| 1916 |
Work began on Hele-shaw type radial piston pumps at the marine machinery works (now Kobe Works), formerly Kawasaki Dockyard. |
| 1936 |
Began producing and selling screw pumps. |
| 1962 |
Began producing and selling bent axis type piston pumps and motors. |
| 1963 |
Began producing and selling low speed, high torque, radial piston motors. |
| 1964 |
Began producing and selling hydraulic control valves. |
| 1968 |
The Hydraulic Machinery Division was created and moved to Nishi Kobe Works. Developed swash plate type piston pumps and motors. |
| 1979 |
Developed the L series bent axis type piston pumps and motors. Developed the NV series swash plate type piston pumps and motors. |
| 1982 |
Developed the MX/MB piston type medium-speed motors. |
| 1983 |
Began producing and selling the LVP series bent-axis type piston pumps and motors for open circuits. |
| 1984 |
Began sales of the DNB series two-speed motors with integral reduction gear for travel function of construction machinery. |
| 1987 |
Renamed the division to Kawasaki Precision Machinery. Developed the M2X series mid-speed axial piston motors. Developed the K3V series swash plate type axial piston pumps. |
| 1992 |
Developed the K3VG series swash plate type axial piston pump for general industrial machinery. |
| 1994 |
Established Kawasaki Precision Machinery (U.S.A.), Inc., in Grand Rapids, MI, as a sales base in the United States. |
| 1994 |
Established Kawasaki Precision Machinery (UK) Ltd. and commenced production of Staffa Motors in the UK. |
| 2000 |
Developed the K3VL series swash plate type axial piston pump with SAE mountings, shafts, and ports. |
| 2006 |
KPM established a production facility in China. |
| 2009 |
Kawasaki Precision Machinery (U.S.A.), Inc. attains ISO 9001 certification. |
| 2011 |
Kawasaki Precision Machinery (U.S.A.) relocates to new expanded facility supporting it’s customer base in North and Latin America. |
| 2016 |
Began producing and selling the K3VLS series axial piston pump, the K8V series closed-loop variable displacement type axial piston pump, and the M7V swash plate type axial piston motor. |
