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Hitachi Ltd., is a Japanese multination company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. We know Hitachi from their earthmoving equipment, however, they also range in businesses in I.T. services which include AI (Artificial Intelligence), and big data analysis. In previous years, Hitachi has been on the list of Fortune Global 500. Over the years they have decided to sell off or restructure a lot of their other businesses, from a total of 22 at its peak, down to now just 4. Hitachi was founded by an …

Komatsu Iron Works was started by Takeuchi Mining Industry as a subsidiary to make industrial tools for the parent company. Komatsu eventually became large enough to sell to the public, and was spun off on May 13, 1921 as Komatsu Ltd.Komatsu produced its first agricultural tractor prototype in 1931. Through the 1930s, Komatsu produced military tractors for the Japanese military, as well as bulldozers, tanks and howitzers. After World War II, under its new president Yoshinari Kawai, Komatsu …

Early in the 1950’s, Louis and Cyrus Keller operated ‘Keller Welding and Repair’ near Rothsay,Minnesota. The Kellers’ repaired machinery for local farmers. In 1956, a turkey farmer Eddie Velostopped by the Kellers’ with a vexing problem; he described a need for a machine small enough tomaneuver inside a pole barn and light enough to operate on its upper level. The Keller brothersdeveloped a small, three-wheeled design with a belt-driven transmission, and delivered it to Velo in1957 after which t …

Kobelco started with their first piece of machinery back in 1930 in Japan, where they created their 50k electric mining shovel. However, Kobelco’s roots are in steel, under the name of Kobe Steel, which started 25 years earlier in 1905. In the 1950’s Kobelco released their first truck cranes in Japan, and 2 years later signed a deal with U.S. company P&H to introduce new technologies to these cranes. In 1963 their first wheel excavator was released, the TY45, followed 4 years later by …

Kubota Australia has done such a good job of detailing the origins of the company, I can't do it justice by rewriting it. Instead I will quote directly from Kubota themselves as there's no one better to tell use about their rich history. You can see more at Kubota Australia's website here.The Kubota story began in 1890 when an ambitious 19 year old man by the name of Gonshiro Kubota established a metal casting business in Osaka, Japan. Even from a young age, his vision was clear. He was de …