Sokkia

Infobox_Company
company_name = Sokkia Co., Ltd
company_type = Public corporation tyo|7720
foundation = 1920
location = flagicon|JapanAtsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
key_people = Jin Ito
industry = high precision instruments for construction, surveying and industrial applications
num_employees = 333
products = Total station
subsid = 19
homepage = [http://www.sokkia.net/ www.sokkia.net]

Sokkia Co., Ltd was founded in 1920 as Sokkisha in Japan. Since then, Sokkia have consistently focused its efforts on creating accurate, reliable and high-quality measurement instruments for which Sokkia is recognized worldwide. Sokkia contributes mainly to the surveying, construction and industrial measurement industries in terms of technological development and application solutions. Sokkia firmly believes that the strength of the company is found in the high quality products, reliable people and excellent operations. Over the last ten years in the business to business, you can see a clear approach shift from product to people. While the products remain an essential part of the business relationship, the focus these days is more on the company representatives, presentation and corporate values in order to fulfil the customer’s requirements.

Sokkia's business area Surveying - In any civil engineering, monitoring or cadastral job people require accurate positioning data; height data, distance and angles. This is where Sokkia delivers its expertise; from classical optical instruments up to our GNSS systems capturing all available satellite positioning signals. More than ever, it’s important to have a seamless integration between optical instruments and GNSS receivers through software. That’s what Sokkia aims for with our surveying solutions.

"Typical Surveying Applications" are cadastral surveying, land surveying, civil engineering, monitoring, roading etc.

"Products for Surveying" from Sokkia are GNSS systems, robotic total stations, reflectorless total stations, automatic / digital levels, field / desktop software etc.

Sokkia's business area Construction - In all construction jobs people need to make measurements to take projects to the next level. With Sokkia’s versatile construction portfolio Sokkia brings expertise in all building and construction areas. For interior construction jobs, Sokkia offers rotating lasers with scan functions and line lasers to do ceilings, floors and partition walls. For exterior jobs, Sokkia delivers long range horizontal and grade lasers which can be combined with machine receivers to control excavator fleets. For staking out, Sokkia brings the best reflectorless totals stations specially designed for construction purposes.

"Typical Construction Applications" are high rise construction, machine control, earth works, pipe laying, gardening / cultivation, interior finishing etc.

"Products for Construction" from Sokkia are rotating lasers, line lasers, machine control receivers, levels, theodolites, total stations etc.

Sokkia's business area Industrial - Industrial measurements require absolute accuracy which goes beyond the requirements of surveying and construction. This is where Sokkia brings a very strong solution. Sokkia’s MONMOS systems are the best in the industry and set the standard together with special tailor–made software solutions. Sokkia brings the right answers to the right places. Most industrial applications are connected to the steel industry where accuracy is highly demanded.

"Typical Industrial Applications" are found in paper industry, steel industry, shipbuilding, wind-energy, train construction, defense etc.

"Products for Industrial" from Sokkia are industrial total stations, 3-DIM industrial software, special magnetic targets, dedicated business partner alliance with German industrial applications specialists.

ee also

*Total station

External links

* [http://www.sokkia.net/]