History of Precision Machinery Company
1916
Began work on Hele-shaw type radial piston pumps at the marine machinery works (now Kobe Works), formerly Kawasaki Dockyard
1924
Completed electro-hydraulic steering gears
1936
Started producing and selling screw pumps
1950
Began producing and selling gear pumps for spinning and metering
1962
Began producing and selling bent-axis type axial piston pumps/motors
1968
Established and relocated Nishi-Kobe Works, started the Hydraulic Machinery Division
Developed swash-plate type axial piston pumps/motors
1976
Produced and sold high-pressure screw pumps (B4 type)
1987
Renamed the division as the Precision Machinery Division
1993
Established the Kawasaki Precision Machinery (UK) Ltd. and commenced production of Staffa Motors in UK
Established the Precision Machinery Division in Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. as a sales base in US
Distributorship agreement of cartridge valves with Sun Hydraulics Corporation in US
1994
Certified by DNV (DET NORSKE VERITAS) to conform to the Quality System Standard ISO 9001
1996
Awarded for excellence in consistent TPM commitment
1997
Sales license agreement about multi-stroke motor with the Poclain Hydraulics s.a. in France
1998
Obtained certification from DNV (DET NORSKE VERITAS) to conform to the Environmental Management System Standard ISO 14001
Awarded for specializing in distinguished TPM achievement
2002
Established Kawasaki Precision Machinery Ltd. separating from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Started business tie-up with Kayaba Industries, Ltd.
2005
Established Kawasaki Precision Machinery (Suzhou) Ltd.
2007
Built Core Parts Shop in main plant
2008
Built Machinery Shop No.4 in main plant
Built Machinery Shop No.2 in KPM (Suzhou)
2009
Started using 500KW photovoltaic power generation system in main plant
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