Corporate InformationHistory

1907 TokyoTukudajima Machinery Company established (Later Kameido Works). TokyoTukudajima Machinery Company established (Later Kameido Works).
1910 5HP electric motor completed at repair shop in Kuhara Mining's Hitachi Mine. New factory built in Miyata Shibauchi, Hitachi Village and Hitachi is founded. 5HP electric motor completed at repair shop in Kuhara Mining's Hitachi Mine. New factory built in Miyata Shibauchi, Hitachi Village and Hitachi is founded.
1920 Separated from Kuhara Mining along with Hitachi Works. Hitachi, Ltd. Kameido Works established. Separated from Kuhara Mining along with Hitachi Works. Hitachi, Ltd. Kameido Works established.
1939 Merchandise department established.
1939 Taga Works established.
1943 Small size compressor business transferred from Kameido Works to Shimizu Branch of Kameari Works. Separated from Kuhara Mining along with Hitachi Works. Hitachi, Ltd. Kameido Works established.
1944 Shimizu Works established.
1950 Osaka Hitachi Service station established.
1952 Industrial Components & Equipments Div. established in Hitachi, Ltd.
1959 Small size compressor (Bebicon) transferred to Tokico Corporation.
1962 Hitachi Drive systems Div. transferred from Kameido Works to Narashino branch Works. Separated from Kuhara Mining along with Hitachi Works. Hitachi, Ltd. Kameido Works established.
1963 Narashino Works established.
1971 Shimizu Works (Compressor Div.) moved to Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture.
1974 Nakajo Works established, closed Kameido Works. Separated from Kuhara Mining along with Hitachi Works. Hitachi, Ltd. Kameido Works established.
1988 Compressor Div. transferred to Shimizu.
1989 Hitachi Industrial Technology (Thailand), Ltd. established in Thailand.
1991 Renamed to Hitachi Service & Engineering (EAST), Ltd. and Hitachi Service & Engineering (West) Ltd.
1999 Industrial Components & Equipments Group established in Hitachi, Ltd.
2000 Split up Drive Systems Manufacturing function from Narashino Works (Hitachi Drive Systems)
Split up Nakajo Manufacturing Function from Nakajo Works (Hitachi Nakajo Technology)
2001 Tokico (M) Sdn. Bhd (currently Hitachi Industrial Equipment (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.) in Malaysia established.
2002 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. established. (Industrial Components & Equipments Div. related sales Div. Hitachi Drive Systems, and 2 service engineering companies merged) Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. established.
            (Industrial Components & Equipments Div. related sales Div.
            Hitachi Drive Systems, and 2 service engineering companies merged)
Hitachi Industrial Equipment (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. established in China. Hitachi Industrial Equipment (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. established in China.
2004 Hitachi Drives & Automation GmbH (HIDA) established in Germany.
2005 Hoist, Motor Block, and Ink Jet Printer business transferred from Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (ex Taga Works).
2007 Ebina Business Div. transferred from Hitachi Plant Technology
2009 Sagami Business Div. transferred from Hitachi, Ltd. Sagami Business Div. transferred from Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Qiandian (Hangzhou) Transformer Co., Ltd. established in China. Hitachi Qiandian (Hangzhou) Transformer Co., Ltd. established in China.
2011 Hitachi Drives & Automation GmbH established in Germany.
2013 Hitachi Drives & Automation (Italy) S.r.l. established in Italy.
2014 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Mexico, S.A. de C.V. established in Mexico.
Hitachi Industrial Equipment China established in China.
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (HIEC-HK) established in Hong Kong.
2015 Sales and service operation added to Hitachi Industrial Equipment (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia.
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Marking Solutions Inc. established in U.S.A.
Hitachi Soe Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. established in Myanmar.
2016 L.A. Supply Corporation (Label House) in U.S.A. joined as our new group company.

Power distribution and control systems business (Katsuta Division) transferred from Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Power Solutions.
Power distribution and control systems business (Katsuta Division) transferred from Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Power Solutions.
Large size air compressor business (Tsuchiura Division) transferred from Hitachi, Ltd.
Large size air compressor business (Tsuchiura Division)
            transferred from Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Hanbell (Shanghai) Precise Machinery in China transferred from Hitachi, Ltd.
2017 Sullair LLC. in U.S.A. and its affiliated companies became Hitachi group companies.

Hitachi Industrial Equipment (Suzhou) Compressor Co., Ltd. (HISC) established. Hitachi Industrial Equipment (Suzhou) Compressor Co., Ltd. (HISC) established.
2018 Label House was merged into Hitachi Industrial Equipment Marking Solutions Inc.
2019 Sales and engineering division for power receiving and transforming business for the industrial area that handle special high voltages exceeding 33kV transferred from Hitachi, Ltd.
KEC Corporation in Japan joined as our new group company.
2021 Hitachi Industrial Equipment & Solutions America, LLC (HIESA) established in U.S.A.
2022 Acquired Telesis Technologies, Inc. to strengthen marking systems in U.S.A.
Integrated the robotics SI business of KEC Corporation in Japan and Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems. Transferred shares of KEC Corporation in Japan to Hitachi, Ltd. and established Hitachi Automation, Ltd.

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