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Compressor Division

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Vehicle Division

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Engine Division

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Founded in 1926 by Japanese inventor Sakichi Toyoda as a manufacturing company ofautomatic looms, Toyota Industries Corporation has grown into a diverse enterprise covering
a wide range of businesses, from automobiles to electronics. Today, the company is divided
into four segments: Automobile, Materials Handling Equipment, Textile Machinery andOthers. Each of these segments is further divided into various subcategories of businessesand operations. The following pages provide a closer look at our extensive range of businessfields and product groups.

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Materials Handling Equipment

TOYOTA Material Handling Company

A Solid Presence in World Markets
TOYOTA Material Handling Company (“TMHC”) was formed inmanufactures a variety of other industrial vehicles, including

April 2001 when Toyota Industries took over Toyota Motor

tow tractors and skid steer loaders.
TMHC also manufactures and markets materials handling

Corporation’s (“TMC’s”) Industrial Equipment Sales Divisionand integrated it with the Industrial Vehicle Division and thesystems; i.e., products for storing, conveying, sorting andMaterials Handling System Division.

picking. Armed with the Toyota Production System’s wealth of

Note: TMHC is an “in-house” company (a division of Toyota Industries) and nota legally incorporated entity.

expertise, TMHC is developing a product range that includes

TMHC is a world leader in forklift trucks, with a full lineup of

automatic guided vehicle systems.

internal combustion and electric models ranging in capacity

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

racks, automated storage and retrieval systems, andfrom 0.5 to over 40 tons. The company also develops and■ Products for the Japanese Market — Industrial Vehicles

GENEO (7FD25)
Internal Combustion
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

GENEO-B (7FB15)
Electric Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck

GENEO-R (7FBR15)

Tow Tractor

Skid Steer Loader

Reach Truck(2TD20)(4SDKL8)■ Products for the Japanese Market — Materials Handling Systems

Partner Rack(Rail-Less Mobile Type)
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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
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7FBCU25

7FGCU35-BCS

Electric 4-Wheel Cushion Tire
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

Internal Combustion Cushion Tire
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck—
Boxcar Special Model

7FBCU35

7FDU35

Electric 4-Wheel Cushion Tire
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

Internal Combustion Pneumatic Tire
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

7FGCU25
Internal Combustion Cushion Tire
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck■ Products for the European Market

7FGF/FDF25

Easymover

Internal Combustion
Counterbalanced Forklift Truck

Electric Pallet Truck

7FB15
Electric Counterbalanced
Forklift Truck

7FBRE

SLL12.5

Reach Truck

Stacker Truck with Folding Platform

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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. BT

the entire spectrum of materials handling, with products

Industries manufactures in seven plants in Europe and North

including hand pallet trucks, electric pallet trucks, reach

America, where the company has particularly strong

trucks, 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 PickingTruck

Very Narrow Aisle Truck

Counterbalanced Truck

Raymond Model 112
Pallet Truck

RaymondReach-Fork Truck

Raymond EASi™
Orderpicker Truck

RaymondSwing-Reach Truck

Electric Pallet Truck

Reach Truck

Order Picking Truck

Very Narrow Aisle Truck

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Compressor Division

Compressors — the Core of Car Air Conditioners
Toyota Industries’ Compressor Division develops car airconditioning compressors that are a cut above thecompetition. Our proprietary technology has allowed us tostay on top of the industry with various developments. Theseinclude swash plate compressors with fixed displacement,swash plate compressors with continuous variabledisplacement, scroll-type and vane-type compressors, andelectric compressors for electric cars.

■ 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)

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Vehicle Division

Building Safe, Environmentally Friendly Cars
Toyota Industries currently assembles the Vitz (Yaris inexported to the U.S. and Europe. Available only in Japan, theEurope), the RAV4, and the bB Open Deck for TMC. The fuel-bB Open Deck has open space in the back, like a pickup truck,efficient, environmentally friendly Vitz is a strategic small carthat can be used for hauling bulky cargo.

for TMC in global markets. The RAV4 sport utility vehicle isVitz

RAV4bB Open Deck

(Yaris in Europe)(available only in Japan)

Engine Division

From Small Cars to Large Industrial Vehicles
Toyota Industries manufactures car and industrial vehicle

to their light weight and low noise and vibration. Our

engines ranging in capacity from 1.5 to 5.2 liters. All the carindustrial vehicle engines are fitted in forklift trucks and otherengines we manufacture are sold to TMC and then fitted inindustrial vehicles manufactured by TMHC and are a reason

TOYOTA cars. The diesel engines we manufacture for TMC

these products offer both high output and low environmental

offer plenty of power yet are easy on the environment thanks

impact.

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1CD Diesel Engine

1HD-FTE Diesel Engine

2UZ Gasoline Engine

1FZ-FE Gasoline Engine(Displacement: 2.0 Liters,
Used in the RAV4 forEurope 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)

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Technology Development Center
The Technology Development Center carries out productplanning, design, and manufacture of products related mainly
to power supply and communications. The Center
DC-DC Converter
for the PRIUS

manufactures DC-DC converters fitted in TOYOTA PRIUS
hybrid cars, DC-AC inverters that convert 12V-DC car battery
current to 100V AC (standard Japanese household current),
and inductive battery charging systems for electric vehicles. It
also develops and manufactures SS wireless modems.

DC-AC Inverter

Battery Charging Systemfor EV(Pre-Installed Type)Electronics

ST Liquid Crystal Display Corp.
ST Liquid Crystal Display Corp. (“ST-LCD”) was established inOctober 1997 as a 50-50 joint venture with Sony Corporation(“Sony”). The company makes low-temperature polysilicon
TFT-LCDs. The main rationale behind the joint venture wasthat it would create an optimum manufacturing systemthrough a combination of Sony’s superb LCD technology andToyota Industries’ expertise in quality control andmanufacturing technology.
The TFT-LCDs made by ST-LCD are used mainly for Sonydigital video and still cameras, and PDAs. These nextgeneration TFT-LCDs are expected to create huge demand for

Low-Temperature
Polysilicon TFT-LCDs

a wide range of display device applications, including digital
video and still cameras, PDAs, mobile phones, and monitors
for car navigation systems.

Electronics

TIBC Corporation
TIBC Corporation (“TIBC”) was formed in 1998 as a joint
venture between Toyota Industries and Ibiden Co., Ltd. TIBC
makes ball grid array (BGA) plastic package substrates for IC
chipsets, an indispensable component of PCs, mobile phones,and video game systems. TIBC also manufactures flexible
printed circuit (FPC) substrates for IC cards.
Ball Grid Array (BGA)
Plastic Package Substratesfor IC Chipsets

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Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC)
Substrates for Smart Cards

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Textile Machinery Division

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

products with the latest communications, mechatronics, andinvention of the automatic loom over 75 years ago. Since then,other technologies.

we have developed and manufactured spinning, weaving, andThe Textile Machinery Division continues its commitment toother textile machinery that are marketed to customers

customer satisfaction with a complete range of high-quality

around the world. To stay ahead of ever-advancing market

products that meet the needs of today’s global textile industry.

needs, the Textile Machinery Division is enhancing its■ Weaving Machinery

JAT610 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

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FL100 Roving Frame

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Machinery & Tools Sub-Division

Superior Press Die Manufacturing Technology
The Machinery & Tools Sub-Division designs andmanufactures high-precision, high-quality automobile press
dies, mainly for TMC. We will continue to contribute to TMC’s
business with press dies that offer quality, cost efficiency, andfast 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 for Toyota Industries
The work of the Mechatronics Engineering Sub-Division
allows us to do more in-house manufacture of the allimportant machining and assembly equipment. Through thedesign and production of superior manufacturing equipment,
the Mechatronics Engineering Sub-Division supplies Toyota
Industries’ divisions and group companies with the advanced
manufacturing technology that gives all of our businesses acompetitive 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.

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