Horiba
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(Google Finance) is a Japanese manufacturer of precision instruments for measurement and analysis. They claim to have 80% of the world market for instruments that measure and analyze automobile exhaust gas, and also make instruments for environmental, medical and scientific applications.
Horiba was founded in 1945 by Dr. Masao Horiba, who graduated in nuclear physics from Kyoto University.
In the early 1950s he started mass-production of pH meters; the present company was registered in 1953.
From 1959 until 2002, Hitachi
was a principal shareholder, and the two companies retain close connections.
In 1972 the company established subsidiaries in America and Europe.
In 1996-7 Horiba acquired two French companies: the specialist blood cell counter maker ABX SA (currently called HORIBA Medical) in 1996, and optical equipment maker Instruments SA (currently Horiba JOBIN YVON SA) in 1997.
In 2005 Horiba acquired German company Schenck
Development Test Systems (and Schenck Pegasus), expanding the automotive market product range to include engine and driveline testing tools, including brake testing and wind-tunnel balances, and the Interautomation Group of Ontario, Canada, with its Real-Time pre-emptive kernel Linux-based ADACS data acquisition and control software suite.
Horiba's diversification, and establishing of overseas subsidiaries, decoupled Horiba from the stagnant Japanese industrial market, and Japanese domestic sales dropped from 62% of total sales in 1995 to only 35% in 2008. The Horiba group now consists of about 42 companies, spread over about 15 countries.
Through its business, Horiba develops products that enable companies to control production quality and abide by environmental regulations, and provides research and health professionals with reliable instruments.
Horiba was founded in 1945 by Dr. Masao Horiba, who graduated in nuclear physics from Kyoto University.
In the early 1950s he started mass-production of pH meters; the present company was registered in 1953.
From 1959 until 2002, Hitachi
Hitachi, Ltd.
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company is the parent of the Hitachi Group as part of the larger DKB Group companies...
was a principal shareholder, and the two companies retain close connections.
In 1972 the company established subsidiaries in America and Europe.
In 1996-7 Horiba acquired two French companies: the specialist blood cell counter maker ABX SA (currently called HORIBA Medical) in 1996, and optical equipment maker Instruments SA (currently Horiba JOBIN YVON SA) in 1997.
In 2005 Horiba acquired German company Schenck
Schenck
Schenck may refer to:* Aubrey Schenck , film producer* Carl Alwyn Schenck , German pioneer of forestry in the USA and Europe* Carl Schenck , German mercantilist and founder of the Carl Schenck Eisengießerei & Waagenfabrik...
Development Test Systems (and Schenck Pegasus), expanding the automotive market product range to include engine and driveline testing tools, including brake testing and wind-tunnel balances, and the Interautomation Group of Ontario, Canada, with its Real-Time pre-emptive kernel Linux-based ADACS data acquisition and control software suite.
Horiba's diversification, and establishing of overseas subsidiaries, decoupled Horiba from the stagnant Japanese industrial market, and Japanese domestic sales dropped from 62% of total sales in 1995 to only 35% in 2008. The Horiba group now consists of about 42 companies, spread over about 15 countries.
Outlines
As of December 31st 2009.- Head Office 2 Miyanohigashi, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8510 Japan
- Paid-in Capital about 12,006 million yen (130,816,000 USD)
- Consolidated Net Sales 104,538 million yen (1,139,010,000 USD)
- Stock Listings Tokyo Stock Exchange (First Section) and Osaka Securities Exchange (First Section)
- Locations Japan, France, Germany, Austria, UK, Korea, China, India, Thailand, Singapore, Canada, USA, Brazil and more
Major office locations
- Austria Horiba (Austria) GmbH
- Brasil Horiba ABX BRASIL
- Canada Horiba Automotive Test Systems Inc.
- China Horiba Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. - Horiba Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- France Horiba ABX SAS - Horiba ABX International SAS - Horiba France Sarl - Horiba France Holding Sarl - Horiba Jobin Yvon SAS - Horiba Jobin Yvon International SAS - BIOPEP SAS
- Germany Horiba Automotive Test Systems GmbH - Horiba Europe GmbH - Horiba Europe Automation Division GmbH - Horiba Jobin Yvon GmbH
- India Horiba India Private Limited
- Italy Horiba Jobin Yvon Srl
- Japan Horiba, Ltd. - Horiba STEC, Co., Ltd. - Horiba Advanced Techno Co., Ltd. - Horiba TECHNO SERVICE Co., Ltd. - Horiba ITECH Co., Ltd.
- Korea Horiba Korea Ltd. - Horiba Automotive Test Systems Ltd. - Horiba STEC Korea, Ltd.
- Poland Horiba ABX Sp. zo. o.
- Singapore Horiba Instruments (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
- Thailand Horiba ABX (Thailand) Ltd. - Horiba ABX Diagnostics (Thailand) Ltd.
- UK Horiba Instruments Limited - Horiba Jobin Yvon Ltd. - SRH Systems Ltd. - Horiba Jobin Yvon IBH Ltd.
- USA Horiba International Corporation - Horiba Instruments Incorporated - Horiba ABX Inc. - Horiba Jobin Yvon
Inc. - Horiba/STEC Incorporated - Horiba Automotive Test Systems Corp. - Additional branches in Belgium, Czech, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Sweden.
See also
- pHPHIn chemistry, pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. Pure water is said to be neutral, with a pH close to 7.0 at . Solutions with a pH less than 7 are said to be acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline...
- information about pH measurement and the Horiba story of pH - Engine test standEngine test standAn engine test stand is a facility used to develop, characterize and test engines. The facility, often offered as a product to automotive OEMs, allows engine operation in different operating regimes and offers measurement of several physical variables associated with the engine operation.A...
- with information about engine testing
Corporate Culture, Contribution to Society
The Horiba motto is “Joy and Fun” (in the workplace).Through its business, Horiba develops products that enable companies to control production quality and abide by environmental regulations, and provides research and health professionals with reliable instruments.