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Business at a Glance Business Review Overseas Review by Region
Profit/sales ratio
(¥1,012.2 billion)(
¥19.7 billion)
Percentage of
Fiscal 2011 Sales
Fiscal 2011 Results (Fiscal 2010 results are in brackets)
Sales Segment Profit
Other
4.4%
¥1,197.7billion ¥52.9billion
12%
In the factory automation (FA) business,
Panasonic supplies high utilization and
reliable production systems that support
advanced production in the electronic
equipment industry.
In recent years, Panasonic has expanded
its service beyond the sale of production
equipment to focus on one-stop solution
proposals that address customers’ production
issues in their entirety. Moreover, the Company
is strengthening its eco-solutions, which yield
plant CO2 reductions.
Factory Automation
In scal 2011, capital investment by electronic
equipment manufacturers entered a recovery
trend. This was largely attributable to increased
demand for smart phones and tablet PCs.
Amid these circumstances, Panasonic
launched new models in the Next Production
Modular (NPM) series, which offers outstanding
area productivity, while expanding sales of
existing models at the same time. As a result, sales
surged substantially in such emerging markets
as China, South America, and eastern Europe.
Accounting for each of the aforementioned
factors, FA business sales signicantly surpassed
the level recorded in the previous scal year.
In addition to commencing NPM series
production at its plant in China, Panasonic
strengthened its overseas production base
activities by expanding chip mounter production
capacity at its Singapore plant. In December
2010, the Company also began putting forward
lease proposals for electronic component
mounting equipment and systems utilizing
carbon offsets to manufacturers seeking to
reduce their CO2 emissions.
Looking to the future, Panasonic will continue
to develop the NPM series in order to deliver
full dual lane comprehensive production systems.
The Company will bolster its total solutions
proposal capabilities from element processing
to surface mounting technology for the benet
of companies engaged in the production of
LED modules.
Promoted Sales Expansion in Emerging
Markets and Achieved a Substantial
Increase in Sales
The Kasai Green Energy Park
Acronym for Energy Management System. A system that enables energy saving by keeping track of the status of energy
supply and demand of an entire building coupled with the efficient operation of individual facilities and equipment
HIT® Double bifacial photovoltaic modules are installed on the walls. The double-walled structure, which allows air flow,
maintains its energy conversion efficiency under high temperatures and is highly capable of blocking the sun’s rays.
Electric power generated in photovoltaic modules (DC) is directly supplied to equipment operated on DC (LED lights and
PCs). By eliminating DC–AC conversion, power efficiency improves resulting in CO2 emission reduction.
Building C
•Factory EMS*2
Lithium-ion Solar
Streetlights
Existing Construction
(Building A)
Existing Construction (Building B)
Administration Building
•EMS*2 for the Administration
Building, store, and kitchen
•HIT® Double facade*3
•DC power
distribution*4/
LED lighting
*2
*3
*4
Solar Charging Station
solalib Solar Parking Lot
Solar LED Signage
Power Storage Building
Daytime Evening
photovoltaic modules, a 1.5 MWh lithium-ion
mega battery system with lithium-ion batteries
and an energy management system that
controls energy-saving equipment. In adopting
these systems, the GEP optimally controls all
related-products from each of the energy
creation, storage and saving perspectives.
The GEP plays important roles in testing the
efcacy of energy management technologies,
and as a showroom open to customers that
promotes optimal energy solutions.
The Kasai Green Energy Park (GEP) was opened
in October 2010 within SANYO’s Hyogo
Prefecture Kasai Plant which manufactures
rechargeable batteries for eco-cars. The GEP
is a next-generation eco-conscious plant
that aims to help realize a low-carbon
society. The GEP is equipped with a variety
of SANYO’s green technologies including a 1
MW mega solar system equipped with HIT®
Construction of a Next-Generation
Eco-Conscious Plant Completed