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Automatic Systems, a subsidiary of Bolloré Group, is a world leader in the automation of secure entrance control.〔Slits Vincent, "Automatic Systems", ''La Libre Belgique'', 4 February 2014.〕〔"The EMEA and Americas markets for Entrance Control Equipment", ''IMS Research'', 2007〕 The company designs and manufactures vehicle, pedestrian and passenger access control equipment. According to the IMS research, titled "The World Market for Pedestrian Entrance Control Equipment" (2013), Automatic Systems is ranked No. 1 as speed gates supplier for Mass Transit Applications in the world and for Intrabuilding in EMEA.〔Omar Talpur, "The World Market for Pedestrian Entrance Control Equipment ", ''IMS Research'', 2013〕 Headquartered in Wavre, the Belgian province of the Walloon Brabant situated close to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, Automatic Systems operates through its subsidiaries located in France, the UK,〔"The UK market is now the focus for a Belgium based access control manufacturer", ''Perimeter Systems'', 2008〕 Spain, Canada, the USA and China〔"The key for the best", ''Chinese magazine in Belgium'', Summer 2013〕 and a network of worldwide distributors. The company exports 90% of its production through a network of international distribution partners. Its net sales topped €58.6 million in 2013.〔("Made in Belgium: Automatic Systems contrôle le monde depuis Wavre" ), ''Radio Télévision Belge Francophone'', 14 April 2013〕 Its production sites are located in Wavre and Gembloux (Belgium), Persan〔("Automatic Systems opens a new industrial site un Persan, France" ), ''Fire and Security News'', 5 Septembre 2013〕 (France), Taicang (Shanghai-China) and Brossard (Montreal-Canada).〔"Automatic Systems", ''Top Security - Vie des entreprises'', September 2008〕 == History == Automatic Systems is a Belgian company founded in 1969 by the Belgian entrepreneur Michel Coenraets.〔"Automatic Systems celebrate 40-year anniversary", ''Security World Int'l'', 2008〕〔"Champions du monde", ''Télémoustique'', 2008〕 With the help of friends and family and 1 million BEF as start-up capital, Michel Coenraets started Automatic Systems in a 15m2 garage in the suburbs of Brussels. It is in this small garage that the first vehicle barriers were developed using the crankshaft-rod principle, a reference in the barrier and gate sectors ever since. These barriers equipped the parkings of the newly inaugurated site of the Department Store Innovation in Brussels and the new off-street Parking 44 site in 1969. That year, the company also supplied a prototype of pedestrian turnstile to the Brussels metro. Within 2 years, all new Brussels metro lines were equipped by Automatic Systems turnstiles. At the end of the first fiscal year, the company employed 5 people and generated a revenue of 4 million BEF. 1971 marked the beginning of Automatic Systems’ international expansion with the supply of 101 vehicle parking barriers to the new Frankfurt Airport in Germany, followed by various important French contracts with the French railways SNCF, and the prestigious Centre Beaubourg in Paris which chose Automatic Systems to equip its parkings. In 1974, the company moved its production and offices to Wavre (Walloon Brabant-Belgium), from where it still manages its business,〔Amandine Cloot, ("Automatic Systems, from Wallonia to the rest of the world!" ), ''Gate'', February 2014〕 and opened its first subsidiary in Paris. Montreal in Canada and Barcelona in Spain followed in 1986. The UK subsidiary was opened in 1994. In 1998, Automatic Systems bought the barrier division of ASEA-ABB known under the name of BCA. In 2002, Automatic Systems was acquired by Bolloré thus reporting to the IER Group.〔("IER acquires Belgium's Automatic Systems" ), ''Europolitics'', 20 March 2002〕 In 2008 Automatic Systems won The Wallonia Export Award.〔"Celebrating Wallonian success abroad",''Dynamisme'', December 2008〕 Every day more than 90 million people use Automatic Systems equipment worldwide. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Automatic Systems (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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