Makita Corporation (Japanese 株式会社 マ キ タ kabushikigaysya makita) is a Japanese company, a manufacturer of professional power tools and gasoline powered tools.
Makita began in 1915 when Masaburo Makita, with three friends, established a company in Nagoya to manufacture electric motors and generators. Initially, they manufactured and rebuilt electric motors, transformers, and lighting equipment. Makita introduced the first electric hand tool in 1958. It was the first electric planer in the world. Makita is now one of the largest power tool manufacturers in the world.
In 1935, the company began supplying electric motors and generators to the USSR.