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Review of Operations
Other
Started sales of own manufacturing Photomask substrates
for LCD in Glass business.
Segment sales declined 13.3% year on year to ¥19,788 million, but operating income
rose 73.0% to ¥3,636 million.
Review of the Year Ended March 2008
Developments in the main businesses comprising
this segment were as follows.
1. The customized products business achieved an
increase in sales through expanded marketing of
solid-state lasers, optical components and special
order items.
2. The sport optics products business recorded
higher sales from growth in the North American
market.
3. The glass-related business, despite stagnation in
the market, managed to increase sales by acquir-
ing new customers for LCD photomask substrates,
and improving quality.
4. The ophthalmic frames and sunglasses business
continued to face a harsh market environment.
Nikon decided to withdraw from this business to
optimize Group management, and sales activities
ceased on March 31, 2008.
Absolute Encoder MAR-MK32A
(Launched in April 2007)
Encoders are measuring instruments used to deter-
mine the angle of shaft rotation and number of
rotations as a digital quantity, and are increasingly
being utilized as a sensor to detect the position and
speed of a motor, and transmit that information
to control components. They are widely used in a
range of production machinery, including industrial
robots on automobile assembly lines.
The MAR-MK32A was developed to meet cus-
tomer needs for an encoder able to withstand the
vibration and other stresses of a punishing usage
environment, in a modular design (bearingless)
that allows the encoder to be replaced on the fac-
tory fl oor. Nikon’s unique optical technology and
innovative design eliminated the need for signal
coordination (alignment using an oscilloscope)
required for previous models of modular encoders.
20 Nikon Annual Report 2008