History

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO), Japan

1921 – Established Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

1931 – Started production of elevators and escalators.

1935 – Delivered the first elevator and escalator.

1950 – Exported the first elevator.

1964 – Established Inazawa Works, the world’s largest factory dedicated to elevators and escalators.

1971 – Delivered the first travator (Moving Walk).

1974 – Accumulated sales of elevators and escalators reached 50,000 units.

1982 – Marketed Japan’s first VVVF inverter-controlled elevator.

1983 – Accumulated sales of elevators and escalators reached 100,000 units.

1985 – Delivered the world’s first spiral escalator.

1988 – Marketed Artificial Intelligence group control system SAI-2100

1991 – Established Mitsubishi Elevator Asia Co., Ltd. In Thailand.

              1993 – Installed the world’s fastest passenger elevator (750 m/min) in Landmark Tower   Yokohama, Japan. Accumulated sales of elevators and escalators reached 200,000 units.

2000 – Marketed the AI group-control system, the SAI-2200. Accumulated sales of elevators and escalators reached 300,000 units.

2001 – Marketed ELENESSA (machine room less elevator) with thinnest traction machine.

2002 – Marketed NEXWAY, the custom-type passenger elevator.

          Mitsubishi Electric Saudi Ltd (MELSA)                             

1980 –Established Mitsubishi Electric Saudi Ltd.

           1983 –Installed more than 1000 elevator & escalator units in    Government Housing projects   in Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar and Al-Kharj.

1984 –Installed 196 elevator, escalator & moving walk units at Riyadh Airport.

1986 –Installed 224 elevator & escalator units and Diamond Vision display screen at Imam University.

1995 -Accumulated sales of elevators and escalators reached 3,000 units.

1999 –Installed Saudi Arabia’s first set of spiral escalators at the Jeddah Hilton.

2000 -Accumulated sales of elevators and escalators reached 5,000 units.

2001 –Installed the Fastest elevators (360 m/min) in Saudi Arabia at Al Faisaliah center.

            2002 -Installed the second fastest elevators (300 m/min) in Saudi Arabia and a 4000 Kg capacity passenger elevator at Kingdom center, the tallest landmark in Saudi Arabia.

2003 - Accumulated sales of elevators and escalators reached 7,000 units