Yanmar

Yanmar Co., Ltd. (ヤンマー株式会社,

Yanmā Kabushiki-Gaisha) is a Japanese
diesel engine manufacturer founded in
Osaka, Japan in 1912. Yanmar
manufactures and sells engines used in a
wide range of applications, including
seagoing vessels, pleasure boats,
construction equipment, agricultural
equipment and generator sets. It also
manufactures and sells agricultural
equipment, construction equipment,
climate control systems, aquafarming
systems, in addition to providing a range
of remote monitoring services.[1]
 Yanmar Co., Ltd.
ヤンマー株式会社

Type Privately held

Industry Heavy Equipment

Manufacturing
Founded 1912 (as Yamaoka
Hatsudoki
Kosakusho)
Headquarters 1-32, Chayamachi,
Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
Key people Takehito Yamaoka,
President
Products Diesel Engines
Heavy Equipment
Watercraft
 Unmanned aerial
Revenue 703.8 Billion yen
vehicles
(March 2016)
Consolidated
Number of 17,974 (consolidated
employees as of March 31, 2016)
Website https://www.yanmar.com/global/

Company description

Yanmar Corporate Headquarters (Japan)

Yanmar was founded in March 1912 in
Osaka Japan[2] by Magokichi
Yamaoka.[3][4]

When the company began in 1912, it

manufactured gasoline-powered
engines.[5] In 1920 the company began
production of a small kerosene engine.[6]
In 1933, it launched the world's first
practical small diesel engine, the HB
model.[5][7][8]

Yanmar also supplies engines to John

Deere tractors[9] and for some Thermo
King Corporation coolers used in
refrigerated trucks and trailers.[10] Within
the last 20 years, Yanmar has also
established a growing presence in the
domestic UAV market in Japan and
elsewhere, with small helicopter UAVs
primarily used in agricultural spraying and
other forms of aerial application.[11][12]

As described on the company website,

"The name [Yanmar] is a combination of
the Yanma Dragonfly (known by names
such as Oniyanma and Ginyanma) and the
"Yama" from the name of the company
founder Magokichi Yamaoka."[13]

Timeline
A Yanmar 2GM20 marine diesel engine, installed in a
sailboat.

Yanmar tracked dumper

1912 - Yamaoka Magokichi sets up

business under the name Yamaoka
Hatsudoki Seisakusho (Yamaoka Engine
Workshop).[14][15]
1933 - Production of world's first
practical small diesel.[16]
1992 - The company produces its 10
millionth diesel engine.[17]
2015 - Yanmar acquired 70% of Spanish
generator-set manufacturer HIMOINSA
[18]

2016 - Yanmar increased its stake in the

Indian company International Tractors,
the maker of Sonalika branded tractors,
to 30%.[19] The company also bought
German compact equipment maker
Schaeff and forged a partnership with
 Toyota to develop “next generation
hulls” for boats.[20][21]

References
1. "Yanmar USA |" . Yanmar USA.
Retrieved 2018-08-26.
2. New Technology Japan . Japan
External Trade Organization,
Machinery and Technology
Department. 2001.
3. World Engine Digest . John Martin
Publications. 1980.
4. Steven D. Eppinger; Tyson R. Browning
(25 May 2012). Design Structure
Matrix Methods and Applications .
MIT Press. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-0-262-
30065-0.
5. World Fishing . IPC Industrial Press.
1992.
. "World Engine Digest" . J. Martin
Publications. July 7, 1980 – via Google
Books.
7. Vaclav Smil (30 July 2010). Prime
Movers of Globalization: The History
and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas
Turbines . MIT Press. pp. 125–.
ISBN 978-0-262-29704-2.
 . Mining and Engineering . Thomson
Newspapers Rhodesia. 1982.
9. John Dietz (15 January 2011). John
Deere New Generation and Generation
II Tractors: History, Models, Variations
& Specifications 1960s-1970s . MBI
Publishing Company. pp. 112–.
ISBN 978-1-61060-110-8.
10. Chintamani Vasant Kulkarni (2007).
Modeling and the Performance
Analysis of Transportation
Refrigeration Units with Alternate
Power Systems . University of
California, Davis.
11. Giuseppe Amoruso (19 July 2017).
Putting Tradition into Practice:
Heritage, Place and Design:
Proceedings of 5th INTBAU
International Annual Event . Springer.
pp. 1542–. ISBN 978-3-319-57937-5.
12. Kristin Bergtora Sandvik; Maria
Gabrielsen Jumbert (25 August 2016).
The Good Drone . Taylor & Francis.
pp. 1965–. ISBN 978-1-317-01752-3.
13. [1] , About Brand page on yanmar.com;
accessed 2016-01-14.
14. American Machinist . Penton
Publications. January 1979.
15. Takeshi Abe; Douglas A. Farnie; David
J. Jeremy; Tetuso Nakaoka; John F.
Wilson (20 July 2005). Region and
Strategy in Britain and Japan:
Business in Lancashire and Kansai
1890-1990 . Taylor & Francis. pp. 50–.
ISBN 978-1-134-63045-5.
1 . Sam McKinney (2004). Sailing with
Vancouver: A Modern Sea Dog,
Antique Charts and a Voyage Through
Time . TouchWood Editions. pp. 181–.
ISBN 978-1-894898-12-6.
17. "History｜About YANMAR｜
YANMAR" . YANMAR.
1 . "Yanmar Acquires HIMOINSA｜2015｜
News｜YANMAR" . YANMAR.
19. PM, Indulal; Mukherjee, Sharmistha
(December 23, 2016). "Yanmar buys
Blackstone's 18% stake in International
Tractors" . The Economic Times. The
Times Group. Retrieved February 13,
2017.
20. Malone, Joe (January 30, 2017).
"Schaeff machinery makes its return" .
International Rental News. KHL Group.
Retrieved February 13, 2017.
 21. Milberg, Evan (March 14, 2016).
"Toyota Unveils New Boat Made with
Composites" . Composites
Manufacturing. American Composites
Manufacturers Association. Retrieved
February 13, 2017.

External links
Official site
Article on compact diesel engines.

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