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market and the effects
of the global IT slump.
Sales of industrial
endoscopes declined
1.2% to ¥8,873
million (US$71
million). The princi-
pal uses of industrial endoscopes are in the maintenance of
buildings and tunnels, and in the inspection and repair of
jet engines and nuclear power facilities. During the period
under review, sales of the new videoscope system IPLEX were
strong. IPLEX features all of the advanced functions neces-
sary for inspection work in one piece of equipment, and is
thoroughly easy to use. A product introduction provided on
the Internet has proven to be effective.
15
Domestic sales Overseas sales
Industrial Systems Group Sales
(Billions of yen) 80
60
40
20
02001
42.2%
2002
36.4%
58.0 55.8
57.8% 63.6%
Information Equipment
Sales of barcode scanners increased 23.4% to ¥12,989
million (US$104 million). During fiscal 2002, sales of
mobile information terminals (handy terminals) in the
United States were strong, contributing to increased revenue.
Sales of magneto-optical disk drives declined 15.7% to
¥9,179 million (US$73 million). We enhanced the series
lineup with the TURBO MO 133S1S—which has achieved
the highest data transfer rate in the industry at 6.8 Mbps—
and the TURBO MO mini—which is inexpensive, easy to
use, compact and lightweight with a user-friendly design—
but due to a fall in market prices revenue declined.
Printer sales declined 13.0% to ¥6,021 million (US$48
million).
Industrial videoscope system,
IPLEX
Magneto-optical disk drive,
TURBO MO mini EX II
al