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 Research Centre underpins growing importance of Hitachi's rail business<br />
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LONDON, October 10, 2012 - Hitachi Europe Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501), today announced that it has launched a European Rail Research Centre to support the global growth of Social Innovation Business. The European Rail Research Centre will be located within the Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd. office in central London and will be part of Hitachi Europe's Transportation Energy & Environment Research Laboratory, European Research Division.<br />
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The newly established European Rail Research Centre will focus on a broad range of areas, including rolling stock design (interior and exterior), manufacturing practices, maintenance and Traffic Management Systems.<br />
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Hitachi is enhancing its global research bases to promote localized research and development. Hitachi Europe already has a network of research facilities throughout Europe, consisting of the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, the Hitachi Design Centre Europe, the Information and Communication Technology Laboratory, and the Automotive R&D Laboratory. In April 2011, Hitachi Europe newly established the Transportation Energy & Environment Research Laboratory, expanding its European R&D activities to cover its railway, coal-fired thermal power, power electronics and automotive businesses.<br />
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Railway Systems is one Hitachi's core business areas in Europe, with Hitachi Rail Europe recently agreeing to supply, service and maintain the next fleet of rail carriages for the UK's Intercity Express Programme. Hitachi Rail Europe has also received an order from Network Rail Infrastructure Limited ("Network Rail") in the UK for a prototype Traffic Management System. The European Rail Research Centre will support Hitachi's expanding rail business and improve the Hitachi Group's presence in Europe.<br />
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Shigeru Azuhata, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, commented: "At Hitachi, we place huge importance on research and development, as demonstrated by our extensive laboratories around the world. With the growth of our rail business in Europe and the UK, we felt that it was paramount to establish a dedicated research facility directly where key issues in areas such as maintenance, manufacture and Traffic Management Systems will present themselves. This growth in our local capabilities will enable us to better pursue our company's global growth strategy for our Social Innovation Business."<br />
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Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Managing Director of Hitachi Europe, commented: "We expect the European Rail Research Centre to support Hitachi's railway business in Europe and contribute to the development of the region's railway infrastructure. The Research Centre will provide safe and high quality solutions by applying Hitachi's leading technologies. In the future, we'd like to expand the research centre with a local office to directly support Hitachi Rail Europe's planned manufacturing and assembly plant in the UK."<br />
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Alistair Dormer, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Rail Europe, commented: "Having the new European Rail Research Centre located in our European headquarters is a great asset and shows the level of long-term thinking and investment by Hitachi's Research & Development Division. While Hitachi Rail Europe builds up its manufacturing facility in the UK, the findings of the Research Centre will feed into how we best establish the processes in the plant. Our recent contract win for a prototype for a UK Traffic Management System will be supported by local research. The European Rail Research Centre's work on maintenance practices as carried out by our facility for the Class 395 train in Ashford, Kent, will help us hone our capabilities for maintaining the Super Express Trains for the Intercity Express Programme, showcasing how we are working locally in the UK and Europe on local research topics."<br />
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Hitachi Europe launches European Rail Research Centre - Research Centre underpins growing importance of Hitachi's rail business in the UK -

Research Centre underpins growing importance of Hitachi's rail business in the UK - LONDON, October 10, 2012 - Hitachi Europe Ltd....

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On September 10th, SANY Group signed a contract with China State Construction Engineering Corporation to provide super-high-rise concrete pump for the construction of Guangzhou East Tower. The Guangzhou East Tower is designed to be 530 meters high and will be the highest building in Guangzhou after its completion. Situated in the central area of Zhujiang New City, The Guangzhou East Tower enjoys a perfect geographic location with Guangzhou Library and a five-star hotel nearby.</div>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In order to avoid noise pollution to the surrounding region, China State Construction Engineering Corporation stipulated that the noise of the pump couldn’t surpass 70 decibels, which was a bit louder than normal indoor conversations. Can SANY Group meet this challenge?<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> </div>
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“Because super-high-rise buildings are always built in the CBD, SANY has already noticed the noise problem,” said Xiaogang Yi, executive vice president of SANY Group and its chief scientist. “We conducted relevant technological studies many years ago, so now we can apply our new research results into the East Tower project.”</div>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In addition, in the context of energy conservation and environmental protection advocated by the Chinese government, China State Construction Engineering Corporation required that the pump provided by SANY meet the demands of material-saving and water recycling.</div>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Fortunately, the unique washing technology under super-high pressure invented by SANY can fully satisfy this demand. According to the introduction, this technology is able to recycle the remaining concrete in the pipeline, which not only conserves energy and costs, but also avoids environmental pollution. Once applied in the building of the 406-meter Hong Kong International Financial Center, this legendary technology saved about 26,430 m<sup style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3 </sup>of concrete, equivalent to 1.9 million HK dollar for the project.</div>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In the East Tower project, through technological innovation, SANY’s two HBT90CH-2150D trailer-type pumps can bring the best of the washing technology, thus saving substantial costs for the client. On the other hand, it can also realize water recycling via some critical techniques like cooling.</div>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Moreover, with an energy-saving patent on the computer control of diesel engines, SANY’s pumps can automatically identify various transporting situations and then adjust the rotation rate, torque and the amount of gasoline in diesel engines to achieve power matching. Compared with traditional approaches, it can save over 20% of energy.</div>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />After the signing ceremony, The Guangzhou East Tower will enter the stage of delivery of concrete to the top of the building being built. Besides SANY’s trailer-type pump, another four HGY placing booms and four portable pumps will also participate in the construction.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Link:The Height of SANY Group</strong></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></strong>At present, SANY has provided pumps for nine of the 14 skyscrapers over 400 meters high under construction, accounting for 70% of nationwide super-high buildings. SANY also provides equipments for all the over 500-meter sky-scrapers in China. All these indicate SANY's leading position in domestic and even global market of super-height pumps.</div>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />632 meter   Shanghai Tower<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />610 meter   Canton Tower<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />570 meter   China 117 Tower<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />530 meter   Guangzhou East Tower<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />518 meter   Dalian Greenland Center<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />492 meter   Shanghai World Financial Center<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />490 meter   Hong Kong International Commerce Centre<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />450 meter   Suzhou International Financial Center<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />420 meter   Hong Kong International Financial Center</div>
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SANY Participates in Construction of Guangzhou East Tower

On September 10th, SANY Group signed a contract with China State Construction Engineering Corporation to provide super-high-rise concrete...

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