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1985 July 15th
Establishment of Sungjin gear industry, the predecessor of Hankook Precision Ind. Co.,Ltd.
(385, Bongahm-dong, Masan-si, Kyeongnam, Korea)
1987 December 24th
Incorporated as Sunggin Industrial Co.,Ltd.
1988 August 22nd
International trading permission (Reg. No. 389635)
1988 December 12th
Selected as promising future company by Seoul Trust Bank
(Reg. No. 328)
1988 December 27th
Moved to Charyong industrial complex
(site: 9,669 square meters, building: 3,953 square meters)
1989 June 13th
Factory registration (Reg. No. 198-1)



1990 February 20th
Change in trade name to ¡°Hankook Precision Ind. Co.,Ltd.¡±
1990 March 30th
Registered as a cooperative company of Hyundai Heavy Industry Ltd.
1995 July 13th
Won best cooperative company prize from Ssangyong Heavy Industry Ltd.
1996 December 27th
ISO 9002 Certificate
1997 March 20th
1997 Factory expansion (building-7,464 square meters)
1998 January 24th
Capital increase to 1.2 billion Korea won in the aggregate
1999 December 24th
Production of gearboxes (reduction, overdrive)



2000 June 10th 
2000 ISO 9001 Certificate
2000 August 09th
Company annex research laboratory certificate from Korea Industrial Technology Association
2000 August 25th
Selected as a export promising company by Kyungnam export assistance centers
2000 September 22nd
Selected as a good quality improvement company by Hyundai Heavy Industry Ltd.
2001 July 19th 
Engine self inspection certificate from HHI, HSD, STX-ENPACO
(Self Inspection grade: most excellent)
2001 August 23rd 
Selected excellent quality certified company by Hyundai Heavy Industry Ltd.
2001
April 01st 
Selected as technology innovation development responsible company by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.
2001
December 01st
Selected as industrial technology development responsible company by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.
2004 December 08th
Factory moved from Palryong-dong, Changwon-si to Ungnam-dong, Changwon-si.
2005 December 26th
Self inspection certificate from Hyundai Heavy Industry Ltd.
2006 January 13th
Won excellent delivery and quality prize from DU (Japan).
2006 January 20th
Selected as an excellent cooperative company by Hyundai Heavy Industry Ltd.
2006 January
Won excellent delivery and quality prize from DU (Japan).
2006 January
Selected as an excellent cooperative company by Hyundai Heavy Industry Ltd.
2006 January
Won excellent delivery and quality prize from DU (Japan).
2006 January
Selected as an excellent cooperative company by Hyundai Heavy Industry Ltd.
2006 August
Obtained supplier approval by WARTSILA in Switzerland
2007 July
Contract on know-how licenec and technology transfer agreement for marine reducer(Siemens-flender)
2007 December
Obtained single PPM(by small and medium business adminstration)
2008 September
cooperative system contract between Korea maritime and ocean university
2008 Octorber
Obtained ISO 1004 certificate
2008 October
Engine self inspection certificate from Doosan engine
2008 December
donation instrument to Kimm
2008 December
Selected as technology innovation development responsible company (by ministry of knowledge economy)



2010 May
Certificate INNO-BIZ from Small and Medium Business Administration
2011 May
Certificate professional company for the part and material from Ministry of Knowledge Economy
2011 June
Contract supply agreement with SUMITOMO in Japan
2011 November
Contract supply agreement with MHI Yokohama in Japan
2012 August
R&D Participation with Hyosung gearbox 5MW for windpower
2013 June
Contract supply agreement with MHI Kobe in Japan
2013 September
Contract supply agreement with MAN DIESEL & TURBO in Germany
2014 March
Contract supply agreement with KOBELCO in Japan
2015 March
HPS production
2019 August
Change in trade name to "HPI CO.,LTD."