Established Howa as Toyoda's Loom Works, Ltd. to manufacture and market Toyoda looms.
Began manufacturing spinning machinery.
紡績機械の製造開始
新川工場(現在の本社・本工場)の操業を開始しました。
新川工場(現・本社工場)操業開始
Began manufacturing cast steel.
鋳鋼の製造開始
昭和重工業株式会社を設立し、兵器、工作機械の製造開始
Established Showa Heavy Industries, Ltd. to manufacture and market munitions and machine tools.
昭和重工業株式会社を合併し、豊和重工業株式会社と改称
Completed a merger with Showa Heavy Industries, Ltd., with the new company taking the name of Howa Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Renamed Howa Machinery, Ltd.
豊和工業株式会社と改称
Began manufacturing air chucks and pneumatic equipment.
チャック、空圧機器の製造開始
Commenced manufacturing firearms.
小火器の社内開発開始
Commenced manufacturing windows & doors and vibratory rollers.
金属製建具の製造開始
Commenced manufacturing sporting rifles.
猟用ライフル銃の製造開始
Commenced manufacturing hydraulic apparatus, transfer machines.
油圧機器、トランスファマシンの製造開始
Commenced manufacturing industrial power sweepers in technical collaboration with WAYNE Manufacturing Company of U.S.A (currently Johnston Sweeper Company).
床掃除機の製造を開始しました。
Type 64 rifle and 81mm type 64 mortar adopted as official equipment by the Japan Defense Agency (currently Ministry of Defense).
産業用清掃機の製造開始
Commenced manufacturing industrial power sweepers in technical collaboration with WAYNE Manufacturing Company of U.S.A. (currently Johnston Sweeper Company).
Began manufacturing aluminum sound-proof windows.
アルミ防音サッシの製造開始
WAYNE Manufacturing Companyと技術協力のもと、街路清掃車の製造を開始しました。
アメリカ・ウエイン社(現・ジョンストン・スイーパー社)との提携による路面清掃車の製造開始
Commenced manufacturing machining centers.
マシニングセンタの製造開始
Commenced manufacturing double sliding windows for sound proof.
引き違い防音サッシの製造開始
Howa soundproof windows were the first to receive authorization to display the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) symbol in Japan.
防音サッシJIS表示許可第1号
Commenced manufacturing the automatic jaw chuck changer and machining center MBM series.
チャック用自動爪交換装置、MBNマシニングセンタの製造開始
Began manufacturing rodless cylinders.
ロッドレスシリンダ国産化
Commenced manufacturing compact machining center 'Super Mini'.
小型マシニングセンタ”スーパーミニ”の製造開始
Commenced manufacturing compact machining center "Super Mini".
Adopted Type 89 rifle as official equipment by the Japan Defense Agency (currently Ministry of Defense).
89式5.56mm小銃、防衛庁(現・防衛省)制式装備品に採用
Commenced manufacturing 120mm mortar RT and 81mm mortar L16.
Commenced manufacturing compact machining center 'KIWAMI' series.