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20 O LYMPUS 2 00 5
IPLEX MX
INDUSTRIAL
VIDEO SCO PE
SYSTEM
Featuring improved
portability, the IPLEX
MX industrial video -
scope system is a
high-perfo rmance sys-
tem in a compact B5
size and at a light
4.6 -kg weight.
industrial
> The Industrial Systems Business handles the businesses of industrial
microscopes, industrial endo sco pes, printers, bar code scanners,
and other industrial equipment.
In fiscal 2005, consolidated sales expanded 17.0% year on
year to ¥4 9,788 million (US$453 million) as a result of stronger
sales of industrial endoscopes and higher sales of industrial micro-
scopes, supported by growth in the digital co nsumer electronics
market led by flat-panel TVs, as well as robust capital investment in
the semiconductor industry in the first half o f 2004. Boosted by
contributions from lower costs in the industrial microscopes field,
operating income totaled ¥1,269 million (US$12 million), a turn-
aro und from an operating loss of ¥2,8 2 4 million in the previous fis-
cal year. Domestic sales rose 1 6.0% to ¥1 6 ,3 2 8 million (US$1 4 8
million) and overseas sales increased 17.5% to ¥3 3 ,4 6 0 million
(US$304 million).
Industrial M icroscopes
> Sales of industrial microscopes climbed 2 6.6% to ¥2 2 ,1 6 2 million
(US$202 million).
Based on an extensive accumulatio n of related technologies,
O lympus leads the testing market for industrial microscopes, which
is undergoing changes toward further miniaturization and diversifi-
cation. O ur industrial micro sco pes are used for testing purposes on
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