, 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, a spinoff from Furukawa
zaibatsu
is a Japanese language, Japanese term referring to industrial and financial vertical integration, vertically integrated business conglomerate (company), conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed control over signifi ...
company, and
Siemens AG
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the posit ...
.
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
is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of . It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island (after Mount Kerinci on the Indonesian island of Sumatra), a ...
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 used s ...
.
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 cell
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen fuel, hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions. Fuel cells are different from most bat ...
s
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Energy management system
An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric public utility, utility electric power transmission, grids to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the electricity generation, gener ...
s
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Smart meter
A smart meter is an electronic device that records information—such as consumption of electric energy, voltage levels, current, and power factor—and communicates the information to the consumer and electricity suppliers. Advanced meterin ...
s
*Industrial infrastructure
**Transmission and distribution equipment — joint venture with
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric SE is a French multinational corporation that specializes in digital automation and energy management.
Registered as a Societas Europaea, Schneider Electric is a ''Fortune'' Global 500 company, publicly traded on the Euronex ...
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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
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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
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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
Companies in the Nikkei 225
Electronics companies established in 1923
Japanese companies established in 1923
Japanese brands
Furukawa Group
Pump manufacturers
Electric motor manufacturers