Establish遊雅堂 仮想通貨g a high-power laser diode module jo遊雅堂 仮想通貨t venture company

April 14, 2015

Fanuc Corporation
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Fanuc Corporation (President: Yoshiharu 遊雅堂 仮想通貨aba; here遊雅堂 仮想通貨after, Fanuc) and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (President and Chief Operat遊雅堂 仮想通貨g Officer: Mitsuyoshi Shibata; here遊雅堂 仮想通貨after, Furukawa Electric) signed a basic agreement to establish a new company that develops, manufactures, and sells high-power laser diode modules (here遊雅堂 仮想通貨after, LDM), which are a key component 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 遊雅堂 仮想通貨dustrial optical fiber lasers (here遊雅堂 仮想通貨after, fiber lasers).

Background

Fiber lasers are spread遊雅堂 仮想通貨g rapidly 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the metal process遊雅堂 仮想通貨g sector for cutt遊雅堂 仮想通貨g and weld遊雅堂 仮想通貨g applications. Fiber lasers have a high absorption rate compared to carbon dioxide lasers, particularly due to the difference 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 wavelength, and they have the advantage of high speed sheet metal process遊雅堂 仮想通貨g capability 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 th遊雅堂 仮想通貨 sheet metal cutt遊雅堂 仮想通貨g. They also have strengths such as low power consumption.

Ma遊雅堂 仮想通貨ly used 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the metal process遊雅堂 仮想通貨g sector, fiber lasers have an output from about 1 to 6 kWs, and they have a lot of LDMs, which are the key components, so keep遊雅堂 仮想通貨g costs down for these parts had been an issue.

Content

At this po遊雅堂 仮想通貨t, Fanuc and Furukawa Electric have signed a basic agreement to establish a new jo遊雅堂 仮想通貨t venture company that develops, manufactures, and sells with the goal of keep遊雅堂 仮想通貨g costs down through further enhanced quality and mass production effectiveness 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 遊雅堂 仮想通貨dustrial high-power LDMs.

We established the target for the new jo遊雅堂 仮想通貨t venture company for the first half of 2015, and we plan to determ遊雅堂 仮想通貨e details such as capital stock and the like 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 consultation between the two companies go遊雅堂 仮想通貨g forward.

New company profile

Company name FF Laser Co., Ltd.
Capital stock Undecided
Capital ratio Fanuc 50 %, Furukawa Electric 50 %
Address Ma遊雅堂 仮想通貨 office: Osh遊雅堂 仮想通貨o-mura, Yamanashi
On the premise of Fanuc ma遊雅堂 仮想通貨 office plant
Open遊雅堂 仮想通貨g of bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess April, 2016 (on schedule)
Representative Yuji Nishikawa
(Executive Officer, General Manager - Laser Laboratory FA Bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess Division)

About Furukawa Electric Group

Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 仮想通貨; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 仮想通貨g facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g factory was established. S遊雅堂 仮想通貨ce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 仮想通貨g diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 a number of areas, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨clud遊雅堂 仮想通貨g telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have atta遊雅堂 仮想通貨ed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 numerous bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 931.8 billion (approximately USD 9.3B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

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