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History
1940’s
1946
Kawada Ironworks founded.
1950’s
1952
Reorganized into a stock company Kawada Ironworks Ltd.
Automotive parts processing for Toyo Kogyo (now Mazda Motor Corp.).1954
Establishment of the Fuchu Plant(25,593m2).
1960’s
1964
Establishment of the Senogawa Plant(81,137m2).1968
Introduction of high speed automatic hot forging machine made by Hatebur.1969
Company Headquarters completed(3,146m2).
1970’s
1974
Securing the total integration System of forging and machining production.
1980’s
1987
Additional installation of hot forging machine of 1600t and 2500t.
Co-generation generator completed.
1990’s
1990
Start of knuckle processing.1991
Establishment of the automatic process line of front wheel hub.
Completed knuckle processing line.
Completed new propeller shaft assembly plant.1992
Company name changed to Kawada Corporation.1993
Flexible transfer Line establishment.1999
Obtained QS9000/ISO9002 certifcation.
2000’s
2000
Newly installed tempering furnace manufactured by Daio Plant.2001
Obtained ISO9001 certification.2002
Obtained ISO14001 certification.2005
Start of supply of Fusion chassis parts Ford (Mexico).
Start of supply of front wheel hubs to Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Obtained TS16949 certification.2006
Start of supply of Mustang chassis parts to Ford for (Canada).2007
Installed five-axle machining, Okuma 800VH.2008
Installed additional 5-stages automatic hot forging 2500t press.2009
Obtained Ford Q-1 certification.
2010’s
2011
Introduction of 3G Hub, Hub Support full automatic line.2013
Kawada MX S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) establishment.
Prize winner of excellence in business performance by Mazda Corporation.2014
Establishment of the line of Crankshaft in the plant of Mexico.
We won the prefectural prize of the convention of submission of improvement quality circle Hiroshima No.5644.
2015
Start of supply of Crankshaft in the plant of Mexico.2016
We won the prefectural prize of the convention of submission of improvement quality circle Hiroshima No.5844.2017
2017 QC circle Chugoku-Shikoku Region chapter Winners of the Silver Award in the year 2017 Convention.
We won the Ishikawa Kaoru 2017 quality Circle Award.2018
Prize winner of excellence in business performance by Mazda Corporation.
Obtained IATF16949 certification.2019
Prize winner of excellence in business performance by Mazda Corporation.
Mexico Plant acquired MMVO SUPPLIER OF EXCELLENCE FY2018.
Mexico Plant acquired IATF16949 certification.