Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. (HCI) is a wholly owned, independent subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. of Japan. located in Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. HCI was created in 1988, and is part of the Power & Industrial division of Hitachi Ltd. Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. is a leader in custom steel manufacturing for the industrial and energy markets world wide.

Notable projects include wind turbine towers for SaskPower

SaskPower

Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets...

's Centennial wind farm.

History

• 1988 Began manufacturing steam turbine casings, employing 30 people in Saskatoon
• 1990s Adjusted focus to include the production of large industrial gas turbine casings
• 2000 Expanded to 100000 sq ft (9,290.3 m²).
• 2001 Became the North American service center for Hitachi H25 gas turbines
• 2002 Began manufacturing wind towers and pressure vessels
• 2006 Expanded to 200000 sq ft (18,580.6 m²).and manufacturing first shell and tube type heat exchanger
• 2008 HCI celebrates it's 20th anniversary in Saskatoon, and employs over 300 people

External links

• Hitachi Canadian Industries