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History
1918 |
Established the Hanshin Ironworks Co., Ltd. for making and selling oil engines |
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1929 |
Started making and selling diesel engines |
1937 |
Completed the Z6K800PS engine, Hanshin's first original engine |
1944 |
Changed the trade name to the current one - the Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. |
1953 |
Received a permission by the Minister of Transport to show the Japanese Industrial Standards on internal-combustion engines for small vessels as the first company in this industry |
1955 |
Be listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange |
1956 |
Started making and selling controllable pitch propellers |
1960 |
Started making and selling industrial machinery such as all sorts of dust collection, gas treatment equipment, and hydraulic equipment |
1962 |
Constructed a plant in the current Kisaki area in Akashi City as a specialized factory for industrial machinery |
1965 |
Constructed a diesel engine plant in Akashi Plant |
1967 |
Extended Tamatsu Plant with a casting plant |
1978 |
Moved headquarters to the current place (Chuo-ku, Kobe City) and sold Kobe Plant (in Nagata) |
1986 |
Made a business alliance with the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and started manufacturing the Kawasaki-MAN B&W 2-stroke engines on commission |
1990 |
Became an official member of the New Production System |
1992 |
Achieved 10,000,000 PS in total for diesel engines developed by ourselves |
1995 |
Acquired approval toward the ISO9001 / JISZ9901 quality system for the diesel engine department |
1999 |
Acquired a written expert opinion regarding NK's NOx for the first time for low speed 4-stroke engines |
2007 |
Completed advanced support system for ship administration: "HANASYS EXPERT" |
2008 |
Developed the "electronic control system for low speed 4-stroke engines" with the Nabtesco Co., Ltd. |
2009 |
Constructed a new plant in Harima-cho, Hyogo Prefecture |
2011 |
Acquired quality management system of ISO14001 |
2013 |
HANSHIN's stock was listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange with the merger of Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchange |
2015 |
Completed the world's first electronically controlled 4-stroke low speed diesel engine |
2018 |
Celebrated 100th anniversary of the company's founding |
2018 |
Completed the world's first 4-stroke low speed gas engine |
2021 |
Completed institutional monitoring system (HANASYS 5) |
2022 |
Shifted to the Standard Market from the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to a restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's market segment |
2023 |
Achieved production of 12,000 units of diesel engines in total |