citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message kawasaki heavy industries ltd. kobe crystal tower kawasaki heavy industries head office in kobe romanized name kawasaki j k gy kabushiki gaisha type public k.k. traded as tyo 7012 otc pink kwhiy industry heavy equipment automotive defense founded october 15 1896 ; 119 years ago 1896 10 15 founder sh z kawasaki headquarters ch ku kobe minato tokyo japan key people shigeru murayama chairman yoshinori kanehana president products rolling stock aerospace shipbuilding construction automobiles revenue 0 1.3 trillion 2011 1 operating income 0 57.4 billion 2011 1 profit 0 23.3 billion march 31 2012 1 total assets 0 1.3 trillion march 31 2012 1 total equity 0 315.9 billion 2011 1 number of employees 34 010 as of 31 march 2013 subsidiaries kawasaki heavy industries aerospace company kawasaki heavy industries rolling stock company kawasaki shipbuilding corporation kawasaki heavy industries motorcycle & engine website official site kawasaki heavy industries ltd. khi kawasaki j k gy kabushiki gaisha ka . s ki is a japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of motorcycles heavy equipment aerospace and defense . it has headquarters in both ch ku kobe and minato tokyo . the company is named after its founder sh z kawasaki and has no connection with the city of kawasaki kanagawa . sh z kawasaki s original main base was the city of kobe hy go . contents 1 products 1.1 aerospace 1.2 rolling stock 1.3 shipbuilding 1.4 energy plants and facilities 1.5 industrial equipment 1.6 environment and recycling 1.7 infrastructure 1.8 transportation 2 affiliates and subsidiaries 2.1 japan 2.2 international 2.2.1 north america 2.2.2 south america 2.2.3 asia 2.2.4 oceania 2.2.5 europe 3 references 4 external links products edit aerospace edit main article kawasaki heavy industries aerospace company japanese experiment module kib kawasaki is active in a diverse range of the aerospace industry . the company is a contractor for the japanese ministry of defense and has built aircraft such as the c 1 transport aircraft t 4 intermediate jet trainer and the p 3c antisubmarine warfare patrol airplane . it is currently when developing two large next generation aircraft the xp 1 maritime patrol airplane and the xc 2 transport aircraft . kawasaki also builds helicopters including the bk117 jointly developed and manufactured with mbb . it also produces the ch 47j ja helicopter . 2 in the commercial aviation business the company is involved in the joint international development and production of large passenger aircraft . it is involved in joint development and production of the boeing 767 boeing 777 and boeing 787 with the boeing company 3 and the 170 175 190 and 195 jets with empresa brasileira de aeron utica . it is also involved in the joint international development and production of turbofan engines for passenger aircraft such as the v2500 the rb211 trent the pw4000 and the cf34 . kawasaki also works for the japan aerospace exploration agency . the company was responsible for the development and production of the payload fairings payload attach fittings paf and the construction of the launch complex for the h ii rocket . it continues to provide services for the h iia rocket . kawasaki has also participated in projects such as the development of reusable launch vehicles for spacecraft that will handle future space transport space robotics projects such as the japanese experiment module for the international space station the hope x experimental orbiting plane and the docking mechanism for the ets vii . main products aircraft space systems helicopters simulators jet engines missiles electronic equipment rolling stock edit lineup of jr east shinkansen trains october 2009 a train of kawasaki marc iii bi levels at bwi rail station on the penn line headed towards baltimore . a train of kawasaki r62 subway cars on the new york city subway line . a set of kawasaki s m8 railcars on the new haven line . main article kawasaki heavy industries rolling stock company kawasaki is japan s largest manufacturer of rolling stock . it began operations in the industry in 1906 . it manufactures express and commuter trains subway cars freight trains locomotives monorails and new transit systems . kawasaki is also involved in the development and design of high speed trains such as japan s shinkansen . main products electric cars including shinkansen trains monorails passenger coaches and freight cars diesel locomotives electric locomotives platform screen door systems passenger coaches and freight cars integrated transit systems shipbuilding edit main article kawasaki shipbuilding corporation kawasaki shipbuilding corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of kawasaki heavy industries . its product range include high performance lng and lpg carriers container ships bulk carriers and vlccs as well as submarines . the company is also involved in the development of offshore structures and research vessels . kawasaki also produces marine machinery and equipment including main engines propulsion systems steering gears deck and fishing machinery . kawasaki shipbuilding corp kobe works main products lng carriers lpg carriers container ships high speed vessels submarines vlccs very large crude carriers bulk carriers offshore structures marine machinery and equipment energy plants and facilities edit kawasaki s key offering are high performance gas turbines . the company is also involved in development of new energy sources as an alternative to fossil fuels such as wind power generation biomass power generation photovoltaic systems and rechargeable batteries . main products small and medium sized gas turbine generators gas turbine cogeneration systems gas engines wind turbine generators ash handling systems combined cycle power plants nuclear power plant equipment boilers industrial equipment edit kawasaki fs 03n industrial robot kawasaki develops and builds a vast array of industrial plants and equipment including large cement chemical and nonferrous metal plants prime movers and compact precision machinery . it also offers industrial plant engineering from design to sales . kawasaki also develops automation systems . industrial robots for processes such as assembly handling welding painting and sealing as well as automation systems for distribution and logistics such as automated product and cargo handling systems for plants and airports . main products industrial plants industrial robots aerodynamic machinery hydraulic equipment environment and recycling edit kawasaki is involved in the development of equipment that prevents pollution in a wide range of industries . among the leading products are fuel gas desulfurization and denitrification systems and ash handling systems . the company also supplies municipal refuse incineration plants gasification and melting systems sewage treatment and sludge incineration plants . kawasaki has also been developing systems that enable a wide range of municipal and industrial waste to be recovered recycled and put to new use . such systems include refuse paper and plastic fuel production facilities that convert wastepaper plastics into an easy to handle solid fuel equipment that converts old tires into highway paving materials and tiles and machinery that sorts glass bottles by size and color . main products municipal refuse incineration plans water treatment systems industrial waste recycling equipment flue gas desulfurization equipment infrastructure edit kawasaki s history of building steel structures spans more than a century with bridge building among its first businesses . the company offers of storage solutions for lng kawasaki s portfolio also includes retractable roofs floors and other giant structures the sapporo dome s retractable surface is one example . for construction kawasaki produces products such as wheel loaders tunnel machines rollers snowplows and purpose specific loaders . the tunnel boring machines used to excavate the channel tunnel and the 14.14 m diameter shield machines used in the tokyo bay aqua line construction are two well known examples . main products wheel loaders construction machinery shield machines tunnel boring machines steel bridges lng and lpg tanks airport and port related products snowplows transportation edit kawasaki xi750r kawasaki mule 006 kawasaki ninja zx rr main article kawasaki heavy industries motorcycle & engine kawasaki produces motorcycles jet skis atvs and cars . kawasaki s motorcycle include the ninja sport bikes and cruisers dual purpose and motocross motorcycles as well as utility vehicles atvs and general purpose gasoline engines . kawasaki s jet ski has become a genericized trademark for any type of personal watercraft . affiliates and subsidiaries edit japan edit akashi ship model basin co. ltd. alna yusoki yohin co. ltd. benic solution corp. earthtechnica co. ltd. enetec co. ltd. fukae powtec corp. jp steel plantech co. kawaju akashi service co. ltd. kawasaki engineering co. ltd. kawasaki oita manufacturing co. ltd. kawasaki metal industries ltd. kawasaki setsubi kogyo co. ltd. kawasaki shipbuilding corporation kawasaki plant systems ltd. kawasaki precision machinery ltd. kawasaki machine systems ltd. kawasaki motors corporation japan kawasaki hydromechanics corp. kawasaki life corporation kawasaki naval engine service ltd. kawaju akashi engineering co. ltd. kee environmental construction co. ltd. kee environmental service ltd. kawaju gifu service co. ltd. kawaju gifu engineering co. ltd. kawasaki prime mover engineering co. ltd. kawasaki construction co. ltd. kawasaki rolling stock technology co. ltd. kawaju shoji co. ltd. kawaju techno service corp. kawaju tokyo service corp. kawaju facilitech co. ltd. kawasaki thermal engineering co. ltd. k career partners corp. k ges co. ltd. k tec corp. kgm kawaju gifu manufacturing co. ltd. kawasaki setsubi kogyo co. ltd. kawasaki construction machinery hokkaido ltd. kawaju sakaide service co. ltd. kawaju kobe support co. ltd. kawaju marine engineering co. ltd. khi jps co. ltd. kawasaki shipbuilding inspection co. ltd. kawasaki gas turbine research center ltd. nichijo manufacturing co. ltd. nippi corporation sapporo kawasaki rolling stock engineering co. ltd. technica corp. union precision die co. ltd. international edit north america edit canadian kawasaki motors inc. kawasaki construction machinery corp. of america kawasaki heavy industries u.s.a. inc. kawasaki motors corp. u.s.a. kawasaki motors manufacturing corp. u.s.a. kawasaki precision machinery u.s.a. inc. kawasaki rail car inc. kawasaki robotics u.s.a. inc. south america edit kawasaki do brasil ind stria e com rcio ltda . kawasaki machinery do brasil maq . equip . ltda . kawasaki motores do brasil ltda . estaleiro enseada do paragua u s.a. asia edit kawasaki marine machinery co. ltd. wuhan kawasaki heavy industries ship engineering co. ltd. nantong china ; cosco kawasaki heavy industries machinery trading co. ltd. shanghai china kawasaki heavy industries technology co. ltd. dalian china kawasaki precision machinery china ltd. kawasaki robotics co. ltd. tianjin china kawasaki heavy industries ltd. hong kong kawasaki machine systems ltd. korea kawasaki gas turbine asia sdn . bhd. malaysia kawasaki motors malaysia sdn . bhd. malaysia kawasaki bajaj motor ltd. india kawasaki heavy industries pte. ltd. singapore kawasaki motors enterprise co. ltd. thailand kdt khi design & technical service inc. pasay city philippines kawasaki motors philippines muntinlupa philippines p.t. kawasaki motor indonesia s n kawasaki pakistan oceania edit kawasaki motors pty. ltd. europe edit kawasaki kawasaki precision machinery u.k. limited kawasaki robotics u.k. ltd. kawasaki robotics g.m.b.h. kawasaki gas turbine europe gmbh kawasaki motors europe n.v. kawasaki heavy industries europe finance b.v. kawasaki heavy industries europe b.v. references edit a b c d e financial result fy2011 pdf . kawasaki heavy industries ltd. and consolidated subsidiaries . parsons dan . boeing set to deliver 100th japanese ch 47 fuselage flightglobal 2 december 2014 . accessed 12 january 2016 . kelly tim . giant japanese oven gives boeing room to ramp up 787 output reuters 13 march 2013 . accessed 19 january 2016 . external links edit official website v t e companies & divisions of kawasaki heavy industries ship & offshore structure company rolling stock company aerospace company gas turbine & machinery company gas turbine division machinery division plant & infrastructure company motorcycle & engine company precision machinery company robot division v t e automotive industry in japan automotive industry economy of japan transport in japan companies vehicle producers asl daihatsu duesen bayern 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