- CEO
- Shigeru Maeda
- Full Time Employees
- 1,984
- Sector
- Consumer durables
- Industry
- Motor vehicles
- Address
- 111 Hitotsugi Kumamoto KU Japan 861-0198
- IPO Date
- Dec 14, 2006
- Business
- HIRATA Corporation manufactures and sells automated production line systems, industrial robots, and logistics equipment for industries including automobiles, semiconductors, flat panel displays, home appliances, and medical devices. The company offers automotive-related production equipment such as electric vehicle drive units, gearboxes, rotors, stators, inverters, battery modules, packs, engine assembly lines, cylinder head and piston assembly lines, CVT, automatic transmission, and DCT assembly lines; semiconductor-related equipment including silicon wafer transfer robots, load ports, vacuum-compatible systems, and front-end modules; panel manufacturing systems for organic EL and LCD glasses comprising cutting, coater, and lamination systems; home appliance production equipment for televisions, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and electronic components; intelligent power modules with mounters, vacuum reflow ovens, and ultrasonic welders; industrial robots such as cartesian, SCARA, articulated, and wafer transfer types with controllers and vision systems; transfer machines including stockers, stacker cranes, and traceability systems; and medical/chemistry devices like pathological tissue preparation and cell observation systems. Founded in 1951 and headquartered in Kumamoto, Japan, Hirata operates through segments in Japan, Asia, North America, and Europe with subsidiaries including Hirata Corporation of America, Hirata Engineering Europe GmbH, Hirata Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Hirata Automated Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Recent developments include the announcement in August 2024 of large-scale purchase orders for electric vehicle drive unit assembly lines and EV battery charging/discharging equipment; receipt in May 2025 of a large-scale order for automotive internal combustion production equipment; acquisition of fixed assets in land and buildings in October 2025; commercial license for the KNApSAcK Core database from Nara Institute of Science and Technology in October 2025; presidential succession and changes in representative directors and executive positions in November 2025; and exhibition at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 in September 2025.