- For the city called Komatsu in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, see Komatsu, Ishikawa.
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| Type | Public (TYO: 6301) |
|---|---|
| Founded | Jan, 1917 (Komatsu Iron Works) |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Kunio Noji, President and CEO |
| Industry | Heavy machinery |
| Products | Construction equipment Mining equipment Industrial machinery |
| Revenue | $13.41 billion USD Consolidated (2004/2005) $4.89 billion USD Non-Consolidated (2004/2005) |
| Employees | 33,008 (Consolidated) 5,666 (Non Consolidated) |
| Website | http://www.komatsu.com/ |
Komatsu Limited (株式会社小松製作所 Kabushiki-gaisha Komatsu Seisakusho) or Komatsu (コマツ) (TYO: 6301) is a multinational corporation that manufactures construction, mining, and military equipment, industry machinery such as press machines, lasers, and thermoelectric modules.[1] Its headquarters is at 2-3-6, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its name was taken after the current city of Komatsu, Ishikawa at the company's foundation there in 1917.
Komatsu is the world's second largest manufacturer of Construction and Mining Equipment after Caterpillar. However, in certain geographic areas (Japan, China, Middle East), Komatsu has a larger share than Cat. It has manufacturing operations in Japan, Asia, Americas and Europe.
Japanese 小松 ko matsu means "small pine tree", and as a result pine trees figure sometimes among planting round the firm's premises.
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History
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 1921-05-13 as Komatsu Ltd.
Komatsu produced its first agricultural tractor prototype in 1931. Through the 1930s, Komatsu also produced military tractors for the Japanese military, as well as bulldozers, tanks and howitzers. After World War II, Komatsu added non-military bulldozers and forklifts to its line of equipment. Its growth as a company was aided by the strong demand for its bulldozer during Japan's post-war reconstruction in the 1950s. By 1957 was advanced enough technologically that all of its models were also using Komatsu engines.
Komatsu began exporting its products in the 1960s, looking to counteract the postwar image of Japanese products as being cheap and poorly made, and entered the U.S. market in July 1967, taking on Caterpillar, the world's largest bulldozer maker, in its home market, under the leadership of President Yoshinari Kawai. Komatsu did so under the rallying cry "Maru-C", translating into English as "encircle Caterpillar" (in the context of Go (board game) encircling an opponent results in capture of their territory).
Komatsu and Dresser Industries established Komatsu Dresser to make mining tractors and related equipment. This 50–50 ownership lasted from September 1988 to August 1994, when Komatsu bought out Dresser's share, and Komatsu's mining products were consolidated under the name Komatsu Mining Systems in 1997. To prevent brand name confusion during corporate changes, the name "Haulpak" is used for the product line Komatsu began with Dresser.
Product range
- Komatsu makes the largest bulldozer in the world, the D575.
- In 2008 Komatsu launched the Komatsu PC200-8 Hybrid, a 360 degree excavator that stores the energy from slew-braking to boost power & cut fuel use.
- Dump trucks
- Komatsu 830E a 250 US ton capacity Ultra class mining dumptruck
- Komatsu 930E a 320 US ton capacity Ultra class mining dumptruck (formerly the 'Haulpak 830E)
- Komatsu 960E a 360 US ton capacity machine.
Komatsu America Models [2]
| Compact Excavators | PC09 | PC18 | PC27 | PC35 | PC45 | PC55 | |||||||||||||
| Small Excavators | PC78 | PC88 | PC130 | PC138 | PC160 | ||||||||||||||
| Medium Excavators | PC200 | PC228 | PC220 | PC270 | PC300 | PC308 | PC400 | ||||||||||||
| Large Excavators | PC600 | PC800 | PC1250 | PC2000 | PC3000 | PC4000 | PC5500 | PC8000 | |||||||||||
| Bulldozers | D21 | D31 | D37 | D39 | D51 | D61 | D65 | D85 | D155 | D275 | D375 | D475 | D575 | ||||||
| Electric Dump Trucks | 730E | 830E | 930E | 960E | |||||||||||||||
| Articulated Dump Trucks | HM300 | HM350 | HM400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mechanical Dump Trucks | HD325 | HD405 | HD465 | HD605 | HD785 | HD1500 | |||||||||||||
| Wheel Loaders | WA50 | WA65 | WA70 | WA80 | WA100 | WA150 | WA200 | WA250 | WA320 | WA380 | WA430 | WA450 | WA480 | WA500 | WA600 | WA700 | WA800 | WA900 | WA1200 |
| Backhoe Loaders | WB142 | WB146 | WB156 | ||||||||||||||||
| Skid Steer Loaders | SK815 | SK820 | SK1020 | SK1026 | |||||||||||||||
| Track Loaders | CK30 | CK35 | |||||||||||||||||
| Crushers | BR380 | BR550 | BR580 | ||||||||||||||||
| Graders | GD555 | GD655 | GD675 | ||||||||||||||||
| Crawler Carriers | CD60 | CD110 |
See also
- Hanomag — now a Komatsu subsidiary
- Caterpillar 797B - Ultra dumptruck
- Liebherr T 282B - Ultra dumptruck
- ISBN 0646396978 - A History of Komatsu Construction and Mining Equipment Volume One
References
External links
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- Komatsu Global - official site
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