Aerospace Kibō () military transport aircraft Kawasaki is active in a diverse range of the aerospace industry. The company is a contractor for the
Japanese ministry of defence and has built aircraft such as the
C-1 transport aircraft,
T-4 intermediate jet trainer, and the
P-3C antisubmarine warfare patrol airplane. Since 2007, it has built the
P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, and since 2010, it has built the
C-2 transport aircraft. Kawasaki also builds helicopters, including the
BK117, jointly developed and manufactured with
MBB. It also produces the
CH-47J / JA helicopter. In the commercial aviation business, the company is involved in the joint international development and production of large passenger aircraft. It is involved in joint development and production of the
Boeing 767,
Boeing 777 and
Boeing 787 with
The Boeing Company, and the
170, 175, 190 and 195 jets with
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica. It is also involved in the joint international development and production of
turbofan engines for passenger aircraft such as the
V2500, the
RB211/Trent, the
PW4000 and the
CF34. Kawasaki also works for the
JAXA. The company was responsible for the development and production of the payload fairings, payload attach fittings (PAF) and the construction of the launch complex for the
H-II rocket. It continues to provide services for the
H-IIA rocket. Kawasaki has also participated in projects such as the development of
reusable launch vehicles for spacecraft that will handle future space transport, space robotics projects such as the
Japanese Experiment Module for the
International Space Station, the cancelled
HOPE-X experimental orbiting plane and the docking mechanism for the
ETS-VII. According to a document from July 1997, they would have been a major manufacturer of the
Kankoh-maru space tourism vehicle (also known as the Kawasaki S-1), which never saw production. In 2022, Kawasaki and
Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding to address hydrogen needs in aviation, and to focus on airport hydrogen hubs development.
Main products •
Aircraft •
Space systems •
Helicopters •
Simulators •
Jet engines •
Missiles •
Electronic equipment Rolling stock Shinkansen trains, October 2009
MARC III bi-levels at
BWI Rail Station on the
Penn Line headed towards
Baltimore. Kawasaki is Japan's largest manufacturer of rolling stock. It began operations in the industry in 1906. It manufactures express and commuter trains, subway cars, freight trains, locomotives, monorails and new transit systems. Kawasaki is also involved in the development and design of high-speed trains such as Japan's
Shinkansen.
Main Products •
Electric cars (including
Shinkansen trains) •
Monorails •
Passenger coaches and
freight cars •
Diesel locomotives •
Electric locomotives •
Platform screen door systems •
Passenger coaches and
freight cars integrated
transit systems Shipbuilding '' at the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard, Kobe, 1913 Shipbuilding is the historical industry in which Kawasaki Heavy Industries was created and developed, as from the company's 1878 founding as the Kawasaki Dockyard Co.
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Its product range include high-performance LNG and LPG carriers, container ships, bulk carriers and VLCCs, as well as submarines. The company is also involved in the development of offshore structures and research vessels. Kawasaki also produces marine machinery and equipment, including main engines, propulsion systems, steering gears, deck and fishing machinery. Kawasaki has shipyards at
Kobe and
Sakaide, Kagawa. (Kagawa Prefecture). The company also builds ships as a part of joint ventures with
COSCO in China, i.e. the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.(NACKS), in Nantong, China, and the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.(DACKS), in Dalian, China. On 3 July 2024, the Japanese Defence Ministry announced an investigation into bribery allegations between Kawasaki and
Maritime Self-Defence Force personnel over submarine repair contracts. Kawasaki will also set up its own inspection panel to look into fictitious transactions and slush funds.
Main products •
LNG carriers •
LPG carriers •
Container ships •
High speed vessels •
Submarines •
VLCCs (
very large crude carriers) •
Bulk carriers •
Offshore structures •
Marine machinery and
equipment Energy plants and facilities Kawasaki's key offering are high-performance gas turbines. The company is also involved in development of new energy sources as an alternative to fossil fuels such as wind power generation, biomass power generation, photovoltaic systems and rechargeable batteries.
Main products • Small and medium-sized
gas turbine generators •
Gas turbine cogeneration systems •
Gas engines •
Diesel engines •
Wind turbine generators • Ash handling systems •
Combined cycle power plants •
Nuclear power plant equipment •
Boilers
Industrial equipment Kawasaki develops and builds a vast array of industrial plants and equipment, including large cement, chemical and nonferrous metal plants, prime movers, and compact precision machinery. It also offers industrial plant engineering from design to sales. Kawasaki also develops automation systems. Industrial robots for processes such as assembly, handling, welding, painting and sealing, as well as automation systems for distribution and logistics such as automated product- and cargo-handling systems for plants and airports.
Main products •
Industrial plants •
Industrial robots •
Aerodynamic machinery •
Hydraulic equipment Environment and recycling Kawasaki is involved in the development of equipment that prevents pollution in a wide range of industries. Among the leading products are fuel gas desulfurization and denitrification systems, and ash handling systems. The company also supplies municipal refuse incineration plants, gasification and melting systems, sewage treatment and sludge incineration plants. Kawasaki has also been developing systems that enable a wide range of municipal and industrial waste to be recovered, recycled and put to new use. Such systems include refuse paper and plastic fuel production facilities that convert wastepaper/plastics into an easy-to-handle solid fuel, equipment that converts old tires into highway paving materials and tiles, and machinery that sorts glass bottles by size and color.
Main products •
Municipal refuse incineration plants •
Water treatment systems •
Industrial waste recycling equipment •
Flue-gas desulfurization equipment
Infrastructure Kawasaki's history of building steel structures spans more than a century, with bridge-building among its first businesses. The company offers of storage management for LNG, Kawasaki's portfolio also includes retractable roofs, floors and other giant structures, the
Sapporo Dome's retractable surface is one example. For construction, Kawasaki produces products such as wheel loaders, tunnel machines, rollers, snowplows and purpose-specific loaders. The tunnel boring machines used to excavate the
Channel Tunnel and the 14.14 m diameter shield machines used in the
Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line construction are two well-known examples.
Main products •
Wheel loaders •
Construction machinery •
Shield Machines •
Tunnel boring machines •
Steel bridges •
LNG and
LPG tanks •
Airport and
port-related products •
Snowplows
Transportation Kawasaki produces motorcycles,
Jet Skis and
ATVs. Kawasaki's motorcycle include the
Ninja sport bikes, and
cruisers,
dual-purpose and
motocross motorcycles, as well as
utility vehicles, ATVs and general-purpose
gasoline engines. Kawasaki's "Jet Ski" has become a
genericized trademark for any type of personal watercraft. ==Affiliates and subsidiaries==