Established in 1964, USHIO has handled a number of discharge lamps for exposure systems, cinema projectors, data projectors, and other equipment, in addition to halogen lamps used with lighting and office automation equipment. USHIO also manufactures and sells optical devices assembled with its own lamps, and many of these products have obtained a leading position. The number of employees, including those working with overseas consolidated subsidiaries, is about 4,600 and consolidated sales amounted to 120.8 billion yen. (The figures are those for the March 2009 term; figures have been rounded down to the nearest 100 million yen.) http://www.ushio.co.jp