Hitachi Construction Machinery will increase the production capacity for compact products such as excavators and wheel loaders produced at the Shiga Works facility of its consolidated subsidiary, Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra.
The Shiga Works facility is forecast to produce approximately 30 percent more units by FY 2025 compared to the number of machines produced in FY 2021.
As part of the facility upgrade, Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra plans to functionally enhance and relocate its product test site to an adjacent site by FY 2024, with the goal of advanced development of compact products. Because compact products often replace manpower and frequently operate in urban areas, there is a growing need for high functionality, which requires more advanced development testing.
In addition to an expansion of environment-resistant testing equipment, beginning in FY 2024 Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra will expand compact excavator and compact wheel loader testing, including structural rigidity tests, at a site approximately twice the size of its previous site.
Looking toward the future, the Hitachi Construction Machinery Group will continue to help resolve the customer issues of “improving safety,” “improving productivity,” and “reducing lifecycle costs” as a close and reliable partner.
Test site overview
- Location: 6 Hinokigaoka, Minakuchicho, Koka-shi, Shiga Prefecture (within the Hinokigaoka Industrial Park)
- Site area: approximately 198,056 square feet (18,400 square meters)
- Scheduled start of construction: June 2022
- Scheduled start of operation: April 2024
Source: HCMA
