History of Hitachi, Ltd.

*1

• Founded by Namihei Odaira as an electrical repair shop
• Succeeded in first domestic manufacture of three 5hp (3.6775kW) electric motors as the company's first products *1

• Completed 2 kVA transformer

• Began manufacture of alternating current galvanometers and voltmeters

• Completed 10,000hp (7,355kW) water turbine

• Began manufacture of electric fans

*2

• Completed the first large-scale DC electric locomotives to be manufactured in Japan *2

• Began the manufacture of pole-mounted transformer

• Completed 10,000 A hydraulic electrolytic cell

*3

• Began the manufacture of elevators
• Completed Hitachi's first electric refrigerator*3

• Completed 23,600hp Ilgner set

• Completed an automatic telephone exchange with 5,000 lines

• Completed 85,000kW Francis water turbine and 70,000kVA alternating current generator

• Completed Hitachi's first power shovel

• Completed 6,500 kW Kaplan turbine and 7,000 kVA alternating current generator

• Completed 21,000kW two-stage pump-turbine

• Completed low-pressure 300m3/h air separator

• Completed the first large-scale cold strip mill to be produced in Japan

• Completed 100,000kW Francis water turbine and 93,000kVA alternating current generator

• Hitachi Cable, Ltd. and Hitachi Metals, Ltd. established
• Completed Japan's first diesel electric locomotive

*4

• Electron microscopes awarded the grand prix at the World Exposition in Brussels *4
• Completed 6-transistor portable radio

• Completed electronic computers based on transistors
• Hitachi America, Ltd. established