Hitachi Mining Excavators Factory Tour

Hitachi Construction Machinery is a worldwide leading manufacturer of construction machinery, headquartered in Japan. Hitachi produces the widest range of hydraulic excavators in the world, ranging from one-tonne minis to 800-tonne mining excavators. The Tsuchiura Works is known as the ‘mother factory’ for Hitachi construction machinery. It produces and assembles medium and large Zaxis excavators. 0:07 Steel fabrication 0:35 Welding. 2:22 Painting and inspection. 3:43 Automatic tightening of swing bearing. 4:20 Lower roller installation. 4:45 Auto-reversing track frame. 5:01 Idler installation. 5:16 Installation of the travel device. 5:35 Shoes installation. 6:38 Engine installation. 6:50 Radiator installation. 6:59 Hydraulic oil tank/Fuel tank installation. 7:06 Upperstructure/undercarriage direct connection. 7:31 Cab mounting. 8:03 Seat installation. 8:11 Upperstructure/undercarriage direct connection for mining excavators. 9:01 Counterweight installation. 9:44 Assembly inspection. 10:19 Installing the boom, arm and bucket. 10:54 Installing the boom, arm and bucket for mining excavators 12:20 final inspection.