Orion Electric Co., Ltd. (オリオン電機株式会社, Orion Denki Kabushiki-gaisha^?) was established in 1958 in Osaka, Japan, and it is currently based in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture. The products manufactured were transistor radios, radio cassette recorders, car stereos, and music centers. In 1967, Orion Electric moved to Fukui prefecture in Japan, where it still has its head office today. One of the world's largest OEM television and video manufacturers, Orion produces well over six million televisions and twelve million VCRs, DVD players, and combo units each year. Orion is a highly-valued supplier to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) customers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... Echizen (越前町; -chou) is a town located in Nyū District, Fukui, Japan. ... Fukui Prefecture ) is located in the ChÅ«bu region on HonshÅ« island, Japan. ... OEM is an acronym for any of the following: Object Exchange Model Office of Emergency Management, a general term for emergency management functions Office for Emergency Management, a World War II function within the Executive Office of the United States Government Oracle Enterprise Manager Original Equipment Manufacturer The DOS code...

The Orion Group employs in excess of 9,000 workers. It has factories and offices on four continents, including Japan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States (now closed). Its flagship Thailand factories are especially proud of their achievement as being one of the top exporters in this country, and have been recognized with an award from the Thai Government for their contribution.

Over the years, Orion has established and expanded its manufacturing facilities to develop and produce large and small screen color TVs (CRT, LCD, plasma), TV combos, VCRs, camcorders (VHS-C), DVD players, and DVD/VCR combos for the U.S., European, and Australian markets. Orion is the originator of the televideo concept and has continued to develop unique technology to meet the ever-changing needs of the consumer electronics market around the globe. Consumer electronics is electronic equipment intended for use by everyday people. ...

Orion manufactures products for eleven of the world's top electronic brands. Its primary, long-time brands are Broksonic, Durabrand, Memorex, Orion, and Sansui. Orion used to manufacture many televisions and VCRs for Emerson Radio during the 80s and 90s, but Emerson Radio went bankrupt and was brought up by Funai in 2000. Since 2001, Orion has then been a highly-valued supplier for Toshiba. Orion currently manufactures all CRT, Plasma, LCD televisions (sized 23" and under), and DVD/VCR combos for Toshiba, as well as some LCD televisions for Sharp, and DVD players for Onkyo and Pioneer. Orion also operates Orion Sales, headquartered in Olney, Illinois, for the North American market, under the iLO, Orion, and Sansui brands. Up until 2001, Orion was the exclusive supplier for Wal-Mart of discounted Orion-branded televisions and VCRs during the 90's. Durabrand is a private label tradename of Wal-Mart which was introduced in early 2003. ... Established in 1961 in Silicon Valley, Memorex is today a consumer electronics brand of Imation specializing in recordable media (CD & DVD Drives), travel drives, flash storage, computer accessories and other electronics. ... Sansui 9090DB receiver/amplifier Sansui Electric Co. ... Emerson Radio Corporation, founded in 1948, is one of the United States’ largest volume consumer electronics distributors, with a recognized trademark in continuous use since 1912. ... Emerson Radio Corporation, founded in 1948, is one of the United States’ largest volume consumer electronics distributors, with a recognized trademark in continuous use since 1912. ... Funai Electric Co. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... CRT can mean: Cathode Ray Tube, in electronics, a display device (such as those used in one type of television) C Run-Time, in computing Charitable Remainder Trust, in Law Chinese Remainder Theorem, in mathematics Corneal Refractive Therapy, in medicine Criterion-referenced test, in U.S. schools Critical race theory... Planar Systems plasma display A plasma display panel (PDP) is a type of flat panel display now commonly used for large TV displays (typically above 32). Many tiny cells located between two panels of glass hold an inert mixture of noble gases (neon and xenon). ... LCD redirects here. ... A VCR/DVD combo is a multiplex device that was introduced to the for those with a large library of both VHS tapes and DVDs. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... LCD redirects here. ... The word sharp or acronym SHARP has several uses: Look up sharp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Onkyo the company Onkyo Corporation ) is a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, specializing in home cinema and audio equipment. ... Look up Pioneer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sansui 9090DB receiver/amplifier Sansui Electric Co. ...

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• Orion Electric (in Japanese)
• Orion Electric Co., Ltd. (in English)
• Orion Group (in English)