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Special Topic “Russian Federation”

Major Power of Eastern Europe with the World’s Largest Land.

The Russian Federation is the country that boasts the world’s largest area at 17.09 million sq. kilometers.From the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, the country that extends 10,000 kilometers and spans 9 time zones from east to west, where up to nine hours of time difference exist by region.With population and industry concentrated in the western area near Europe, and as a result of its cultural ties, Russia is classified as part of Europe in general.At the sametime, the country spreads across to the Asia with the Ural Mountains, which is cutting across Russia, crossing over 2000 km from north to south, creating a borders between Europe and Asia.In Russia, a great portion of which is in the subarctic zone, the cold of winter is very severe, and in the city of Oymyakon, an especially well-known town in the Siberian permafrost, the temperature of minus 71.2 deg. C was recorded in 1926.In the capital of Moscow, although the average low temperature in February is minus 9 deg. C, (average for 1981 to 2010) it can rise above 30 deg. C in summer and you can see children playing in fountains enjpying the precious hot summer days.

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Rapid economic expansion fueled by abundant resources

The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and the Russian Federation, which introduced a market economy, has achieved rapid economic growth, particularly since 2000 with GDP growth rate over 4.5% from 2000 to 2011.Russia has promoted free trade by participating in the WTO (World Trade Organization), aiming at further economic development.Abundant natural resources, starting with petroleum enabled Russia to achieve rapid economic growth. Russia is second in the

world production of both petroleum and natural gas, and is also blessed with metal resources such as iron, copper ore and nickel.

Local traditions are alive while European culture is embraced

Indicative of Russia’s good economy, in the capital city of Moscow there are many Western luxury cars, and it has come to be known as one of the countries with the highest prices in the world. The storefronts are filled with imported goods from Europe, from foods to daily sundries, and no vestiges of the Soviet era

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distribution queues for purchasing black bread.While Russia is coming to accept European culture, tradition lives on in the daily life and food culture of the people. The lifestyle of enjoying a family vegetable garden at the “dacha” out in the countryside on the weekends and on long holidays is unchanged even now.What is more, “borscht”, which is a vegetable soup with a beet base, and the “piroshki” bread side dish, beef stroganoff, and “pelmeni” Russian-style steamed dumplings, are loved both in Russia and world wide.

Landscape of Russia

Landscape of Russia

① Moscow-City with skyscrapers lined up along the Moskva River. The area is currently under development as a new business center in Russia.② The Kremlin, center of Russia's politics, religion, and culture. Uspensky Cathedral, which was the state cathedral during the Russian Empire (left side of the photo), and the Ivan the Great bell tower, which stands 81 M tall and was erected in 1508 (right side of the photo).It was the tallest building in Moscow at the time.③ Red Square, which has the meaning of "beautiful square.", together with Lenin's Tomb, where Lenin lies, is a symbol of the socialist system in the past. Nowadays, all sorts of events are held there, and it's beloved as place of recreation for the public.④ An ornately decorated department store. In the show window, there are products arrayed from Russia and abroad, and it's crowded with people enjoying shopping.⑤ The National Academy Bolshoi Theater, Russia's represent ballet and opera theater. ⑥ The statue of Dostoevskii, a symbol of the Soviet era, stands vigilant over the people even today.⑦ Beautiful wall paintings and ornamentation adorn a station of the Moscow subway.⑧ Small shops that are invariably located inside stations or on street corners sells not only drinks and magazines, but also all kinds of including such things as clothing and toys.⑨ Massive apartment building, built in the Soviet era, still standing.⑩ A trolley bus, indispensible as a means of transport for the public.⑪ Traditional foods---kasha, a buckwheat gruel, and piroshiki.⑫ Borscht, the vegetable soup that epitomizes Russian cuisine.⑬ Okroshka, a soup that uses chilled kvass, a drink made from fermented black bread. It’s characterized by a distinctive sourness.⑭ Landscape of Ekaterinburg, in the center of Russia. The Ural Mountain Range is visible on the horizon.

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In 1919, in the City of Barcelona, Spain, a small yogurt factory was established.The yogurt plant, under the name of “Danone” (which was taken from the nickname of Daniel, the son of the founder Mr. Isaac Carasso) later moved its headquarters to Paris and grew into an international food products enterprise included affiliated brands such as “Evian” mineral water and “LU “ cereal.This time, we visited the Chekhov Plant of the Group of Companies Danone Unimilk in Russia.

Danone dairy productsOver 20% market share

The Danone Unimilk plant is situated one hours drive to the south of Moscow, within a dairy

farms region covered with rich greenery.Danone first entered into the Russian market in 1992 to import the products they produced in Europe. Delicious and safe, and with its refined package design, Danone products have been welcomed by Russian consumers, and it become a brand you can see at every Russian Breakfast.In response to the growing Russian market demand, together with the start of Russian domestic production, Danone merged with the Russian dairy products producer Unimilk, and expanded its production capacity.Throughout the country, 30 factories have been set up and are producing over 130 products.

Not only for the domestic market, these products are also exported to neighboring countries.The Chekhov Plant, which we visited, has the largest production capacity in the Group of Companies Danone Unimilk.It can produce maximum 800 tons of dairy products per day -yogurt 19%, soft cheese 29%, and yogurt drink 34%.　At Danone, to match the diverse tastes and needs of consumers, they are developing products independently in each sales country.From the taste to the bottle shape and then to the package design, the products sold in Russia are no exception; basically these are “Russian original,” planned and developed in Russia.

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Group of Companies Danone UnimilkHitachi Ink Jet Printers support Danone ─ a world famous dairy brand ─ by providing stable production under the strictest quality control environment in Russia.

The Chekhov Plant of the Group of Companies Danone Unimilk is in the suburb of Chekhov, Moscow. With its modern faci l i t ies, i t boasts the largest production capacity within the company.

Group of CompaniesDanone UnimilkDanone Industria, Russia, ChekhovMaintenance ManagerMr. Igor Sandalov

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Safe and delicious productsCreated under strict quality control.What sort of approach does the Group of Companies Danone Unimilk take in producing dairy products in Russia, where a vast land area of approx. 9000 km from east to west, and for delivering them to the consumer while they are fresh? We heard from Mr. Igor Sandalov, the Maintenance Manager of Group of Companies Danone Unimilk.　“To deliver delicious and safe products to the customer, we must meet the quality standards set by the Russian Government, and in production we also follow an even more strict independent quality assurance system.As part of this, we would like to introduce a system which we call the “3-day Guarantee” .We pick a sample of our products, keep them in a special environment for three

days and inspect whether they comply with our company’s quality control or not. If they cannot meet the standard, all the products including the already shipped portion are immediately removed from the market. In this way, we always provide safe products to the customer – by checking the actual products under a special environment.Moreover, with respect to expiration dates, Danone sets shorter time than those of other manufactures, this is a proof that the ‘yogurt is alive.’”

Hitachi Ink Jet Printers to high-speed linesHitachi Ink Jet Printers support the strict quality controls of the Group of Companies Danone Unimilk. There are 40 Ink Jet Printers under operation at the Chekhov Plant for printing the expiration date and quality control information on the finished product package.We understand that the reason for installing Hitachi Ink Jet Printers were their great adaptability to high-speed lines.We heard from Mr.Alexey Trach,

① Based on Danone's proprietary strict quality controls, safe and delicious products are produced. ② The products are primarily for the Russian market and are “Russia original” planned and developed in Russia.③ Beautiful package design is one of the special things about Danone products. It boasts a broad lineup 　 　 from fruit flavoured yogurt to cereal-combination products.

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the Packaging Maintenance Manager of Group of Companies Danone Unimilk. “Actually, in the past we were using Ink Jet Printers from another manufacturer , but when we increased the package line speed, we had trouble with the print quality.Then we consulted with Forintek and were advised to try with the Hitachi Ink Jet Printers. As a result of our tests, we found no printing problems. We got a feel for its capacity to adapt well to a high-speed line. Thus we decided to switch to Hitachi Ink Jet Printers at the Chekhov Plant.Currently, there are 40 PXR

series Ink Jet Printers on 16 package lines. These are all PXR-H450W models for high-speed printing.. “We decided to standardize with the PXR-H450W, the high-speed printing machine, for reasons of compatibility. The high-speed package lines that can handle a maximum of 36,000 boxes per hour are limited so there was no need to renew all the 40 units with the high-speed printing machines but giving consideration to reposit ioning the l ines and backup in the event that trouble were to arise with the Ink Jet Printers, we decided to purchase all PXR-H450W

models.”

Superior reliability and durability Backing up stable production

Customer chose Hitachi PXR series for its capacity to high-speed lines. So how is the user evaluation for Hitachi Ink Jet Printers?We heard from Mr. Eduard Poveljev, Packaging Supervisor of the Group of Companies Danone Unimilk.”We don’t have any trouble with Hitachi Ink Jet Printers despite the environment of high heat and humidity. It supports stable production.

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There are 40 units of the PXR-H450W models in16 lines. Ingenuity has been employed by memorizing the print settings on each line in all of the Ink Jet Printers to enable swapping and repositioning the lines.

① Hitachi Ink Jet Printers can provide stable printing on high-speed lines.　②③ The clear printing is free from spreading or misalignment.　④ The operating panel displays Russian language and has an easy to use interface. 　⑤ We sell Hitachi Ink Jet Printers in 108 countries. We work hard to bring attractive products to our customers around the world; the multi lingual operation manuals are one of the examples.

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When we were using the Ink Jet Printers of another manufacturer we often had trouble, and the staff who were in charge of maintenance always wore clothes stained with black ink.Since we adopted the Hitachi Ink Jet Printers, the downtime has been dramatically reduced, and as the person in charge of the package line, I am comfortable with using it.”The maintenance costs of Ink Jet Printers have come down, since service requests have decreased compared with our

previous supplier. Superior reliability and durability, which characterize the Hitachi Ink Jet Printers, have realized less downtime together with running costs.

At Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems, to offer our superior Ink Jet Printers to customers all over the world, we aggressively conduct a design that takes into account all sorts of different user environments which can differ according to the country and region together with multi-

The PXR-H450W is inserted into a package line that is capable of a maximum of 36,000 units per hour. Superior reliability and durability minimize downtime and support stable production. At the same time, maintenance cost control is achieved.

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language handling capabilities. Currently customers in 108 countries are using our products. With the feedback of the Group of Companies Danone Unimilk this time, Forintek and Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems will work hard to develop even more attractive products and support system for the future.

Danone Industria, Russia, ChekhovPackaging SuperviserMr. Eduard Poveljev

Danone Industria, Russia, ChekhovPackaging Maintenance ManagerMr. Alexey Trach

Hitachi Europe GmbH Distribution Manager InkjetMr.Juergen Gerigk

In 2005, Forintek sold the first Hitachi Ink Jet Printer in the Russian Market. Within the years, Danone bec ame the i r b i gges t customer, counting with more than 40 high-speed

machines. The reliability of the machines and the excellent service provided by Forintek suppor ted Danone to become one of the biggest manufacturers of dairy products in Russia today. Within the years Forintek created an atmosphere of trust. We are proud of having provided excellent technical solutions and are pleased to attend Danone’s growth in Russia.

FORINTEK Mr.Slava AverinI have worked for over 20 years in the continuous ink jet printers industry. I feel Hitachi Ink Jet Printers are the most reliable and durable machine with decent technical potential. Our Hitachi users don’t have much complains. Most of them have been previously using different continuous ink jet printers but trying Hitachi brand, they switched without much hesitation. We are very pleased to representing Hitachi.

FORINTEK Mr.Alexander StepanovHitachi is widely known and has an excellent reputation in Russia. Our progress to the market of ink jet printers has been rapid. Hitachi Ink Jet Printers work well at high speed, and are efficient due to their intuitive interface. We created some of our best marketing and advertising campaigns ever for Hitachi, which resulted in lots of sales. It has been a great adventure and I look forward to continuing to promote Hitachi Ink Jet Printers to our market.

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Uralskiy Zavod Burovogo OborudovaniyaU R A L S K I Y z a v o d burovogo oborudovaniyaChief power engineerMr. Igor Sultakaev

Adopted in a set with a container housing, the OSP-55MARN and OSP-37VARN from Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems. Achieving energy savings through inverter control.

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Pnevmomash Commercial ManagerMr. Alexander ChadovGeneral ManagerMr. Dmitry NaumovHitachi air compressors are fully satisfying customers' expectations. As proven by our customers' experience, Hitachi air compressor is

a solution that provides trouble-free operation, easy to use and maintain, and gives low compressed air cost. Initial costs are also appropriate for a wide range of Russian customers. That's why Hitachi air compressors are attractive for customers who want to spend every ruble with maximal efficiency, and there's a big future for this business in Russia.

Hitachi Europe GmbH Sales Engineer CompressorMr. Pedro IriondoThe Russian market is a great challenge for Hi tachi . Due to i ts constant development there is an important demand for compressors and Hitachi will provide its best products to support this steadily growing economy. The reputation for reliability, the energy savings of Hitachi compressors and the

important contribution of our distributor Pnevmomash will be enormous advantages while entering such a competitive market.

Suppor ting production of oil drilling machinesCompressors from Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems

Uralmash began operations in 1933 as a national enterprise and is known as a preeminent manufacturer of heavy machinery in Europe.It jointly produces excavator machines (drilling machines) as one of its main products with Uralskiy Zavod Burovogo Oborudovaniya (URBO) in Ekaterinburg.URBO produces large drilling machines for excavation of petroleum and natural resources from deep in the ground.In Russia, which is the second largest petroleum-producing country in the world, the demand for drilling machines is high, and Uralmash/URBO is said to have roughly 60% market share.URBO used to produce its

machines with a supply of compressed air through centralized piping from Uralmash located on the same premises.However, URBO decided to install compressors for its own use.We heard from Igor Sultkakaev, Chief Power Engineer, about the reason behind this decision. “We use compressed air primarily for operating production equipments, abrasive blasting and the painting process.In the past, when we were supplied with compressed air via centralized piping, because the supply line was long, we were facing problems of large pressure fluctuation and compressed air with high moisture content.We therefore decided to introduce highly reliable compressors from Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems.”The compressors installed at URBO are OSP-55MARN and OSP-37VARN. The OSP-55MARN serves as a primary unit, in

combination with the OSP-37VARN for air capacity control, which in turn contributes to reduction of power consumption. “We are very satisfied with these Hitachi compressors as the machines are stably operating and this introduction completely resolved the problems we previously had with the centralized piping.Currently, we are planning on additional installation of compressor in consultation with PNEVMOMASH, and we are considering the adoption of a real-time monitoring of compressed air volume and remote control of compressors in the future.”Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems and PNEVMOMASH will continue to offer our best support and solutions to respond to customer demand quickly and accurately.

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Boast ing superior rel iabil i t y and durabil i t y. Hi tachi Industr ial Systems compressors.Supporting stable production of plastic bags.

Plastic bags are indispensable in our daily lives, being used for such things as supermarket shopping bags and packages.Ural Prom Polymer has been manufacturing plastic bags in the major Russian city of Ekaterinburg since 1998 .In Russia, which has achieved strong economic growth since the adoption of the market economy, demand for colorful and low-cost plastic bags is spreading suddenly.Production volume at Ural Prom Polymer has doubled compared with five years ago.We heard from Igor Shilkov, the Chief Power Engineer. “Our product is a ‘barometer of economic growth,’ and its market has been steadily growing.Currently the production for corporations, mainly based in Ekaterinburg, accounts for 60 %, but price competition is extremely severe in the plastic bag industry.For that reason, over the past five years we have replaced about 30 % of our equipments, and are making efforts to improve production efficiency for cost reduction.”As part of such efforts, one of the new equipments adopted was OSP-37 VAN compressor from Hitachi Industrial

Equipment Systems.Ural Prom Polymer uses compressed air to drive production machinery (Pneumatic cylinder), and they decided to adopt Hitachi compressor at the time of replacement of previous machine. 　 “Because almost all of our production machines in the factory use compressed air we place importance on reliability for the selection of a compressor.We had an impression that　‘Made in Japan’ means high quality, and after adopting the Hitachi compressor, machine down-time

has drastically decreased as compared to the previous compressors from other manufacturers.”Considering the fact that the overall production process has been stabilized and the frequency of maintenance has become less, counting superb quality and high durability in, I think that the Hitachi compressors are worth more than money.”Backed by superior quality and high reliability - to convey this to more customers, PNEVMOMASH and Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems will continue to conduct sales promotions.

Ural Prom Polymer Ltd.URAL Prom PolymerChief power engineerMr. Shilkov Igor

Ural Prom Polymer, in production of plastic bags. Compressed air is used at every station to power production machinery.

The OSP-37VAN from Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems, supporting stable production of plastic bags. Superior quality leads to holding down maintenance costs.

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100th Anniversary of Hitachi Air Compressors ~ Jump up to the Next Stage ~

Its been 100 years since the first air compressor produced in Japan. Its a legacy left to us from our predecessors over the many years. Thanks to them, our air compressor business has grown to boast the domestic top share, but with our sights set on the world, we still see room for growth. Reaching this milestone year, we will accelerate our growth more globally. In addition to China and Southeast Asia, we will take aggressive approaches to countries where we have not expanded yet.Whether being in different countries and areas, what customers looking for in common in air compressors is high energy

saving performance. Of course, since energy saving is our greatest strength, we are confident in our ability to offer products that will satisfy the customer. On the other hand, talking about the current domestic market, mid-sized machines and general purpose air compressors manufactured in the Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Shimizu Works is being shipped out to the Tohoku area; northeastern Japan where the earthquake hit. Its our pleasure to contribute to reconstruction of Tohoku area. We hear there are many customers who switched to our products after using overseas compressors.It may be indirect contribution, but if we can serve to

“reconstruction,” through our products even to a small extent we feel very much honored.For our 100th anniversary, from this year until the end of the year

we are running the “Challenge 165” air compressor campaign, exerting further efforts into our promotion to domestic sales. Customer satisfaction through skillful design

After working in the design field for 25 years, I have a special product in mind. That is the world's first air compressor with an on-board inverter. I now have great memories of the days spent on designing and developing this compressor. Compared to the current products, there was a clear difference in performance, but timed for the era of the switchover to energy-saving, it was very rewarding work. Thinking back, now I feel the customer point of view is the most important thing to design. It is to satisfy the customer in terms of

From our Works

Air Compressor Design Dept.Department Manager

Masaaki Toda

In design, “customer’s viewpoint” is the most important.

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cost, features, performance, durability, and so forth. In the case of air compressors, the customer is the actual end user that uses the product, as well as the dealer and retailer along with the department that carries out maintenance. Skillful design satisfies every customer. The business cycle in general for the air compressor is from production to sales and through maintenance to replacement. Customer point of view is necessary to carry on this “Cycle-oriented business” in a sustainable way. I wish young designers understand this (smile).

Deepening the Manufacturing Technology In recent years, we have seen numerous requests for solutions such as to recover the heat given off in the operation of air compressors, to pursue energy savings and so on. We do conduct R&D in response to the

requests of customers, but there are constraints unique to air compressors. Because the percentage of customers who are replacing compressors is high, we can't change the size of the package (exterior shape of the product) or the placement of piping from that of the existing product. If we make it smaller because we can make it compact, we could conceivably cause inconvenience to the customers. Then, is there no innovation in air compressors? That's not the case. There's the

“HISCREW NEXT　series”, which is an oil injection screw air compressor developed jointly with our Narashino works that's been added to our existing product lineup. We have developed motors and inverters in house especially for air compressors and that improved energy savings, environmental performance, and maintainability.Our manufacturing career is deepening our technology and that leads to creating new products. Bringing together the strengths of our technology and

Rotor fabrication equipment, of which there are only two in the world, are at Shimizu Works. The heart of the Hitachi air compressor is born here.

A Hitachi air compressor OSP series rotor before installation in the product, beautifully polished.

know-how we are able to reduce costs while improving functions.

Assessing the future of the market, we would like to increase the current share of Hitachi air compressors in worldwide, beyond what it is today.

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Finished rotors are measured individually with three-dimensional indicator.This leading edge equipment can measure down to the micron level.

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Hitachi Europe Ltd. Whitebrook Park,Lower Cookham RoadMaidenhead,Berkshire, SL6 8YAU.K.Tel: +44 1628 585000Fax: +44 1628 585373

Hitachi Europe Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., Japan. Headquartered in Maidenhead, UK, it has operations in 13 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and employs approximately 550 people. Hitachi Europe comprises of nine business areas: rail systems; power and industrial systems; information systems; digital media and consumer products; display products; industrial components and equipment; air conditioning and refrigeration systems; manufacturing systems; and procurement and sourcing. Hitachi Europe also has three Research and Development laboratories and a design centre in Europe.

Hitachi Europe GmbHIndustrial Components and Equipment Group Am Seestern 18D-40547 Düsseldorf GermanyTel.: +49 211 5283 0Fax: +49 211 5283 649HP: http://www.hitachi-ds.com

The representative of Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems in Europe is Hitachi Europe GmbH, ICEG group.ICEG markets and distributes components for Industrial Automation, Ink Jet Printers for coding and marking, Electric Chain Hoists, Submersible Motors and Air Compressor technology among others.

Hitachi Europe, Ltd. http://www.hitachi-eu.com

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FORINTEK

FORINTEK is the distributor of Hitachi Ink Jet Printers in Russia.Since 1993, it has been actively working on promotions of the most advanced packaging machineries from abroad to the Russian market.The lineup ranges from different types of industrial marking and labeling machineries to shrink / stretch sleeve machineries. It also provides cost-effective solutions to packaging problems; professional advice and proficient technical service to customers.Now Forintek is one of the largest and well-known Russian distributors for the equipment mentioned above, operating from fully integrated distribution centers in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Krasnodar.

123592, Russia,Moscow,Kulakova St.,20,bld.1GTel : +7 495 757 9525 Fax : +7 499 740 2247

PNEVMOMASH

PNEVMOMASH is the distributor of Hitachi Air Compressors in Russia. Founded in 1994, it specialized in sales, service and repair of air compressors, compressed air systems, diesel generators and welding machines.The mission is to provide effective and high quality solutions for clients through professional engineering, mutual understanding and relations with customers.The 17 years of professional experience allows the best services to all customers from small private companies to the federal enterprises.

Kosmonavtov av. 15, of. 405Yekaterinburg, 620017, RussiaTel/Fax : +7 343 311 08 01(02,03,04)

Hitachi Moscow officeLieison office of Hitachi Europe GmbH

　Hitachi PLC meets customer needs by providing various models such as H series, which has a long-term sales history for more than 20 years, all-in-one compact PLC MICRO-EH / MICRO-EHV series, and multiple and high function PLC EH-150 / EHV / EHV+ series.Our PLCs are used for a wide range of applications today such as production facilities, plant monitoring and control, multistory car park, energy monitoring at plants, shopping stores and so on.

Since started with 75kW piston-type compressors in 1911, Hitachi has accumulated technology and now answers to a higher economic efficiency and reduction of environmental burden for every customers.Our NEXT series offers perfect solutions for various industries.

The Hitachi RX Series industrial small character high-speed printer, categorized as a non-contact marking system, prints various product information directly on various substrates such as metals, plastics, rubbers, films and papers. 2D codes such as Data Matrix and QR code printing are also available with RX series. The Hitachi RX Series offers the consumer superior print quality, reliability and overall performance.

Programmable Logic Controllers

Ink Jet Printers

Air Compressors

Products Lineup in Russia

Hitachi air compressor's history goes back to 1911, starting with the first 100 HP horizontal-type reciprocating air compressor delivered to Hitachi Mines.At the time, air compressors were invariably deployed at hydroelectric and thermal power stations construction sites and at the main stations of the National Railway (now JR).In addition, many Hitachi air compressors have been used in the automobile industry and several hundreds of the OS type units have been used in Bullet Train operations. The age changed from coal to heavy industry, infrastructure industry, automotive industry, and so

did the Hitachi air compressors. We have been constantly conducting development with advanced technology to give Hitachi air compressors more compactness, higher performance, and better energy savings, and contributing to the development of industry.With Hitachi Air Compressor's 100th Anniversary last year, a 1938 Hitachi air compressor that had still been in operation was handed over to us by Hitachi Metals　Co., Ltd., and has been displayed at the Shimizu Works.When you have a chance to visit the Shimizu Works, please take a look at this histric compressor.

　　　　The oldest and longest operationed Hitachi air compressor is now on display at Shimizu Works.

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The HTC-IMC 400HP(300kW horizontal-type reciprocating air compressor made 589 km journey from the Yasugi Plant of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and has been installed at the Shimizu Works.

This air compressor, which was on active duty for about 72 years, is infused with the thoughts of the engineers engaged at that time.Toward a new 100 years, this commemorative display has been realized.

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1. AICD 2. June 2-4, 2013 3. Nashville, TN4. http://www.aicd.org/meeting.htm5. Air Compressor

1. Global Pouch Forum 2. June 12-14, 2013 3. Fort Lauderdale, FL4. http://www.globalpouchforum.com/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. 2013 EASA 2. June 30-July 2, 2013 3. Las Vegas, NV4. http://www.easa.com/convention5. Inverter, Motor, Pump

1. Propak Vietnam 2013 2. March 20-22, 2013 3. HCMC, Vietnam4. http://www.propakvietnam.com5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Gulf Print & Pack 2013 2. April 8-11, 2013 3. Dubai, UAE4. http://www.gulfprintpack.com/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Horeca 2013 2. April 9-12, 2013 3. Beirut, Lebanon4. http://www.horecashow.com/en/event/Horeca-20135. Ink Jet Printer

1. Metaltech 2013 2. May 21-25, 2013 3. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4. http://tradelink.com.my/metaltech/5. Air Compressor, Inverters, PLC, Switches & Contactors, Induction Motor, Chain & Rope Hoist

1. Surabaya Allpack 2. June 5-8, 2013 3. Surabaya, Indonesia4. http://eastpackindonesia.com/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Propak Asia 2. June 12-15, 2013 3. Bangkok, Thailand4. http://www.propakasia.com/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. 24th Malaysia International Packaging & Labeling 2. July 4-7, 2013 3. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4. http://malaysiapack.com.my/5. Ink Jet Printer

[ China Mainland ]

1. 2013 SINO-PACK 2. March 4-6, 2013 3. Guangzhou, China4.http://www.chinaexhibition.com/Official_Website/1-Sino- Pack_2013_-_20th_China_International_Exhibition_on_ Packaging_Machinery_and_Materials-Guangzhou-aHR0cDovL 3d3dy5jaGluYXNpbm9wYWNrLmNvbS9HUEFDMTMvTWFpbi9 sYW5nLWVuZy9JbmZvcm1hdGlvbi5hc3B4.html5. Ink Jet Printer

1. ProPak China 2013 2. July 17-19, 2013/01/18 3. Shanghai, China4.http://www.chinaexhibition.com/Official_Site/11-1700-ProPak_China_2013_-_19th_International_Processing,_Packaging_and_End-line_Printing_Exhibition.html5. Ink Jet Printer

[ Taiwan Region]

1. TAPEI PACK 2. June 26-29, 2013 3. Taipei World Trade Center 4. http://www.taipeipack.com.tw/zh_TW/index.html5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Taipei Int'l Industrial Automation Exhibition 2. August 28-31, 2013 3. Taipei World Trade Center4. http://www.chanchao.com.tw/automation/5. Vortex Blowers, Motor

1. St. Petersburg Technical Fair 2. March 12-15, 2013 3. St. Petersburg, Russia4. http://ptfair.ru/index.en.html/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Automation 2. March 19-22, 2013 3. Warszawa, Poland4. http://automaticon.pl/english/5. Inverter

1. Empack Brussels2. April 2, 2013 3. Brussels, Belgium4. http://easyfairs.com/.../empack-brussels2013.../e.../5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Prodmash. Holod. Upak2. April 2-5, 2013 3. Mink, Belarus4. http://minskexpo.com/e_calendar2013_33/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Prod Tech/ Food Pack2. April 10-12, 2013 3. St. Petersburg, Russia4. http://old.restec.ru/exhibitions/.../interfood/index.en.ht... /5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Pack Fair2. April 10-12, 2013 3. Kiew, Ukraine4. http://packexpo.kiev.ua/index.php?lang=en /5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Forma Tool2. April 16-19, 2013 3. Celje, Slovenia4. http://messeninfo.de/Forma-Tool-M3377/Celje.html/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Food Industry2. April 18-20, 2013 3. Krasnodar, Russia4. http://gima.de/de/Messen.html?event=2120/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. IFFA2. May 4-9, 2013 3. Frankfurt, Germany4. http://iffa.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/de/besucher/willkommen.html/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. MSV 2. May 21-25, 2013 3. Nitra, Czech4. http://bvv.cz › Messe Brünn › MSV5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Metalloobrabotka 2. May 27-31, 2013 3. Moscow, Russia4. http://.metobr-expo.ru/en/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Total Processing & Packaging2. June 4-5, 2013 3. Birmingham, UK4. http://totalexhibition.com/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. Ros Upack2. June 18-21, 2013 3. Moscow, Russia4. http://rosupack.com/5. Ink Jet Printer

1. JECA FAIR 20132. May 29- 31, 2013　3. Tokyo Big Sight, Japan4. http://jecafair.jp/index_e.html5. Transformers, Switches & Breakers, Surveillance devices, etc.

1. FOOMA JAPAN 20132. Jun 11- 14, 2013　3. Tokyo Big Sight, Japan4. http://www.foomajapan.jp/2012/english/index.html5. Ink Jet Printer, Lazer Marker, Marking Checker

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