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1980
Oct. 1980
LEADWELL as incorporated with total capital Taiwanese Dollars NT$4,000,000 with seven employees. LEADWELL produced thetraditional knee mill and CNC milling machines for USA company Ramco.
Feb. 1982
LEADWELL developed Taiwan's first CNC machining center.
Jan. 1983
LEADWELL's CNC horizontal machining center was successfully developed.
May. 1986
LEADWELL developed new product CNC lathe under quality control manufacturing.
May. 1987
New factory Yu-Shin plant establish and in production.
Dec. 1988
The house was open house at the Taichung plant.
Apr. 1989
LEADWELL announced the completion of its FMS system at the Taipei International Industrial Machine Show. The exhibition was held by China External Trade Development Council.
1990
Jul. 1990
Oversea development and firm cooperation with Ima-Norte machine tool company of Germany.
May. 1991
In cooperation with German technology. LEADWELL produced the moving column-type machining center.
Jul. 1991
LEADWELL CNC Lathe received the CNS Certification.
Oct. 1991
LEADWELL Horizontal machining center received the CNS Certification.
Feb. 1992
LEADWELL acquired certification of CNLA of the Republic of China for precision laboratory.
Jan. 1993
LEADWELL received best the First National Invention Award for Best Achievement.
Sep. 1993
Cooperation with National Kaoshiung Institute of Technology to provide advanced studies, research and development for LEADWELL employees.
Oct. 1993
LEADWELL received English certification of BSI for quality products and manufacturing performance guarantee.
Dec. 1993
Mitsubishi of Japan LEADWELL joint cooperation of CNC Lathe production.
Jul. 1995
Germany and LEADWELL joint venture in production of CNC Lathe.
Aug. 1995
Manufacturing the Phoenix II turning units.
May. 1996
New project with Japanese company for Horizontal machining center.
Jun. 1996
LEADWELL 30 employees received certifications for advanced study at the National Kaoshiung Institute of Technology.
Jul. 1996
Joint venture with USA company of new design and production of Horizontal machining center.
Dec. 1996
LEADWELL established world-wide-web home page in internet for global communication.
Mar. 1997
At TIMTOS'97 Taipei International Machine Tool Show. LEADWELL CNC Lathe model CT-200 received award of excellence for Taiwan machine tool.
May. 1997
LEADWELL CNC Lathe model CT-200 received an additional Silver National Award of excellence'97 and this machine is built exclusively in Taiwan.
Oct. 1997
LEADWELL received Notional Quality Award. It's the most importance quality award in Taiwan.
Jan. 1999
Received the environment management system certification of ISO-14000.
Jan. 1999
LEADWELL moved its headquarters to Taichung in the new third plant.
2000
Sep. 2000
With a management change. Mr.Jimmy Chu was named as chairman of LEADWELL.
Sep. 2001
During the EMO exhibition LEADWELL presented the [FMC-560] special purpose machine for the 3C industry and the [T-6M] small compound function lathe machine to the pubic.
Jan. 2002
LEADWELL developed the V-20, a small comprehensive. CNC machining center winning praise from customers. vendors. and competitors alike.
Jul. 2002
LEADWELL developed the LTC-25. a comprehensive box way CNC turning center.
Jun. 2003
Shareholders agree to invest in a factory in China.
2004
Reached 15 billion in sales volume (average for each employee is ten million NT dollars).
2004
Produced first 8-axis lathe in Taiwan.
2004
Started production of new modular designed traveling column product line. First production model is LCV-760 vertical machining center with swing table. next is LCH-500 horizontal machining center with APC. last is LCT vertical turning center with automatic part loading.
2004
Received many patents in 2004.
2005
In 2005, China factory started producing machines for sale into local China market.
Mar. 2005
New develop linear motor CNC turning center T-6SMY.
Dec. 2005
New develop CNC turning center LTC-35CL.
Jun. 2006
Pass by SEO system, we do a better marketing in Yahoo and Google search engine.
Mar. 2007
Our new design lathe machine T-6SMY won the second prize of FMTF(Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation).
Mar. 2007
2007 Global Agent Meeting as opened, there are some consensuses be make on the meeting.
May. 2007
Our new design spindle balance and adjust system won the new patent.
Jun. 2007
Received patent of spindle device as well as special tank.
Aug. 2007
Received patent of coolant through spindle for lathe.
Jan. 2008
Leadwell vertical machining center received CE certification.
Apr. 2008
Software upgrade into PDM system.
Aug. 2008
Induction spindle vibration set.
2009
Mgr. Anita Huang won 15th central Taiwan outstanding financial manager.
2009
Reived third place in TTQS training quality evaluation system of BEVT(Bureau of Employment and  Vocational training).
Feb. 2009
Received patent of CNC machine tools spindle device.
Feb. 2010
Received 2010 innovation, research outstanding enterprise.
Feb. 2010
Mr. Jimmy Chu won CIMES 2010 Top 10 celebrity
Mar. 2011
Global agent meeting
May. 2011
Our staff Christiana Lin won 2011 Taichung city model labor