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| Corporate Name |
Hitachi Via Mechanics, Ltd. |
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| Head Office |
2100, Kamiimaizumi, Ebina-Shi Kanagawa 243-0488, Japan |
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| Established on |
August 17, 1968 |
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| Business |
Research and development, design, production,
sales and services in the area of PWB manufacturing systems. |
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| President |
Mikio Yotsu |
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| Capital |
2,900 million yen |
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| Number of Employees |
800 |
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Business Locations |
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| Head office and works |
Ebina-Shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Utsunomiya-Shi, Tochigi, Japan |
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Products |
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| Electronic Parts Manufacturing Systems |
PWB Mechanical Drilling Machines, Routing Machines, Laser Drilling Machines, Hole Analyzer, Digital Direct Exposure, Exposure Machine, etc. |
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| New field |
Laser Process Machine for PV manufacturing |
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Background |
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| Aug. 1968 |
The Machine Tool Division of Hitachi, Ltd. is established as an independent company: Hitachi Seik,. Ltd. in Kawasaki City. |
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| Mar. 1972 |
Hitachi Seiko Engineering, Ltd. is established. |
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| Oct.
1974 |
Welding Equipment Division of Hitachi, Ltd. is transferred to Hitachi Seiko. |
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| Jan. 1981 |
Head office/works are relocated to Ebina City. Dec. 1987 Hitachi Via Mechanics (USA), Inc. is established. |
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| Mar. 1992 |
Hitachi Via Asia Pte. Ltd. is established. |
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| Jan. 1994 |
Keihin Sangyo, Ltd. is established. |
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| Apr. 1999 |
Company name is changed to Hitachi Via Mechanics, Ltd. |
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| Apr. 2003 |
Hitachi Via Mechanics (Shanghai) Ltd. is established. |
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| July 2005 |
Hitachi Seiko Engineering, Ltd. and Keihin Sangyo, Ltd. merged.
Trade name : Hitachi Via Engineering, Ltd. |
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| Feb. 2007 |
Air Bearing Ltd. (UK) is integrated as a consolidated subsidiary. |
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| Jan. 2009 |
Hitachi Via Mechanics, Ltd. takes over Exposure Machine business from Ono Sokki Co., Ltd. |
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| Oct. 2009 |
Hitachi Via Mechanics（Changshu),Ltd.
is Established. |
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| Apr. 2010 |
Hitachi Via Mechanics,Ltd. and Hitachi
Via Engineering,Ltd. Merged.
Trade name : Hitachi Via Mechanics,Ltd.
The machine tool and the welding machine businesses were integrated. |
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| May. 2011 |
PWB processing machines achieved cumulative shipments of 20,000 units. |
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Environmental Preservation Efforts |
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Group Company |
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