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Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Pvt Ltd or THCMC is an India-based 
Tata Hitachi's product lineup includes a wide range of
Tata Hitachi has two plants – Dharwad – Karnataka and Kharagpur – West Bengal.
Set up in 1961, the oldest plant of Tata Hitachi at Jamshedpur manufactures large class excavators. Equipped with facilities from material preparation, fabrication, machining, shot blasting and painting right through to assembly. This plant houses equipment such as robot's and CNC machines.
The Dharwad plant has been operational since 1999. The plant manufactures excavators up to 20T and Backhoe Loaders
The Kharagpur plant was set up in 2009 and manufactures 20T class excavators, Wheel Loaders and Dump Trucks
A spare parts warehouse and Service Training facilities are integrated with both the plants to cater to Dealer and Customer requirements.
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
company between Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company, headquartered in Mumbai and part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, cars, trucks, vans, and busses, buses.
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of India (40%) and Hitachi Construction Machinery of Japan (60%). It was previously known as Telco Construction Equipment Co. Ltd. or Telcon for short.
Tata Hitachi's product lineup includes a wide range of excavators
Excavators are heavy equipment (construction), heavy construction equipment primarily consisting of a backhoe, boom, dipper (or stick), Bucket (machine part), bucket, and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house".
The modern excavator's ...
: from 2T – 800T Excavators, 35T to 290T Rigid dump trucks, Wheel Loaders and Backhoe Loaders. Tata Hitachi has two manufacturing facilities at Dharwad
Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged ...
– Karnataka
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and Kharagpur – West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
.
History
The company commenced manufacturing of construction equipment in 1961, as a division of TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO), nowTATA Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company, headquartered in Mumbai and part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, cars, trucks, vans, and busses, buses.
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at its Jamshedpur plant. In 1984, it entered into a technical collaboration with Hitachi Construction Machinery for manufacturing hydraulic excavators., About Telcon In 2000, HCM acquired a 20% stake in JV, which increased to 40% in 2005 and currently stands at 60%. The company has been known to offer the largest range of Hydraulic excavators under a single brand in India. It currently has manufacturing plants at Kharagpur (West Bengal) and Dharwad
Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged ...
(Karnataka).
Milestones
1961: Telco (nowTata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company, headquartered in Mumbai and part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, cars, trucks, vans, and busses, buses.
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) started the Construction Equipment Division. First excavator rolled out.
1984: Collaboration with Hitachi Construction Machinery for the manufacture of Hydraulic Excavators.
1985: The first Hydraulic Excavator UH083 launched.
1994: Construction Equipment Business Unit (CEBU) formed. EX70 Excavator Launched.
1998: New Manufacturing Facility set up at Dharwad.
1999: CEBU converted into a separate company – Telcon.
2000: Tata Motors and HCM sign JV for 80:20 stake in Telcon.
2009: New Manufacturing Facility set up at Kharagpur.
2010: New JV between Tata Motors and Hitachi with 40:60 stake.
2012: Name changed from Telcon to Tata Hitachi.
2018: Launch of the all new Backhoe Loader – Tata Hitachi Shinrai.
2019: The Dharwad plant Administrative Block receives the Gold Rating under IGBC's LEED New Construction Rating System.
Manufacturing Facilities
Tata Hitachi has two plants – Dharwad – Karnataka and Kharagpur – West Bengal.
Set up in 1961, the oldest plant of Tata Hitachi at Jamshedpur manufactures large class excavators. Equipped with facilities from material preparation, fabrication, machining, shot blasting and painting right through to assembly. This plant houses equipment such as robot's and CNC machines.
The Dharwad plant has been operational since 1999. The plant manufactures excavators up to 20T and Backhoe Loaders
The Kharagpur plant was set up in 2009 and manufactures 20T class excavators, Wheel Loaders and Dump Trucks
A spare parts warehouse and Service Training facilities are integrated with both the plants to cater to Dealer and Customer requirements.
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