Mitsubishi Electric : New Plant in Czech Republic to Produce Motors and Inverters for Electric Motor Vehicles
March 05, 2019 at 09:11 pm EST
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Will support expansion of electric motor vehicle business in Europe
Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it would
start construction of a new plant on the premises of its subsidiary
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Czech s.r.o (MEAC) in Slaný, Czech
Republic. The new factory will enable MEAC to increase its mass
production of motor and inverter systems for electric vehicles, such as
the company’s integrated starter-generator (ISG) systems for 48V hybrid
vehicles*, which are expected to see rapid growth in demand,
especially in Europe. *Mitsubishi Electric Begins Mass-producing
Auto Industry's First Crankshaft ISG System for 48V Hybrid Vehicles http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/news/2017/1026-b.html
(October 26, 2017)
Aiming to expand the scale of its automotive equipment business,
Mitsubishi Electric is developing a range of advanced automotive
products by applying its extensive proprietary technologies in the
fields of power electronics, vehicle integration control and
high-density coil winding for motors.
Outline of MEAC New Plant
Location
Slaný, Czech Republic
Building Area
Single story and total floor space of 9,880 m2
Purpose
Production of motors and inverters for electric-motor vehicles
Investment
1,200 million JPY
Start of Operation
April 2020
Environmental
Measures
LED lighting, Mitsubishi Electric-brand refrigerant/water combined
air conditioning system (adoption of low GWP refrigerant/compliance
with European environmental standard)
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%).