![]() ![]() The company went public in US, Singapore, Brazil and Australia by the end of 1970s, with their influence continually growing in many countries,including theUnited States, by the end of 1980s. During the same decade, Komatsu expanded itself to Singapore and eventually Australia, in addition to having co-working agreements with technology and diesel engine manufacturing companies in the United States. The partnership lasted for nearly six years before Komatsu formally purchased the shares of Dresser.1970s marked Komatsu‘s presence in the United States by the name Komatsu America Corp. They also partnered with Dresser Industries to produce mining tractors. They assumed the name, ‘Maru-C’, which literally translates to ‘encircle caterpillar’. Komatsu took on the US market, competing with Caterpillar on 1967. The quality assured and widely exported range of Komatsu equipment earned their name and contributed heavily to improve upon the low quality image of Japanese products. By the same year, they started exporting their construction, material handling and mining equipment to the world on a larger scale. As a result, Komatsu earned Deming prize for Quality Control just three years after, in 1964. The globally flourishing business of Komatsu now required an emphasis upon strict quality controls measures, which were introduced as early as 1961 and were meticulously enforced,company wide. By early 1960s Komatsu has had established its plants in various cities and made their presence in the growing economy of developing India. In 1957, Komatsu was not self reliant for all technologies that were used in the machines, including their engines. Moreover, the production of bulldozers filled a high demand in the reconstruction of the country during the era of 1950s. The company never stopped looking beyond the horizons and their first export venture of construction equipment took place in 1955, when motor graders, along with multipurpose hydraulic presses were exported to Argentina. 1953 is the year that marked Komatsu with the production of forklifts and the same year Komatsu started producing dump trucks and special purpose automobiles. They acquired Ikegai automobile company and established their repute in automobile industry as well. ![]() The era of 1950s blessed Komatsu with the establishment of another great name under their growing emblem, Kawasaki. Meanwhile, the head office of the company was shifted from Ishikawa to the capital city Tokyo. The decade of 1940s enabled Komatsu to work on the hydraulic systems and diesel engines production, which took place in 19, respectively. During 1930s, they were involved in producing machinery and equipment for the government and military use, providing essentially forklifts and bulldozers. Komatsu started with the production of the first agricultural tractor farm-crawler that was released in 1931. Komatsu formally assumed the name Komatsu Ltd, and became a public company on May 13, 1921, after getting divorced from Takeuchi mining industry. The basis of Company were laid back in 1917, when Takeuchi mining industry established Komatsu Iron works as a company manufacturing mining and machine equipment at a smaller scale, which meant that they only workedon doors. The manufacturing operations of the company have their presence in Japan, Asia, Europe, Americas and African continent, thereby encircling the whole of modern world. Komatsu is a Japanese giant, and is considered the second largest supplier of mining and construction equipment in the world, second only to Caterpillar. Komatsu is also a leading provider and supplier of construction, industrialand military equipment in the world. ![]() Komatsu forklifts are supplied by Komatsu Ltd Japan and the company is headquartered in 2-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, in the capital city, Tokyo. Komatsu bears a hugely renowned name globally in the industry of material handling, and mining equipment. ![]()
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