Hitachi helps businesses to manage and analyse big data, and extract new value from it. It offers cloud services, platform solutions for secure operation, and a data analysis service. It also provides solutions that ensure information security, assist with compliance, and deal with threats and other issues concerning information systems, as well as banking and payment system infrastructure, including ATM and POS systems.

Seeking to realise a reliable supply of electric power and a low-carbon society, Hitachi develops and supplies an extensive range of highly efficient power generation, transmission and distribution, energy storage and energy management systems throughout the world. It is involved in nuclear power, and renewables such as solar and wind power.

Hitachi supplies railway systems and infrastructure systems for water and energy. These include solutions for water and sewage or seawater desalination, escalators and elevators, as well as industrial equipment such as motors, pumps, inverters and transformers. It also contributes to national security through its involvement in defence systems (satellite image processing, command and control), and emergency and disaster management operations.

Hitachi provides equipment and services in the healthcare field, including MRI and diagnostic ultrasound systems. It supplies production and inspection equipment for semiconductors and other electronic devices, and surveillance camera systems for trains. Its extensive range of compact and lightweight power tools also falls into this category.

Hitachi has developed hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, compaction equipment and other construction machinery with superior technology for use in urban development, infrastructure construction and resource development. Its machines are designed to reduce their impact on the environment, with fewer emissions and lower fuel consumption. Using its ICT expertise, Hitachi also collects and analyses operational data in order to reduce total life-cycle costs.

Hitachi develops materials and components that contribute to new innovations. Examples include amorphous metals – used to build transformers, rare-earth magnets, and wire and cable products used in rolling stock and hybrid vehicles. Chemical materials include an anode material for lithium-ion batteries and high-thermal conductivity sheets.

Hitachi automotive technologies and products fall into environmental, safety and information categories. Environmental includes: engine management systems, motors, inverters and lithium-ion batteries. Safety applies to semi-active suspension systems and brakes. And information refers to onboard systems that provide audio controls, enabling users to talk to navigation systems, to send and receive emails, and play music.

Hitachi manufactures refrigerators and washing machines, air conditioning systems, LED lighting and residential photovoltaic power generation systems, which are designed for comfortable living in homes, offices and the community. These smart life and ecofriendly systems are renowned for their high-quality designs and excellent performance, and are also energy efficient and easy to use.

Hitachi’s comprehensive logistics services combine its 3PL (logistics system) business, with its heavy machinery and plant logistics, and freight forwarding businesses. Hitachi also supports risk management for corporate customers, with insurance products that assist with business operations, asset protection insurance and disaster contingency services. For consumers, it provides numerous services including life, medical, vehicle and home insurance.

Hitachi supplies leases, insurance and other financial services. It focuses on the supply of:finance schemes for the construction of social infrastructure (agriculture, healthcare, wind power and other forms of renewable energy); vendor finance to help SMEs adopt IT or other business efficiency improvements; and vehicle solutions.