1967 Entered into the technical collaboration and jointed venture
  Dainichi Kinzoku Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
1969
Established Hankook Machine Tools Co., Ltd. in Dongrae, Pusan
  Started Production of Lathe.
1977 Designated to Small & Medium enterprises expert production factory and metal
  machine tool expert production factory.
1979 Head office & factory moved into Changwon factory
  (#52, Woongnam-Dong, Changwon, Kyungnam, Korea)
1982  Individual development of very large conventional lathe
1985 Individual development of CNC lathe
1989 Decorated with the Industry Bronze Medal by the President on the Tax Day
  Establishment of affiliated R & D center
1990 Development of large CNC lathe ranged 630 to 1700mm of swing Extended the
  factory of 2710§³ only for assembling CNC lathes
1992 Assigned as the Superior Company of improving the productivity Honored as the
  company of developing and localizing machinery by Secretary of Commerce
1993 Development of the locally largest conventional lathe of swing 3060mm for
  grinding turbine generator
1995 The local first development of semi-CNC
1997 Procured EM Mark by CNC vertical and Semi-CNC lathes The Minister Prize for
  home-developed superior capital manufacturer Assigned as the best one 
  hundredenterprises in Korea quality competitive power
1998 Procured EM Mark by large universal lathes
2000 Approved as a venture enterprise by the Office of Kyunngnam Small and Medium
Enterprises Honored by the President for the Practical New Technology