ALPS Electric, a leading OEM component manufacturer, specializes in high quality, state-of-the-art components essential to the creation of products that contribute to the advancement of the electronics industry. With 23 production facilities and 54 sales offices in 9 countries, ALPS is well positioned to address market needs, win customer satisfaction, and deliver products efficiently around the globe. The electronics market is constantly evolving, and ALPS, as market leader, produces cutting-edge products that meet the needs of that complex market. ALPS delivers in five business fields: Components, Peripheral Products, Automotive Electronics, Communication Devices and Magnetic Devices. ALPS Components have earned the trust of electronics manufacturers in the entire world for their reliability, performance and cost efficiency. ALPS wide variety of switches, sensors and potentiometers are used in all manner of products. Today over 40 billion tact switches, essential parts of household appliances and audio equipment, have been delivered. ALPS Peripheral Products provide interfaces where people and technology interact. The number of Notebook PCS’s has steadily increased in today’s mobile society. About half of the world’s notebooks use ALPS input devices. ALPS is constantly improving its glide point technology in order to apply it in other devices such as smoother and more efficient keyboards, high-resolution printers and sharper, clearer LCD’s. ALPS Automobile Electronics provide unique and cutting-edge systems to car manufacturers all over the world. Automobiles rely on electronic for safety, comfort and to help reduce environmental impact. ALPS work in this field is focused on making transportation safer and more affordable for everyone! ALPS Communication Devices are based on a fusion of analog and cutting edge digital technologies, and are trusted by electronics manufacturers all over the world. Approximately 25% of the world’s TV sets contain ALPS components. ALPS Magnetic Devices feature original material technology, precision processing and thin-film technology. ALPS supplies an advanced Giant Magneto Resistance, which manages the input/output of hard disk drives, as well as key components for memory storage devices.