Eaton, Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Company Announce Collaboration on Electric Vehicle Charging
April 28 2010 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN)
today announced that it will collaborate with Takaoka Electric
Manufacturing Company, Ltd. to develop and launch DC Quick
Chargers, a key component in the charging of electric vehicle (EV)
battery packs. The collaboration will enable Eaton to provide a
complete line of charging stations across residential, commercial
and industrial applications in North America.
“Through this collaboration, Eaton will bring its leadership in
sustainability, energy efficiency and power distribution to the
electric vehicle supply equipment market in North America,” said
Richard Stinson, president, Power Distribution Operations –
Americas, Eaton’s Electrical Sector. “We offer integrated hardware
and a superior ability to design, build and support the
infrastructure necessary to deliver this new technology to industry
and consumers.”
Tokyo-based Takaoka Electric is a leader in the installation and
operation of EV chargers and brings to the market extensive
technical knowledge of all aspects of electric vehicle
charging.
Eaton, a global power management leader with comprehensive
facilities, field service and support, is currently working to
advance the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Burlington,
Ontario, and many other communities across North America. Eaton has
a wide range of expertise in other markets that use free-standing
electrical charging, including truck-stop electrification, ports,
marinas, recreational vehicles, government, and major public-sector
infrastructure.
Takaoka Electric manufactures and sells electrical equipment
primarily to the Japanese market. The company was founded in 1918
and employs 1,086 people. The revenue of fiscal year 2008, ended
March 2009, was $438 million. The company offers power transformers
(gas-insulated and oil-immersed), on-load tap changing transformers
(gas-insulated and oil-immersed), distribution transformers, mobile
transformers, and mold-type transformers; horizontal break,
vertical break, and pantograph disconnectors, as well as on-load
switches; and gas-insulated switchgear, cubicle-type gas-insulated
switchgear, and gas circuit breakers.
Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader in power
distribution, power quality, control and industrial automation
products and services. Eaton’s global electrical product lines,
including Cutler-Hammer®, Moeller®, Powerware®, Holec®, MEM®,
Santak®, and MGE Office Protection Systems™ provide customer-driven
PowerChain Management® solutions to serve the power system needs of
the data center, industrial, institutional, government, utility,
commercial, residential, and OEM markets worldwide.
Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with
2009 sales of $11.9 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in
electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution
and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for
industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and
pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and
automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel
economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and
sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more
information, visit www.eaton.com.
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