Hitachi Metals Product Catalog

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The Driving Force behind

Sustainable Growth
The Hitachi Metals Group has built a solid position as a manufacturer of materials and
components, developing businesses in a broad range of sectors by making full use of its
material and technology development capabilities.
Since our founding in 1910, our management philosophy has been to contribute to society by
embodying the optimum corporate performance.
The materials and components the Hitachi Metals Group offers are not often seen because they
are utilized inside individual products. However, they sustain the foundations of all sorts of
industries and are indispensable to world markets.
With our highly distinctive products, we will be the driving force that helps society achieve
sustainable growth. Hitachi Metals will continue in its role from here on out.

Gourd Brand

TM

Yasugi Specialty
Specialty Steel
Steel ((YSSTM))
is high-grade specialty steel
manufactured at Hitachi Metals
Yasugi Works, which carries on
the tradition of Japans ancient
iron manufacturing process
tatara.
called tatara.

Hitachi Metals pioneered

the development and mass
production of rare-earth
magnets under the NEOMAX
brand. NEOMAX magnets
boast exceptionally superior
magnetic properties.

The Gourd brand symbol represents

Hitachi Metals passion for creating pipe
fittings that are tougher, smoother,
and aesthetically pleasing. The Gourd
brand is renowned both in Japan and
overseas.

HERCUNITE

Under the Metglas brand,

Hitachi Metals provides
amorphous metals with
noncrystalline alloys.

Materials and parts used in

automotive exhaust systems
that require heat and oxidation
resistance, such as exhaust
manifolds and turbine housings,
are manufactured under the
HERCUNITE brand.

Index
New Growth Driven by Sustainable Development 04
Automobile-Related Products

06

Alternative-Fuel Green Cars

Fuel-Efficient Green Cars
Engines and Exhaust Systems
Steering and Power Train Systems
Suspension Systems
Electronic Devices and Power Transfer Equipment
Manufacturing Facilities
Lithium-Ion Batteries

Electronics-Related Products

12

IT and Home Appliances

Electronic Devices
Medical and Analytical Equipment
Electronic Wires and Wiring Devices
Precision Molding Technology
Semiconductor ICs

Infrastructure-Related Products

16

Energy Businesses
Materials for Aircraft Components
Industrial Equipment
Industrial Cables
Wireless Systems
Compound Semiconductors
Information Network
Piping Components
Facility Equipment and Components
Building and Construction Components and Materials
Others

Major Operating Bases

24

Serving the Ever-Developing Energy Sector 26

02

Our wire and cable brand

ranges from electrical power
and industrial-use wire and
cable through magnet
wire, equipment-use wire
and high-speed transmission
cable. All selections are
engineered for speedier,
superbly accurate and
efficient transmission of
energy and information.

Our information network

product brand comprises
high-reliability Ethernet
switches equipped with a
rich array of functions and
other quality products.
Ethernet is a registered
trademark of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

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New Growth Driven by Sustainable Development

Our

Premium Eco-Friendly Products to Fuel the Groups Growth

The Hitachi Metals Group pursues the automotive-, electronics-, and industrial infrastructure-related sectors
as its focal markets, with each separate business division advancing autonomous business operations.
Business
Segment

Business
Specialty Steel

High-Grade
Metal

Products
and Materials

High-Grade
Metals
Rolls
Company

These automobile wheels meet discerning

demands for high strength and superior design.

Principal Products
YSSTM brand high-grade specialty steel products (molds and tool steel, alloys for
electronic products [display-related materials and semiconductor and other
package materials], industrial equipment and energy-related materials, and razor
and blade materials)
Precision cast components
Rolls for steel mills
Injection molding machine parts

Amorphous Metals

Metglas amorphous metals

Hitachi Tool Engineering,Ltd.

Cutting tools

Structural ceramic products

Steel-frame joints for construction

Magnetic
Materials

and

Magnetic Materials Company

Applications

High-Grade
Functional

Components
and

Equipment

Casting Components for

High-Grade Automobiles
Functional
Components
Company
Piping Components
Hitachi Metals Techno, Ltd.

Wires,

Cables,
Related
Products
and

Business

Cable
Materials
Company

Aluminum Wheels SCUBATM

Magnets (NEOMAX rare-earth magnets; ferrite magnets; and other magnets and
applied products)
Soft magnetic materials (soft ferrite; FINEMET nanocrystalline magnetic material;
and Metglas amorphous metals) and applied products
Components for information and Telecommunication equipment
IT materials and components
Materials and components for medical equipment
High-grade casting components for automobiles (HERCUNITE heat-resistant
exhaust casting components and HNMTM high-grade ductile cast iron products)
SCUBATM aluminum wheels and other aluminum components
Forged components for automobiles

Gourd brand pipe fittings, stainless steel

Piping and infrastructure components (
and plastic piping components, water cooling equipment, precision mass flow
control devices, and sealed expansion tanks)

Heat-Resistant Exhaust
Casting Components
HERCUNITE

YSSTM Specialty Steel

SLD-MAGIC

Offering increased resistance

to heat and oxidation,
these components are used
in the exhaust lines of
automobiles, including
exhaust manifolds and
turbine housings.

By considerably prolonging
mold life span, cold-working
die steel, SLD-MAGIC
contributes to lowering
automobile development and
manufacturing costs.

Automobiles

Eco-Friendliness,
Safety and Comfort

Infrastructure

Magnets NEOMAX

Keywords

A variety of
high-performance
magnets are supplied,
including the worlds
top brand NEOMAX
rare-earth magnets,
as well as ferrite magnets.

YSSTM Specialty
Steel CENA1TM

Energy-Saving,
Safety and
Comfort

Plastic molding
steels, CENA1TM
offers high
machinability and
rust resistivity, which
in turn prolongs
mold lifespan
and reduces
maintenance costs.

Electronics

Energy-Saving, Compact and

Lightweight, and Highly Integrated

Construction components (floor access systems, structural systems, and roofing

systems)
Chain (for material handling systems)

Electric Wires and Cables

Electric power and industrial wires and cables; electronic wires, cables, and wiring
devices; fiber optic and telecommunication cables;magnet wires; and industrial
rubber products

Automotive products

Electronic components and brake hoses

Amorphous Metals Metglas

Information systems
Devices and Materials

Information networks, wireless systems, and compound semiconductor products

Metal and Component Products

Brass products, etc.

Soft magnetic materials save electric

energy consumption by reducing
the loss from transformers and related
devices, thereby contributing
to the reduction of CO2 emissions.

Portfolio

Electric Wires and Cables

Hitachi Cable
Hitachi Metals supplies products with low
smoke evolution and toxicity at combustion.
They are also free of hazardous substances
and incorporate keen considerations for
easing the environmental burden at the
manufacturing stage.

The
communication symbol is
an expression of the overall value of the Hitachi Metals Group.

Business
Segment
Automobiles

Electronics

Infrastructure

High-grade specialty steel

Alloys for electronic products

High-grade specialty steel

High-Grade

The red box is

the source of the Groups
competitive strength.

Rolls

Metal

Products
and Materials

Amorphous metals

The yellow sections

represent our technology
and structure, enhanced
by the ideas and actions
of each individual.

The base of the box

is our corporate culture
and the building blocks
that constitute our
DNA.

Cutting tools
Magnetic

Materials

and

Applications
High-Grade
Functional

Components
and

Cables,
and Related
Products

04

Soft ferrite and other soft magnetic materials, and their applications
High-grade casting
Products for automobiles

Piping components
Construction components

Equipment

Wires,

Finally, the legs supporting the box itself are the efforts and
abilities of each and every Hitachi Metals Group employee.

Magnets

Electric wires and cables

Automotive products

Information systems devices and materials

Metal and Component products

Metal and Component products

From a Customer Standpoint

About Our Manufacturing Philosophy

Each and Every One of Us

Materials encompass people, products,

technologies, designs, ideas and services
that solve problems and generate value.
At the Hitachi Metals Group, we deliver
optimal solutions that embody customer
needs. This is what we call

As a development-driven company
distinguished for its advanced technology
and development capabilities, Hitachi
Metals philosophy reflects a single-minded
focus on quality. In relentless pursuit of
the creation of quality, we will continue
to deliver highly functional component
materials that contribute to the wellbeing
and prosperity of society. This, too, is

Consolidating our wisdom and

knowledge, the experience we have
amassed over the years and all of the
other Materials that we possess as
an engine for growth, we will forge
ahead in the 21st Century. This is yet
another facet of

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Automobile-Related Products
Automobile-Related Products

Manufacturing Safe,
Environmentally Friendly Cars

Electronics-Related Products

Cars that run on alternative fuels are becoming more common, and the kinds of performance
that people demand in cars are shifting to higher efficiency and better energy conservation.
Firmly understanding this situation, we offer proposals adapted to the respective
requirements of markets around the world.
We meet customers requirements concerning functionality, quality, etc., with our
high-quality products, including components for drive motors, which could be called the
heart of electric and hybrid vehicles; inverter parts; and components for thin-walled,
lightweight, and highly heat-resistant engines and exhaust systems.

Infrastructure-Related Products

Alternative-Fuel Green Cars

In the future, more vehicles will be electric or hybrid models that run on
alternative fuels. We contribute to automotive advances by developing magnets
used in drive motors, soft magnetic materials used inside inverters, etc.

NEOMAX Nd-Fe-B Sintered Magnets

We are leading the way globally in manufacturing Nd-Fe-B sintered
magnets, which have optimum magnetic properties for use in the drive
motors of electric and hybrid vehicles. The NEOMAX, which we
developed and mass produce, can be used in a broad spectrum of
applications and in environments that range from room temperature to
the mercilessly high temperatures around engines.
DDMagicTM (Dy Vapor Deposition
and Diffusion Technology)
Dysprosium (Dy) is a rare metal that is used as an
additive to increase the heat resistance of
magnets in the drive motors of electric and
hybrid vehicles. However, the supply of Dy is
limited. We have therefore developed techniques
that not only reduce the amount of Dy used in
these vehicles but also contribute to augmenting
the functionality of their motors and making
those motors smaller by increasing magnetism
and maintaining heat resistance.

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Magnets

Fuel-Efficient
Green Cars

Drive Motor for EV

Enameled Wire for

High-Efficiency Motors
This wire product supports the
compact design and higher outputs
required for electric and hybrid vehicles
while reducing environmental impact
and saving energy, leading to the
development of higher-performance
electric and hybrid vehicles.

Cut Cores for Power Chokes

These cut cores are used in
batteries to low-voltage drive
which convert voltage for electrical
able to substantially reduce core
cut cores and make it possible for
DC-DC converters to be designed.
superior DC superimposition
their high saturation flux density.

everything from high-voltage

motors and DC-DC converters,
components. The cores are
loss compared to silicon steel
compact, highly efficient
Moreover, the cores have
characteristics thanks to

Cladding Materials for

Battery Electrode Connection
Used in the terminals and leads of lithium-ion
batteries in electric vehicles, these materials
suppress battery heat generation because
they have low electrical resistance and are
highly thermally conductive. Various welds
are possible, and these cladding materials
contribute to the increased capacity, smaller
sizes, and improved productivity of batteries.

HERCUNITE Series of
Heat-Resistant Cast Components
This series of heat-resistant cast-iron and steel
components help reduce CO2 emissions and fuel
consumption in the next generation of gas engine
vehicles. The exhaust manifolds, turbine housings,
and other exhaust system components in this series
are able to withstand the extreme heat generated by
an internal combustion engine and contribute to
improving a cars
environmental
performance.

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Automobile-Related Products

Manufacturing Safe, Environmentally Friendly Cars

Steering and Power Train Systems

We produce cast materials and components that promote the development of engines and exhaust systems. Employing
the alloy design technology developed in the specialty steel field and the casting technology with which it got its start,
Hitachi Metals offers products tailored to diverse requirements.

Providing materials and components for electric power steering (EPS) and continuously variable transmission
(CVT) systems, we support improvements in the basic performance of vehicles.

High-Grade Specialty Steel Engine

Materials and Parts

Piston Ring Materials

With the call for more compact yet more powerful engines, steel
piston rings have come to be widely employed. Controlling metal
texture at the nanoscale has made it possible for Hitachi Metals to
provide piston ring materials with increased abrasion resistance and
improved sliding friction in the form of deformed wires that have
undergone plastic working and heat treatment.

Nd-Fe-B Radial-Oriented Ring Magnets

(NEOMAX Series Nd-Fe-B Sintered Magnets)
Because these magnets are radial in
anisotropic direction and shaped in
separate rings, they improve the ease
with which rotors can be assembled.
Also, cogging torque can be reduced
by skew magnetization relative to
the axis of rotation. Hitachi Metals is
able to meet the requirements of
segment-shaped designs that excel
in magnetic performance and design
flexibility, enabling customers to
select the best shape and material
properties for their specific purposes.
These magnets are useful for not
only electrical power steering but
also gearshifts and electric brakes.

HERCUNITE* is a series of heat-resistant cast-iron and steel materials

that are suitable for the manufacturing of exhaust manifolds,
turbine housings, and other exhaust system components. Our
complete product line starts with the HERCUNITE S Series, which
can be used in temperatures of up to approximately 1,050C.
HERCUNITE will find wider applications in smaller turbocharged
engines, giving them more environmentally friendly performance.

Engine Valve Materials

Engine valve materials that are highly heat and
oxidation resistant, with excellent cost performance,
contribute to lighter and more durable engine valves.

CVT Belt Materials

These metal belt materials have
excellent fatigue endurance and were
developed for use in CVT systems.
Preventing nonmetallic inclusions
that can cause damage when melting
and cold rolling techniques are used,
we contribute to improved transmission
performance and increased reliability.

Electronics-Related Products

We produce engine components with unique properties that render

them suitable for use in places where abrasion resistance, heat
resistance, and corrosion resistance are required along with high
strength and low thermal expansion.

HERCUNITE Series of Heat-Resistant

Cast Components

Automobile-Related Products

Engines and Exhaust Systems

CVT belt materials

MANITURBOTM

Other products we provide include materials for fuel

injection systems (e.g., common rail injection systems),
spark plugs, and variable valve timing systems.

The name HERCUNITE is an acronym

for heat resisting cast materials for
unit of exhaust parts. However, the
name has another derivation. The
suffix nite, which stands for a metal
compound, is preceded by the name
Hercules, a hero in Greek mythology.

Suspension Systems
Pursuing optimum materials, forms, and manufacturing methods, we contribute to car bodies that are lighter
and safer, which lead to better fuel efficiency. Also, we produce well-designed, lighter aluminum wheels by
employing casting and computer-aided engineering (CAE) technologies.

Aluminum Wheels

Engine valve materials

Infrastructure-Related Products

*The origin of the name HERCUNITE

Others

TM *

aluminum wheels were created by employing high-precision

Our SCUBA
CAE technology. They are very strong, rigid, and light (15% lighter than our
previous products) and contribute to fuel savings as well as reduced CO2 emissions.
Chic, delicate designs are possible thanks to the advanced aluminum casting
techniques that are employed as well as the high-grade surface treatment, such
as our high-quality LUSTERICTM coating, that is utilized.
*The origin of the name SCUBATM

High-Toughness
Ductile Iron Castings
HNMTM series of castings have excellent
low-temperature toughness and extremely
accurate dimensions and can be delivered in a
near-net-shape state. They contribute to the
production of thin-walled automobile components
that are lighter.

SCUBA TM stands for sharp-styled casting and uncompromisingly bright appearance.

Piston ring materials

Diesel Particulate Filters

Turbine Wheels for Turbochargers

Diesel Particulate Filters remove particulate matter from the

exhaust of medium-sized to large commercial diesel vehicles,
employing a combination of low pressure loss and a high
collection rate that enables them to handle extremely tiny 10- to
100-nanometer particles.

Turbine wheels for turbochargers are made of nickel-based

heat-resistant super alloy that exhibit superior resistance to heat.
The lost-wax process is employed to produce three-dimensional
components with complicated forms in a single piece.

Harness for Electric

Parking Brakes
SCUBA

Brake Hoses

Diesel Particulate Filter

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Close-up
cross-section

We developed harnesses for use in electric

parking brakes that excel in flexural
resistance and durability. This helps conserve
space inside the cabin and elevates vehicle
safety and convenience.

With outstanding durability and low

expansion characteristics, our brake hoses
have been widely acclaimed and are used
by the worlds leading automakers. We
also have a range of hoses developed for
motorcycles, which require a very subtle
touch when braking.

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Automobile-Related Products

Manufacturing Safe, Environmentally Friendly Cars

Manufacturing Facilities

As cars have incorporated more electronics, we support the manufacturing

of comfortable, convenient cars by providing numerous magnets used in
various electronic devices, noise suppression components used to prevent
device malfunctions, power semiconductor module substrates, etc.

Highly durable and easy-to-process molds are

needed for highly efficient manufacturing at
automotive production facilities. We develop
and offer products used in manufacturing sites
according to customers requirements.

(See pages 1215 for information about additional products.)

NMFTM Series Sintered Ferrite Magnets

Cold Work Tool Steel

This die steel is suited to high-tensile plates widely used in

making lighter cars with safer designs. Its characteristics are high
machinability and fewer dimensional deformities following heat
treatment. It contributes to overall die cost reductions because its
superior quality means that dies last longer.

Center Pillar

Steel for Die Casting

YSS HPM-MAGIC

Plastic Mold Steel

This die steel is suited for a wide range of plastic products. It

blends the contradictory characteristics of machinability and
toughness to bring die costs down while reducing such problems
as mold damage.

Electronics-Related Products

Ferrite magnetsthe principal component of which is iron

oxidehave excellent cost performance and are most widely
used in motors found in automotive electrical equipment. The
excellent magnetic properties of ferrite magnets and their ability
to withstand temperature variations can be put to use in a broad
range of applications, including starter motors, power window
motors, cooling fan motors, electric power steering motors, and
windshield wiper motors.

YSS SLD-MAGIC

Automobile-Related Products

Electronic Devices and Power Transfer Equipment

Lamp

Cylinder Block

Harnesses connect the battery, inverter and motor in hybrid

vehicles. Our products have superior heat resistance, oil
resistance and flexibility. They are extremely reliable in
high-voltage and large-current areas. We also supply
air-conditioner harnesses and other products in support of
the move to electric-powered onboard equipment.

Si3N4 Insulating Substrates

for Power Semiconductor Modules
These insulating substrates are used in power semiconductor modules for
inverters in hybrid and electric vehicles. Hitachi Metals silicon nitride
substrates exhibit superb heat conduction and mechanical strength, making
them ideal for application in
insulated gate bipolar transistors
(IGBT), large power semiconductors,
and other insulating substrates
that demand high reliability.
There is increased freedom with
regard to heat dissipation and
strength designs compared to
conventional aluminum nitride.

Cutting Tools

YSS DAC-MAGIC
We provide all sorts of
cutting tools used in
die machining, etc.,
including endmills that
produce smooth curves
and inserts and drills
for finely fabricating
precision parts.

Compact connector for power harneses

Low-Frequency Amorphous
Antennas

Noise suppression products guard against

electronic device malfunctions. FINEMET
nanocrystalline magnetic materials
and
amorphous metals developed by Hitachi
Metals have abundant forms and applications.

These compact, lightweight antennas are

used in components that lock and unlock
remote keyless entry systems. The
antennas can withstand vibrations,
shocks, and high temperatures.

Heat Exchanger
Cladding Materials
Stainless steel, copper and other widely
diversified materials are joined to achieve
better corrosion resistance and heat
conduction characteristics, leading to effective
use in oil coolers and other heat exchangers.

This die cast tool steel is used in manufacturing highly precise

castings in large volumes quickly. It combines the ability to
withstand high temperatures during heating and quenching in
the heat treatment cycle
with toughness, and minimal
cracking in cooling channels
contributes to improvements
that mean longer-lasting
dies.

Lithium-Ion Batteries
Cladding Materials for
Battery Electrode Connection

Aluminum Battery Cases

These cladding materials are suitable for use in connecting materials

with different properties (e.g., aluminum, copper) in cathodes and
anodes. Cell interconnection (resistance welding, ultrasonic welding,
and laser welding) can be accomplished in a smooth, efficient way.
Cladding Material

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Die Cast Tool Steel

YSS is registered trademarks of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Electromagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) Noise Suppression Products

Common mode choke coils

Infrastructure-Related Products

Harnesses for use in Hybrid Vehicles

An aluminum battery case is used for electric vehicles that

contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
The use of a cast aluminum
alloy contributes to lighter
weight with battery cases
that provide the required
sealing performance.

Litium-Ion
Battery Module

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Electronics-Related Products
Automobile-Related Products

Solutions That Show

the Way to the Future

In the electronics field, which changes with dizzying speed daily, Hitachi Metals responds
speedilyfrom new-product development through testing, product commercialization, and
mass productionendeavoring to create products that quickly answer diverse product needs.

Electronics-Related Products
Infrastructure-Related Products

IT and Home Appliances

We offer products that enhance the technical and energy-saving performance of information technology (IT)
devices and home appliances, such as materials and components for use in mobile telecommunication
devices, including smartphones, and liquid crystal displays, as well as magnets for air-conditioner motors.

Sputtering Target Materials for LCDs

These materials are used in thin film interconnects in LCDs.
Employing the hot isostatic pressing (HIP) method gives
sputtering target materials the finest, most uniform
structures, and they can be adapted to larger displays.
Further, our alloy design techniques make it possible for us
to offer alloys suited to various purposes, including those
that require low resistance and heat or moisture resistance.

NEOMAX Series
Nd-Fe-B Sintered Magnets

NMFTM Series Sintered

Ferrite Magnets

These rare-earth magnets have

world-leading magnetic properties. They
serve an important role as materials
indispensable in making smaller, lighter,
more energy-efficient motors used in the
automobile, IT, household appliance,
medical equipment, environmental,
energy, and other industrial sectors.

Among the ferrite magnets, the NMFTM-12

the worlds best magnet properties as a
ferrite magnet. On the back of the
for conserving rare earth resources and
from the use of rare earth magnets,
progress to switch to the use of the
from neodymium-iron-boron (Nd-Fe-B)
for air-conditioner compressor motors.

Isolators and Circulators for

Telecommunications Devices
series provides
mass production
increasing trend
moving away
studies are in
NMFTM-series
magnets, primarily

These components function so that the amplifier

that regulates the audio during communication
operates stably and prevents intermodulation.
Using high-performance ferrite magnets and
low-loss garnets, these isolators and circulators
enable size and weight reductions and are
compatible with LTE (Long Term Evolution), the
worldwide cell phone standard.

NFC Antennas
Near-field communication (NFC)
antennas are mounted in cell
phones, smartphones, and other
high-tech communications devices.
Hitachi Metals mobilizes its
advanced ferrite and winding
technologies to supply the
market with NFC antennas that
excel in slimness and flexibility.

FINEMET
Multilayered Sheets
These shield yoke sheets are used in
wireless chargers for smartphones, tablet
PCs, and other communications devices.
The lamination processing of FINEMET, a
high magnetic permeability material with
low core loss, enables a slimmer size and
lighter weight and achieves impressive cuts
in power transmission noise and energy loss.

Target materials for eighth-generation LCD panels

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Electronics-Related Products

Solutions That Show the Way to the Future

FM SHIELDTM Magnetic
Shield Sheet

This section contains information about magnetic materials used for various applications, such as in manufacturing
magnetic heads and coils, transformer cores, and magnetic shields, as well as products that play important roles in the
automobile, household appliance, IT, and medical equipment sectors and various others.

Amorphous Metals Metglas

Fe-Based Amorphous Metals

Ni-Based Amorphous Metal Material

Amorphous wax, composed primarily of nickel, is metal foil characterized by its

thinness and outstanding soft magnetic properties. This material can be
metallically joined without the use of paste-type binders, excels in adhesion and
corrosion resistance, and otherwise contributes to streamlining the work process.

Cut Cores

Common Mode Choke Cores and Coils

Instilled with high magnetic permeability and low Q factors, these
cores and coils furnish high impedance over a broad frequency range,
allowing them to manifest major noise suppression effects. Moreover,
because impedance does not vary widely by temperature, stable noise
suppression effects can be obtained over a broad temperature range.

Ceramic Scintillator Materials

HIDUST Cores and HIDUST Coils

Micro Coaxial Cables

and Flexible Flat Cables
(FFC)

Scintillator materials absorb the

energy of radiation that strikes them
and emit it as visible light. Because
of their high sensitivity and large
X-ray absorption coefficients, they
contribute to reductions in device
sizes. They are used in X-ray CT scanners
and other medical equipment as well
as analytical devices.

Micro coaxial cables and FFC with superior

flexibility and compactness are widely used
as wiring materials in tablet terminals,
copiers, and other OA equipment.

Probe Cables for Ultrasound Diagnostic Equipment

The cable connects the main body of
ultrasound diagnostic equipment and the
probe used for echographic investigation.
It is lightweight, excels in elasticity and
flexibility, and has high-quality electric
characteristics, realizing ease of handling
and high-definition images, thereby
contributing to the development of
medical equipment.

Used in high-frequency power

transformers and choke coils, our
cut cores contribute to higher
efficiency and smaller sizes.
FINEMET nanocrystalline magnetic
materials and amorphous metal
products suited to various uses
are available.

Electronic Wires and

Wiring Devices

Medical and Analytical Equipment

Infrastructure-Related Products

These metals have iron as their main component. They make it possible for power
supply components to conserve energy because Fe-based amorphous metals have
a lower no-load loss compared to that of grain-oriented silicon steel sheets.

Developed by Hitachi Metals, FINEMET is the worlds first nanocrystalline

soft magnetic material. This new Fe-based soft magnetic material is
composed of nanocrystals and has excellent temperature characteristics
and temporal stability because it has high saturation flux density and
magnetic permeability. FINEMET is utilized in noise-suppression
components and other applications where it contributes to downsizing
and lightening filters.

These substrates are used in thin film magnetic heads

for large memory capacity hard drives. They have
made it possible to provide the properties required
for highly precise data scanning, contributing to
larger capacity drives that are more reliable.

These sensors detect weak magnetism and

convert it to electrical signals, enabling the
generation of highly precise signals even
in extreme environments, and are used in
digital cameras, robots employed in
factory automation, and other rotating
components.

Electronics-Related Products

These low-loss metal materials have no crystalline structure. Their low-loss

properties are put to work in transformer cores and other applications.

Micro coaxial cables

Soft Ferrite

An Fe-Al-Si powder and amorphous powder are used in these cores and
coils, which can be utilized as choke coils for the input and output
terminals of power supply units and electromagnetic-noise-suppression
choke coils. They contribute to improved efficiency in power
conditioners used in solar power generation.

Reactor

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Magnetic Sensors

FINEMET Nanocrystalline Magnetic Materials

This magnetic shield sheet consists of a
FINEMET ribbon sandwiched in polyethylene
terephthalate film.

Amorphous Wax

Highly Thermal Conductive

AlTiC Substrates for
Thin Film Magnetic Heads

Automobile-Related Products

Electronic Devices

These soft magnetic materials are mainly composed of iron oxide.

Although they have a slightly low saturation flux density, their
electrical resistance is high, and they are characterized by excellent
magnetic properties in high-frequency bands. They are used in coil
cores for communications equipment, televisions, refrigerators, personal
computers, etc.

Precision Molding Technology

Metal Powder Injection Moldings
The metal injection moldings (MIM) process is a technique to
manufacture metal components by using metal powders
and injection molding
machines, as is the case for
plastic injection molding.
It characteristically offers a
high degree of freedom
in designing materials and
components.

Semiconductor ICs
Copper Core Solder Balls
Copper core solder balls are copper-core balls with thermal conductivity
and high electrical conductivity coated with a layer of solder. They are
extremely superior in dimensional accuracy and sphericity and are
suitable for use as connecting materials for standoffs when stacking
or connecting terminals of ball-grid
array (BGA) or chip scale package
(CSP) packages. Copper core balls can
becoatedwithavarietyoflead-freesolders,
includingtin-silver-copper(Sn-Ag-Cu)or
tin-silver(Sn-Ag) solders.

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Infrastructure-Related Products
Automobile-Related Products

For Tomorrows Enriched,

Carefree Society

Electronics-Related Products

Hitachi Metals offers products and materials that can contribute to better
quality and productivity as well as energy conservation in the infrastructure
sector, which sustains the foundations of the earths future and peoples
lifestyles.
Numerous products enhance societys sustainable growth behind the scenes.

Infrastructure-Related Products

Energy Businesses
Energy use is becoming increasingly sophisticated and power generation systems more diversified worldwide,
and Hitachi Metals supplies materials and components for the machinery, rechargeable batteries, and
transformers that are indispensable to solar, wind, thermal, and nuclear power facilities.

Sputtering Target Materials for

CIGS* Photovoltaic Cell Panels
Hitachi Metals is using the alloy design, manufacturing,
and testing expertise cultivated in the production of
target materials for LCDs, hard disks, and semiconductors
to supply target materials for electrodes and absorption
layers on the rear of CIGS photovoltaic cell panels. In
addition, we supply cylindrical target materials designed
to boost usage efficiency.
*CIGS is a thin-film substance comprising copper, indium, gallium, and
selenium.

Amorphous Metals Metglas

These materials are used in the cores of transformers used
in electrical substations and on utility poles as well as for
photovoltaic cells cut cores because making electric steel
sheets amorphous makes it possible to cut electrical
power losses in cores, enabling highly efficient power
conservation. Amorphous metal materials are being used
in an increasing number of applications as electrical
power infrastructure demand related to environmental
regulations and smart grids rises. Metglas is expected to
find applications both in Japan and overseas.

Transformer core

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Turbine Blade Materials

Turbine blades rotate at
revolutions per minute
to be durable enough to
which they are exposed to
hot. As such, they must be
high degree of fracture
of quality. We provide the
our integrated manufacturing
expertise and the latest
generate power more

Highly efficient gas

turbine for power stations

high speeds of thousands of

and are vital components that need
withstand extreme conditions in
steam that is hundreds of degrees
strong at high temperatures, have a
toughness, and be reliable in terms
most reliable products by utilizing
system, which draws upon our broad
technologies, helping our customers
efficiently.

Turbine blades

ZMG 232 Series for Solid Oxide

Fuel Cell (SOFC) Interconnects
This material, made of a ferrite alloy consisting primarily
of iron and chrome, is used in separators that link cells
in SOFCs electrically. It withstands oxidation over long
periods, has good conductivity in high-temperature
environments, and achieves nearly the same thermal
expansion coefficient as that of electrode materials.

Magnet Wires for

Heavy Electrical Machinery
These wires are used in large generators found
in power plants, transformers in electrical
substations, motors for railroad cars and other
applications. Our product lineup spans glass,
heat-resistant paper and other insulating
materials keyed to heat resistance and dielectric
strength demanded, supporting electrical
power and transportation infrastructure.

Magnet wires for large capacity transformers

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Photovoltaic Cell Interconnect Materials

Solder coated copper ribbon has high conductivity and ultralow
resistance, enabling highly reliable connections when used for
high-output silicon photovoltaic cell interconnects.

Automobile-Related Products

Materials for Aircraft Components

Energy Businesses
Control Rod Drive Components
Control rods, which regulate the number of neutrons inside a nuclear reactor
and control the reactors output, serve an extremely important role in shutting
down reactors in times of emergency. In an emergency, they are all inserted into
the reactor. Housings for control rod drives (CRD) and in-core monitors
(ICM)-important components in the makeup of CRDs-need to be highly
reliable. We offer reliable products that meet this requirement through our
integrated manufacturing system, which draws upon our broad expertise and
the latest technologies.

Materials for Engine parts and Structural Parts

Materials for aircraft engines and fuselage components, such as landing gears, must be durable enough to withstand high-temperature,
high-pressure combustion gases, high-speed revolutions, or repetitive heavy loads for an extended period of time. Therefore, such component
materials must be highly reliable and durable. Our materials for aircraft components are highly acclaimed and trusted thanks to our special
melting technologies and manufacturing processes that have been nurtured over the years.

Turbine case

Ring disc

Electronics-Related Products

Shafts

Landing gear forging

Cross-section of a silicon
cell connection

Industrial Equipment

Interconnect
Cu :
Solder coating :
Silicon cell

We offer a wide range of products that contribute to the

protection of the global environment, including our leading solar power
generation system, the SORASIE, which uses clean natural energy
sources, and thermal insulation panels, which make it possible to save
energy throughout the building.

Turbine Blades
Our high-precision complex-shaped turbine blades for generators that
are manufactured using the lost-wax process are durable enough to
withstand extreme high temperature conditions in which they are exposed.

Linear Motors/Linear Stages

Rolls for Steel Mills

Linear stages equipped with linear motors that are designed and
developed in-house can handle diverse requirements, including
the need for high precision or long strokes.

Our rolls for steel mills are extremely heat and shock resistant,
which is needed to roll out very hot steel and iron ingots with great
pressure. Moreover, the rolls have the superior abrasion resistance
required to make highly precise product shapes. Our wide-ranging
product lineup for steel sheets and plates, shapes, pipes, and wires
is designed to meet steel manufacturers diverse needs. Above all,
our HINEX line of high-speed steel rolls, which are produced
through new casting
methods, have vastly
improved performance
compared to traditional
rolls, making it possible
to reduce rolling costs.

Solar power generation system SORASIE and

Green roofing panel ECO-GREENMAT

Fuel Assembly Sustention Tie Plates

These metal fittings are cast using the lost-wax

process and are used to support the top and
bottom of fuel assemblies comprising bundles
of fuel rods used in nuclear reactors.

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Infrastructure-Related Products

Environmentally-Friendly Roofing Products

We offer products used at research and manufacturing sites, such as undulators used at large-scale synchrotron
radiation facilities and rolls for steel mills.

Housing for CRDs

HINEX rolls

Cylinders and Screws for

Injection Molding Machines

Undulators
We supply undulators to Spring-8, a large
synchrotron radiation facility capable of
producing the most powerful synchrotron
radiation in the world, and SACLA, an
adjacent X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL)
facility.
To
generate
synchrotron
radiation, magnets are used to change
the path of electrons that have been
accelerated to nearly the speed of light.
Extremely bright and highly directional
synchrotron
radiation
contributes
to
wide-ranging research in everything from
nanotechnology and biotechnology to
industrial applications.

SPring-8

XFEL

These machine parts are used for the injection molding and
extrusion of various kinds of plastic. To ensure that its
products maintain a significant level of abrasion and heat
resistance, Hitachi Metals continuously adapts the materials
used in its cylinders and screws to match advances in resin
products.

The large SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility (Photo courtesy of SPring-8)

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Automobile-Related Products

Industrial Cables

Compound Semiconductors

We provide wires and cables that are used in diverse areas, from electric power facilities to general building
construction and industrial applications.
With our advanced technologies and ample expertise, we provide optimal products for our customers.

MLFC TM Flame-Retardant Polyflex Insulated Wire

MLFCTM flame-retardant polyflex insulated wire has been widely
used for electric wiring, including insulated wire inside
switchboards and motor lead wires, because of its outstanding heat
resistance, flame-retardant properties, and flexibility.

Wires and Cables for Rolling Stock

For bullet trains and many other trains, operated both in Japan and
overseas, our wires and cables are used in cabs, underfloor wiring,
and wiring between rolling stock. We also provide railway vehicle
cables and trolley wires as well as signal cables, thus supporting
power supply and information transmission for railways.

Gallium Nitride and Gallium Arsenide Compound Semiconductors

Mobilizing high-frequency characteristics, these compound semiconductors are widely adopted in
high-frequency devices such as power amplifiers and other products. They are also put to effective use in
laser diodes and red LEDs, taking advantage of their emission properties. Hitachi Metals also pioneered
the development of mass-production technology for gallium nitride templates for use in white LEDs.

Gallium nitride substrates

Electronics-Related Products

Information Network

Wires and cables for rolling stock

Trolley wires with abrasion detection

line for bullet trains

Hitachi Metals delivers solutions through products and technologies that represent the foundation of the
information society, such as network equipment for telecommunications carriers and antenna systems for
mobile phone base stations and terrestrial digital broadcasting.

Active Optical Cables

APRESIATM Ethernet Switches and

Ethernet Extenders
Flexible Cables

Cables for Use in Industrial Robots

These cables are utilized in the moving parts of industrial robots. They
excel not only in heat and flame resistance as well as in their high
flexural resistance and flexibility. Such parts must deliver solid
durability under repeated bending, twisting and similar sources of
sustained stress. Our expansive lineup encompasses the interior wiring
of individual machines, as well as wires and cables for the power
sources, control and signal transmission connecting different machines.

Infrastructure-Related Products

Cables with superior flexibility are used to supply power and signals
to cranes and hoists inside plants (supplemental equipment for
cranes). Since they are also durable enough to be used in harsh
environments, these cables are expected to play a role in mining
and other areas of the resource extraction sector.

InfiniGreenTM active optical cable

TM

APRESIA

ethernet switches

10 gigabit ethernet extender

Our proprietary Apresia 6000/8000/16000/18000/26000 series Ethernet* switches and

Ethernet extenders have been widely used in wide-area Ethernets and mobile phone
networks. Furthermore, we provide the Apresia 3000/4000/5000/13000/15000 series and
Apresia Light serieswhich feature enhanced network authentication and other
functions for use in building PC LAN systemsto general businesses, government
agencies, educational institutions, etc. This full lineup offers a range of optimized
products for our customers.

Highly flexible cable

Active optical cables integrate a fiberoptic

transceiver and an optical fiber cable. They
connect information equipment such as
servers and storage devices and contribute
to greater processing capacity at data
centers.

* Ethernet is a registered trademark of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Wireless Systems
Antenna Systems for
Terrestrial Digital Broadcasting

Mobile Phone Base Station

Antenna Systems

Since 1964, we have provided numerous

transmission antenna systems for broadcasting.
Our main power cables that send radio waves
from transmitters to antennas are highly
acclaimed, above all, and transmission
antennas for terrestrial digital broadcasting
have been installed at dozens of key stations
and a large number of relay stations in Japan.
In addition, our systems were selected for the
TOKYO SKYTREE*.

By utilizing high frequencies and

wireless technologies, Hitachi Metals
provides antennas for mobile phone
base stations as well as a variety of
products for wireless communication
systems,
including
high-frequency
coaxial cables. Our product lineup plays
a crucial role in developing mobile
phone infrastructure.

* TOKYO SKYTREE is a registered trademark of

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. and Tobu Tower Sky Tree
Co., Ltd. in Japan.

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Antenna systems installed on the antenna gain tower

of the TOKYO SKYTREE

TOKYO-SKYTREE

Main feeder

Antennas for mobile phone base stations

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Infrastructure-Related Products

For Tomorrows Enriched, Carefree Society

Automobile-Related Products

Piping Components

Building and Construction Components and Materials

With our world-leading Gourd brand pipe fittings as our centerpiece, we offer a wide-ranging lineup of piping
components for gas and waterworks applications.

Polyethylene Gas Piping Systems

Access Floor System

This dual-flooring system allows wiring to be housed beneath the
floor. We offer systems suited for a wide range of uses, including
those for offices, computer rooms, and clean rooms.

Example of flooring installed

in a clean room

Used in steel frame structures, our unique connecting technique

employs cast steel pillar bases. It is vastly easier to install, provides
superior earthquake resistance, greatly shortens work periods,
and saves space.

Super HIBASE

Clean-room flooring

Electronics-Related Products

Our complete line of products for gas piping systems includes electrofusion (EF)
fittings, polyethylene pipes and valves, various transition joints, and EF
controllers. Piping systems that use polyethylene pipes are very flexible and
typically do not suffer much damage compared to conventional systems that use
steel or cast iron pipes when ground displacement occurs due to ground
subsidence, earthquakes, frozen ground, etc. Our systems include a wide
spectrum of joints and pipes in diameters from 25A to 300A. Characterized by
superior corrosion resistance and the exceptional ease with which they can be
installed, they contribute to cutting overall installation costs.

Super HIBASE Process, a Construction

Method for Exposed-Type Column Bases

The Super HIBASE installation process

Antistatic Rubber Sheets

Pipe Fittings for General Use
These pipe fittings are for small and medium-sized threaded steel
pipes. Our
Gourd brand pipe fittings are primarily made of
malleable cast iron and have a good reputation for high reliability.

SOFLEX Corrugated Stainless

Steel Tubes and Fittings

COSTAC Antistatic rubber sheets

Infrastructure-Related Products

SOFLEX is the name of our

line of flexible stainless steel
gas tubes and fittings. They are
easy to install and maintain
because the tubes require
few connections along the
way.

Our COSTAC lineup of antistatic rubber sheets

enjoy extensive use as static electricity
countermeasures at plants engaged in the
manufacture of semiconductors and electronic
devices as well as other locations.

Others
Razor Blades Materials
Our razor blades materials are manufactured using scrupulously selected raw
materials and the sophisticated melting, refining, and hot-working techniques we
have honed over many years. Thanks to very few impurities and a uniform structure,
blades made of these materials are outstandingly sharp. Because these blades cut
so well and are extremely durable, they are widely used in manufacturing ordinary
household razor blades and various types of knives, scissors, saws, etc.

Facility Equipment and Components

SAM and Aera Mass Flow Controllers
Mass flow controllers are devices that
precisely control the volume of gas
flowing within a gas supply system
used for deposition and etching in a
semiconductor manufacturing line.
Our products all have clean structures
in which the parts that come in
contact with gases are equipped with
metal seals, and we have a complete
lineup suited to a range of purposes.
Digital mass flow controllers that house
CPUs for even higher performance
and space-saving units with integrated
metal diaphragm valves are available
also.

HICS Chilled TowerTM

This piece of equipment supplies water at
temperatures ranging from 10C to 30C for
cooling various kinds of manufacturing equipment
and air-conditioning. The closed-type cooling
tower is integrated with a chiller, contributing
to energy conservation.

Household razor blades

Handrails

Rubber Rollers
Handrails are rubber and
urethane resin products
used for escalators and
moving walkways. Boasting
safety enhancements that
improve the grip and make
the
handrails
more
eye-catching, this product
line also comes in eight
standard colors.

SAM

Aera

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Metal bandsaw blade

Rubber rollers are used in the

development and transfer
process of images as well as
toner fixing processes in copy
machines and printers. They
facilitate office equipment
performance such as in stable
paper feed and high-speed,
high image quality printing.

W Series (water cooling) HICS Chilled TowerTM

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Major Operating Bases

Headquarters
Sales Base
Production and R&D Bases
Europe
South Germany Branch, Milano Office
London Office, Paris Office

Hitachi Cable Europe Ltd.

North America
New York Office, Chicago Office
Detroit Office, Pittsburgh Office
San Jose Office, Novi Michigan Office

Hitachi Cable America Inc.

Japan
Asia
Hitachi Metals (Shanghai) Ltd.

Hitachi Cable (China) Trading Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Cable Trading (Dalian F.T.Z.) Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

Hitachi Metals Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Headquarters

Hitachi Cable Asia Pacific (HCAP) Pte. Ltd.

HCAS Thai Trading Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Metals (Thailand) Ltd.

Hitachi Metals (India) Pvt. Ltd.

High-Grade Metals Company

Specialty Steels
Japan

Yasugi

Works
Metallurgical Research Laboratory
Hitachi Metals Admet, Ltd.
Hitachi Metals Tool Steel, Ltd.
HMY, Ltd.
NEOMAX MATERIALS Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Metals Precision, Ltd.
Tokyo Seimitsu Kogyo, Ltd.
Overseas

Five

Ace Technology Co., Ltd. (Asia)

Technology Korea Co., Ltd. (Asia)
Hitachi Metals (Dong Guan)
Specialty Steel Co., Ltd. (China)
Hitachi Metals (Suzhou)
Technology, Ltd. (China)
HMF

Rolls
Japan

Hitachi

Metals Wakamatsu, Ltd.

Ceramics Dep.
Overseas

SinterMet,

LLC* (North America)

Hitachi Rolls
(Nantong) Co., Ltd. (China)
Baosteel

Magnetic Materials Company

Amorphous Metals
Japan

Metglas

Yasugi Works

Overseas

Metglas,

Inc.* (North America)

Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd.

Japan

Kumagaya

Works
Saga Works
Magnetic Materials Research Laboratory
NEOMAX KINKI Co., Ltd.
NEOMAX ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
NEOMAX KYUSHU Co., Ltd.
Yamazaki Manufacturing Dep.
Hitachi Ferrite Electronics, Ltd.
Overseas

Hitachi Metals North

(North America)
Hitachi

Carolina, Ltd.*

Metals (Thailand) Ltd. (Asia)

Technology, Inc. (Asia)
PT. NX INDONESIA (Asia)
Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (Asia)
Dongguan Sumitok-Super
Electronics Co., Ltd. (China)
Hitachi Metglas (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Asia)
Hitachi Metals Hong Kong Ltd.
Panyu Factory (China)
San

High-Grade Functional
Components Company
Automotive Components
Japan

Kyushu

Works
Works
Kumagaya Works
Casting Technology Research Laboratory
Alcast, Ltd.
Seitan, Inc.
Moka

Overseas

AAP St. Marys Corp.*

(North America)

Hitachi Metals Automotive

Components USA, LLC*
(North America)
Nam

Yang Metals Co., Ltd. (Asia)

Kitanihon Sales Office

Hokkaido Sales Office
Niigata Sales Office
Ibaraki Sales Office
ChubuTokai Sales Office
Hokuriku Sales Office
Hamamatsu Sales Office
Shizuoka Sales Office
Kansai Sales Office
Shikoku Sales Office
Chugoku Sales Office
Kyushu Sales Office
Okinawa Sales Office
Production System Laboratory

Cable Materials Company

Japan
Densen

Overseas

Works
Hitaka Works
Takasago Works
Toyoura Works
Cable Materials Research Laboratory
Tonichi Kyosan Cable, Ltd.
Hitachi Alloy, Ltd.
Hitachi Magnet Wire Corp.
Tohoku Rubber Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Cable Fine Tech, Ltd.
Hitachi Cable MEC-Tech, Ltd.
Hitachi Cable Networks, Ltd.
Hitachi Densen Shoji, Ltd.
Hokkai Hitachi Densen Kihan, Ltd.

HC

Queretaro, S.A. de C.V.

and South America)
Hitachi Cable Austria GmbH (Europe)
Hitachi Cable (Johor) Sdn. Bhd. (Asia)
AHCL (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Asia)
Thai Hitachi Enamel Wire Co., Ltd. (Asia)
Hitachi Cable Philippines, Inc. (Asia)
Hitachi Cable Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Asia)
Shanghai Hitachi Cable Co., Ltd. (China)
Hitachi Cable (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (China)
Shenzhen Hitachi Cable Co., Ltd. (China)
Giga Epitaxy Technology Corporation
(Asia)
(Central

Piping Components
Japan

Kuwana

Works
Works R&D Center
Hitachi Metals FineTech, Ltd.
Hitachi Valve, Ltd.
Kuwana

Overseas

Ward Manufacturing,
(North America)

LLC*

Hitachi Metals Precision

(Shenzhen), Ltd. (China)

Instruments

Hitachi Metals Techno, Ltd.

As of November 1, 2013

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Note : Companies marked by an asterisk (*) are subsidiaries of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.

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Serving the Ever-Developing

Energy Sector

Engine

Turbine Case
Materials

Power transmission
networks

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P.

Landing Gear
Forging

Solar Power
Generation Systems

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P.

Amorphous Ribbon P.1 6 Amorphous

Cut Cores
for Distribution
Transformers

P.

FINEMET
Cores

P.

P.

Turbine Blade

P.

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14

P.

FINEMET
Cores

14

P.

Target Materials P.1 6

for CIGS
Photovoltaic Cells

Engine

Interconnect
P.1 8
Materials for
Photovoltaic Cells

Fuel Cells

HERCUNITE P. 8
Series of
Heat-Resistant
Cast Components

Piston Ring
Materials

P.

Engine Valve
Materials

P.

Low Voltage
Flexible Cable
LVFCTM

Fuel Assembly
Sustention Tie Plates

Electric Power Cable

Control Cable

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P.

Smart meter

P.

MLFC TM FlameRetardant Polyflex

Insulated Wire

Magnet Wires for

Wind Power
Generators

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Power Conditioners

Amorphous
P.1 4
Wax for
Heat Exchangers

14

P.

Electric Power
P.1 4 FINEMET
Converter Reactors
Choke Coils

Lithium-Ion Batteries

Manufacturing Facilities

Electrode-Connecting P.1 1 Aluminum

Battery Cases
Cladding Materials

SLD-MAGIC Cold P.1 1 HPM-MAGIC

P.1 1 DAC-MAGIC
P.1 1 Cutting Tools
Plastic Mold Steel
Work Tool Steel
Die Cast Tool Steel

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P.

11

P.

11

P.

Suspension Systems

9
Aluminum Wheels P. 9

Motor for ABS

NMF TM Series P.1 0

Sintered Ferrite
Magnets

Other Application Examples

Transmission/Engine Cooling Fan/Variable Valve
Actuator/Blower and Water Pump/Windshield
Wipers/Power Windows/Starter/Power Seat/Fuel
Pump/EPS (Electric Power Steering)/Electronic
Throttle Control/EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation)

High-Toughness
P. 9
Ductile Iron Castings

Brake hoses

P.

Drive Motor

(Anti-lock Brake System)

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Magnet Wires for

Heavy Electrical Machinery

Normal Electric Charger

Continuously Variable Transmission

P.

Control Rod Drive P.18

Components

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Power distribution networks

Amorphous
Cut Cores

CVT

CVT Belt
Materials

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Quick and Normal Electric Chargers

High-frequency P.1 4 High-frequency

Transformer
transformer core
(Application Example)
FINEMET
F3CC Series

Turbine Blade
Materials

P.

Turbine Wheels P. 8
Interconnect
P.1 7
Materials for
Solid Oxide
Fuel Cells (SOFC)

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Smart Grids

Amorphous Ribbon P.1 6 FINEMET

P.1 4
for Distribution
Nanocrystalline
Transformers
Magnetic Materials
FINEMET
Choke Coils

14

P.

Transformer
stations
Ring Disc
Materials

Electromagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) Noise Suppression Products

Structural
Materials

Shaft Materials P.1 9

Hitachi Metals Group offers specialty products in the diversified industry sectors of the
automotive, electronics, and industrial infrastructure industries.
The field of activity of our products has now expanded to include next-generation
energy industries for the effective use of energy.

Electronic Devices

Power Plants and Power

Transmissiom Networks

Aircraft

P.

ABS wheel-speed
sensors

Torque Sensor Coils

Pressure Sensors
for Jam Prevention

Power Transfer Equipment

Other Application Examples

Generator/Transmission/EGR (Exhaust
Gas Recirculation)/Electrically Actuated
Brake/Starter/EPS (Electric Power
Steering)/Alternator/Water Pump

NEOMAX
Nd-Fe-B Sintered Magnets

Harness for Electric P. 9

Parking Brakes

P.

Enameled wire for

High-Efficiency Motors

Harnesses for use P.1 0

in hybrid vehicles

For a more detailed description of each product, please refer to the corresponding page, which is indicated by the white number in the gray circle.

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