Editing Kawasaki Heavy Industries (section)

==Products==

===Aerospace===
{{Main|Kawasaki Aerospace Company}}
[[File:Kibo PM and ELM-PS.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Japanese Experiment Module]] ''Kibō'' ({{langx|ja|text=きぼう|translation=Hope|label=none}})]]
[[File:C-2 (08-1201,68-1203).jpg|thumb|[[Kawasaki C-2]] military transport aircraft]]
Kawasaki is active in a diverse range of the aerospace industry. The company is a contractor for the [[Ministry of Defense (Japan)|Japanese ministry of defence]] and has built aircraft such as the [[Kawasaki C-1|C-1]] transport aircraft, [[Kawasaki T-4|T-4]] intermediate jet trainer, and the [[P-3 Orion|P-3C]] antisubmarine warfare patrol airplane.  Since 2007, it has built the [[Kawasaki P-1|P-1]] maritime patrol aircraft, and since 2010, it has built the [[Kawasaki C-2|C-2]] transport aircraft. Kawasaki also builds helicopters, including the [[MBB/Kawasaki BK 117|BK117]], jointly developed and manufactured with [[Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm|MBB]].  It also produces the [[CH-47 Chinook|CH-47J / JA]] helicopter.<ref>Parsons, Dan. [https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-set-to-deliver-100th-japanese-ch-47-fuselage-406670/ "Boeing set to deliver 100th Japanese CH-47 fuselage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009105009/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-set-to-deliver-100th-japanese-ch-47-fuselage-406670/ |date=2019-10-09 }}, ''FlightGlobal'', 2 December 2014. Accessed 12 January 2016.</ref>

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 Dreamliner|Boeing 787]] with [[Boeing|The Boeing Company]],<ref>Kelly, Tim. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kawasaki-heavy-boeing-idUSKBN0M90D420150313 "Giant Japanese oven gives Boeing room to ramp up 787 output"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927145616/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kawasaki-heavy-boeing-idUSKBN0M90D420150313 |date=2023-09-27 }}, ''Reuters'', 13 March 2013. Accessed 19 January 2016.</ref> and the [[Embraer E-Jets|170, 175, 190 and 195 jets]] with [[Embraer|Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica]]. It is also involved in the joint international development and production of [[Turbofan|turbofan engines]] for passenger aircraft such as the [[International Aero Engines V2500|V2500]], the [[Rolls-Royce RB211|RB211/Trent]], the [[Pratt & Whitney PW4000|PW4000]] and the [[General Electric TF34/CF34|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 system|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.<ref name=sf20200306>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Erik |title=Kankoh-maru Flight Manual |url=http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/kankoh_maru_flight_manual.shtml |publisher=Space Future |date=July 1997 |access-date=2020-03-06 |archive-date=2012-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126100557/http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/kankoh_maru_flight_manual.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, Kawasaki and [[Airbus]] signed a memorandum of understanding to address hydrogen needs in aviation, and to focus on airport hydrogen hubs development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-13 |title=Airbus, Kawasaki Heavy Industries partner to study use of hydrogen in Japan {{!}} Airbus |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-04-airbus-kawasaki-heavy-industries-partner-to-study-use-of-hydrogen |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=www.airbus.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523071552/https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-04-airbus-kawasaki-heavy-industries-partner-to-study-use-of-hydrogen |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Main products'''
* [[Aircraft]]
* [[Spacecraft systems|Space systems]]
* [[Helicopter]]s
* [[Flight simulator|Simulators]]
* [[Jet engine]]s
* [[Missile]]s
* [[Electronic equipment]]

===Rolling stock===
[[File:JR East Shinkansen lineup at Niigata Depot 200910.jpg|thumb|right|Lineup of [[JR East]] Shinkansen trains, October 2009]]
[[File:MARCtrainBWIAirport.JPG|thumb|A train of [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company|Kawasaki]] ''MARC III'' bi-levels at [[BWI Rail Station]] on the [[Penn Line]] headed towards [[Baltimore Penn Station|Baltimore]].]]

{{Main|Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing}}
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 multiple unit|Electric cars]] (including [[Shinkansen]] trains)
* [[Monorail]]s
* [[Coach (rail)|Passenger coaches]] and [[freight car]]s
* [[Diesel locomotive]]s
* [[Electric locomotive]]s
* [[Platform screen doors|Platform screen door]] systems
* [[Coach (rail)|Passenger coaches]] and [[freight car]]s integrated [[Public transport|transit systems]]

===Shipbuilding===
{{Main|Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation}}
[[File:Haruna in 1913(1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Launch of battleship ''[[Japanese battleship Haruna|Haruna]]'' 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.
[[File:Kobe Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co02ds3200.jpg|thumb|Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corp – Kobe Works, 2007]]

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 [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force|Maritime Self-Defence Force]] personnel over submarine repair contracts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kawasaki Heavy Likely Paid Money to MSDF Staff over Submarines - JIJI PRESS |url=https://jen.jiji.com/jc/i?g=eco&k=2024070301207 |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=jen.jiji.com}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024}}</ref> Kawasaki will also set up its own inspection panel to look into fictitious transactions and slush funds.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=4 July 2024 |title=川崎重工業 潜水艦修理部門で架空取引 裏金1０数億円 |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/kansai-news/20240704/2000085697.html |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=NHK |language=Japanese |archive-date=3 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703233147/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/kansai-news/20240704/2000085697.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Main products'''
* [[LNG carrier]]s
* [[Tanker (ship)|LPG carriers]]
* [[Container ship]]s
* [[Ship|High speed vessels]]
* [[Submarine]]s
* [[VLCC]]s ([[very large crude carrier]]s)
* [[Bulk carrier]]s
* [[Offshore construction|Offshore structures]]
* [[Ship#Propulsion|Marine machinery]] and [[Azimuth thruster|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]] [[Electrical generator|generators]]
* [[Gas turbine]] [[cogeneration]] systems
* [[Gas engine]]s
*[[Diesel engine]]s
* [[Wind turbine]] [[Electrical generator|generators]]
* Ash handling systems
* [[Combined cycle]] [[power plant]]s
* [[Nuclear power plant]] equipment
* [[Boiler]]s
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===Industrial equipment===
[[File:KawasakiFS03N.jpg|thumb|Kawasaki FS-03N [[industrial robot]]]]

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 plant]]s
* [[Industrial robot]]s
* [[Aerodynamic]] machinery
* [[Hydraulic equipment]]
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===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|incineration plants]]
* [[Water treatment|Water treatment systems]]
* [[Industrial waste]] [[recycling]] equipment
* [[Flue-gas desulfurization]] equipment
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===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.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

'''Main products'''
* [[Wheel loader]]s
* [[Engineering vehicle|Construction machinery]]
* [[Tunneling shield|Shield Machines]]
* [[Tunnel boring machine]]s
* [[Steel]] [[bridge]]s
* [[Liquefied natural gas|LNG]] and [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]] tanks
* [[Airport]] and [[port]]-related products
* [[Snowplow]]s
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===Transportation===
[[File:Kawasaki Ninja H2R Seattle motorcycle show.jpg|thumb|[[Kawasaki Ninja H2R]]]]
[[File:Randy de Puniet 2006 Sep.jpg|thumb|[[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR]]]]
[[File:Kawasaki XI750R Lago Azul Cordoba ARG 1994 Fernando Bigi.jpg|thumb|Kawasaki XI750R]]
[[File:Kawasaki Mule 006.JPG|thumb|Kawasaki Mule 006]]
{{Main|Kawasaki Motors}}
Kawasaki produces motorcycles, [[Jet Ski]]s and [[all-terrain vehicle|ATVs]]. Kawasaki's motorcycle include the [[Kawasaki Ninja|Ninja]] [[sport bike]]s, and [[Cruiser (motorcycle)|cruisers]], [[Dual-sport motorcycle|dual-purpose]] and [[motocross]] motorcycles, as well as [[utility vehicle]]s, ATVs and general-purpose [[gasoline engine]]s. Kawasaki's "Jet Ski" has become a [[genericized trademark]] for any type of personal watercraft.