Hitachi, Ltd. (株式会社日立製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Hitachi Seisakusho) (Japanese pronunciation: ) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent of the Hitachi Group (Hitachi Gurūpu) and forms part of the DKB Group of companies. Hitachi is a highly diversified company that operates eleven business segments: Information & Telecommunication Systems, Social Infrastructure, High Functional Materials & Components, Financial Services, Power Systems, Electronic Systems & Equipment, Automotive Systems, Railway & Urban Systems, Digital Media & Consumer Products, Construction Machinery and Other Components & Systems.
Hitachi was founded in 1910 by electrical engineer Namihei Odaira in Ibaraki Prefecture. The company's first product was Japan's first 5-horsepower electric induction motor, initially developed for use in copper mining. Odaira's company soon became the domestic leader in electric motors and electric power industry infrastructure.
JGSDF Type 87 Artillery Support Vehicle
Note: A new product from Hitachi called Memory glass is to be introduced in 2015. It is a high density information storage medium utilizing laser etched/readable Fused quartz.
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- Hitachi T.2
- Hitachi TR.2
Hitachi Hatsukaze
Hitachi eBworx is a leading international consulting and technology solutions firm specialising in the banking sector. Starting in 1998 with a vision to be a leading global financial solutions provider, Hitachi eBworx was granted MSC status in 2002 and was listed on ACE market in Malaysia the following year.
Hitachi Solutions America is a consulting firm and systems integrator focusing primarily on Microsoft Dynamics. The firm utilizes AX and CRM from the Dynamics family to provide customers with a broad base of solutions. The company is international, with subsidiaries residing in the United Kingdom, Canada, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Japan and India. Hitachi Solutions America acquired Ignify - another leading Microsoft Dynamics Solution providers in December 2015. Hitachi Solutions has about 1000 Microsoft Dynamics consultants worldwide after the acquisition of Ignify.
Hitachi Consulting is an international management and technology consulting firm with headquarters in Dallas, Texas. It was founded in 2000 and currently employs approximately 5,000 people across the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, India, Spain, Portugal, Germany and China.
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi which provides hardware, software and services to help companies manage their digital data. Its flagship products are the Virtual Storage Platform (for enterprise storage), Hitachi Unified Storage VM for large sized companies, Hitachi Unified Storage for small and mid-sized companies, Hitachi Content Platform (archiving and cloud architecture), Hitachi Command Suite (for storage management), Hitachi TrueCopy and Hitachi Universal Replicator (for remote replication), and the Hitachi NAS Platform.
Hitachi manufactures many types of electronic products including TVs, Camcorders, Projectors and Recording Media under its own brand name. Hitachi announced in 2012 that is will no longer manufacture TVs. Any new Hitachi TVs on the market are most likely re-branded third party models.
(Includes Intellectual Property Group [subgroup])
- Technology Strategy Office
- Central Research Laboratory
- Hitachi Research Laboratory - Includes Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory (Robotics)
- Yokohama Research Laboratory
- Design Division
- Overseas research centers
- In-house/Business division
Hitachi provides various defense related/derived products & services (see Defense Systems entry in the Products and services section above).
Among other things, Hitachi Metals supplies materials for aircraft engines and fuselage components (e.g. landing gear), along with finished components for same and other aerospace applications. It also provides materials, components and tools for the automotive and electronics industries.
Hitachi manufactures many types of tools including chainsaws, drills, woodworking power tools. Some are branded Koki Tanaka. In 2015 Hitachi Koki acquired German power tools manufacturer Metabo from Chequers Capital.
Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., along with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, servicing, and execution of social and industrial infrastructure machinery, mechatronics, air-conditioning systems, industrial plants, and energy plant equipment in Asia and internationally.
Hitachi Rail is involved in designing and manufacturing many models of Shinkansen vehicles, including the N700 Series Shinkansen. and the THSR 700T for Taiwan High Speed Rail.
Hitachi Works is the oldest member of the Hitachi Group and consists of three factories: Kaigan Works, Yamate Works, and Rinkai Works. Yamate Works, the oldest of the three factories, was founded in 1910 by Namihei Odaira as an electrical equipment repair and manufacturing facility. This facility was named Hitachi, after the Hitachi Mine near Hitachi, Ibaraki, and is regarded as the ancestral home of Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) manufactures computer hard drives. There are 3 main ranges: Hitachi Travelstar, Hitachi Deskstar, and Hitachi Ultrastar.
Hitachi Printing Systems was established in 1980 and was acquired by Ricoh in 2004, becoming Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd.
In August 2011 it was announced that Hitachi would donate an electron microscope to each of five universities in Indonesia (the University of North Sumatra in Medan, the Indonesian Christian University in Jakarta, Padjadjaran University in Bandung, General Soedirman University in Purwokerto and Muhammadiyah University in Malang).
