today announced that it is relocating its Charlotte, NC facility to a
larger facility. While remaining in Charlotte, the new facility is
38,400 sq. ft., increasing the company's working space by 42%. The
larger facility is needed to accommodate projected growth in sales.
The company anticipates that the relocation will be completed by the
end of June 2012.
'Our customer base in the Americas is spread out, spanning from Canada
down to Argentina," said Charlie Takeuchi, Senior Director, Industrial
Components and Equipment Division, Hitachi America, Ltd. "Over the
past 10 years, our division's business has experienced double digit
growth on a year over year basis, and we are anticipating further
growth in the US manufacturing industry as well as in Latin America.
We had a demonstrated need to increase our capability to support and
satisfy the needs of our customers. In addition to moving into a
larger facility and increasing the size of our staff, we are also
installing product assembly and modification capabilities, which will
enable us to quickly and efficiently respond to the needs of our
customers in the Americas. In today's industrial business environment,
customers are looking for partners who can deliver products and
services at faster speeds than ever before. Being able to meet this
need is of primary importance to Hitachi."
Hitachi America, Ltd. opened its first facility in Charlotte in 2007.
The facility served as a Distribution Center for Hitachi's line of
Frequency Drives (inverters), Industrial Air Compressors and
industrial ink jet printers as well as facility for conducting hands-
on training for its sales force and customers. With larger space,
Hitachi will now have larger, better equipped classrooms in which to
conduct product training as well as additional storage and office
space to accommodate growth anticipated over the next 10 years.
About Hitachi
Hitachi America, Ltd., headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, a
subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and its subsidiary companies offer a
broad range of electronics, power and industrial equipment and
services, automotive products and consumer electronics with operations
throughout the Americas. For more information, visit www.hitachi-america.us
. For information on other Hitachi Group companies in the United
States, please visit www.hitachi.us
Hitachi America, Ltd., Industrial Components and Equipment Division
supplies a broad range of sophisticated electrical and electronic
components for application in pharmaceutical plants, food and beverage
processing plants, chemical plants and other manufacturing facilities.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a
leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000
employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated
revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi will
focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes
information and telecommunication systems, power systems,
environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and
urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices
that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the
company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
