Komatsu (company)

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Komatsu

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legal form Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company)
ISIN JP3304200003
founding 1921
Seat Minato , Tokyo Prefecture , JapanJapanJapan 
management Tetsuji Ohashi ( CEO )
Number of employees 47,017
sales 1.854 trillion Yen (14.8 billion euros )
Branch Construction machinery
Website www.komatsu.com
As of March 31, 2016

KK Komatsu Seisakusho ( Japanese 株式会社 小松 製作 所 , Kabushiki kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho , English Komatsu Ltd. ), listed in the Nikkei 225 share index , is a Japanese industrial group based in Akasaka , Minato , Tokyo . The Komatsu Group has 185 companies and 25 factories around the world. Komatsu is the second largest construction machinery manufacturer in the world.

Together, Komatsu and Caterpillar build about 85% of the mining equipment manufactured worldwide.

history

  • 1921: Komatsu Ltd. is founded on May 13, 1921.
  • 1924: Komatsu built its first press, a 450 ton sheet forming press.
  • 1931: Production of Japan's first tracked tractor.
  • 1934: Listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (opening price: JPY 85.50)
  • 1935: Start of the production of high-quality cast parts and special steel materials.
  • 1941: Production of large hydraulic presses begins.
  • 1943: Produces the Komatsu Model 1 (prototype of the Japanese bulldozer ).
  • 1947: Introduction of the D 50 bulldozer.
  • 1948: Start of production of diesel engines.
  • 1952: Production of bulldozers begins.
  • 1953: In January production of forklifts started. Production of dump trucks and special vehicles begins in November.
  • 1956: Beginning of the production of shovel loaders.
  • 1965: Production of wheel loaders begins.
  • 1968: Production of hydraulic excavators begins.
  • 1972: Start of the production of small presses.
  • 1984: Laser machines are launched.
  • 1988: Foundation of the Komatsu Dresser Company in the USA.
  • 1989: Participation in Hanomag AG in Germany. Complete takeover by 2002.
  • 1993: Komatsu Cummins Engine Co., Ltd. founded and Cummins Komatsu Engine Company in Japan and the United States, respectively.
  • 1996: Establishment of Demag Komatsu GmbH (currently Komatsu Germany GmbH) in Germany.
  • 1996: Takeover of the Italian manufacturer of backhoe loaders and small machines FAI.
  • 1998: Establishment of the Industrial Power Alliance Ltd. in Japan as a joint venture with Cummins Engine from the USA for engine development.
  • 2000: Takeover of Hensley Industries, Inc., an American manufacturer of construction and mining components.
  • 2004: Komatsu Forest AB is founded through the acquisition of Partek Forest AB, a Swedish manufacturer and distributor of forest machinery.
  • 2008: Introduction of the world's first hybrid hydraulic excavator.
  • 2017: Acquisition of Joy Global Inc., a leading US manufacturer of mining equipment and renaming to Komatsu Mining Corp.
  • 2019: Acquisition of TimberPro, a US manufacturer of forest machines.

Products and works

The Komatsu Group's product range includes a wide variety of construction machinery. Products include various types of excavators such as backhoe loaders, crawler excavators, wheeled excavators and mini excavators. The range also includes various wheel loader vehicles , such as compact loaders and telescopic loaders ; also bulldozers and dump trucks. Among them is the world's largest bulldozer, the Komatsu D575 with a gross vehicle weight of 150 tons. Large excavators for use in opencast mining with an operating weight of up to 752 t and a bucket volume of up to 42 m 3 are also part of the product range. Since taking over Valmet in 2004, Komatsu has also been active in the forest machinery sector. The machines have been officially delivered as Komatsu since 2011. Other technical products include forklifts , industrial robots , compressors , tunnel boring machines and generators .

Production hall in the former Hanomag hall in Hanover

The main location in Germany is the plant in Hanover , which is operated by the subsidiary Komatsu Hanomag GmbH . Wheel loaders and mobile excavators are developed and produced in Hanover. In 2010, 1,543 units were produced in Hanover, in the boom year 2007 it was 4,070. Another important location is in Düsseldorf , where Komatsu Mining Germany GmbH is located at Buscherhofstrasse 10 on the former premises of Mannesmann Demag Baumaschinen GmbH in the Hassels district and produces mine excavators.

Production sites

Location country Operator (subsidiary) Products
Umeå Sweden Komatsu Forest Forwarders, harvesters, harvester heads
Chattanooga , Tennessee United States Komatsu Forest Chain harvesters, Feller Buncher units
Hanover Germany Komatsu Germany Wheel loaders, wheeled excavators
Klepp Stasjon Norway Komatsu KVX Excavator buckets and accessories
Dallas , Texas United States Hensley Industries Excavator buckets and accessories
Mansfield , Texas United States Hensley Industries Excavator buckets and accessories
Ningbo China Hensley Industries Excavator buckets and accessories
Yaroslavl Russia Komatsu Manufacturing Russ Track excavators, large dump trucks
Durham United Kingdom Komatsu UK (KUK) Track excavator
Dusseldorf Germany Komatsu Germany Large excavator
Estonian Italy Komatsu Italia Manufacturing Mini excavators, backhoe loaders
Ivanovo Russia Kraneks International Excavator parts
Newberry, South Carolina United States Komatsu America Corporation Backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, forklifts
Peoria , Illinois United States Komatsu America Corporation Large dump trucks
Rolling Meadows, Illinois United States Komatsu America Industries Punching machines
Suzano Brazil Komatsu do Brasil Excavators, wheel loaders, bulldozers
Aruja Brazil Komatsu do Brasil Excavator cabins and drives
Seymour, Indiana United States Cummins Komatsu Engine Company Diesel engines
Bekasi Indonesia PT Komatsu Undercarriage Indonesia Chain and excavator parts
Chonburi Thailand Bangkok Komatsu Co. Construction machinery
Cakung Cilincing Indonesia Hydraulics, vehicle frame
Notice Indonesia PT Komatsu Indonesia Hydraulic cylinder
Cikarang Indonesia PT Komatsu Patria Attachment Excavator buckets
Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao Thailand Cabtec Thai Co. Parts for construction machinery
Bangalore India Komatsu India Pvt. Track excavator
Chennai India Komatsu India Pvt. Dump truck
Changzhou China Komatsu (Changzhou) Construction Machinery Corp. Castings
Shandong China Komatsu Shantui Construction Machinery Co. Construction machinery
Shanghai China Komatsu Power Generation Systems Generators
Shandong China Komatsu Undercarriage China Corp. Parts for track excavators
Zhejiang China Hensley Lingfeng Co. Excavator teeth
Dalian China Yida Nippei Machine Tool Corporation Machine tools
Toyama Japan Komatsu Castex Ltd. Iron and steel castings
Tochigi Japan Komatsu Cummins Engine Co. Diesel engines
Shiga Japan Komatsu Cabtec Cabins, air conditioners
Ishikawa Japan Komatsu Industries Pressing and punching machines
Toyama Japan Komatsu NTC Machine tools
Awazu Japan Komatsu Bulldozers, excavators, graders

  • Komatsu crawler excavator PC7000 with 36 cubic meter bucket (2 × 1250 kW / 1675 PS)

  • Backhoe excavator (KOMATSU HANOMAG, Germany)

  • Komatsu dump truck HD605-7 (575 kW = 782 hp; dump capacity 40 cubic meters)

  • Komatsu HM300 articulated dump truck

  • Komatsu bulldozer

  • WA 250 wheel loader

  • Komatsu mini excavator

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Directors / Officers
  2. ^ Corporate Profile
  3. ↑ Consolidated Business Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2016 (US GAAP)
  4. ↑ James R. Hagerty: The Giant Advantage of US Industry. In: wsj.de. The Wall Street Journal , December 8, 2012, accessed September 6, 2016 .
  5. ↑ history. home.komatsu/en, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  6. ^ Open Graph Title. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Management ｜ Press Release (2019) ｜ Komatsu Ltd. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
  8. ↑ http://www.komatsu-mining.de/en/product-category/pc8000
  9. ↑ http://www.steine-und-erden.net/se311/komatsu1.html
  10. ↑ History of Komatsu Mining Germany GmbH , website in the komatsu-mining.de portal , accessed on August 12, 2013
  11. ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.komatsuforest.de
  12. ↑ Komatsu Germany GmbH - Construction , on www.komatsu.eu , accessed on April 30, 2018
  13. ↑ a b c Archived copy ( memento of the original dated September 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hensleyind.com
  14. ↑ http://komatsu.yar.ru/about/base_info/
  15. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated February 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.komatsu-kuk.com
  16. ↑ Komatsu Germany , at www.komatsu-mining.de , accessed on April 30, 2018
  17. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated February 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.komatsu-kim.com
  18. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=KRANEKS%20International%20Co.%2C%20Ltd .
  19. ↑ a b c http://www.komatsuamerica.com/our-company/careers/locations#manufacturing-plant
  20. ↑ a b http://www.komatsu.com.br/portal/?page_id=34&stat=1
  21. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Cummins%20Komatsu%20Engine%20Company%20%20 [CKEC]
  22. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=PT%20Komatsu%20Undercarriage%20Indonesia
  23. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Bangkok%20Komatsu%20Sales%20Co.%2C%20Ltd . [BKS]
  24. ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.komi.co.id
  25. ↑ http://www.komatsupatria.co.id/facilities/  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.komatsupatria.co.id  
  26. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=CABTEC%20THAI%20Co.%2CLtd
  27. ↑ a b http://www.komatsuindia.in/overview.php
  28. ^ Komatsu (Changzhou) Construction Machinery Corp. , at www.komatsu.com , accessed April 30, 2018
  29. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Komatsu%20Shantui%20Construction%20Machinery%20Co.%2C%20Ltd.%20 [KSC]
  30. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Komatsu%20Undercarriage%20China%20Corp .
  31. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Hensley%20Lingfeng%20Co.%2C%20Ltd .
  32. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=YIDA%20NIPPEI%20MACHINE%20TOOL%20Corporation
  33. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Komatsu%20Castex%20Ltd.%20 [KCX]
  34. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Komatsu%20Cummins%20Engine%20Co.%2C%20Ltd . [KCEC]
  35. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Komatsu%20Cabtec%20Co.%2C%20Ltd .
  36. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=Komatsu%20Industries%20Corporation [KIC]
  37. ↑ http://www.komatsu.com/CompanyInfo/profile/group/detail.cgi?name=KOMATSU%20NTC%20LTD .
  38. ↑ Awazu Plant on www.komatsu.com , accessed on April 30, 2018

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