HISTORY
HISTORY
- 1929:
- HSN Seisakusho was established in the city of Kobe. Manufacturing and marketing of pumps for coal mines began.
- 1950:
- The company became incorporated with capital of 500,000 yen.
- 1955:
- Started manufacturing and marketing marine pumps.
- 1958:
- Company name was changed to HSN-KIKAI KOGYO Co., Ltd.
- 1965:
- Increased capital to 50 million yen.
Relocated the head office and factory to the current location. - 1968:
- Developed marine bilge separator (oily-water separator) to comply with domestic regulations. Obtained the first type approval.
- 1975:
- Opened the Tokyo office.
- 1978:
- Obtained type approval for our bilge separator (oily-water separator) which indicate that our product complies with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) from major shipbuilding countries.
- 1979:
- Increased capital to 95 million yen.
- 1986:
- Started to manufacture and market paddle pumps for the food industry in partnership with a German pump manufacturer.
- 1990:
- Awarded a resource recycling contributor award from Clean Japan for our separating agent oil waste collection equipment.
- 1991:
- Obtained qualification as manufacturer of marine pumps from the Norwegian classification society, DNV.
- 1993:
- Obtained qualification as manufacturer of marine pumps from the Ministry of Transportation (current Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism) of Japan.
- 1994:
- Obtained qualification as manufacturer of marine pumps from Class NK.
- 1995:
- Developed an octopus piece placement robot for takoyaki (snack food), which won 80% of market share.
- 1999:
- Obtained ISO 9001 certification.
- 2000:
- Developed a retort food and frozen food filling machine, which won 80% of market share.
- 2002:
- Started to market emergency pumps in partnership with a German pump manufacturer.
- 2004:
- Developed a bilge separator (oily-water separator) that complies with the new IMO resolution, and obtained type approvals (JG, USCG, MED, etc.)
- 2006:
- Started an employee stock ownership system.
- 2007:
- Executed and implemented an agreement with Hyogo Prefecture to foster joint participation of men and women in society.
- 2008:
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Selected as one of the Most Active 300 Small and Medium Sized Corporations by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.Achieved 1,800 days of no accidents as a small and medium sized corporation (obtained a silver medal from the Japan Industrial Safety & Health Association).
- 2009:
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Delivered the first FO module unit for domestic ship.Celebrated our 80th anniversary.
- 2010:
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Opened HSN-FARM (agricultural product business) in Harima-cho, Kako-gun, Hyogo Pref.Established SXS Corporation in Shanghai as our subsidiary.
- 2013:
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Opened the Kobe office.Established a joint venture, GWS-HSN Co., Ltd., with Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co. Ltd in Guangzhou, China.
- 2014:
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Established a joint venture, HSN Elemac Co., Ltd., with Hengli Electrical Machinery in Dezhou, China.Established the Electric factory and HSN Elemac Domestic factory in Kobe, Japan.ISO14001 certification obtained.
- 2015:
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Established HSN-KIKAI KOGYO Co., Ltd. in Shanghai as our subsidiary.Established Taipei Office in Taiwan.Delivered the first unit of hydroponic equipment for ship to M/V Drive Green Highway, 7,500-vehicle car carrier vessel of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line).
- 2016:
- Developed and delivered large nursery growers for edamame (young soybeans).
- 2017:
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Relocated the Tokyo office.Introduced a large combination NC machine.Obtained JG type approval for ODM and CCS type approval for pumps.Established Cheng shi lang shangmao in Shanghai as our subsidiary.