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Hitachi has nearly over 100 years of experience in air compression and thrives its innovative technology in manufacturing, engineering, aftermarket sales and customer services. Hitachi offers Oil-Free Rotary Screw, Oil-Free Scroll to provide reliability, environmentally friendly at the lowest energy cost. Hitachi contributes to customers' business by creating and providing beneficial value added solutions with our total competencies. Hitachi's North American business operations, warehousing, and training is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, focus on the Oil-Free Compressors HITACHI Innovative Technologies enable the DSP and SRL Oil-Free Compressor Series to provide Reliable, Environmentally Friendly Compressed Air at the Lowest Energy Cost.
History




For nearly 100 years, HITACHI has evolved in providing a variety of Innovative, Technologically Superior and Value Oriented Air Technology products for our customers.

1911 – Hitachi manufactures the first air compressor in Japan.

1940 – Hitachi manufactures first small Bebicon air compressor.

1954 – Hitachi manufactures first Oil-Free reciprocating air compressor.

1967 – Hitachi starts development of the 1st oil free rotary screw air compressors.

1969 – Hitachi develops the 1st vortex blower.

1980 – Hitachi starts development of the two-stage 75 and 100 kW DSP series oil free rotary screw air compressor series.

1981 – Hitachi produces the high capacity Vortex Blower E-series portfolio.

1982 – Hitachi develops the World’s smallest oil-free kW air compressor. The 37-55 kW single stage air compressor wins the JSME technology advancement award.

1984 – Hitachi starts development of the 15-22 kW single stage air compressor, making it the World’s smallest oil-free kW air compressor.

1985 – Hitachi manufactures the World’s 1st scroll air compressor (lubricated).

1986 - Hitachi starts development of the aircooled 15-22 kW single stage air compressor, making it the World’s smallest aircooled oil-free kW air compressor.

1992 – Hitachi produces the high pressure Vortex Blower G-series portfolio.

1993 – Hitachi starts development of the 22-37 kW two stage air compressor, making it the World’s smallest two stage oil-free kW air compressor.

1995 – Hitachi produces the oil-less scroll to succeed the lubricated scroll air compressor.

1999 – Hitachi introduces the new generation of oil free DSP air compressors with new airend design.

2000 – Hitachi introduces 37-55 kW single stage variable speed drive oil free rotary screw air compressor, with integrated Hitachi inverter.

2001 – Hitachi develops the oil-less scroll air compressor package, Scroll Bebicon.

2004 – Hitachi debuts the 1 Hp oil-less scroll air compressor.

2006 – To date, Hitachi has manufactured over 15,000 oil free rotary screw air compressors and 13,000 scroll air compressors.

2007 – Hitachi introduces the Air Technology Group the US market!

 
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