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Excavators History |
Kobe Steel, Ltd. founded. |
1905 |
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1930 |
Produced Japan's first construction machine:50K electric mining shovel
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1936 |
30K electric dragline |
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1946 |
Steam shovel |
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1947 |
Mechanical excavator(northwest type) |
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1949 |
15K diesel dragline |
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1952 |
22K diesel shovel |
Acquires crane technology through an agreement with Harnischfeger. |
1955 |
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1956 |
255A diesel shovel |
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1960 |
2000th shovel built |
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Signs technical agreement with the French manufacture Poclain.
Shinko Construction Machinery Institute established in Okubo Plant.
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1962 |
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1963 |
First hydraulic wheel excavator:TY45
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1967 |
H208 hydraulic excavator |
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1968 |
Japan's first 10A mini hydraulic excavator
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1968 |
Large size YS1000 hydraulic excavator
R Series hydraulic excavators
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Participates in the capitalization of Harnischfeger of Australia. |
1970 |
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1973 |
LK Series wheel loaders
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Sales subsidiary Kobelco International(S) Co.Pte.Ltd. established in Singapore. |
1978 |
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1979 |
K Series hydraulic excavators
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Central parts terminal completed in Okubo Plant. |
1980 |
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Sales subsidiary Kobelco America Inc. established in Houston,Texas. |
1982 |
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Initiates the OEM supply of cranes to Harnischfeger. |
1983 |
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1983 |
C Series hydraulic excavators
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1985 |
D Series hydraulic excavators equipped with KPSS |
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1987 |
MARK  Series hydraulic excavators equipped with swing flasher
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American manufacturing subsidiary Kobelco Construction Machinery,Inc.established in Calhoun,Georgia. |
1988 |
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1988 |
SK Series mini excavators(super mini)
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1989 |
SS1 super mini excavators
- SK100W wheel excavators
- MARK
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Kobelco Construction Machinery(Europe)B.V. established in Netherlands. |
1990 |
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1990 |
UR Series hydraulic excavators |
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1992 |
SK Series mini excavators
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1993 |
MARK  and MARK  Series hydraulic excavators
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Chengdu Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. Established in China.
100,000th hydraulic excavator built.
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1994 |
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1994 |
100,000th hydraulic excavator built |
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The two U.S. -based companies Kobelco America Inc. (KAI) and Kobelco Construction Machinery (KCM) are merged, creating a new company that retains the name KAI.
The name is changed to Kobelco Construction Machinery America LLC in 2002.
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1995 |
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Thai Kobelco Construction Machinery Ltd. established in Thailand. |
1996 |
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1996 |
SR Series mini excavators
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Yutani Heavy Industries (Hiroshima Plant) and Okubo Plant receive ISO9001 certification. |
1998 |
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1998 |
SR Series hydraulic excavators
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Kobe Steel's Construction Machinery Division is recognized as an independent company called Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. |
1999 |
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1999 |
Dynamic Acera Series hydraulic excavators
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Comprehensive global agreement signed with CNH Global (Holland) of FIAT Group. |
2001 |
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Hiroshima Plant and Okubo Plant receive ISO14001 certification.
KOBELCO-CNH Australia Pty.Ltd.(Australia), Kobelco Case Construction Machinery(Shanghai) CO., Ltd., and Fiat Kobelco Construction Machinery S.p.A.(Italy) established. |
2002 |
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2002 |
SK 1600D, the world's largest-class building demolition machine.
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Kobelco (Shanghai) Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Service Center) established.
Chengdu Kobelco Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd., holding and marketing company, established in China.
Arrangement reached with Toyota Tsusho Corporation to pursue joint operation in China.
Kobelco Construction Machinery Intrenational Trading Co., Ltd. established to market used equipment.
Second manufacturing center, Hangzhou Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (China) established in China.
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2003 |
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Crane division separated and made into an independent company, Kobelco Crane Co., Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd.). |
2004 |
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2004 |
SR-3 Series mini excavators
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2006 |
ACERA GEOSPEC Series hydraulic excavators: Our ultimate hydraulic excavators
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