor |
Keizo Wada |
| CEO, Representative Director |
Pierre Leveque |
| Chairman, Director |
Tadashi Shimizu |
President, Representative Director &
Division Manager
Production Division |
Munehiro Ohtani |
| Director |
Russell Stocker |
| Director |
Juan Pedro Salazar |
Executive Officer & Division Manager
Marketing & Planning Division
International Business Division |
Hirotoshi Maeda |
Executive Officer & Division Manager
Domestic Sales Division |
Shuichi Umemura |
Executive Officer & Division Manager
Quality Division |
Tamaki Miyazaki |
Officer & Deputy Division Manager
Domestic Sales Division
Second Sales Division Manager |
Kenichi Kanazawa |
Officer & Division Manager
TE HMI SCADA Division |
Michel Ramser |
Officer & Division Manager
Research & Development Division |
Seiji Takeda |
Officer & Division Manager
Human Resources Division |
Hiromitsu Mogi |
Chief Financial Officer
Officer & Division Manager
Financial Control Division |
Stephane Suveg |
Officer & Division Manager
Schneider Electric Japan Ltd.
Product Division
Sales Director |
Toshiyuki Hioki |
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Company History |
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| 1972 |
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Digital Electron Corporation was founded. |
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Changed the company name to Digital
Electronics Corporation. |
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| 1985 |
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Established "International Digital
Electronics Inc." in Chicago. |
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| 1988 |
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Moved "International Digital Electronics
Inc." to Silicon Valley. |
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1989 |
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Developed a programmable (graphic) operation
display unit. |
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| 1990 |
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- Established technical support service.
(Holiday period support was established in 1995) |
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| 1991 |
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Developed a panel computer for the industrial
automation industry. |
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| 1992 |
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Moved the head office to Suminoe, Osaka.. |
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1995 |
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Established Pro-face Korea Co.,Ltd.
in Seoul, South Korea. |
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1996 |
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- Established Pro-face Europe B.V. in
Amsterdam. Holland.
- Received ISO9001 certification.
- Developed a graphic logic controller for the industrial automation
industry. |
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| 1997 |
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- Registered with Japan Stock association
as an over-the-counter stock.
- Developed a Windows version of the industry-leading "GP-PRO"
screen editor. |
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1998 |
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- Established Izumi development office
in Izumi, Osaka. |
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1999 |
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- Signed a "Windows CE System Integrator"
contract with Microsoft Corporation, USA. |
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2001 |
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- Invested in Xycom Automation Holdings,
Inc. (Massachusetts, USA) as a Digital subsidiary.
- Established worldwide technical support system.
- Released the new graphical logic controller - "LT Series"
models. |
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| 2002 |
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- Built a state-of-the-art production
line in Wuxi Pro-face Electronics Co., Ltd, China.
- Schneider Electric S.A, France purchases controlling share
in Digital Electronics Corporation. |
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a detailed history of Digital Electronics Corporation, owner of the
famous "Pro-face" brand name and trusted the world over. |
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