Industrial Press release



Hitachi Rail to manufacture rolling stock for Seibu Railway"s new Fine Dining Train
Mar 26, 2026 14:13 JST
Hitachi Rail announced that it will manufacture rolling stock for a new restaurant train, Fine Dining Train "vies," in which SEIBU RAILWAY Co., Ltd.. is participating. The train is scheduled to begin operations in March 2028, and the train name and logo design have now been finalized.
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MHI-AP Awarded Boiler Retrofit Contract for Waste-to-Energy Facility in Singapore
Mar 26, 2026 10:07 JST
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP), a regional subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been awarded a contract from Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) for boiler retrofit work at the Tuas South Incineration Plant (TSIP) located in the Tuas district in western Singapore.
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries and NEC to develop system capable of identifying and reporting near-miss incidents
Mar 25, 2026 13:27 JST
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) and NEC Corporation (NEC) will begin joint development in April 2026 of a system that automatically identifies near-miss incidents at construction sites and generates reports as part of promoting safety.
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HIES introduces plant-based lubricant that reduces air compressor lifecycle CO(2) emissions by 40%
Mar 24, 2026 17:07 JST
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter HIES, part of Hitachi, Ltd. Connective Industries (CI) Sector) has launched "GREEN SCREW OIL", a plantbased lubricant for oil-flooded screw air compressors.
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DENSO Invests in Next Core Technologies to Enhance Performance of Electric Vehicles
Mar 19, 2026 13:25 JST
DENSO CORPORATION (hereinafter "DENSO") announced it has invested in Next Core Technologies, Inc. (Headquarters: Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture; President: Yuki Yamamoto; hereinafter "NCT") with the aim of jointly developing in the field of motor cores*1.
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MHI Commends Outstanding Examples of Implementing its New Management Policy "ITO"
Mar 18, 2026 12:09 JST
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has recognized 23 initiatives that achieved outstanding results by conferring the President's Award, including exemplary cases demonstrating the implementation of its new management policy, Innovative Total Optimization (ITO).
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TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Provides Medals, Commemorative Items, and Trophies as Category Sponsor (Awards Ceremonies) for the LIGA.i Blind Soccer Top League 2025
Mar 17, 2026 20:00 JST
TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka) served as a category sponsor (awards ceremonies) for the LIGA.i Blind Soccer Top League 2025 (organized by the NPO Japan Blind Football Association, JBFA), held from August 2, 2025, to February 23, 2026.
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Successful Flight Demonstration of Mission Autonomy Developed for Use in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Mar 17, 2026 13:11 JST
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has successfully conducted flight demonstrations of AI-powered mission autonomy developed for use in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by leveraging an AI development environment through Hivemind Enterprise provided by US company Shield AI Inc. (hereinafter SAI Inc.). The entire process, from AI development to UAV installation and flight, was completed in just eight weeks.
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Completes Handover of WAKASHIO MARU Training Ship for National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
Mar 13, 2026 15:01 JST
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, today completed the handover of WAKASHIO MARU, a training ship for National Institute of Technology, Toyama College (NIT, Toyama College).
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Introduce 10MW-Class Centrifugal Chiller for Next-Generation AI Data Centers in North America
Mar 13, 2026 13:10 JST
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced its strategic intent to work toward the introduction of a 10-megawatt (MW) class centrifugal chiller for next-generation AI data centers in the North American market, targeting industrial-grade AI computing infrastructure.
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