Hitachi Ltd
Founded: 1910
Net sales: JP¥ 8,632 billion
Net sales by category:
- Information Systems and Telecommunications Systems:19%
- Power and Industrial Systems:22%
- Electronic Devices:13%
- Digital Media and Consumer products:12%
- High Functional Materials and Components:13%
- Logistics Services and Others:12%
- Financial Services:5%
Global Fortune 500 (2004): Ranked 23rd largest company in the world
Number of employees: 326, 344
Major achievements:
- 1910 : Succeeded in first domestic manufacture of three 5hp (3.6775 kW) electric motors as the company's first products
- 1924 : Completed first large-scale DC electric locomotives to be manufactured in Japan
- 1932 : Completed Hitachi's first electric refrigerator
- 1958: Electron microscopes awarded the grand prix at the World Exposition in Brussels
- 1970: Developed computer-aided traffic control system for the Shinkansen(Bullet Train)
- 1974: Released the first series of general-purpose computers
- 1984: Started mass production of 256-kilobit DRAMs
- 1985: Developed CAD/CAE systems with high-definition colour displays
- 1991: Developed highly sensitive image pickup tubes
- 1995: Developed Super TFT LCD module featuring ultra-wide viewing angles
- 1998: Developed 128-megabit single-electron memory
- 2000: Developed worldfs first 4.7 GB DVD-RAM standard compliant DVD Camcorder
Research and Development:
R&D Spend: JP¥ 372 billion (US$ 3, 508 million)
Hitachi in Australia
For over 30 years, the Hitachi Group Companies have provided Australian industry and consumers with award winning products and services in the areas of
- Air conditioning systems for home and business
- Automotive components, used in Australia's most favoured family cars
- Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment and Home Appliance Products
- Technology, products and services for energy generation, construction, mining and transport
- Multi-media and computer technology
- Semiconductors and devices for Australian manufacturers of electronic products
The combined revenue of the Hitachi Group companies is well in excess of $500m annually and the Group provides employment to more than 500 Australians across the country. Hitachi in Australia readily embraces its responsibility as a corporate citizen and the breadth of our investment and involvement in local community affairs through out the country is a true measure of our commitment to Australia.
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