Kyocera Corporation

Kyocera was founded in 1959 by Dr. Kazuo Inamori, and was originally called Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. specialising in fine ceramics. The history of the Kyocera Corporation has seen a huge development in the production of environmentally friendly products and production methods and a clear focus on quality of life.

Kyocera is today one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-tech ceramics, electronic components, solar cells, cellular phones and electronic office equipment. These corporate resources are devoted to three key areas; information and communications; environmental preservation and lifestyle enhancement. Kyocera Corporation currently employs approximately 44,000 people in more than 20 nations, with headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.

The Corporation has made many social contributions, including the Kyocera Museum of Art, the Children's Travel Programme and the Kyoto Prize, awarded to people who have excelled in one of three categories; Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.

As the pace of global change accelerates, Kyocera remains on the leading edge, always creating business with genuine value.

Kyocera Mita Corporation is the result of a merger of two of the most innovative companies in document management combining digital imaging and reproduction, cartridge-free long life and low cost page printing.

The merger of Kyocera and Mita initiated a global restructuring which has accelerated the convergence of networked document management systems. Kyocera Mita's products offer a total solution for any print, copy, scan or fax requirements; with a wide range of advanced, environmentally friendly products, which offer significantly low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and high reliability.

Benefits

The proven Kyocera controller and its unique intelligent programming language, PRESCRIBE, is now implemented in all Kyocera Mita printers and multifunctional products (MFP's). Using common components for printers and MFPs, give Kyocera Mita more purchasing power for parts, making the final products more cost competitive.

End users will benefit from Kyocera Mita products that provide consistent solutions for printers and MFPs. Additionally, the proven technology of the amorphous silicon drum and other long-life components, initially developed by Kyocera, are now also being used in MFPs, which results in highly reliable products with longer service intervals and significantly lower TCO.

ECOSYS goes beyond our technology; it defines our company.
Since January, our business has grown steadily and we have been able to successfully develop an extensive product line-up.  I would like to give my deep appreciation to our customers, dealers and channel partners for their cooperation and support.  ECOSYS, our ecological and economical product concept, is the key to our company's success.  Our ECOSYS based products are made up of components developed to be so durable, they can last throughout the life of the machine and almost never need replacing.  Leading to a very positive result: the frequency of maintenance is reduced and reliability of our products increases.  Our technology development focuses fully on creating products from which our customers can truly benefit, rely on, and at the same time have minimum environmental impact.

Keep the challenge spirit.
Throughout our company, we are constantly in search of new ways to improve.  We must always question our actions and consider new ideas.  An organization must not become too rigid and lose its ability to cope with change.  In this sense, companies have to resemble living organisms - constantly reacting to their environment.  Our employees should not work within narrow boundaries; otherwise, they will not develop as people and we will not develop as a company.  We must focus on new challenges to widen our horizons.

By doing this we can change and grow as human beings and as an organization.  By upholding our challenger spirit, we will be a stronger, truly exceptional company.

The ECOSYS concept will continue to evolve.
On 1st January 2004, we changed our brand mark to the Kyocera brand symbol.  We shall continue the spirit of change; over the next year we will have a number of exciting new product launches.  We shall strive to free ourselves of the conventional mindset, as we develop innovative technologies based on new ideas that ultimately lead to new products.  Such products are the key to our future.  The ECOSYS concept will continue to develop and grow as we develop pioneering products and services that our customers can completely rely on.