About Hirata

Value Creation Milestones
2017
Change of our stock
market listing to theFirst Section of Tokyo
Stock Exchange

2006
Going public In December
2006, the 60th anniversary ofthe Company’s establishment
and the 55th anniversary ofthe Company’s founding, theCompany is listed on JASDAQ(Tokyo Securities Exchange
JASDAQ), a long-awaited event.

Manufacturing continues to evolveon a daily basis around the world.
Hirata’s job is to support
manufacturing in various
industrial fields.

2022
Change of our stock market
listing to the Prime MarketNet sales
Market capitalization(As of March 31 for each fiscal year)1951

1960

Manufacture and sale ofindustrial vehicles

1951
Company Established asa Corporation
Hirata Sharyo Industrial Co., Ltd.
was established in Kumamoto City,Kumamoto Prefecture, for the manufactureand sale of industrial vehicles. This increasedorders for industrial vehicles, such as carts,and belt conveyors.

1970

1980

1990

2000

Expansion of orders for production lines based on the concept“enhance people to double their capabilities”*1
Promotion of robot development
and automation of production lines
centered on conveyors

The Company introduces control technology and software technology to achieve a higher level of automation. Engages in the manufacture and sale of process equipment as well as assembly lines

1974
Hirata Corporation Is Born

1980
Expansion of Overseas BasesAs the Company’s business expanded with theincreased utilization of automatic assembly
machines for the home electronics industry
and other industries, three affiliated companies, Taihei Conveyors, which mainly handled
portable conveyors, Hirata Sharyo Industrial,and Hirata Industrial Commerce, whichhandled conveyors used in the manufacture ofhome electronics-related products, merged toform Hirata Corporation.

Began supplying assembly lines not only tohome electronics manufacturers in Japanbut also to major overseas home electronics manufacturers, and established our firstoverseas base in the United States to furtherdevelop sales channels. Afterward, we established affiliates in Europe, Southeast Asia,
China, and other regions.

2010

2020

mainly involved in the automotive, semiconductor,
and home electronics fields

With the birth of the ACS concept, which
responds to various demands by combining
standards, the Company’s reputation among
foreign automakers began to grow in themid-1990s. Evolution of automotive assemblylines is accelerated.

2024 (FY)

Anticipating futureneeds to gain acompetitive edge

Production system integrator

1990
Company Receives High Praisefrom Overseas Automakers
with Its ACS Concept

2022

2000
Expanding Business to Meetthe Needs of the Times
Entered the flat panel display (FPD) market,
anticipating a shrinking cathode-ray tube(CRT) TV market. We also entered thesemiconductor-related equipment businessand dealt with major overseas manufacturers.
The Company moves to the world stage as a
production system integrator.

The present
Selecting and Focusing onTechnologies for the Realizationof a Sustainable SocietyIn response to the once-in-a-century change in
the automotive industry and changing needs
for the realization of a sustainable society, wewill respond with reliable quality and technology. Using digital technology, we propose
smart factories that are highly convenientand contribute to the environment. We will
strengthen the development of products forwhich demand is expected to increase in thefuture, such as key devices related to electricvehicles (EVs).

Brushless DC motor
Hirata BLUE MOTORCRT manufacturing equipment“MEP Chain” Conveyor
Adoption of operator-centric free flow system
where products stop in front of operators

ACS concept model
exhibited at a trade show inNorth America as an effort
to expand the automotiverelated equipment business

AR-K robot
designed for use
in clean rooms

Eco Electric Series

Dual head wire bonder

4-axis ARM-BASE SCARA*² robot*2 S elective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm(Horizontally articulated robot)*1 Hirata’s coined phrase that expresses the idea of making the best use ofpeople by having them do jobs with higher added value, instead of laborsaving that reduces the number of people by automating equipment.

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Hirata Integrated Report 2023

ACS concept engine assembly lines

Real-time operating status monitoring

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