Toyota Industries
Close-up
Founded in 1926 by Japanese inventor Sakichi Toyoda as a manufacturing
company of automatic looms, Toyota Industries Corporation has growninto a diverse enterprise covering a wide range of businesses, fromautomobiles to electronics. Today, the Company is divided into four
segments: Automobile, Materials Handling Equipment, Textile Machineryand Others. Each of these segments is further divided into various
subcategories of businesses and operations. The following pages provide acloser look at our extensive range of business fields and product groups.

Materials Handling Equipment

86

Compressor Division

89

Vehicle Division

90

Engine Division

90

Electronics

91

Textile Machinery Division92

Sub-Divisions

93

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONANNUAL REPORT 2003

85

Toyota Industries Close-upMaterials Handling Equipment

TOYOTA Material Handling Company

A Solid Presence in World Markets
TOYOTA Material Handling Company (“TMHC”) was

TMHC also manufactures and markets materials handlingestablished as an in-house company in April 2001 whensystems; i.e., products for storing, conveying, sorting andToyota Industries took over Toyota Motor Corporation’spicking.

(“TMC’s”) Industrial Equipment Sales Division and integrated it

TMHC offers customers improved efficiency in theirwith the Industrial Vehicle Division and the Materials Handlingmaterials handling operations by developing a variety ofSystem Division.

materials handling systems such as automatic guided vehicle

Note: TMHC is an in-house company (a division of Toyota Industries) and not alegally incorporated entity.

systems and automated storage and retrieval systems. Its

TMHC is a world leader in forklift trucks, with a full lineup ofwealth of know-how in materials handling, which has been
accumulated and developed based on the Toyota Production

internal combustion and electric models ranging in capacity

System, helps TMHC provide customers with optimal

from 0.5 to over 40 tons. TMHC also develops andmaterials handling solutions.

manufactures other industrial vehicles, including skid steer

Note: Toyota Industries’ materials handling systems such as racks, automatedstorage and retrieval systems, and automatic guided vehicle systems
are sold only in Japan.

loaders and tow tractors for use at airports.

■ Products for the Japanese Market — Industrial Vehicles

GENEO (7FD25)
Internal Combustion
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

GENEO-B (7FB15)

GENEO-E (7FBE15)

Skid Steer Loader

Electric Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck

Three-Wheel ElectricCounterbalanced
Forklift Truck(4SDKL8)■ Products for the Japanese Market — Materials Handling Systems

Partner Rack
(Rail-Less Mobile Type)
Rail-Less Mobile Rack

86

Rack Sorter B

Rack Sorter P

2AFBR15Road Sorter H

Automated Storage andRetrieval System(Plastic Container Type)

Automated Storage andRetrieval System (Pallet Type)

Automatic Guided
Forklift Truck(ACBH10)
Automatic Guided Vehicle
SystemTOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONANNUAL REPORT 2003■ Products for the North American Market

7FBEU20

7FBCU25

7FGCU25

Three-Wheel Electric Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck

Electric Cushion Tire Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck

Internal Combustion Cushion Tire
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

7FGU707FGCU55-BCS

6BPU15Internal Combustion Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck

Internal Combustion Cushion Tire
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck —Boxcar Special Model

Electric Order Picker Truck■ Products for the European Market

7FGF/FDF25

7FBMF25

7FBRE16

Internal Combustion Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck

Electric Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

Coldstore Reach Truck

7PML20

7FBEF18

Electric Pallet Truck

Three-Wheel Electric Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

These are only a few of the products Toyota Industries has introduced into each market.

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONANNUAL REPORT 2003

87

Toyota Industries Close-up
Materials Handling Equipment

BT Industries AB

Global Supplier of Warehouse Trucks
Headquartered in Sweden, BT Industries AB (“BT Industries”)

approximately 70 countries. BT Industries meets the needs ofis the world’s leading supplier of warehouse trucks.

the entire spectrum of materials handling, with products

BT Industries manufactures in seven plants in Europe andincluding hand pallet trucks, electric pallet trucks, reachNorth America, where the company has particularly strongtrucks, very narrow aisle trucks and counterbalanced forklift

customer bases. BT Industries‘ products contribute totrucks. Some examples are shown below.

efficient materials handling operations for customers inBT LIFTERBT MINIMOVERBT ORIONBT IXION

Hand Pallet Truck

Electric Pallet Truck

Electric Pallet Truck

Stacker Truck

BT REFLEX AC

BT OPUSBT OPALBT VECTORBT CARGO

Reach Truck

Low Level Order Picking
Truck

High Level Order Picking
Truck

Very Narrow Aisle Truck

Counterbalanced Truck

RaymondReach-Fork Truck

Raymond Model 112
Pallet Truck

Reach Truck

Electric Pallet Truck

Raymond EASi Pacer
Stand-Up
Counterbalanced Truck
Electric Counterbalanced Truck

88

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONANNUAL REPORT 2003

Raymond EASi
Orderpicker Truck

RaymondSwing-Reach Truck

Order Picking Truck

Very Narrow Aisle Truck

Compressor Division

Compressors — the Core of Car Air Conditioners
Toyota Industries is a leading manufacturer of car airconditioning compressors with outstanding, unrivaledtechnologies. Such products include a 10-cylinder compressorwith swash plate and fixed displacement, one-way swash
plate compressor with continuous variable displacement,
scroll-type and vane-type compressors, and electriccompressors for electric vehicles.
In fiscal 2003, the Division succeeded in developing jointlywith DENSO Corporation a car air-conditioning compressor
that uses carbon dioxide (CO2), a natural refrigerant.

■ Fixed Displacement Type

10S17 Compressor

SCS06 Compressor

SV07 Compressor(Fixed Displacement,Swash Plate Type)(Scroll Type)(Vane Type)■ Continuous Variable Displacement Type■ For Electric Vehicles■ Auxiliary Car Heater

7SBU16 Compressor

7SEU16 Compressor

ES25 Electric Compressor

Viscous-Type Power Heater(Variable Displacement,Swash Plate Type)(External Signal-Controlled,Variable Displacement,Clutchless Type)(Hermetic Scroll Type)(Vehicle Cabin SupplementaryHeater)

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONANNUAL REPORT 200389

Toyota Industries Close-up

Vehicle Division

Building Safe, Environment-Friendly Cars
Toyota Industries currently assembles the Vitz (Yaris instrategic small car in global markets. The RAV4 sport utility

Europe), RAV4 and Corolla Sedan under consignment fromvehicle is exported to North America and Europe, while theTMC. The fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly Vitz is TMC’s

Corolla Sedan is exported to North America.

Vitz

RAV4

Corolla Sedan(Yaris in Europe)

Engine Division

From Small Cars to Large Industrial Vehicles
Toyota Industries manufactures diesel and gasoline engines

low noise and vibration. Superior in output andranging in capacity from 1500 to 5200cc. All the car engines

environmental impact, our industrial vehicle engines are

we manufacture are sold to TMC and then fitted in TOYOTA

fitted in forklift trucks and other industrial vehicles

cars. Developed together with TMC, our diesel engines formanufactured by TMHC.

automobiles feature high power and light weight, as well as■ Diesel Engines90■ Gasoline Engines

1CD Diesel Engine

1HD-FTE Diesel Engine

2UZ Gasoline Engine

1FZ-FE Gasoline Engine(Displacement: 2.0 Liters, Used in
the RAV4 for Europe and Corolla)(Displacement: 4.2 Liters,
Used in the Land Cruiser )(Displacement: 4.7 Liters,
Used in the Lexus LX470)(Displacement: 4.5 Liters,
Used in the Land Cruiser)

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONANNUAL REPORT 2003

Electronics

Corporate Technical Center
The Corporate Technical Center carries out product planning, design andmanufacture of products related mainly to power supply andcommunications. The Center manufactures DC-AC inverters that convert
DC-DC Converter
for the Prius

12V DC car battery current to 100V AC (standard Japanese householdcurrent) and DC-DC converters fitted in TOYOTA Prius hybrid cars. It also

Spread Spectrum
Radio Modem“GIGA WAVE”

develops and manufactures SS wireless modems.
Serving as Toyota Industries’ R&D base, the Center is engaged in basic
R&D in the materials field as well as research in the latest technologies,

DC-AC Inverter(Pre-Installed Type)such as electronics.

Electronics

ST Liquid Crystal Display Corp.
ST Liquid Crystal Display Corp. (“ST-LCD”), established in October 1997 as a50-50 joint venture with Sony Corporation (“Sony”), manufactures lowtemperature polysilicon TFT-LCD panels. Taking advantage of Sony’ssuperb LCD technology and Toyota Industries’ expertise in quality control
and manufacturing technology, ST-LCD produces high-quality, highperformance LCD panels on the unique Toyota Production System.
ST-LCD’s panels are expected to create huge demand for a wide rangeof display device applications, including mobile phones, digital video andstill cameras and personal digital assistants (PDAs).

Low-Temperature
Polysilicon TFT-LCDs

Electronics

TIBC Corporation
TIBC Corporation (“TIBC”) was formed in 1998 as a joint venture
between Toyota Industries and Ibiden Co., Ltd. TIBC makes ball gridarray (BGA) plastic package substrates, an indispensable component ofPCs, mobile phones and video game systems. TIBC also manufactures
flexible printed circuit (FPC) substrates for smart cards.

Ball Grid Array (BGA)
Plastic Package Substrates

Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC)
Substrates

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONANNUAL REPORT 200391

Toyota Industries Close-up

Textile Machinery Division

Innovation and Creativity in the Global Textile Industry
Toyota Industries traces its roots back to Sakichi Toyoda’s

mechatronics and other technologies. Toyota Industries is ainvention of the automatic loom over 75 years ago. Since

global leader in the manufacture of air-jet looms, ringthen, we have developed and manufactured spinning,spinning frames and roving frames.

weaving and other textile machinery, which we have

The Textile Machinery Division continues its commitment

marketed to customers around the world. To stay ahead ofto customer satisfaction with a complete range of high-ever-advancing market needs, the Textile Machinery Divisionquality products that meet the needs of today’s global textile

is enhancing its products with the latest communications,industry.

■ Weaving Machinery

JAT710 Air-Jet Loom

LW600 Series Water-Jet Loom

Mackee Eagle
Sizing Machine for Spun Yarn

Filamaster Express 610
Sizing Machine for Filament Yarn

■ Spinning Machinery

RX240NEW Ring Spinning Frame

92

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

FL100 Roving Frame

ANNUAL REPORT 2003

DX8 Drawing FrameSub-Division

Machinery & Tools Sub-Division

Superior Press Die Manufacturing Technology
The Machinery & Tools Sub-Division designs andmanufactures high-precision, high-quality automobile press
dies for TMC. We will continue to contribute to TMC’s
business with press dies that offer excellent quality, cost
efficiency and fast delivery times.

The Machinery & Tools Sub-Division manufactures various types ofautomobile press dies and distributes them to Toyota Industries’
Vehicle Division and TMC.

Sub-Division

Mechatronics Engineering Sub-Division

Designing and Producing Manufacturing Equipment forToyota Industries
Toyota Industries has promoted in-house manufacture of theall-important machining and assembly equipment. TheMechatronics Engineering Sub-Division designs andproduces superior production equipment for Toyota
Industries’ divisions and Group companies, giving all of ourbusinesses a competitive edge.

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

TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONANNUAL REPORT 2003

93