News Releases

4/04/2018

Hitachi Cable America Inc., Has Formed a New Medical Division

Manchester, New Hampshire, USA, April 2^nd, 2018 - Hitachi Cable America Inc. (HCA) is pleased to announce the addition of a medical division to its business. The new organization effective April 1, 2018 will consist of three divisions; the existing Performance Cable Systems and Automotive Solutions divisions and the new High Performance Medical Solutions Division. The High Performance Medical Solutions Division will provide catheter tubing, high performance medical cabling and finished medical devices to OEMs worldwide. The HTP-MEDS brand will remain as a catheter product line under the new division.

Lynne Humenik, President and CEO of Hitachi Cable America states, “With the strong support of Hitachi Metals, we are optimistic that the new organization will create a highly successful Medical group and will unify our medical strategy and improve our service and technical support to our customers. This change demonstrates Hitachi’s commitment to the healthcare industry and to the advancement of our global social responsibility initiatives.”

Joseph Iamartino will lead the new division as COO and will also continue his strategic support of the Hitachi Cable America’s New Hampshire Specialty Cable product family.

About Hitachi’s medical components in America

To learn more about Hitachi Cable America, Inc. and the High Performance Medical Solutions division, please visit our website at www.hca.hitachi-cable.com.

About Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Hitachi Metals, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with consolidated revenue totaling 910 billion yen in fiscal 2016 (ended March 31, 2017) is one of the major members of the Hitachi Group companies. The company manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of high-grade metal products and materials, magnetic materials and applications, high-grade functional components and equipment, wires, cables and related products, please visit the company's website at www.hitachi-metals.co.jp/e/.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society’s challenges. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2016 (ended March 31, 2017) totaled 10,034.3 billion yen ($85.8 billion). The Hitachi Group is a global leader in the Social Innovation Business, and it has approximately 335,000 employees worldwide. Through collaborative creation, Hitachi is providing solutions to customers in a broad range of sectors, including Power / Energy, Industry / Distribution / Water, Urban Development, and Finance / Government & Public / Healthcare. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.