2016
May 10, 2016
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Minebea and Edison Price Lighting Agree to Marketing Partnership
for New LED Lighting Fixture SALIOT in North America
Minebea Co., Ltd. ("Minebea") and Edison Price Lighting, Inc. ("EPL"), the leading North American architectural lighting systems manufacturer, have entered a marketing partnership to supply SALIOT (Smart Adjustable Light for the Internet Of Things), Minebea's new track-mounted lighting fixture, throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
SALIOT is the first lighting fixture in the industry* to wirelessly control light distribution angle, from 10° to 30° beamspreads. Other lighting characteristics, including light levels, correlated color temperature, and vertical and horizontal orientation can all be controlled by a smartphone or tablet, using Minebea's mobile application and a Bluetooth® wireless mesh network. The track-mounted SALIOT is now available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, through EPL and its extensive sales network.SALIOT will be especially welcome in the museum, gallery, and retail markets because of its potential regarding rotating exhibits, labor costs, and event lighting.
Of the partnership with EPL, Minebea Co., Ltd. Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yoshihisa Kainuma explains,
"I am very happy that EPL, one of the leading lighting equipment makers of the United States, has recognized SALIOT, which Minebea has developed using original technology, and has agreed to partner with us. With the increase in opportunities to offer SALIOT to all lighting users in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, we intend to accelerate our efforts toward strengthening our lighting equipment lineup and starting high volume production."
Emma Price, the President of Edison Price Lighting, adds that,
"SALIOT is a trailblazer. The ability to quickly and completely adjust the fixture itself will become the norm in lighting. Edison Price Lighting looks forward to joining the forefront with SALIOT."
SALIOT shipments are planned to begin in the third quarter of 2016.
* Based on Minebea's research as of July 2015.
Profile of Minebea
| (1) Name | Minebea Co., Ltd. |
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| (2) Location of headquarters | 4106-73, Oaza Miyota, Miyota-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano |
| (3) Name of representative | Yoshihisa Kainuma, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| (4) Outline of business | Bearings and other machined components business Electronic devices and components business such as small-size motors |
| (5) Capital | 68,258 million yen (as of the end of March 2016) |
| (6) Established | July 1951 |
| (7) Fiscal year end | March 31 |
| (8) Major shareholders and shareholding ratios | The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account): 6.25% Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account): 4.94% Takahashi Industrial and Economic Research Foundation: 4.09% (as of the end of March 2016) |
| (9) Net assets (consolidated) | 237,973 million yen (as of the end of March 2016) |
| (10) Total assets (consolidated) | 459,427 million yen (as of the end of March 2016) |
| (11) Sales (consolidated) | 609,814 million yen (Fiscal Year ended in March 31, 2016) |
| (12) Number of employees | Non-consolidated: 3,464 (as of the end of March 2016) Consolidated: 62,480 (as of the end of March 2016) |
Profile of EDISON PRICE LIGHTING, INC.
Edison Price Lighting, founded in 1952, is a privately held manufacturer of lighting fixtures located in New York City.
Related Information
| Press Release | July 15, 2015 | Minebea to Start Mass Production and Sales of New LED Lighting (Smart Adjustable Light for IoT (SALIOT)) |
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| July 30, 2015 | Minebea's Plan Unofficially Selected by MOEJ as Financing Programme for JCM Model Project | |
| September 8, 2015 | Minebea to Make Paradox Engineering SA a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary | |
| SALIOT website | http://www.saliot.com/ |
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| Technical Column | New LED lighting "SALIOT" | |
| Sales inquiries: | Minebea Co., Ltd. Lighting Solution Product Sales Management Phone: +81-(0)3-6758-6293 FAX: +81-(0)3-6758-6741 |
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| Media inquiries: | Minebea Co., Ltd. Corporate Communications Office Phone: +81-(0)3-6758-6703 FAX: +81-(0)3-6758-6718 |
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