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As a manufacturing company, our vital function is to craft products.
Ever since our foundation, we have channeled our passion for manufacturing
into our mission of bringing customers superior products at fair prices.
We constantly seek to improve and update our manufacturing facilities
so that we can make products of superb quality in the most efficient way.
Henry Ford’s mass-production methods revolutionized automobile manufacturing andToyota Motor Corporation’s “lean manufacturing” method enabled another huge leap in
productivity. But just as important as these major revolutions are the many small
improvements that add up to a large overall advance in productivity.
We, Toyota Industries, are a group of people devoted to the continuous improvementof productivity and the manufacturing of products.
While engineers and designers at Toyota Industries have developed new products
and improved existing ones, our factory employees have made just as important acontribution to better productivity through their proposals for improving work processes
and equipment. We recently embarked on an ambitious project to shorten development
processes and improve productivity by revolutionizing development and manufacturingmethods through the adaptation of IT.

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Passion and Progress in Manufacturing

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Toyota Industries Corporation (“Toyota Industries”) is
divided into four segments: Textile Machinery, Automobile,
Materials Handling Equipment, and Others. These arefurther subdivided into a wide range of business/operation
categories. The following pages give details of our range ofbusiness fields and product groups, our 75 years of history,
and our corporate organization. We hope that this will give
all of our stakeholders—including shareholders, investors,
and customers—a deeper understanding of Toyota
Industries.

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Materials Handling Equipment
The Materials Handling Equipment Segment consists of TOYOTA Material Handling Company
and BT Industries AB. TOYOTA Material Handling Company is divided into
the industrial vehicle business and the materials handling system business.

TOYOTA Material Handling Company
Moving into worldwide markets with industrial vehicles
and other advanced industrial equipment products

Industrial Vehicle Business

Our emphasis in making lift trucks has been, andReaching for success through superior
R&D and customer satisfaction

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Toyota Industries’ industrial vehicle business began in1956 with the introduction of the LA model 1-ton

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forklift truck. Since then, we have developed a variety
of superior industrial vehicles, such as electric tow
tractors with an AC (alternating current) drive system
and lift trucks boasting features such as Japan’s first 4wheel drive, standard power steering, which had aalways will be, on making products that are safer andas easy as possible for the user to operate. In 1998,
we introduced the GENEO series (called the 7-Seriesoutside Japan) of internal combustion,
counterbalanced forklift trucks with capacities from
1 to 5 tons, which boasted our world-first System of
Active Stability (SAS), a system for enhancing thestability of lift trucks. In 1999, we introduced the
GENEO-B (called the 7FB outside Japan) electriccounterbalanced forklift trucks with capacities fromhuge impact on the industry, and low-noise. Toyota

1 to 3.5 tons. In addition to the highly rated SAS, theIndustries currently leads the world market with a full

GENEO-B featured the AC control system as standard

line-up of internal combustion and electric forklift

equipment.

trucks with capacities ranging from half a ton up to

We aim to continue being the world’s leading

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over 40 tons. In addition, we develop andmanufacturer of industrial trucks as we continuously

manufacture numerous other industrial vehicles,develop state-of-the-art products in order to satisfy

including skid steer loaders, shovel loaders, and tow

customer needs worldwide.

tractors for use at places such as airports.

GENEO (7FD25)
Internal Combustion Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck (1 to 5 ton)

Tow Tractor (2TD20)

GENEO-B (7FB15)
Electric Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck (1 to 3.5 ton)

Skid Steer Loader (4SDKL8)GENEO-R
Electric Reach TruckMaterials Handling System Business
Creating materials handling systems
that revolutionize the way goods areconveyed, stored, sorted and picked inwarehouses and factories
In today’s IT age, information travels instantaneously
over networks around the world. This increased
speed of information has necessitated greater speed
and efficiency in the field of distribution. We offer
customers improved efficiency in their distribution
work by developing a variety of materials handlingsystems such as automatic guided vehicle systems andautomated storage/retrieval systems. Our wealth ofknow-how in materials handling, which has been
accumulated and developed based on the Toyota

turning circle, thanks to AC servo-motor controlledsteering wheels, and the Rack Sorter BP, a buildingtype warehouse system that allows the storing of vast
amounts of goods on shelves up to approximately 30
meters high. We also develop and manufacture
automated storage/retrieval systems and automatic
guided vehicle systems for clean rooms, which are
indispensable for the production of electronic
components. We employ our original non-contact
power supply systems in our automatic guided
vehicle systems and automated storage/retrieval
systems for clean rooms. Because these systems use
electromagnetic force to supply electrical power
without physical contact to moving parts, theygenerate less dust and thus are ideally suited for use
in dust-sensitive environments such as clean rooms.

successful production control systems), helps us
provide customers with optimal materials handlingsolutions. Examples of the remarkable materials

Note: Toyota Industries’ automatic guided vehicle systems, automatedstorage/retrieval systems and certain other materials handling systems
and products are generally sold only in Japan.

handling systems equipment we’ve developed include
the Road Sorter H, our high-end automatic guided

Rack Sorter P
Automated Storage and Retrieval
System (Pallet Type)Rack Sorter B
Automated Storage and Retrieval
System (Plastic Container Type)Road Sorter H (ACBH10)
Automatic Guided Vehicle System

Rack Sorter Clean
Automated Storageand Retrieval System
for Clean Rooms

2AFBR15
Automatic Guided Forklift Truck
Mobile Sorter B (MS05)
Rail Guided Vehicle System

Mobile Sorter Clean
Rail Guided Vehicle System
for Clean Rooms

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Production System (hailed as one of the world’s mostvehicle system that is easy to maintain and has a small

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Materials Handling Equipment

BT Industries AB
Developing warehouse trucks for the global market
BT Industries AB (“BT Industries”) is the world’s

BT products that offer high performance, lowleading supplier of warehouse trucks and has a strong

maintenance and maximum cost performance.

global customer base, particularly in Europe and North

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BT Industries stays close to its customers through

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America. With its wide range of materials handling

dedicated sales networks. BT Industries offers a wide

know-how, BT Industries helps customers improverange of warehouse trucks, including hand palletmaterials handling efficiency and lower costs. Detailed

trucks, reach trucks, order picking trucks, very narrow

analysis of customers’ sites allows BT Industries toaisle trucks and others. The company offers

offer the best materials handling solution possible.

counterbalanced lift trucks as well.

Customers’ needs are reflected in the development of

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BT LIFTER (Hand Pallet Truck)
BT has manufactured more than 2 millionof these original hand pallet trucks to date.
With a lift capacity of 2,300 kg, the BT
LIFTER can be used wherever pallets need
to be moved.

BT MINIMOVER (Electric Pallet Truck)
Launched in 2001, the MINIMOVER is a light and agile
yet powerful aid for horizontal transporting. Its
elegant style and ease of use make it perfect for use inplaces such as supermarkets.

BT ORION (Electric Pallet Truck)
The ORION series of electric pallet trucks is
intended for heavy-duty horizontaltransporting. Combining large batteries,
powerful motors and a driver platform with
CAN technology, these pallet trucks offer
high productivity and low maintenance.

REFLEX (Reach Truck)
The REFLEX reach trucks are designed forintensive stacking and horizontal transporting.
Ergonomics and performance have beencombined into a superbly productive line oftrucks.

OPUS (Order Picking Truck)

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TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONThe extensive OPUS line of low-level
order pickers is used for order picking ofa multitude of items, from auto spare parts
to consumer goods. The model shown
here has extra-long forks for roll cages.

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OPUS (Order Picking Truck)
The OPUS line also includes models with elevating platforms,
allowing the operator to work comfortably at first and second
level shelves.

COMBI (Very Narrow Aisle Truck)
The COMBI line consists of high-lifting “man-up”
machines for combined pallet handling and orderpicking. The trucks are engineered for intensiveuse—even around the clock—365 days a year.

CARGO (Counterbalanced Truck)
The CARGO line of counterbalanced trucks, comprising
electric, diesel and gas-powered machines with lift
capacities up to 5 tons, completes the BT product line-up.

OPAL (Order Picking Truck)
The OPAL order pickers are designed for order picking at medium
heights, exceeding four meters. The model shown is equipped witha walk-through platform for handling of bulky goods.

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Compressor Division

A world leader in the manufacture of compressors,
the core part of a car air-conditioner
Car air-conditioners use the heat of evaporation of

the load on the engine, resulting in lower fuelrefrigerants to cool the inside of cars. The heart of aconsumption. We have a large market share, both in

car air-conditioner is the compressor. Toyota

Japan and around the world, supplying car

Industries has been a leading manufacturer of car air-manufacturers with state-of-the-art, compact andconditioning compressors with outstanding, unrivaled

lightweight products, way ahead of the competition.

technologies such as compressors for electric vehicles

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The compressor is an important element in

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and an external signal-controlled compressor withensuring a comfortable drive. It’s also important in

one-way swash plate continuous variable

determining the impact a car has on the environment.

displacement, which automatically adjusts its

As part of our long-standing commitment to thedisplacement according to the cabin temperature andenvironment, we develop compact, variable

Car Air-Conditioning System
Heat-sensing
cylinderRefrigerant (gas)Cool air

Evaporator
Vaporizes refrigerant gas and removes
heat from warm air supplied by a fan tothe passenger compartment as it
passes through the evaporator, thereby
cooling the passenger compartment.

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High-temperature,high-pressure gas

Blower motor

Expansion Valve
Injects the high-temperature, high-pressureliquified refrigerant through a small hole,causing the refrigerant to expand rapidly and its
temperature and pressure to drop.

Interior air

Compressor
Compresses the refrigerant gas,
vaporized in the evaporator, sothat it can be easily liquified.

Warm airEngine cooling fan
Liquidtank

Condenser
Outside air

Cools and liquifies the high-temperature,high-pressure refrigerant gas sent fromthe compressor.

Refrigerant (liquid)

Fixed Displacement Type

10S17 Compressor(Fixed Displacement,
Swash Plate Type)Continuous Variable Displacement Type

7SBU16 Compressor(Variable Displacement,
Swash Plate Type)

6SEU12 Compressor(External Signal-Controlled, Variable
Displacement, Clutchless Type)displacement compressors that contribute to fuelthe refrigerant compression chamber and control theefficiency by placing minimum burden on the carcooling capacity. Automatic displacement control canengine and next-generation compressors that use new

be achieved with two methods: an internallyrefrigerants such as carbon dioxide (CO2) as a substitutecontrolled variable displacement method thatfor CFCs.

responds to the heat load of the compressor, thereby

Toyota Industries develops and manufactures various

mechanically controlling the displacement; and an
external signal-controlled variable displacement

being the swash plate type. There are two types ofmethod, which uses sensors that detect various factors

swash plate compressors: a fixed displacement typesuch as interior and exterior temperatures andwith the swash plate angle fixed to keep the volume ofhumidity levels, enabling the magnetic valve tothe refrigerant compression chamber and the coolingregulate the displacement of the compressor

capacity at a constant level; and a variable displacement

accordingly, thus contributing to higher fuel-efficiency

type (one-way swash plate type) with the swash plateand enhanced driving feel.

angle controlled automatically to change the volume of

Fixed Displacement TypeContinuous Variable Displacement Type(Maximum Displacement)
Swash plate

PistonPiston(Minimum Displacement)• Swash plate angle fixed• Compression chamber volume andcooling capacity fixed•Variable swash plate angle•Changes the swash plate angle to control
displacement, thereby altering cooling capacity

Features: Excellent overall performance—compact and lightweight withsimple structure, high reliability,
high energy efficiency, and low
noise and vibration

Features: High fuel efficiency, smooth switchingon and off, temperature at cool air
blower fixed

SCS06 Compressor(Scroll Type)SV07 Compressor(Vane Type)

ES25 Electric Compressor(Hermetic Scroll Type)

Viscous Type Power Heater(Vehicle Cabin Supplementary
Heater)

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types of car air-conditioning compressors, our main type

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Vehicle Division

Contributing to the Toyota Group by assemblinghigh quality, environmentally friendly compact cars
Today, safety and environmental concerns areadvances in safety technology such as EBD (electronic

important elements in developing cars. We currently

brake distribution), ABS (antilock braking system) andmanufacture the Vitz (Yaris in Europe), the production

dual SRS airbags.

of which commenced in 1999, succeeding the Starlet.

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We also manufacture the Sprinter Carib (called theHaving the lowest level of fuel consumption in its

Corolla Wagon outside Japan) for TMC, and started

class, the Vitz (Yaris) is a strategic small car for Toyota

production of TOYOTA’s compact SUV RAV4 in May

Motor Corporation (“TMC”) worldwide. In addition to2001 and the bB Open Deck, a new compact car, inbeing environmentally friendly, it’s also equipped with

June 2001.

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Vitz (Yaris in Europe)

RAV4

Sprinter Carib(Corolla Wagon Outside Japan)bB Open Deck
(Available Only in Japan)

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Toyota at WorkEngine Division

Manufacturing a line-up of engines for small cars andlarge sport utility vehicles (SUVs)
Environmental concern in recent years has created a

automobiles and forklift trucks. We are going all out indemand for environmentally friendly engines. Toyota

our joint efforts with TMC to develop environmentally

Industries is striving to develop and manufacture, infriendly engines that offer power, quietness, and low

collaboration with TMC, engines that offer power yet

vibration in a compact package.

fuel efficiency and high output yet low noise.

Our flexible manufacturing system uses automatic

We manufacture diesel and gasoline engines inguided vehicle systems to efficiently assemble

classes ranging from 1.5 liters to 4.7 liters. The

approximately 200 engine parts, thus replacing

engines we produce are used in TOYOTA-brandconveyor belts.

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Diesel Engines

1HZ Diesel Engine(Displacement: 4.2 Liters,
Used in the Land Cruiser and Coaster)

3C-E Diesel Engine(Displacement: 2.2 Liters,
Used in the Corolla)

1FZ-FE Gasoline Engine(Displacement: 4.5 Liters,
Used in the Land Cruiser)

4Y Gasoline Engine(Displacement: 2.2 Liters,
Used in Industrial Vehicles)

Gasoline Engines

2UZ Gasoline Engine(Displacement: 4.7 Liters,
Used in the Lexus LX470)

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1CD Diesel Engine(Displacement: 2.0 Liters,
Used in the Avensis and Corolla)

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Toyota at WorkElectronics

The key to the future growth of the company
Our Electronics business consists of three separate operations:
the Technology Development Center, ST Liquid Crystal Display Corp., and TIBC Corporation.

Technology Development Center
Taking cars into a new age of electronic control
through the development of electronics equipment and devices
Our Technology Development Center conducts

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research and development in various fields. In July
2001, we integrated the center with our

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Semiconductor & Electronics Equipment Division andbegan aggressively developing and manufacturing
electronic components for automobiles. The
Technology Development Center manufactures mainly
power supply- and communications-related products.
In the field of car electronics, we develop andmanufacture a variety of products, including DC-AC
inverters (pre-installed type and portable type), whichconvert the DC 12V current from an auxiliary battery

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to AC 100V so that home electrical appliances (8V)
can be used in the vehicle in Japan; inductive battery
charging systems for electric vehicles; and DC-DC
converters used in hybrid cars. We also manufacture

Battery Charging System for EV

semiconductors, SS wireless modems and the ACcontrollers built into the GENEO-B (called the 7FB
outside Japan) electric counterbalanced forklift trucks.

Power MOSFET Module

DC-DC Converter for the Prius

DC-AC Inverter (Pre-Installed Type)

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The growing nucleus of Toyota Industries’
electronics business holds high-tech promise
ST Liquid Crystal Display Corp. (“ST-LCD”), established
as a joint venture with Sony Corporation, manufactures
low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCDs, a nextgeneration display panel.
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consuming little power, low-temperature polysilicon
TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONTFT LCDs make possible miniaturization of the display
unit because the display device and its driver circuits
can be integrated onto the same TFT glass substrate.
These compact, cost-reducing display panels thus holdpromise for applications such as digital video and stillcameras, as well as in-car monitors. With thesecharacteristics predicted to create a huge demand for
low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCDs, ST-LCD stands

Low-Temperature
Polysilicon TFT LCDs

to play an important role in Toyota Industries’
electronics business.

Manufacturing plastic package substrates for IC chipsets
helps make electronics products smaller and lighter
TIBC Corporation (“TIBC”), a joint enterprise of
Toyota Industries and Ibiden Co., Ltd. (“Ibiden”),
entered the market for electronic substrates, which

Ball Grid Array (BGA)-Type
Plastic Package Substrates
for IC Chipsets

are used for IC modules that are vital for a range of
products including PCs, digital video and stillcameras, mobile phones and memory boards. TIBC
mainly manufactures ball grid array (BGA)-type
plastic package substrates, which allow ICs to offer
maximum functionality with minimum size andweight, and flexible printed circuit (FPC)-type
substrates for IC cards. These products are soldthrough Ibiden to chip manufacturers and otherhigh-tech companies worldwide.

Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC)-Type
Substrates for IC Cards

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TIBC Corporation

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Toyota at Work
Textile Machinery Division

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The roots of the Toyota Group go back to the renowned

share of the world market thanks to the high level ofJapanese inventor Sakichi Toyoda and his invention ofpraise received from our customers. After taking over

the automatic loom. Since then, the company has

the water-jet loom business from Nissan Texsys Co.,developed and manufactured textile machinery, theLtd., we applied the proprietary electronics technology

majority of which has been supplied to customers

developed for our air-jet weaving machines andoutside Japan. Toyota Industries manufactures two main

introduced the LW600 series water-jet loom in 1999.

categories of textile machinery: spinning machinery for

We also sell preparatory machinery for weaving, suchspinning cotton fibers into yarn; and weaving

as sizing machines.

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machinery, on which yarn is woven into fabric in the

Customers around the world also know and trust

directions of weft and warp. To keep up with theus as one of the leading manufacturers of ring spinningadvancing needs of the market, we continuously

frames and roving frames.

incorporate the latest technological developments,

The Textile Machinery Division aims to offer the

including control technology, mechatronics and IT, into

world’s leading brand by continuously developing

our textile machinery.

products that meet customers’ needs, thereby

Our Textile Machinery Division’s flagship product,

maximizing customer satisfaction.

the JAT610 air-jet loom, has garnered the number-one

Weaving Machinery

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JAT610 Air-Jet Loom

LW600 Series Water-Jet Loom

Mackee Eagle
Sizing Machine for Spun Yarn

Spinning Machinery

RX240 Ring Spinning Frame

FL100 Roving Frame

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Sub-Divisions

Machinery & Tools Sub-Division
Excelling in press die manufacturing technology
The Machinery & Tools Sub-Division is
involved in the design and manufacture ofautomobile press dies, mainly for TMC.
These press dies are highly rated for theirhigh quality and precision by automobile
makers both in and outside of Japan. With its

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capability to produce higher quality press
dies at a lower cost and achieve quick
Division is helping automobile makers
manufacture better cars.

The Machinery & Tools SubDivision manufactures various
types of automobile press dies anddistributes them to Toyota
Industries’ Vehicle Division andautomobile makers such as TMC.

Mechatronics Engineering Sub-Division

The Mechatronics Engineering Sub-Division iscommitted to promoting in-housemanufacturing of key machining andassembling equipment. This includes
manufacturing equipment for the Compressor
Division and Engine Division as well as for ST
Liquid Crystal Display Corp., which
manufactures next-generation LCDs. The
Mechatronics Engineering Sub-Division also
designs and manufactures advanced
manufacturing equipment to help improve
production efficiency and labor savings in thecompany and its group companies, thus
boosting Toyota Industries’ competitiveness.

Equipment developed and manufactured by the Mechatronics
Engineering Sub-Division is utilized in Toyota Industries’ compressor
business and by ST-LCD, enhancing the productivity and competitivenessof these operations.

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Contributing to the improvement of process technology
through the design and production of manufacturing equipment
for intracompany business divisions

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delivery times, the Machinery & Tools Sub-