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TMEIC Corporation designs, develops and engineers advanced automation systems, large rotating machinery, and variable speed drives specializing in serving metals, material handling
, oil and gas, mining
, testing and other industrial markets. It carries out research and development
for the latest drive, motor, and automation technologies. Application experience includes metal rolling mills, container cranes, conveyors, grinding mills, draglines, fans, pumps, compressors, high performance test stands and many others.
and Toshiba
into a wholly owned subsidiary of TMEIC
. In 2000, GE Drive Systems and Toshiba formed "GE Toshiba" to serve the drive systems market. In 2003, Toshiba and Mitsubihi-Electric formed (TMEIC
) in Japan and "GE Toshiba" became TMEIC GE in the US. In 2011, (TMEIC
]) purchased GE
's remaining minority share and TMEIC Corporation was formed in Roanoke, VA. Through all this change, the company built a strong reputation for providing world class motors, drives and automation systems.
TMEIC utilizes a proprietary process for managing global system integration projects called Project Life Cycle Process (PLCP). The process combines project management theory with five decades of experience to coordinate projects from order inquiry through design and installation to post-sales service. The company employs this practice on all projects to maximize best practices, analyze customer and business risks and facilitate communication throughout the process.
TMEIC has developed new process technologies in an effort to meet the demands of a greener environment. One such new technology is being applied in the steel industry where TMEIC has developed the technology, software and computer control systems that allow steel producers to manufacture the new high-strength lightweight grades of steel required for more fuel-efficient automobiles.
that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy. Participating firms are chosen based on their dedication to growth through export. TMEIC participated in a number of international trade missions as a part of the VALET program.
Material handling
-Material Handling Industry:Material Handling is the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal. The focus is on the methods, mechanical equipment, systems and related controls used to...
, oil and gas, mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, testing and other industrial markets. It carries out research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
for the latest drive, motor, and automation technologies. Application experience includes metal rolling mills, container cranes, conveyors, grinding mills, draglines, fans, pumps, compressors, high performance test stands and many others.
History
TMEIC Corporation has evolved in the past decade from a joint venture between GEGê
Gê are the people who spoke Ge languages of the northern South American Caribbean coast and Brazil. In Brazil the Gê were found in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Piaui, Mato Grosso, Goias, Tocantins, Maranhão, and as far south as Paraguay....
and Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
into a wholly owned subsidiary of TMEIC
TMEIC
is a joint venture between Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in industrial electric and automation systems for industrial plants. The company develops and produces power electronics apparatus, electric motors, drivers, and uninterruptible power supplies...
. In 2000, GE Drive Systems and Toshiba formed "GE Toshiba" to serve the drive systems market. In 2003, Toshiba and Mitsubihi-Electric formed (TMEIC
TMEIC
is a joint venture between Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in industrial electric and automation systems for industrial plants. The company develops and produces power electronics apparatus, electric motors, drivers, and uninterruptible power supplies...
) in Japan and "GE Toshiba" became TMEIC GE in the US. In 2011, (TMEIC
TMEIC
is a joint venture between Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in industrial electric and automation systems for industrial plants. The company develops and produces power electronics apparatus, electric motors, drivers, and uninterruptible power supplies...
]) purchased GE
Gê
Gê are the people who spoke Ge languages of the northern South American Caribbean coast and Brazil. In Brazil the Gê were found in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Piaui, Mato Grosso, Goias, Tocantins, Maranhão, and as far south as Paraguay....
's remaining minority share and TMEIC Corporation was formed in Roanoke, VA. Through all this change, the company built a strong reputation for providing world class motors, drives and automation systems.
Workforce
In North America, TMEIC employs a workforce of over 300, of which more than 95 percent are degreed engineers and technicians.Technology
Over time, the company’s focus has evolved to meet market demands: to power larger motors, for greater energy efficiency, and for new products in a changing global marketplace. For example, a new family of drives, the XL series, was introduced in 2009 to power large electric compressors used in the oil and gas industry.TMEIC utilizes a proprietary process for managing global system integration projects called Project Life Cycle Process (PLCP). The process combines project management theory with five decades of experience to coordinate projects from order inquiry through design and installation to post-sales service. The company employs this practice on all projects to maximize best practices, analyze customer and business risks and facilitate communication throughout the process.
TMEIC has developed new process technologies in an effort to meet the demands of a greener environment. One such new technology is being applied in the steel industry where TMEIC has developed the technology, software and computer control systems that allow steel producers to manufacture the new high-strength lightweight grades of steel required for more fuel-efficient automobiles.
Industry recognition
In February, 2009, TMEIC Corporation was one of eight companies to graduate from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. Launched in January 2002, the two-year VALET program assists exporters in VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
that have firmly established domestic operations and are committed to international exporting as an expansion strategy. Participating firms are chosen based on their dedication to growth through export. TMEIC participated in a number of international trade missions as a part of the VALET program.
Products
- Motor controllerMotor controllerA motor controller is a device or group of devices that serves to govern in some predetermined manner the performance of an electric motor. A motor controller might include a manual or automatic means for starting and stopping the motor, selecting forward or reverse rotation, selecting and...
- DC drives
- AC drives
- Low voltage variable-frequency drive
- Medium voltage variable-frequency drive
- MotorsElectric motorAn electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.Most electric motors operate through the interaction of magnetic fields and current-carrying conductors to generate force...
- Software tools
External links
- http://www.tmeic.com/main/index.php
- http://www.worldcargonews.com/htm/n20090522.743460.htm
- http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/149007
- http://www.concretemonthly.com/monthly/art.php?2817
- http://www.exportvirginia.org/valet.html