Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. Ltd Overview
Company Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Founded: 1910
Workforce: ~3,07,275
Company Working: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. Ltd. (Hitachi) is an electrical machinery manufacturer. Hitachi operates as a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. The company mainly produces and sells electrical machinery, including motors, inverters, switches, transformers, pumps, and generators. It operates through seven business segments, which are information and telecommunication systems, social infrastructure and industrial systems, electronic systems and equipment, construction machinery, high functional materials and components, automotive systems, and smart life and eco-friendly systems. MCBs and MCCBs fall under its social infrastructure and industrial systems segment. The company generates 23% of its revenue from its social infrastructure and industrial systems segment, which includes products, such as industrial machinery, escalators, railways system, and renewable energy power generation systems.
Hitachi has a broad geographical presence with more than 580 subsidiaries, worldwide. The key subsidiaries of the company are Hitachi Chemical Electronics Co., Ltd. (Japan), Hitachi Construction Machinery Sdn.Bhd. (Malaysia), Hitachi Europe GmBH (Germany), Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems co., Ltd. (China), and Hitachi Home Electronics Asia (s) Pte. Ltd.
Furthermore, the major competitors of Hitachi are FUJITSU (Japan), General Electric (the US), Siemens (Germany) and NEC Corporation (Japan).
Strategy
Hitachi aims to strengthen its global presence by increasing the number of local distributors and expansions. The company is focusing on expanding its range of products under its social infrastructure and industrial systems segments, such as relays, fuses, and circuit breakers. Another strategy of the company is to improve product liability and quality and to sustainably compete with other players in the market for gaining customer satisfaction. Hitachi is also focusing on mergers and acquisitions as a part of its inorganic growth strategy. For instance, in December 2018, Hitachi Ltd signed an agreement with ABB for acquiring its power grid business with its energy solution business. This will help the company to enhance its product portfolio and geographical presence in emerging markets.



