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Location:
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San Diego, Calif.
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Established:
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1972
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Products Developed or Manufactured:
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Digital TV, Color Television and Computer Monitor Cathode Ray Tubes
and Components, Computer Displays, Data Display Monitors (for air
traffic control systems), CD-ROM and Magneto Optical Data Storage
Systems, CD Duplicators, Digital Satellite Systems (DSS), WebTVTM
terminals, VAIO® Notebook and Microtower PCs, Videoconferencing
Systems, and a full line of digital, dual mode and dual band CDMA
wireless phones
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Total Floor Space:
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Approximately 2.2 million square feet
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Total Land:
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Approximately 94 acres
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Web Site:
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Sony Electronics
Employment opportunities
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When Sony Corporation constructed a Trinitron® color television assembly plant in San Diego, Calif., in 1972, it became the first Japanese-based consumer electronics manufacturing facility in the United States.
Today, the Sony Technology Center-San Diego (STC-SD) has evolved into one of Sony Electronics' most diverse operations in North America. The site boasts more than 15 different businesses in the areas of television, computers and wireless telecommunications. It has become an innovative center for product design, development and manufacturing, with the ability to take an idea from concept through full-scale production all at the same site. In fact, Sony now creates more than 30 different products in San Diego.
In October 1994, Industry Week magazine selected STC-SD as one of America's 10 best plants for its successful manufacturing operations. Sony was the first U.S. television and computer display manufacturer to ever receive this recognition.
Over its 26-year history, STC-SD has produced more than 15 million "Made in San Diego" color television sets and more than 30 million color television picture tubes as of 1998. In August 1995, Sony commenced production of color computer display picture tubes and became the only U.S. manufacturer of computer CRTs.
In July 1998, STC-SD completed an additional $60 million computer display CRT manufacturing facility. The project, dubbed "Mercury", added two additional production lines for large screen computer display picture tubes. More than 250 new jobs were created due to this expansion. At full capacity, total CRT production for the site's six different CRT production lines will approach six million units per year.
Concurrent with production expansion in San Diego has come an even greater emphasis on local sourcing. About 90 percent of the materials used in television picture tubes and 50 percent of the materials used in computer CRTs produced by Sony in San Diego come from domestic sources.
Waste management, resource reduction and recycling are top priorities for management and employees. Sony is the only picture tube manufacturer in the U.S. to recycle 100 percent of its waste glass. Management has invested millions of dollars in a state-of-the-art water recycling facility. STC-SD also recycles more than 80 percent of its total waste which completely offsets all trash disposal costs.
The site has also been a key contributor to the ongoing prosperity of the San Diego region. Local contributions extend beyond financial impact to include strong community involvement. From United Way donations to volunteering time and expertise at area high schools, STC-SD employees actively reach out to the local communities where they live and work. This community involvement continues to grow, supported by individual initiative and corporate resources, including annual funding from the Sony USA Foundation Inc. To commemorate the siteÍs 25th anniversary in 1997, Sony presented a $500,000 endowment to the University of California, San Diego School of Engineering.
In 1997, Sony Electronics expanded its operations in San Diego with a $25 million state-of-the-art, 277,000 square foot center for engineering and development. The building is dedicated to engineering, but also houses a pilot manufacturing line, offices for business professionals and warehousing. Also in 1997, the site celebrated the opening of a $21 million distribution center that was designed to emphasize the rapid distribution needs of todayÍs quickly evolving electronics market. The site boasts 60 truck bay doors that can handle 300 trucks per day, over 10,000 pallet positions, and a state-of-the-art tracking system that allows for a real-time, market "pull-type" distribution system.
Built on 25 years of success, STC-SD is leading the way towards our digital future with its evolution from a primarily manufacturing site to a high tech center emphasizing product design, engineering and product development. STC-SD will play in integral role in helping Sony realize its convergence strategy as we move into the digital era.
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