Since 1948 Hitachi Koki Company Ltd. has been an independent member of the broadly diverse Hitachi group. Hitachi Koki's relationship with its parent company brings important benefits to customers. These benefits include immediate access to the latest advancements in metallurgy, motor design and electronics - often long before these technologies appear in other manufacturers' product. Hitachi Koki U.S.A. continues to forge aggressively into the future developing new technologies that benefit the longevity and performance of the Hitachi power tool line. Hitachi never stops improving and developing technology to make Hitachi Power Tools superior in the industry.