. komatsu ltd. native name type public tyo 6301 industry heavy equipment construction and mining defense technology founded may 13 1921 ; 95 years ago 1921 05 13 headquarters tokyo japan key people tetsuji ohashi president and ceo kunio noji chairman of the board products construction equipment mining equipment industrial machinery military vehicles revenue us 17.8 billion fy2015 1 operating income us 2.0 billion fy2015 1 net income us 1.3 billion fy2015 1 number of employees 47 017 consolidated 1 website http www.komatsu.com komatsu ltd. kabushiki gaisha komatsu seisakusho or komatsu tyo 6301 is a japanese multinational corporation that manufactures construction mining and military equipment as well as industrial equipment like press machines lasers and thermoelectric generators . 2 its headquarters are in minato tokyo japan . the corporation was named after the city of komatsu ishikawa where the company was founded in 1921 . worldwide the komatsu group consists of komatsu ltd. and 182 other companies 146 consolidated subsidiaries and 35 companies accounted for by the equity method . komatsu is the world s second largest manufacturer of construction equipment and mining equipment after caterpillar . however in some areas japan china komatsu has a larger share than caterpillar . it has manufacturing operations in japan asia americas and europe . japanese ko matsu means small pine tree named after komatsu city in ishikawa prefecture . contents 1 history 2 product range 2.1 komatsu america models 8 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit 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 may 13 1921 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 under its new president yoshinari kawai komatsu added non military bulldozers and forklifts to its line of equipment . in 1949 it began production of its first diesel engine . 3 its growth as a company was aided by the strong demand for its bulldozers during japan s post war reconstruction in the 1950s . 3 in august 1951 the corporate headquarters were moved to tokyo . by 1957 the company had advanced technologically to the point that all its models were using komatsu engines . komatsu 61px dozer in 1964 rioichi kawai son of yoshinari kawai became president of komatsu 3 and it began exporting its products looking to counteract the postwar image of japanese products as being cheap and poorly made . in july 1967 it entered the u.s. market taking on caterpillar 4 the largest bulldozer maker in its home market . this was done under the company slogan of maru c translating into english as encircle caterpillar from the game of go board game where encircling an opponent results in capture of his territory . 5 komatsu and dresser industries established komatsu dresser to make mining tractors and related equipment . 6 this 50 50 ownership lasted from september 1988 to august 1994 when komatsu bought out dresser s share . 6 komatsu s mining products were consolidated under the name komatsu mining systems in 1997 . to prevent brand name confusion during these corporate changes the name haulpak was used for the product line komatsu began with dresser . the name haulpak dates back to 1957 when letourneau westinghouse introduced a range of rear dump trucks known as haulpaks . letourneau westinghouse equipment later became known simply as wabco equipment in 1967 . the name haulpak was an industry term that eventually became applied to any type of rear dump truck . a detailed history of the development of the haulpak can be found in wabco australia . 7 product range edit komatsu pc210 lc excavator during peak summer conditions in san antonio texas komatsu pc138 us on a roadside in france 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 and cut fuel use . komatsu america models 8 edit 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 haul trucks 730e 830e 860e 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 a komatsu lav light armored vehicle on display with 1st airborne brigade japan markings . see also edit companies portal hanomag now a komatsu subsidiary isbn 0646396978 a history of komatsu construction and mining equipment volume one type 60 self propelled 106 mm recoilless gun jgsdf komatsu lav jgsdf jasdf type 89 infantry fighting vehicle jgsdf type 96 armored personnel carrier jgsdf references edit a b c d fy2015 performance komatsu limited . retrieved 2016 10 11 . komatsu manufacturing operations a b c haycraft william r. 2000 yellow steel the story of the earthmoving equipment industry university of illinois press urbana illinois pages 183 184 isbn 0 252 02497 4 haycraft william r. 2000 yellow steel the story of the earthmoving equipment industry university of illinois press urbana illinois page 260 isbn 0 252 02497 4 wellman jerry l. . organizational learning . palgrave macmillan 2009 . pp. 62 . isbn 0230621546 a b will oscar h. 2007 payline international harvester s construction equipment division mbi st. paul minnesota page 144 isbn 978 0 7603 2458 5 wabco australia isbn 0 9585608 1 1 global general publishing pty ltd komatsu america web site external links edit official website drones next job construction work komatsu to use unmanned aircraft bulldozers to automate early foundation work the wall street journal online edition business section january 20 2015 v t e topix 100 companies of japan core 30 7 & i astellas canon denso fanuc hitachi honda jr central jr east jt kddi mitsubishi corporation mitsubishi estate mitsui & co. mitsui fudosan mizuho mufg murata nissan nomura ntt ntt docomo panasonic shin etsu softbank sony sumitomo mitsui financial takeda tokio marine toyota large 70 on ajinomoto ana asahi breweries asahi kasei bank of yokohama bridgestone chubu electric power dai ichi life daiichi sankyo daikin daito trust construction daiwa house daiwa securities eisai fast retailing fujifilm fuji heavy industries 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