# Hitachi

> Hitachi is a 115-year-old Japanese technology conglomerate that has reinvented itself from a mining-motor repair shop into one of the world's largest players in digital, energy, and mobility infrastructure. Through its Lumada software platform and businesses like Hitachi Energy, Hitachi Rail, and the digital-engineering firm GlobalLogic, it builds the systems that move trains, stabilize power grids, and now push AI out of the data center and onto the factory floor - what it calls the 'Social Innovation Business.'

- **Founded:** 1910
- **Headquarters:** Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
- **Founders:** Namihei Odaira (Founder)
- **Team size:** ~288,000 employees
- **Products:** Lumada, Hitachi Energy, Hitachi Rail, GlobalLogic, Hitachi Vantara
- **Notable:** Built Japan's first 5-horsepower induction motor in 1910, the company's founding product., Grew the Lumada digital platform into a business worth roughly ¥4 trillion within about nine years., Hitachi Energy backlog reached about $63.6 billion as of fiscal 2024 amid a global grid build-out.

## Products & services

- **Lumada** — Hitachi's flagship digital platform bundling advanced analytics, AI, IoT, and digital-twin solutions used to run and optimize physical operations. Now in its 'Lumada 3.0' phase, centered on Physical AI.
- **Hitachi Energy** — Global power-grid technology business (built on the former ABB Power Grids) supplying HVDC links, transformers, grid automation, and software for the energy transition.
- **Hitachi Rail** — Rolling stock, digital signaling, and turnkey rail systems, expanded significantly by the acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation Systems.
- **GlobalLogic** — U.S.-based digital-engineering services firm that designs and builds software products for enterprises; the digital-experience engine of Hitachi's Social Innovation Business.
- **Hitachi Vantara** — Data infrastructure, hybrid-cloud storage, and data-management business serving enterprise IT.
- **Hitachi Astemo** — Automotive systems and components (braking, powertrain, chassis, ADAS) for global vehicle manufacturers.
- **HMAX** — Hitachi's cross-sector AI and data services offering, expanded through partnerships with NVIDIA and acquisitions such as Germany's synvert.

## Achievements

- Built Japan's first 5-horsepower induction motor in 1910, the company's founding product.
- Grew the Lumada digital platform into a business worth roughly ¥4 trillion within about nine years.
- Hitachi Energy backlog reached about $63.6 billion as of fiscal 2024 amid a global grid build-out.
- Acquired GlobalLogic (~$9.6B) and Thales' Ground Transportation Systems (~€1.66B) to scale digital and rail businesses.
- Reported ~9.78 trillion yen (~$69B) in fiscal 2024 revenue with record adjusted EBITA of ~1,141.8 billion yen.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Hitachi announced a business-structure overhaul to drive 'Lumada 3.0' growth through Physical AI, effective April 1, 2026, including new Digital Engineering & AI Solutions and AI & Software Services business units.
- **2025-09** — Launched the Lumada 3.0 Strategy Promotion Office and unveiled a distributed AI cloud built with NVIDIA for industrial 'Physical AI.'
- **2025-04** — Reported fiscal 2024 results with revenue near ¥9.78 trillion and record adjusted EBITA, led by Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility, and Connective Industries.
- **2024-09** — Named marketing veteran Arya Barirani as Chief Marketing Officer for Hitachi America / Hitachi Digital to lead brand and communications in the Americas.
- **2024-05** — Hitachi Rail completed its ~€1.66 billion acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation Systems, expanding to more than 50 countries.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hitachi.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachi
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Hitachi
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HitachiBrandChannel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitachi.global/

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Last updated: 2026-08-12