Komatsu is an equipment manufacturing company based out of Tokyo. Originally named after the city in Japan it was founded in, this multi national corporation first began operations in 1921. Over 250 companies fall under the corporate umbrella of Komatsu Ltd. Now the second largest construction equipment manufacturer on the planet, Komatsu began as a sub company of the Takeuchi Mining Industry, which needed an arm of it’s operation to produce industrial tools. Once this subsidiary became large enough, Takeuchi Mining took it public and changed the name to Komatsu Ltd. From this point in time, the company mostly focused on manufacturing for agriculture, but with the start of WWII, much of it’s focus shifted to production for the Japanese military. By the time the company moved it’s headquarters to Tokyo in 1951, all machines under the Komatsu brand were using Komatsu built diesel engines. In 2019, Komatsu continues to be one of the leading manufactures of heavy machinery while consistently progressing the industry into new technologies and setting the bar high for competitors.