Initially, the company made electronic products for the military and commercial markets and was 25% owned by Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp. In 1961, it acquired Telephonics Corporation.
She first worked as a draftsman for Emerson Radio on a top-secret Radar development project and worked on the designs of various industrial equipment in the ensuing years.
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Its United States-based subsidiary Funai Corporation, Inc., based in Torrance, California, markets Funai-licensed brands including Sylvania, Emerson Radio, Magnavox, Philips, and Symphonic.
For the North American market, Orion used to manufacture many televisions and VCRs for Emerson Radio during the 80s and 90s for 10 years, but Emerson Radio went bankrupt, and it was brought up by Funai in 2000, which Funai still owns today.