日立制作所创立于1910年,其发展与日本工业化的历程相一致。日立的前身是一家矿业公司的附属电机修理厂,其第一个产品是3.7kW电动机。以后陆续在自己的产品中增添了发动机、水轮机、压缩机、起重机、电气机车和电子产品等。继而又把力量放在电能的开发和提高港湾、铁路运输能力方面。如今的日立拥有28万职工,2万多项产品,属世界五大电机、电子、机械厂家之一。 Hitachi was founded in 1910 and its development is consistent with the history of Japan’s industrialization. Hitachi’s predecessor was an affiliated electrical repair shop of a mining company. Its first product was a 3.7kW electric motor. Later, one after another, engines, turbines, compressors, cranes, electric locomotives, and electronic products were added to their products. Then it puts its power on the development of electric power and improving the capacity of harbors and railways. Today, Hitachi has 280,000 employees and more than 20,000 products. It is one of the world’s top five motor, electronics and machinery manufacturers.