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In 1975, a German ballscrew factory was established to manufacture
precision ballscrews for the European markets. Quality was high, sales
were brisk, and a large presence was made within the industry. However,
capital and efficiency were insufficient to meet customer demands
and thus sales suffered.
In 1981, Finest Ballscrew Company
was founded in Taichung Taiwan for the production of rolled and
ground ballscrews for the Asian markets. Finest initially
started with one manufacturing facility and expanded to three to
meet the growing demands. Manufacturing efficiency and prices were
excellent, but there were limitations in quality due to the manufacturing
environment.
HIWIN
Technologies Corp. was founded in 1989 with the acquisition
of the two aforementioned manufacturing facilities. The infusion
of capital greatly increased the capacity at the Taichung plant
and the added resources which resulted in the addition of new buildings
to create a state-of-the-art ballscrew manufacturing facility. The
infrastructure of the new plants were designed with the sole purpose
of creating the best environment for the production of the highest
quality and lowest priced ballscrews in the world. An unprecedented
amount of attention was given to creating a vibration-free, temperature,
and humidity controlled environment for the precise grinding and
laser measurement equipment that was used.
HIWIN
is considered by many as being the first company in the world to
be capable of consistently manufacturing the highest accuracy grades
recognized by ISO and DIN standards as well as transportation grade
rolled ballscrews. Even today, only a limited number of companies
have the ability to make JIS grade 0 (0.0035mm/300mm) lead accuracy
ballscrews. In addition, HIWIN
is also capable of manufacturing rolled ballscrews to JIS grade
5 (0.018/300mm) tolerance, making HIWIN
one of the best rolled ballscrew manufacturing facilities in the
world.
Since 1989, HIWIN
has grown to include six manufacturing facilities in Taiwan and
two in Germany. In addition, HIWIN's
German facility houses an extensive research and development center.
HIWIN is currently one
of the leading ballscrew manufactures in the European and Asian
markets. With its introduction into the North American market, HIWIN
is intent on bringing it's customers exceptional quality at the
most competitive prices.
HIWIN
supplies many hi-tech industries with critical components for machine
tools, medical equipment, vending machinery, material handling,
and the automotive industry to name a few.
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HIWIN Corporation
Elgin, Illinois
Our Elgin campus includes the headquarters operations, along with machining, distribution, assembly, customer service, and engineering functions. |
