# Hitachi to establish Hitachi Automation to reinforce robotic SI business

Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems will establish Hitachi Automation, Ltd. on April 1, 2022, by reorganizing and integrating operations within group companies to reinforce the robotic SI business in Japan and ASEAN countries. The robotic SI business will be transferred from Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems to KEC Corporation.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-02-03
- Where: Japan and ASEAN countries, Japan
- Starts operating: 1 Apr 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: robotic SI solutions, assembly lines, conveyor lines
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi](https://endata.com/companies/1325.md)
- [Hitachi Automation](https://endata.com/companies/39312.md)
- [Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems](https://endata.com/companies/5372.md) (partner)
- [KEC Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/38159.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [electronicsmedia.info](https://www.electronicsmedia.info/2022/02/03/hitachi-to-establish-hitachi-automation-to-reinforce-robotic-si-business-in-japan-and-asean-countries/), 2022-02-03: "Hitachi will establish Hitachi Automation, Ltd. on April 1, 2022, by reorganizing and integrating the operations and resources within group companies."

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