Medical Supplies

1756 Automation Parkway
95131 San Jose, CA
USA

Phone: (+1-408)518-5125
http://www.andonline.com
tcao@andonline.com

Company Profile

About us

ADC (A&D Company Limited) was founded in 1977 by a group of 13 engineers who left Takeda Instrument Company (currently Advantest Corp.) in Japan. The company enjoyed initial success by manufacturing and distributing analog to digital converters and multimeters. After adopting the name A&D (which stands for Analog & Digital), Hikaru Furakawa, the company’s President, entered the end user marketplace by selling A&D’s electronics to both a scale company and a balance company. These two companies eventually were purchased by A&D and became the Kensei subsidiary specializing in balance and medical manufacturing, and the Litra subsidiary specializing in load cells and scales. These facilities, along with A&D’s Technical Center in Japan, and other manufacturing in Korea, China and Australia, are the backbone of the company’s weighing business now.

While continuing to use analog to digital technology to provide innovative scale and balance products, A&D entered the medical business in 1987 by acquiring Takeda Medical, a leading manufacturer of blood pressure monitors. A&D’s technology in analog to digital conversion and sensor, have enabled A&D to become a leading provider of blood pressure monitors to both the professional and consumer markets. Through other key acquisitions, A&D has also become a major supplier of test equipment.

Founded in 1982, A&D is a global corporation with distribution, sales and marketing around the world, including wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, Europe, Australia, Korea, China and Japan. The company manufactures in Japan, China, Australia and Korea. A&D Engineering (ADE), operating as A&D Weighing and A&D Medical, is located in Milpitas, CA and has responsibility for the North and Central American market. The company was founded in 1982.
In 1988, Paul Huber, prior president and CEO of ADE, joined the company and shortly after joining A&D, he instituted a process of evolving the company culture and improving business processes that provided the direction for the way A&D does business. These tools have helped A&D flourish despite a marketplace that has experienced constant changes in the economy, customers, currency fluctuation, and rapidly changing laws and industry standards. A&D’s culture provides its associates with a defined set of tools to maximize empowerment of the individual and aid in their self improvement; while advancing the profitable growth and success of the company.

In 1993 Mr. Furukawa set a vision for A&D Company and its subsidiaries to be “…Clearly a Better Value to all those we serve”. This has become the cornerstone of all A&D companies. To help fulfill our “Clearly a Better Value” statement, A&D makes its best effort in recruiting the best and the brightest in the marketplace. A&D strives to provide a learning and growing environment. A&D Associates are expected to meet high standards of performance on the job and adapt to the many changes in business and market climates. They are expected to constantly learn new skills and apply them at work.

After an individual becomes an Associate, he/she first meets with the president to review the corporate statement and this memo. This is followed by extensive training in the A&D way of doing business including courses in Communicating for Results (CFR), ISO 9000 and Non ISO Policies & Procedures, and a broad range of other courses and on the job training. In order to ensure continuous growth and learning, an 18-month custom training program is developed by the Associate with the assistance of his/her supervisor and Human Resources. This helps guarantee that Associates remain A&D’s greatest asset.

After over 15 years of dedication to A&D, Paul Huber retired on March 2005 and Teru Moriya succeeded his position. The company corporate culture continues to be sustained by A&D Associates.

Product Information

Blood pressure equipment