Hitachi Metals Offers Materials Solutions for Fuel Economy and High Performance

--Will Help Automotive OEMs and Suppliers Accelerate R&D--

SAE 2014 World Congress

PURCHASE, N.Y.--()--Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. (HMA) announced today that HMA offers innovative solutions to vehicle technologies with its high-functional materials and components. HMA is showcasing these technologies at booth 929 at the Innovation Only Exhibition at the SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit, MI.

Tough CAFE 2025 standards mandate higher fuel economy. And lowering CO2 emissions will become an increasingly important goal. Beyond these is the consumer’s constant wish for high performance. These requirements compel auto OEMs and suppliers to introduce next generation technologies in either advanced ICE or HEV/PHEV/EV.

Hitachi Metals, with its proven leading brands and committed materials R&D, manufactures numerous eco-friendly products, such as NEOMAX® Nd-Fe-B sintered permanent magnets with DDMagic™ technology for HEV/EV motors, FINEMET® nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials for noise-suppression components, and HERCUNITE® series heat-resistant casting components for turbo housings and exhaust manifolds -- to name a few.

Hitachi Metals is making materials matter, thus offering superior solutions for automotive OEMs and suppliers, enabling these to bring next generation technologies to a demanding market.

About Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.

Hitachi Metals America Ltd., headquartered in Purchase, NY, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and has approximately 3,000 employees as of July 1, 2013. Since its inception in 1965, the company has been manufacturing and marketing a broad range of Hitachi Metals products. It has 7 manufacturing subsidiaries, 5 sales offices and 1 R&D facility in the U.S. serving automotive, industrial, telecommunications and information technology, semiconductor, consumer products and energy segments. To learn more, visit www.hitachimetals.com .

About Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Hitachi Metals, Ltd., (TSE: 5486), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with approximately 17,300 employees worldwide and consolidated revenue totaling over 535 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2013), is one of the major members of the Hitachi Group of companies. The company manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of high-grade metal products and materials, electronics and IT devices, high-grade functional components and equipment. To learn more, visit www.hitachi-metals.co.jp/e/ .

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2013) totaled 9,041 billion yen ($96.1 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure systems, information and telecommunication systems, power systems, construction machinery, high functional materials and components, automotive systems and others. To learn more, visit www.hitachi.com .

Contacts

Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
Koshi Okamoto, 914-304-4918
koshi.okamoto@hitmet.com

Release Summary

Hitachi Metals America will be exhibiting high functional materials and components at the SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit.

Contacts

Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
Koshi Okamoto, 914-304-4918
koshi.okamoto@hitmet.com