Manufacturer of electric, cordless and pneumatic power tools and ultracentrifuges under the brands HiKOKI, Metabo and CARAT
Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
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About Koki Holdings
Koki Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based manufacturer of electric, cordless and pneumatic power tools with over 100 years of history in power tool manufacturing. The company was founded in 1948 as Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. and has operated under its current name since June 2018; the former HITACHI brand was renamed HiKOKI in October 2018. The portfolio includes electric power tools, pneumatic tools, construction equipment, chemical equipment and ultracentrifuges, which achieved world-leading speeds of 100,000 and 150,000 rpm in 1992 and 1995. The group's brands include HiKOKI, Metabo, MetaboHPT, CARAT and Sankyo Diamond. Product development follows an environmentally oriented approach with brushless motors (e-Motors), vibration reduction (UVP) and Multi-Volt battery systems. Through a global sales and manufacturing network, the company supplies markets in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, Europe as well as North and Latin America.
- Processes
- Environmentally oriented product development (brushless motors/e-Motors, UVP vibration reduction).
- Materials
- Brushless Motors (e-Motors), Low-Vibration Systems (UVP), Multi-Volt Battery Systems
- Founded
- 1948
- Industries
- Power tools, Pneumatic tools, Construction equipment, Chemical equipment, Ultracentrifuges, Printers (until 2002)
- 01
Development
- 02
Manufacturing
- 03
Distribution via global network
- 04
Service
Technologies and Development
Brushless Motors (e-Motors)
Development of brushless motors to conserve energy and resources.
Low-Vibration Systems (UVP)
Systems for reducing vibrations during tool operation.
Multi-Volt Battery Systems
Multi-voltage battery systems for cordless power tools.
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1918
Nichihira Shokai began domestic production of electric drills.
- 1922
Toa Denki K.K. produced telephones and electric power tools.
- 1937
Hitachi Ltd. acquired Kokusan Kogyo; start of Hitachi's electric power tool business (Totsuka Works).
- 1945
The electric power tool business was transferred to Hitachi Heiki Co., Ltd. (first predecessor).
- 1948
Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. founded (mining machinery and electric power tools), capital 30 million yen.
- 1949
Stock exchange listing in Tokyo and Osaka.
- 1954
Start of production of chemical equipment.
- 1957
First disc grinder.
- 1960
Start of pneumatic tool production.
- 1963
Start of printer production.
- 1970
Foundation of Hitachi Koki Haramachi; Sawa Works in Ibaraki built.
- 1978
First foreign sales subsidiary: Hitachi Power Tools Europe GmbH (West Germany).
- 1979
First foreign manufacturing subsidiary: Hitachi Koki (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.; cordless drill driver DRC-6.
- 1984
Industry's first cordless impact driver, WH10D.
- 1986
Industry's first sliding-base mitre saws, C8F/C8FB.
- 1992
Ultracentrifuge with the then world's highest speed of 100,000 rpm.
- 1995
Ultracentrifuge with 150,000 rpm (world's fastest).
- 2002
Printer business transferred to Hitachi, Ltd.
- 2005
Acquisition of Sankyo Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. and Markt & Co. AS (Norway).
- 2018
Renaming of Hitachi Koki Co. Ltd. to Koki Holdings Co. Ltd. (June); brand name HITACHI to HiKOKI (October).