Komatsu Limited

Komatsu Ltd. ( 株式会社小松製作所 , Kabushiki-gaisha

Komatsu Seisakusho) or Komatsu (コマツ) (TYO: 6301 (h
Komatsu Ltd.
ttps://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/StockSearch.do?callJorE
Flg=1&method=topsearch&topSearchStr=6301)) is a
Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures
construction, mining, forestry and military equipment, as
well as diesel engines and industrial equipment like press
machines, lasers and thermoelectric generators. Its
headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The corporation
was named after the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture,
where the company was founded in 1921. Worldwide, the
Komatsu Group consists of Komatsu Ltd. and 258 other
companies (215 consolidated subsidiaries and 42 companies
accounted for by the equity method).

Komatsu is the world's second largest manufacturer of Komatsu Headquarters

construction equipment and mining equipment after Native name 株式会社小松製作所
Caterpillar. However, in some areas (Japan, China),
Type Public (K.K)
Komatsu has a larger share than Caterpillar. It has
manufacturing operations in Japan, Asia, Americas and Traded as TYO: 6301 (https://www2.
Europe. jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/Stoc
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The word ko-matsu means "small pine tree" ( 小 松 ) in 1&method=topsearch&top
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Contents Industry Heavy equipment

(construction, mining and
History forestry), Defense
technology
Product range
Founded May 13, 1921
See also
Founder Meitaro Takeuchi
References
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
External links
Key people
Hiroyuki Ogawa

(President and CEO)

History Tetsuji Ohashi
(Chairman of the Board)
Komatsu Iron Works was started by Takeuchi Mining
Industry as a subsidiary to make industrial tools for the Products
Construction
parent company. Komatsu eventually became large enough equipment
to sell to the public, and was spun off on May 13, 1921 as
Mining equipment
Komatsu Ltd and founded by Meitaro Takeuchi.
Diesel engines
Komatsu produced its first agricultural tractor prototype in Forestry equipment (h
1931. Through the 1930s, Komatsu also produced tractors ttps://www.komatsufor
for the Japanese military, as well as bulldozers, tanks and est.com/)
howitzers. After World War II, under its new president Industrial machinery
Yoshinari Kawai, Komatsu added non-military bulldozers
Military vehicles
and forklifts to its line of equipment. In 1949 it began
Gearboxes
production of its first diesel engine.[2] Its growth as a
company was aided by the strong demand for its bulldozers Axles
during Japan's post-war reconstruction in the 1950s.[2] In Revenue ¥2.444 Trillion (2019)
August 1951 the corporate headquarters were moved to
Operating ¥250.7 Billion (2019)
Tokyo. By 1957 the company had advanced technologically income
to the point that all its models were using Komatsu engines.
Net income ¥153.8 Billion (2019)
In 1964, Rioichi Kawai, son of Yoshinari Kawai, became Number of 59,632 (Consolidated)[1]
president of Komatsu,[2] and it began exporting its products, employees
looking to counteract the postwar image of Japanese Website https://www.komatsu.jp/en
products as being cheap and poorly made. In July 1967, it
entered the U.S. market, taking on Caterpillar,[3] the largest
bulldozer maker, in its home market. This was done under the
company slogan of "Maru-C", translating into English as "encircle
Caterpillar" (from the game of Go (board game), where encircling
an opponent results in capture of his territory).[4]

Expansion overseas was a major focus in the 1970s, with Komatsu

America Corporation being established in February 1970 in the
United States. A year later, in January 1971, Komatsu Singapore
Komatsu 61PX dozer
Pte. Ltd. was established in Singapore. September 1974 saw the
founding of Dina Komatsu Nacional S.A. de C.V., a joint venture
with truck maker DINA S.A. in Mexico. April 1975 was the
founding Komatsu do Brasil Ltda. in Brazil. This company produced the Komatsu D50A bulldozer,
marking Komatsu's first offshore production of construction equipment. Komatsu Australia Pty., Ltd. in
Australia was established in Feb. 1979.[5]

In the 1980s, Komatsu and International Harvester of the United States had a joint venture to produce
compact tractors called KIMCO. In 1982, PT Komatsu Indonesia was founded and production began in
1983 in Indonesia. In 1985, two manufacturing divisions were established in the United States, including
the company's first U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Komatsu America Manufacturing Corp. and
Komatsu America Industries LLC.[6] Komatsu Industries Europe GmbH was set up in 1986 in then-West
Germany.[5]

In 1987, Komatsu and BEML formed a joint-venture known as BEML Komatsu.

Komatsu and Dresser Industries established Komatsu Dresser to make mining tractors and related
equipment in 1988.[7] This 50-50 ownership lasted from September 1988 to August 1994, when Komatsu
bought out Dresser's share.[7] Komatsu's mining products were consolidated under the name Komatsu
Mining Systems in 1997. To prevent brand-name confusion during these corporate changes, the name
"Haulpak" was used for the product line Komatsu began with Dresser. The name "Haulpak" dates back to
1957 when LeTourneau-Westinghouse introduced a range of rear dump trucks known as "Haulpaks".
LeTourneau-Westinghouse equipment later became known simply as WABCO equipment in 1967. The
name Haulpak was an industry term that eventually became applied to any type of rear dump truck. A
detailed history of the development of the Haulpak can be found in Wabco Australia.[8]
In 1989, Komatsu bought a share of Hanomag AG and since 2002 Komatsu Hanomag GmbH has been a
100% subsidiary of the global company.

During the 1990s Komatsu had a joint venture in Europe with Moxy were Komatsu designed Articulated
Dump Truck were built under license for the European market by Moxy. (In 2008 Moxy was taken over by
Doosan of Korea.)

FAI of Italy was invested in during 1991. As Komatsu's equity increased, the company was renamed in
1985 to FKI Fai Komatsu Industries S.p.A., which was then renamed in 2000 to Komatsu Utility Europe
S.p.A. when Komatsu assumed 100% ownership.[5]

Komatsu owns the former Demag range of Mining Machines, which have been upgraded but are basically
the same, with the PC3000 being the old Demag H185, of which over 200 have been built under both
brands/model numbers.

In 1993, two joint ventures were formed with Cummins; Komatsu Cummins Engine Corporation (KCEC)
to manufacture Cummins engines in Japan, and the Cummins Komatsu Engine Corporation (CKEC) to
manufacture Komatsu engines in the United States. Another joint venture was set up in 1997 to
manufacture industrial engines in Japan.[5]

Additional overseas expansion, primarily in Asia, was accomplished in the 1990s. Komatsu Vietnam Co.,
Ltd. in Vietnam in 1995; Komatsu Changlin Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (renamed Komatsu
(Changzhou) Construction Machinery Corporation in November 2000) in Changzhou, China in 1995;
Komatsu Shantui Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. in 1995; Bangkok Komatsu Co., Ltd. in Thailand;
Komatsu (Shanghai) Ltd. in 1996 in Shanghai, China; Industrial Power Alliance Ltd. in Japan, a joint
venture with Cummins, in 1998; L&T-Komatsu Limited in India in 1998 (shares sold in 2013); and
Komatsu Brasil International Ltda. in Brazil in 1998.[5]

The 2000s saw Komatsu working with The Linde Group of Germany for sales and manufacturing of lift
trucks. In 2001, Komatsu established GALEO as a new brand of new-generation construction equipment
for worldwide distribution. 2002, Komatsu Italy S.p.A. was established. In 2004, Komatsu Forest AB was
established to purchase Sweden's Partek Forest AB, formerly Valtra and Valmet, a manufacturer of forest
machinery. Also in 2004, founded Komatsu Zenoah (Shandong) Machine Co., Ltd in China, (renamed
Komatsu Utility Machine Co., Ltd. in 2007), to manufacture mini excavators and hydraulic equipment, as
well as founding Komatsu Power Generation Systems (Shanghai) Ltd. to manufacture power generators.
Komatsu Forklift Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd was also founded in 2004 in China to produce
forklifts.[5]

Komatsu moved into Russia in 2008 with Komatsu Manufacturing Rus, LLC being founded, and
production began in 2010.[5]

Kaluga oblast Sankt Petersburg (1) Yaroslavl (1) , Moscow area (2 - 3) , Krasnodar (1)
Ekaterinburg and in Kemerovo Oblast (1)

In 2016, Komatsu agreed to acquire Joy Global for 3.7 B(US$). Joy Global was the reorganized and
recapitalized entity of Harnischfeger Industries of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Harnischfeger Industries
was a holding company that consisted of Joy Manufacturing Co., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a maker of
underground coal mining equipment; P&H Mining Equipment, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a maker of large
open pit mining equipment which includes electric rope shovels, blast hole drills and draglines, P&H
MinePro Services, a product support entity that provides parts and service support for all types and makes
of open pit and underground mining equipment, LeTourneau Manufacturing of Longview, Texas, a maker
of large rubber tired wheel loaders. The acquisition was completed in April 2017, operating as separate
subsidiary with the US headquarters located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and renamed Komatsu
Mining Corp.

Product range
Komatsu makes the largest bulldozer in the world, the D575.
P&H 4800 electric rope shovel.[9][10]
930E Diesel-electric Haulpak truck
In 2008, Komatsu launched the Komatsu PC200-8 Hybrid, a 360-degree excavator that
stores the energy from slew-braking to boost power and cut fuel use.

Komatsu PC210 LC Komatsu PC138 US Bulldozer Komatsu Komatsu HM300

excavator during on a roadside in D85 PX with semi-U Articulated Dump
peak summer France tilt doze pushing Truck
conditions in San coal on Power
Antonio, Texas Station

Loader Komatsu WA A Komatsu LAV

380, built in 2016 (Light Armored
Vehicle) on display
with 1st Airborne
Brigade (Japan)
markings.

See also
Hanomag — now a Komatsu subsidiary
ISBN 0646396978 - A History of Komatsu Construction and Mining Equipment Volume One
Type 60 Self-propelled 106 mm Recoilless Gun (JGSDF)
Komatsu LAV (JGSDF/JASDF)
 Type 89 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (JGSDF)
Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier (JGSDF)
Otto

References
1. "Komatsu Profile" (https://home.komatsu/en/company/profile/). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
2. Haycraft, William R. (2000) Yellow Steel: The Story of the Earthmoving Equipment Industry
University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois, pages 183-184 (https://books.google.com/book
s?id=vv0bQHZGebcC&pg=PA183), ISBN 0-252-02497-4
3. Haycraft, William R. (2000) Yellow Steel: The Story of the Earthmoving Equipment Industry
University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois, page 260 (https://books.google.com/books?id=v
v0bQHZGebcC&pg=PA260), ISBN 0-252-02497-4
4. Wellman, Jerry L.. Organizational Learning. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. pp. 62.
ISBN 0230621546
5. "Company history" (https://home.komatsu/en/company/history/). home.komatsu.
6. "Komatsu Celebrates 30 Years of Manufacturing in Chattanooga Tennessee" (https://powere
quipco.com/komatsu_celebrates_30_years_manufacturing_in_chattanooga_tn/).
7. Will, Oscar H. (2007) Payline: International Harvester's Construction Equipment Division
MBI, St. Paul, Minnesota, page 144 (https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ilt2IOYcEzUC&pg
=PA144), ISBN 978-0-7603-2458-5
8. "Wabco Australia", ISBN 0-9585608-1-1, (Global General Publishing Pty Ltd)
9. "Komatsu P&H 4800XPC web Company product" (https://www.komatsu.com/en/products/el
ectric-rope-shovels/4800xpc/).
10. "International Mining, First Komatsu P&H 4800XPC gets to work at Teck Resource's Fording
River coal mine - 19th november 2019" (https://im-mining.com/2019/11/19/first-komatsu-ph-4
800xpc-gets-work-teck-resources-fording-river-coal-mine/).

External links
Official website (https://home.komatsu/en/)
Drones’ Next Job: Construction Work Komatsu to Use Unmanned Aircraft, Bulldozers to
Automate Early Foundation Work (https://www.wsj.com/articles/drones-next-job-construction
-work-1421769564) The Wall Street Journal (Online edition, Business Section, January 20,
2015)

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