Who we are

Our History

The history of Mitsubishi Electric is the history of the development of modern Japan.

Since 1870, when Yataro Iwasaki (1835-1885) founded the first Mitsubishi company, the Mitsubishi Group has grown into a series of independent companies that are now active in almost every industry.

Yataro chose a corporate emblem that combined the three oak leaves of the Tosa coat of arms and the three overlapping diamonds of his family's coat of arms.

This emblem is the origin of the name, Mitsubishi, which means "three diamonds":

Today's Mitsubishi Electric Corporation was established in 1921 as a result of the spinoff of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co.'s (now Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.) transoceanic electric ship motor manufacturing plant in Kobe, Japan.

Our present

Mitsubishi Electric combines tradition and values typical of Japanese culture with innovation to offer the best technologies aimed at making the world we live in more comfortable.


Mitsubishi Electric products and components find application in a variety of fields: information technology and telecommunications, space research and satellite communications, consumer electronics, technology for industrial applications, energy, transportation, and construction.

The company is strongly committed to environmentally friendly products and activities and to promoting corporate social responsibility programs.

Our brands

The Italian Air Conditioning Division markets, supports and services branded products:

Quality starts with the product and extends to the innovative services dedicated to the pre- and post-sales stages that accompany and support customers throughout the product's useful life.

The Italian branch

Born in 1985 and developed, year after year, both domestically and abroad with the opening of new channels, markets and services aimed at end consumers and industry professionals.