Canon Inc (Canon) is a manufacturer of office, imaging systems, medical systems, and industry products. The company offers a comprehensive range of office multifunction devices (MFDs), laser multifunction printers (MFPs), inkjet printers, plain paper copying machines, and cameras. It offers medical diagnostic imaging systems including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound and X-ray systems. Its major products include compact digital cameras, digital camcorders, digital cinema cameras, office copying machines, network cameras, and interchangeable lenses related to imaging systems. It also offers semiconductor lithography equipment, flat-panel-display (FPD) lithography equipment, vacuum thin-film deposition equipment, and organic LED (OLED) panel manufacturing equipment. The company sells its products through regional marketing subsidiaries in the US, Germany, France, Taiwan, the Netherlands, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Australia. It has a business presence across Asia and Oceania, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Canon is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Products and Services
Products | Services | Brands |
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Imaging System: | Replacement Services | : |
Interchangeable-Lens Digital Cameras | Repair Services | Canon |
Compact Digital Cameras | Technical Training | |
XXX | XXX | |
XXX | XXX | |
XXX | XXX |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
Year | Event | Description |
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2023 | New Products/Services | In January, Canon U.S.A launched the Kokomo Solution. |
2023 | New Products/Services | In January, the company launched a terahertz device. |
2023 | New Products/Services | In January, the company developed a 1.0-inch, back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor for monitoring applications. |
Competitor Comparison
Key Parameters | Canon Inc | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | Hitachi Ltd | Sony Group Corp | Siemens AG |
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Headquarters | Japan | South Korea | Japan | Japan | Germany |
City | Ohta-Ku | Suwon | Chiyoda-Ku | Minato-Ku | Muenchen |
State/Province | Tokyo | Seoul | Tokyo | Tokyo | - |
No. of Employees | 184,034 | 98,557 | 368,247 | 108,900 | 308,000 |
Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
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Executives
Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
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Fujio Mitarai | Chief Executive Officer; Chairman | Executive Board | 2006 | 87 |
Toshizo Tanaka | Executive Vice President; Public Affairs HQ Group; Executive - Finance and Accounting HQ Group; Chief Financial Officer; Director; Facilities Management HQ Group | Executive Board | - | 82 |
Toshio Homma | Chief Technology Officer; Head - Printing Group; Executive Vice President | Senior Management | 2019 | 73 |
Makoto Kambe | Senior General Manager- Human Resources Management and Organization Center | Senior Management | - | - |
Minoru Asada | Chief Executive Officer - Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.; President - Canon Production Printing Holding B.V. | Senior Management | - | - |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XX |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XX |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XX |
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