Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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, or MHI, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group.
, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. He named it Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale. This shipbuilding business evolved into Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., which became Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in 1934. It was the largest private firm in Japan, manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, airplanes, and railroad cars.
Following the end of World War II
, and the dissolution of the zaibatsu
MHI was divided into three entities: West Japan Heavy-Industries, Ltd., Central Japan Heavy-Industries, Ltd. and East Japan Heavy-Industries, Ltd. It was re-consolidated in 1964 and reborn as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
In 1970, MHI's automobile department became independent and Mitsubishi Motors
began manufacturing and marketing automobiles.
In the defense sector, MHI has consistently produced jet fighters for Japan Air Self-Defense Force
and anti-submarine helicopters for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
, as well as various other products, such as aero-engines, missiles and torpedoes. By license production and assembling, it produced 139 Mitsubishi F-15 from 1981 and produced Sikorsky S-70
family Mitsubishi H-60 helicopter 200 more from 1989. The company also plays an important role in the Ballistic Missile Defense System program. In addition, MHI is preparing itself to respond to the needs of the joint operation capabilities.
In the civil aircraft sector, MHI takes charge of the development and manufacture of major airframe components, including fuselage panels for Boeing 777
and composite-material wing boxes for the 787. In the space systems sector, MHI is the producer of the H-IIA
and H-IIB
launch vehicles, Japan's main rockets, and provides launch services to JAXA for them. The company is also involved in the International Space Station
program.
On April 1, 2008, MHI established subsidiary Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
to develop and produce the MRJ or Mitsubishi Regional Jet, a 70 to 90 passenger regional airliner. MHI is the plurality shareholder of the new company, with Toyota Motor Corporation owning 10%.
which processes 440 Metric tons of Uranium per year.
MHI has also developed the Mitsubishi APWR
, which, , has been selected for use in two sites in Japan and the United States. MHI has also signed a memorandum of understanding with Areva
for the establishment of a joint venture for their next reactor design.
MHI has also been selected as the core company to develop a new generation of Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR) by the Japanese government. After that announcement was made, MHI established a new company, Mitsubishi FBR Systems
, Inc. (MFBR) specifically for the development and realization for FBR technology, starting what is likely to be the most aggressive corporate venture into FBR and Generation IV reactor
technology.
is the primary shipbuilding
division Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It produces primarily specialized commercial vessels, including LNG carrier
s, oil tanker
s, and passenger cruise ships. In addition, it is also a producer of a wide variety of machinery for power plants, energy production and aerospace use.
, a group of Dutch
engineers began work on the Nagasaki Yotetsusho, a modern, western-style foundry
and shipyard near the Dutch settlement of Dejima
, at Nagasaki. Renamed Nagasaki Seitetsusho in 1860, it was completed in 1861. Following the Meiji restoration
of 1868, the shipyard was placed under control of the new Meiji government, and the first dry dock was completed in 1879.
In 1884 Yataro Iwasaki
, the founder of Mitsubishi, leased the Nagasaki Seitetsusho
from the government and re-named it the Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale. He purchased the shipyards outright in 1887. The works was renamed Mitsubishi Shipyard of Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha
in 1893 and additional dry dock
s were completed by 1896 and 1905. In 1891, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Yokohama Machinery Works started as Yokohama Dock Company, Ltd, it was established Ship repairs by a purpose, and service by 1897.
The Nagasaki company was renamed Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Ltd. in 1917 and again renamed as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1934. It became the largest private firm in Japan, manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, airplanes, and railroad cars. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries merged the Yokohama Dock Company in 1935. From its inception, the Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyards were heavily involved in contracts for the Imperial Japanese Navy
. The battleship
Musashi
was completed at Nagasaki in 1942.
The Kobe Shipyard of Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha was established in 1905. The Kobe Shipyard merged Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1934, and the Kobe Shipyard constructed the ocean liner Argentina Maru (later the aircraft carrier
Kaiyo
), the submarine I-19 and the I-25
.
Following the dissolution of the zaibatsu
after the surrender of Japan
at the end of World War II
, Mitsubishi divided 3 companies. The Mitsubishi Nagasaki came under the allocated of West Japan Heavy Industries, Ltd., and the Nagasaki Shipyard was renamed Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. in 1952. The Mitsubishi Kobe Shipyard allocated to the Central Japan Heavy Industries,Ltd. in 1950.
However, in 1964, the three independent companies of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, decentralized in 1950, were merged again into one company under the name of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., and the Nagasaki works was renamed the Nagasaki Shipyard & Engine Works. The Kobe works becomes Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works in 1964. A container ship, a car carrier, a submarine were constructed in the Kobe.
The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works was established in 1914. There produces the machines which are necessary for promotion of efficiency and maintenance and constructs the merchant ship.
History
In 1870 Yataro IwasakiYataro Iwasaki
Iwasaki Yatarō was a Japanese financier and shipping industrialist, and the founder of Mitsubishi.-Early life:...
, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. He named it Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale. This shipbuilding business evolved into Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., which became Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in 1934. It was the largest private firm in Japan, manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, airplanes, and railroad cars.
Following the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and the dissolution of the zaibatsu
Zaibatsu
is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period until the end of World War II.-Terminology:...
MHI was divided into three entities: West Japan Heavy-Industries, Ltd., Central Japan Heavy-Industries, Ltd. and East Japan Heavy-Industries, Ltd. It was re-consolidated in 1964 and reborn as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
In 1970, MHI's automobile department became independent and Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors
is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...
began manufacturing and marketing automobiles.
Product lines and businesses
- Aerospace Systems.
- Facilities Nagoya Aerospace Systems, Aichi,Nagoya Guidance & PropulsionSpacecraft propulsionSpacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites. There are many different methods. Each method has drawbacks and advantages, and spacecraft propulsion is an active area of research. However, most spacecraft today are propelled by forcing a gas from the...
Systems, Komaki, AichiKomaki, Aichiis a city located in Aichi, Japan. It is commonly associated with the former Nagoya Airport, which is partly located in the city. The other part is in the city of Kasugai. As of January 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 149,060 and the density of 2,370 persons per km²...
, Mitsubishi Aircraft CorporationMitsubishi Aircraft CorporationMitsubishi Aircraft Company was the new name given by the Mitsubishi Company , in 1928, to its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Internal Combustion , to reflect its changing role as an aircraft manufacturer catering to the growing demand for military aircraft in Japan.Mitsubishi Nainenki had been...
.
- Facilities Nagoya Aerospace Systems, Aichi,Nagoya Guidance & Propulsion
- Shipbuilding / Marine structures.
- Facilities Nagasaki, KobeKobe, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, ShimonosekiShimonoseki, Yamaguchiis a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
.
- Facilities Nagasaki, Kobe
- Steel structures and construction.
- Power systems and traction batteries.
- Facilities TakasagoTakasago, Hyogois a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on July 1, 1954. It lies between the cities of Kakogawa 加古川 to the east and Himeji 姫路 to the west, which is known for its castle....
, Kobe.
- Facilities Takasago
- Turbochargers.
- Machinery.
- Forklifts - Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks
- Military Combat Tanks.
- Facilities Sagamihara.
- Prime contractor for the H-IIAH-IIAH-IIA is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch an interplanetary...
launcher system.
- General machinery.
- Wind turbines.
- Air conditioningAir conditioningAn air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...
and refrigerationRefrigerationRefrigeration is a process in which work is done to move heat from one location to another. This work is traditionally done by mechanical work, but can also be done by magnetism, laser or other means...
systems - Industrial machinery.
- Paper and printingPrintingPrinting is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
machinery. - Machine tool.
- Light rail vehicles.
- K-stock metroRapid transitA rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
cars with Rotem - MTRMTRMass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
- K-stock metro
Aerospace systems
As the leading company of the Japan's aerospace industry, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been engaged in the development and production of a wide variety of aerospace products and thus contributed to the advancement of Japan, a technology-oriented nation, through its cutting-edge technologies.In the defense sector, MHI has consistently produced jet fighters for Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
The , or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network of ground and air early warning radar systems...
and anti-submarine helicopters for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
The , or JMSDF, is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II....
, as well as various other products, such as aero-engines, missiles and torpedoes. By license production and assembling, it produced 139 Mitsubishi F-15 from 1981 and produced Sikorsky S-70
Sikorsky S-70
The Sikorsky S-70 is a medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was developed for the U.S. Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Blackhawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service...
family Mitsubishi H-60 helicopter 200 more from 1989. The company also plays an important role in the Ballistic Missile Defense System program. In addition, MHI is preparing itself to respond to the needs of the joint operation capabilities.
In the civil aircraft sector, MHI takes charge of the development and manufacture of major airframe components, including fuselage panels for Boeing 777
Boeing 777
The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and is commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven". The aircraft has seating for over 300 passengers and has a range from , depending on model...
and composite-material wing boxes for the 787. In the space systems sector, MHI is the producer of the H-IIA
H-IIA
H-IIA is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch an interplanetary...
and H-IIB
H-IIB
H-IIB is an expendable launch system used to launch H-II Transfer Vehicles towards the International Space Station. H-IIB rockets are liquid-fuelled with solid-fuel strap-on boosters and are launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan...
launch vehicles, Japan's main rockets, and provides launch services to JAXA for them. The company is also involved in the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
program.
On April 1, 2008, MHI established subsidiary Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
Mitsubishi Aircraft Company was the new name given by the Mitsubishi Company , in 1928, to its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Internal Combustion , to reflect its changing role as an aircraft manufacturer catering to the growing demand for military aircraft in Japan.Mitsubishi Nainenki had been...
to develop and produce the MRJ or Mitsubishi Regional Jet, a 70 to 90 passenger regional airliner. MHI is the plurality shareholder of the new company, with Toyota Motor Corporation owning 10%.
Nuclear energy systems
The nuclear business of MHI operates facilities Kobe, Yokohama, Kanagawa,Takasago, Hyogo. It also operates a nuclear fuel manufacturing plant in Tōkai, IbarakiTokai, Ibaraki
is a village located in Naka District, Ibaraki, Japan. It is approximately 120 km north of Tokyo, Japan on the Pacific coast.As of 1 January 2005, the village has an estimated population of 35,467 and a population density of 946.29 persons per km²...
which processes 440 Metric tons of Uranium per year.
MHI has also developed the Mitsubishi APWR
Mitsubishi APWR
The Mitsubishi Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor is a generation III nuclear reactor developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries based on pressurized water reactor technology. It features several design enhancements including a neutron reflector, improved efficiency and improved safety systems...
, which, , has been selected for use in two sites in Japan and the United States. MHI has also signed a memorandum of understanding with Areva
Areva
AREVA is a French public multinational industrial conglomerate headquartered in the Tour Areva in Courbevoie, Paris. AREVA is mainly known for nuclear power; it also has interests in other energy projects. It was created on 3 September 2001, by the merger of Framatome , Cogema and...
for the establishment of a joint venture for their next reactor design.
MHI has also been selected as the core company to develop a new generation of Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR) by the Japanese government. After that announcement was made, MHI established a new company, Mitsubishi FBR Systems
Mitsubishi FBR Systems
Mitsubishi FBR Systems, Inc. is a company formed on July 1, 2007 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop Fast breeder reactor technology. The establishment of the company was based on the April 2007 decision by the Japanese government to select Mitsubishi as the core company for FBR development...
, Inc. (MFBR) specifically for the development and realization for FBR technology, starting what is likely to be the most aggressive corporate venture into FBR and Generation IV reactor
Generation IV reactor
Generation IV reactors are a set of theoretical nuclear reactor designs currently being researched. Most of these designs are generally not expected to be available for commercial construction before 2030...
technology.
Clients
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- MTRMTRMass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
- SBS TransitSBS TransitSBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....
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Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
division Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It produces primarily specialized commercial vessels, including LNG carrier
LNG carrier
An LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas . As the LNG market grows rapidly, the fleet of LNG carriers continues to experience tremendous growth.-History:...
s, oil tanker
Oil tanker
An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil. There are two basic types of oil tankers: the crude tanker and the product tanker. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries...
s, and passenger cruise ships. In addition, it is also a producer of a wide variety of machinery for power plants, energy production and aerospace use.
History
In 1857, at the request of the Tokugawa ShogunateTokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
, a group of Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
engineers began work on the Nagasaki Yotetsusho, a modern, western-style foundry
Foundry
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and removing the mold material or casting after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals processed are aluminum and cast iron...
and shipyard near the Dutch settlement of Dejima
Dejima
was a small fan-shaped artificial island built in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634. This island, which was formed by digging a canal through a small peninsula, remained as the single place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the Edo period. Dejima was built to...
, at Nagasaki. Renamed Nagasaki Seitetsusho in 1860, it was completed in 1861. Following the Meiji restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
of 1868, the shipyard was placed under control of the new Meiji government, and the first dry dock was completed in 1879.
In 1884 Yataro Iwasaki
Yataro Iwasaki
Iwasaki Yatarō was a Japanese financier and shipping industrialist, and the founder of Mitsubishi.-Early life:...
, the founder of Mitsubishi, leased the Nagasaki Seitetsusho
Ironworks
An ironworks or iron works is a building or site where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and/or steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e...
from the government and re-named it the Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale. He purchased the shipyards outright in 1887. The works was renamed Mitsubishi Shipyard of Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha
Gōshi gaisha
Go-shi Gaisha is a Japanese concept of a "unlimited liability" company, but the structure is like as the limited partnership. Unlike the other business types there is no limit on what a company is legally responsible for. Consequently, under the Japanese system this also means there is a nominal...
in 1893 and additional dry dock
Dry dock
A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform...
s were completed by 1896 and 1905. In 1891, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Yokohama Machinery Works started as Yokohama Dock Company, Ltd, it was established Ship repairs by a purpose, and service by 1897.
The Nagasaki company was renamed Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Ltd. in 1917 and again renamed as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1934. It became the largest private firm in Japan, manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, airplanes, and railroad cars. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries merged the Yokohama Dock Company in 1935. From its inception, the Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyards were heavily involved in contracts for the Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
. The battleship
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
Musashi
Japanese battleship Musashi
, named after the ancient Japanese Musashi Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet. She was the second ship of the...
was completed at Nagasaki in 1942.
The Kobe Shipyard of Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha was established in 1905. The Kobe Shipyard merged Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1934, and the Kobe Shipyard constructed the ocean liner Argentina Maru (later the aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
Kaiyo
Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyo
was a escort carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The ship was originally built as the ocean liner Argentina Maru. She was purchased by the IJN on 9 December 1942, converted into an escort carrier, and renamed Kaiyo. The ship was primarily used as an aircraft transport,...
), the submarine I-19 and the I-25
Japanese submarine I-25
was a B1-Type submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II, took part in the Attack on Pearl Harbor, and carried out the only aerial bombing on the continental United States during wartime; during the so-called Lookout Air Raid; and the Bombardment of Fort Stevens, both...
.
Following the dissolution of the zaibatsu
Zaibatsu
is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant parts of the Japanese economy from the Meiji period until the end of World War II.-Terminology:...
after the surrender of Japan
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of Japan in 1945 brought hostilities of World War II to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent...
at the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Mitsubishi divided 3 companies. The Mitsubishi Nagasaki came under the allocated of West Japan Heavy Industries, Ltd., and the Nagasaki Shipyard was renamed Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. in 1952. The Mitsubishi Kobe Shipyard allocated to the Central Japan Heavy Industries,Ltd. in 1950.
However, in 1964, the three independent companies of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, decentralized in 1950, were merged again into one company under the name of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., and the Nagasaki works was renamed the Nagasaki Shipyard & Engine Works. The Kobe works becomes Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works in 1964. A container ship, a car carrier, a submarine were constructed in the Kobe.
The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works was established in 1914. There produces the machines which are necessary for promotion of efficiency and maintenance and constructs the merchant ship.
Products
- BoilerBoilerA boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...
s for fossil fuel power plants - Steam turbineSteam turbineA steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884....
s - Wind TurbineWind turbineA wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s - Diesel EngineDiesel engineA diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
s - Fuel cellFuel cellA fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Hydrogen is the most common fuel, but hydrocarbons such as natural gas and alcohols like methanol are sometimes used...
s - Oil TankerOil tankerAn oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil. There are two basic types of oil tankers: the crude tanker and the product tanker. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries...
s - LPG Carriers
- Cruise shipCruise shipA cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
s - RocketRocketA rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...
s and spacecraftSpacecraftA spacecraft or spaceship is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and transportation of humans and cargo.... - TorpedoTorpedoThe modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
es - Desalination Equipment
- Air Conditioners
- Warships
- Hatakaze class destroyerHatakaze class destroyerThe Hatakaze class of guided missile destroyer is a third generation vessel in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . They were the first of the JMSDF's ships to have gas-turbine propulsion....
- Harushio class submarineHarushio class submarineThe Harushio is a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF. The design is an evolution from the Yūshio class being slightly larger and with better noise reduction...
- Atago class destroyerAtago class destroyerThe is an improved version of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 's Kongō class destroyers. It is a Japanese variant of the United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ....
- Takanami class destroyerTakanami class destroyerThe Takanami class destroyer is the newest class of Japanese guided-missile and ASW destroyer, serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...
- Tachikaze class destroyerTachikaze class destroyerThe Tachikaze class destroyer is a second generation Guided missile destroyer, formerly in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . The ships of this class have had successive improvements after their completion, especially to their C4I systems...
- Sōryū class submarineSoryu class submarineThe Sōryū class submarine or 16SS is a new class of diesel-electric submarine being built in Japan for use by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...
- Oyashio class submarineOyashio class submarineThe Oyashio is a class of Japanese diesel-electric submarine operated by the JMSDF. The submarines entered service in the late 1990s. The submarines are larger than the earlier Harushio class submarines, to provide space for a flank sonar array.-Boats:...
- Kongō class destroyerKongo class destroyerThe of guided missile destroyers serves as the core ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 's Escort Flotillas. They are a modification of the United States Navy's Arleigh Burke class .-Design:...
- Hatakaze class destroyer
Electric buses
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is developing all-electric buses capable of battery swapping.See also
- MitsubishiMitsubishiThe Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
- Mitsubishi Dynaboars - rugby team
- Urawa Red Diamonds - football (soccer) team, became part of Mitsubishi Motors in 1970
- Nickel metal hydride batteryNickel metal hydride batteryA nickel–metal hydride cell, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to the nickel–cadmium cell. The NiMH battery uses a hydrogen-absorbing alloy for the negative electrode instead of cadmium. As in NiCd cells, the positive electrode is nickel oxyhydroxide...
- SanyoSanyois a major electronics company and member of the Fortune 500 whose headquarters is located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan. Sanyo targets the middle of the market and has over 230 Subsidiaries and Affiliates....
- Mitsubishi ATD-XMitsubishi ATD-X-External links:* Technical Research and Development Institute Ministry of Defense* Mitsubishi* ASCII.jp* Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin...
- Stealth Plane - Mitsubishi Regional Jet
- List of Mitsubishi aircraft
External links
- Company website (in Japanese)
- Company website (in English)
- WW2DB: Mitsubishi Military Aircraft of World War II