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  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI) (三菱重工業, Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō) TYO: 7011 is a Japanese company.
In that year, Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard.
This shipbuilding business was later turned into Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and was again launched as Mitsubishi Heavy- Industries, Ltd. in 1934, establishing its position as the largest private firm in Japan, manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, airplanes, and railroad cars.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries   (366 words)

  
 Mitsubishi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mitsubishi group of companies form a loose entity, the Mitsubishi Keiretsu, which is often referenced in US and Japanese media and official reports; in general these companies all descend from the zaibatsu of the same name.
Mitsubishi Bank (now a part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) was founded in 1919.
Mitsubishi has been criticized for some of its corporate practices, most notably with respect to work-place discrimination, environmental pollution and the use of slave labour, including that of prisoners of war (POWs), during World War II [2].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mitsubishi   (736 words)

  
 HITACHI GLOBAL : News Releases from Headquarters : Feb 20, 2002
Having anticipated a steady rise in worldwide energy demand, the nuclear industry is also expected to develop innovative nuclear reactors that go beyond the bounds of existing light-water reactor concepts to bring the utmost safety and economy in providing a stable source of energy compatible with the earth's environment.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is further involved in a broad range of nuclear power technologies, including fuel reprocessing and new reactor technologies.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global heavy machinery manufacturers, with fiscal 2000 (ended March 31, 2001) consolidated sales of 3,045 billion yen ($24.5 billion).
www.hitachi.com /New/cnews/E/2002/0220   (781 words)

  
 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. - Packaging-Online
Mitsubishi has strengthened its position in the corrugating industry by expanding its parts and service capabilities in North America, and by introducing the new SH-400 line of corrugators.
The Mitsubishi 60H is a newly developed singlefacer that builds on the great success of the original PASER 60G.
Mitsubishi’s 57H-III slitter-scorer, with more than 30 installations worldwide, is reliably applying thin blade slitting from the bottom of the sheet, eliminating the tendency of thin blade slitting to raise the edge at the sides of the sheet or popping the outside liner’s green bond.
www.packaging-online.com /paperboardpackaging/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=180406   (457 words)

  
 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Business Articles From AllBusiness.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) recently announced it has received two orders from PBMR (Pty) Ltd. of the Republic of South Africa related to the core barrel assembly (CBA) of the company'...
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (MHI), Tokyo, Japan, and Zibo Heng Xing Ji Dian She Bei Co., Ltd., a Chinese pulp and paper machinery manufacturer, have agreed to establish a joint venture compan...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan, which specializes in larger injection molding machines, has formed an alliance with Toyo Machinery and Metal Co., a Japanese builder of smaller presse...
www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/topic/2127095-1-2.html   (1397 words)

  
 JS Online: Miller Park is just one of Mitsubishi's problems
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., according to Mary Cannon, the company's Milwaukee spokesman.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed up for at least one other high-profile entertainment-type project, like Miller Park, in the late '90s: what is billed as the world's largest Ferris wheel, being built on the Thames River in London.
And, in the wake of the accident, Mitsubishi has been sued for damages by the families of the three dead ironworkers and is being investigated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the district attorney's office for possible criminal negligence.
www.jsonline.com /news/metro/oct99/mit30102999a.asp   (1296 words)

  
 Company Profile: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Financials: Space-derived revenue at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries slipped to $368 million last year, or only 1.5 percent of the manufacturing giant's overall income, hurt by a general downturn in the Japanese launch industry climate.
Space Business: Part of the Mitsubishi keiretsu or corporate network (as is Mitsubishi Electric Corp.), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is the leading manufacturer of Japanese rockets and rocket engines.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is actively developing a number of reusable launch vehicle designs.
www.space.com /spacenews/profile_mitsubishi_heavy.html   (124 words)

  
 A Possible Bid for Westinghouse - New York Times
Mitsubishi Heavy is seeking partners to join any bid for Westinghouse, including other members of the Mitsubishi Group, like the trading giant Mitsubishi Corporation, according to Hideo Ikuno, a spokesman for Mitsubishi Heavy.
Mitsubishi Heavy's plan to purchase Westinghouse may also be a defensive strategy.
Mitsubishi Heavy has had a technology licensing agreement for nuclear reactors with Westinghouse since the 1960's and is not eager to see the United States company fall into the hands of a competitor.
www.nytimes.com /2005/07/12/business/worldbusiness/12nuclear.html?ex=1278820800&en=94dd440e21424c80&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (364 words)

  
 Princess Cruises : News: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
In 1884, Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi, took a lease of the government-owned shipyard.
This shipbuilding business was later turned into Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and was again launched as Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, Ltd. in 1934, establishing its position as the largest private firm in Japan, manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, airplanes, and railroad cars.
Today, Mitsubishi's engineering efforts are focused on the construction of high-technology/high-quality, or high-value-added ships, fuel-efficient ships, super-modern ships, and luxury cruise ships, the last being increasingly in heavy demand.
www.princess.com /news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na655&submit=pk   (259 words)

  
 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says 17 died after handling asbestos years ago on Sympatico / MSN Powered by MediResource
Mitsubishi Heavy said that 17 former employees had died of mesothelioma - a cancer of the lining of the chest cavity, lungs or stomach only known to be caused by asbestos - and other lung diseases since October 1980, said Hideo Ikuno, spokesman for the country's largest comprehensive heavy machinery maker.
Most of the affected employees had handled asbestos at Mitsubishi Heavy's shipyards, including those in Nagasaki and Shimonoseki in southern Japan and Kobe in western Japan, as well as factories producing thermal insulation for pipings and power plants and buildings, Ikuno said.
Mitsubishi Heavy said it restricted the use of asbestos, a number of natural minerals made up of fibres that can be inhaled when airborne, in 1975.
mediresource.sympatico.ca /health_news_detail.asp?channel_id=12&news_id=7316   (324 words)

  
 Boeing: Boeing Launch Services, Arianespace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Announce New Launch Services Alliance
In a striking similarity to the commercial airline industry where passengers buy one ticket that connects the flight schedules of several partner airlines, the new launch services alliance makes mission assurance a reality by offering commercial customers the ability to fly on three of the world's finest launch systems.
"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has extensive experience in cooperative alliances with leading companies from around the world," elaborated Junichi Maezawa, Managing Director and General Manager of MHI Aerospace Headquarters.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is Japan's leading aerospace company with responsibility for the manufacture, sale and launch of the highly successful H-IIA launch vehicle.
www.boeing.com /news/releases/2003/q3/nr_030730m.html   (586 words)

  
 Worldwide | News Detail
The subsidiaries in Brazil and India will include: Mitsubishi Industrias Pesadas do Brasil Ltda., to be based in Sao Paulo, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Private Ltd., to be located in New Delhi.
By way of response to expanding FTA movements, in December MHI will be establishing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Singapore Private Ltd., to serve as a local sales and procurement base in Singapore.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Korea Private Ltd. will be established in Seoul in January, as a sales base.
www.dieselpub.com /ww/news_detail.asp?pick=84   (242 words)

  
 Wischer v. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America - Wisconsin Personal Injury Lawyers
In appeal number 01-0724, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc., appeals from a judgment dismissing Neil F. Lampson, Inc. (the designer and manufacturer of the crane involved), following the trial court's decision directing a verdict in Neil F.'s favor.
Mitsubishi filed a cross-appeal challenging the judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiffs following a seven-week jury trial.
Based on this conclusion, together with the concession by both the plaintiffs and the trial court that there is no evidence demonstrating that Mitsubishi intended to cause injury or knew that its conduct was practically certain to cause injury, we reverse the award of punitive damages.
www.napil.com /PersonalInjuryCaseLawDetail27185.htm   (642 words)

  
 The Philippines: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mindanao 2 52 MW Geothermal Plant | POWER Engineers
The Philippines: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mindanao 2 52 MW Geothermal Plant
The Philippines: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mindanao 2 52 MW Geothermal Plant
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) hired POWER Engineers to provide a complete design and procurement package for a 52 MW geothermal plant sited on the island of Mindanao in the Republic of the Philippines.
www.powereng.com /projects/project.aspx?id=166   (307 words)

  
 Mitsubishi eyes Westinghouse - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is putting together a bid for Monroeville-based Westinghouse Electric Co., a deal that would unite two companies that have worked together since the 1960s.
Westinghouse and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America's Nuclear Energy Systems headquarters are in same offices on Northern Pike in Monroeville.
Carnegie Mellon University's Jay Apt said Mitsubishi Heavy Industries would be a good owner for Westinghouse because the Japanese company has the money to turn plans into assets.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/business/s_352378.html   (667 words)

  
 WJLA - Mitsubishi Heavy Makes Bid on Westinghouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mitsubishi is still working on details of a bid including how much it will propose to pay and if it should form a partnership with other companies in the bidding, he said.
Mitsubishi's first nuclear plants in Japan in the 1960s were based on technology from Westinghouse.
Though its businesses overall are profitable, Mitsubishi Heavy has recently faced declining public works orders in Japan and narrowing profit margins from shipbuilding, aerospace and power networks.
www.wjla.com /headlines/0705/242283.html   (288 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Mitsubishi in Westinghouse bid
Mitsubishi is believed to be preparing the bid to head off US rival General Electric and to increase Mitsubishi's business outside Japan, where public sector projects have slowed.
If Mitsubishi Heavy gets permission to acquire Westinghouse, it would be the first major foreign acquisition by the Japanese industrial equipment maker.
Mitsubishi Heavy denied that US sensitivity to foreign takeovers of energy firms would be a problem.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/4671517.stm   (425 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Japan Turns To Natural Gas Accomodation
Japanese heavy industries are pushing ahead with technology aimed at lowering costs of natural gas and helping promote greater use of the environmentally friendly energy source.
Mitsubishi Heavy has opted to spray water on natural gas and then remove the excess water.
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. are among the Japanese companies developing commercial uses for natural gas hydrate, a frozen powdery material of high gas concentration More details...
newsfromrussia.com /comp/2002/08/27/35321.html   (2226 words)

  
 Oliver Diesel - Engines & Outdoors
The general issue turbo from Banks is a non-wastegated Garrett T04B, and while an excellent choice, there was a member of The Diesel Page using a Mitsubishi turbo with great success.
The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries TE06H wastegated turbo, Banks pn 24010, is a high efficiency unit that was originally designed for use on the Ford 6.9/7.3 Banks Sidewinder system.
The four bolt flange on the impeller side is identical to the T04B as well as the GM 4 through 8 turbos, so swapping is a relatively easy matter.
www.oliverdiesel.com /tech/mhiturbo.htm   (1097 words)

  
 MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan's largest maker of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan's largest maker of heavy machines, ships and planes, said that it will get half the contracts from Boeing Co.
Mitsubishi Heavy, which has a contract to make wings for 2,000 Boeing 7E7s over 20 years, will get half of the value of the total contract awarded.
The 7E7, scheduled to begin flying in 2008, is designed to be less expensive to operate and will fly the same kind of routes as a 767 or 757 aircraft.
www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=67154   (160 words)

  
 Mitsubishi Power Systems
Mitsubishi Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) is a subsidiary company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), a diversified Fortune “Global 150” company that generates more than $25 billion in annual revenues and employs more than 40,000 people worldwide.
MPS was established in April 2001 to act as the local “nexus” for Mitsubishi power systems businesses in the Western Hemisphere.
Created from the former Power Systems Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA/New York), the new company is a dedicated operating unit with a charter to oversee sales and service of Mitsubishi electrical power generating equipment and systems in the US, Canada, Mexico and Latin America.
www.mpshq.com /company_factfile.htm   (213 words)

  
 Applied Nanotech, Inc. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Announce Technical Cooperation Agreement
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has an outstanding record regarding a variety of products, manufacturing processes and vast experience in commercialization, as well as confidential and proprietary information regarding nanotechnology.
The collaboration between ANI and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will greatly enhance the chances of introducing nanotechnology-based products into the marketplace.
About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., founded in 1884, is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and manufactures over 700 diverse industrial and high-tech products in the shipbuilding, power system, nuclear energy, aerospace, industrial machinery, and other industries.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-24-2003/0001932703   (556 words)

  
 3D Air Sales Limited - Air Conditioning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mitsubishi has been manufacturing air conditioning systems for over 40 years.
It is designed to give a possible “end user” who has a requirement for air conditioning, an idea of what is involved, and some understanding of the types of units and systems available.
It is also geared to providing “trade” installers and contractors, and consulting engineers, detailed engineering and performance data on all of the Mitsubishi products, which are useful for design, application, and selection of equipment, and for preparing specification details for tendering documents.
www.3dair.co.uk   (178 words)

  
 Gear-Hobbing Machine enables oil-less cutting., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America
Tokyo, January 22, 2004 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will exhibit and demonstrate a super-dry gear-hobbing machine at IMTEX 2004, an international machine tool exhibition to be held from January 28 to February 3 in Mumbai, India's largest commercial city.
At a time when demand for motorcycles is sharply increasing in India, MHI's main objective in participating in the exhibition is to add momentum to marketing of its super-dry gear-hobbing machines for use in manufacturing motorcycle transmission parts.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 2,593 billion yen (US$21.6 billion) in fiscal 2002 (year ended March 31, 2003).
news.thomasnet.com /fullstory/30478/1106   (749 words)

  
 Cheniere Energy Selects Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Matrix..
With all of Freeport's 1.5 Bcf/d of capacity spoken for, it is urgent for the local and national economies that we move rapidly on our current projects in Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi to deliver an additional 5.2 Bcf/d of import capacity.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 2,373 billion yen in fiscal 2003 (year ended March 31, 2004).
Matrix Service Company provides general industrial construction and repair and maintenance services principally to the petroleum, petrochemical, power, bulk storage terminal, pipeline and industrial gas industries.
www.amex.com /newsDetails/CmnNewsDet.jsp?id=XpressFeed_NewsDetails_1088028149477.html   (995 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Takashi Nishioka
Takashi Nishioka, chairman of Mitsubishi Heavy, which will raise its stake in the carmaker to 15 percent from 10 percent now, will become Mitsubishi Motors chairman and chief executive.
Mitsubishi Heavy's Chairman Takashi Nishioka, 68, was appointed the carmaker's chairman, replacing Yoichiro Okazaki, who also resigned.
He worked at Mitsubishi Heavy's airplane and aerospace units, rising through the ranks to the company's president in 1999 and chairman in 2003.
www.zoominfo.com /Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=111463241   (251 words)

  
 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and CSA International Announce Voluntary Field Rework of Generators and Welders
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and CSA International Announce Voluntary Field Rework of Generators and Welders
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. of Japan and CSA International announced today the voluntary field rework of certain Mitsubishi gasoline engine driven electric generators and welders.
As a result, Mitsubishi will carry out a voluntary field rework program to provide additional supplementary protectors.
www.ofm.gov.on.ca /english/FirePrevention/Recalls/2000/mitsubishi.asp   (238 words)

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