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The 80+ Year History of
HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE
  • The 80+ Year History of
    HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE
    Established in 1937 as the first large-scale
    machine plant in Korea, HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE has grown
    into a global company that leads the global construction
    equipment/engine business. Meet HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE,
    which continues to innovate even after eight decades.
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  • 1937 - 1960 Beginnings &
    Modernization
    The 1st Age
  • 1960s Design, Beginning of
    Machine Production
    The 2nd Age
  • 1970s Build a Mass
    Production System
    The 3rd Age
  • 1980s - 1990s Technology Development &
    Entry on the Global Stage
    The 4th Age
  • 2000s Aiming to Become
    a Global Leader
    The 5th Age
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  • 1937 - 1960 | The 1st Age
  • Beginnings & Modernization
  • The inaugural assembly of the Chosun Machine Factory (predecessor of HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE) was held at the Hansung Bank meeting place in Seoul on June 4, 1937. The factory was constructed at a site in Manseokjeong (now Hwasu-dong), Incheon, and our main office was located in Seoul.
    The Chosun Machine Factory was both the first large-scale machine shop in Korea and the beginning of Korea's modern machine industry.
    At the time of our foundation, the company manufactured mining machinery for gold mine development, together with materials processing such as steelmaking casting, forging, and canning. The company also manufactured war supplies such as ship engines and submarines according to military demand when the Pacific War broke out in 1941.
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Incheon factory at the beginning of foundation(Source : Good Morning Incheon) 1937
Production facilities in the early years of foundation 1937
Article about company foundation published in the 「Dong-A Ilbo」 1937.6.6
The production facilities 1950s
Casting work 1960s
Factory production facilities 1960s
Products during the initial stage of the engine business 1960s
Incheon plant construction site 1960s
Ceremony for the foundation of Korea Machinery Industries 1963.5.21
  • 1960s | The 2nd Age
  • Design, Beginning of Machine Production
  • In the 1960s, employees working in the design team had to get through the tough competition rate of 50:1 to join the company.
    With the 'Manual of Machine Drawing' and 'Collection of Industrial Machine Drawings' as their only textbooks, these talented people created drawings for mining equipment, constrution equipment and transporters with ease.
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Drawing work in design room 1960s
The research center 1960s
Engine factory (1) 1960s
Engine factory (2) 1960s
Engine factory (3) 1960s
  • 1970s | The 3rd Age
  • Building a Mass Production System
  • The company expanded the scope of our business by manufacturing marine diesel engines, railway vehicles, and forklifts under a technical alliance with several advanced companies in the 1960s. A large-scale production system was established by manufacturing machinery products massively and increasing localization at the beginning of the 1970s. In 1975, the company completed the construction of a diesel engine factory with an annual production capacity of 60,000 units (the largest capacity in Asia at that time), laying the foundations for a new chapter in the development of the automotive industry in Korea.
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Ceremony of completing public waters reclamation 1970s
Engine products 1970s
Diesel engine plant (1) 1970s
Diesel engine plant (2) 1970s
Diesel engine plant (3) 1970s
Technician dispatch to M.A.N. Company in Germany(Source : Good Morning Incheon) 1971
Officials of M.A.N. in West Germany visited our company
Signed a technical tie-up agreement with the M.A.N. diesel engine factory in Germany 1972.4
Completion of diesel engine plant construction (1) 1972.5.20
Completion of diesel engine plant construction (2) 1972.5.20
Exported diesel engines to Bolivia for the first time 1977.3.15
Established a mass production system by constructing the excavator production plant 1977
The first export model DH07-3 excavator 1978.4
Constructed the marine engine plant 1978.12
Completed construction of the small diesel engine plant 1979.5
  • 1980s - 1990s | The 4th Age
  • Technology Development & Entry on the Global Stage
  • Even though the world economy faced a severe recession in the aftermath of the second oil shock in the early 1980s, Hd overcame the crisis by carrying out our TQC quality planning, expanding A/S system and research institute organization, developing new technologies, and diversifying our production models.
    In particular, the company succeessfully developed Solar excavators and Storm engines using our own technology.
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Great feats in the 1981 International Vocational Olympics(Every participant Won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal.) 1981
Developed Solar model excavators with own technology 1985
Ceremony for unveiling of STORM Engine, which contributed greatly to the development of Korea's automobile industry with the independent technology of the company 1985.9
Ceremony for mass production of STORM Engine, which was developed with HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE's own technology. 1985.9
Ceremony celebrating the shipping of the 6,000th excavator 1985.7.30
STORM Engine draws praises from a professional US magazine(Source: Maeil Business News) 1985.12.25
Exported the wheel loader for the first time 1988.1.26
Celebrated the first sale of the wheel loader in Korea 1988.3.19
Preparing for the BAUMA Exhibition in Germany 1989
Held the Solar driving competition 1990.4.30
Export of SOLAR, an independent model 1991
Completion of Korea’s largest general service center 1993.7.10
Held the Solar demonstration event 1997
Construction site of the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall in Tiananmen, China 1998.11.13
Worksite at the White House of the US
Working at the British Museum in the UK
  • 2000s | The 5th Age
  • Aiming to Become a Global Leader
  • The mission of the company, renamed as HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE in 2021, embodies our wish to become the key agent in infrastructure support projects around the world.
    As part of our global strategy, is actively growing our businesses through strategic investments including the construction of the Gunsan construction equipement plant, Incheon small diesel engine plant, and global R&D center.
    HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE will realize continual growth and become a global leader in the infra-solutions industry by securing smart solutions, advancing business portflolios, and maximizing customer value provision.
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Provided Iraq with recovery equipment 2003.4.28
Sold more than 10,000 excavators in China 2003.4
Held a ship engine tour exhibition 2003
Established HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE, with the board of directors meeting for the first time 2005.5
Acquisition of Moxy of Norway 2008.12
CX got the award for Red Dot Design:Best of the Best 2009.8
Held a building completion ceremony for Hope Primary School in China 2010.2
Completed construction of the Gunsan construction equipment plant 2010.10
Held a completion ceremony for the Incheon G2 Engine Plant 2012.10.26
First graduation ceremony of 'Dream School', a social contribution program for children of low-income families 2012.12
Completion of China Wheel Loader R&D Center for the first time among foreign companies doing business in China 2013.1
Completion of Global R&D Center 2014.7
Held the 20th anniversary ceremony of entry into the Chinese market 2014.10.14
Unveiling of HdCONNECT™, a Telematics service brand 2015
Manufactured the 1st mass-produced next-generation tank 「K2」 engine 2015.12
DX Series got the award for Red Dot Design:Honourable Mention 2016.3
Manufactured and delivered 100,000 units of the G2 engine 2016.7
Held a completion ceremony for the excavator advancement plant 2016.9.30
Group participation in a marathon celebrating the 80th anniversary of the company 2017.3
Held a demonstration of the 80-ton excavator DX800LC 2017.4
Conclusion of a joint venture agreement with Lovol, China’s No. 1 agricultural machinery manufacturer 2017.11.12
Gunsan Factory celebrated cumulative production of 20,000 units 2018.2
Demonstration of ultra-long 5G remote control of construction equipment 2018.11.25
Official announcement of HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE’s corporate slogan 'Powered by Innovation' 2019
Demonstration of remote control of excavator from a Distance of 8,500km in Bauma 2019 (Germany) 2019.4.9
Completed construction 'Boryeong Proving Ground' in Boryeong, Korea 2019.10.23
World's first demonstration of 'Concept-X', a unmanned autonomous solution 2019.11.20
Held the Concept-X demonstration event 2019
CES 2020
Unveiling of 'XiteCloud', a smart construction solution 2020.5.19
XiteCloud got the award for Smart Challenge 2020 2020
Unveiling of Transparent Bucket 2021
Company name changed to Hyundai Hd Infracore 2021
CES 2022
Completion of Global R&D Center (GRC) 2023
Company name changed to HD HYUNDAI INFRACORE 2023
Launch the new brand DEVELON 2023.01
CES 2024.1
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