Howa Machinery, Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of machine tools, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, firearms, special-purpose vehicles, building materials, electronic machines, sweepers, metal joinery fittings, and firearms in Japan. It operates through seven segments: Machine Tool Related, Firearms, Specially Equipped Vehicle, Building Materials, Real Estate Leasing, Domestic Sales Subsidiary, and Domestic Transportation Subsidiary. The company's machine tools include machining centers, transfer lines, and standard machine tool units for transfer lines; and pneumatic and hydraulic equipment comprises power chucks, rotating cylinders, rodless slit and magnetic type cylinders, hydraulic and pneumatic clamp cylinders, hydraulic jig cylinders, rotary actuators, and hydraulic cylinders. It also provides electronic machines, which include exposure systems for printed circuit boards, ceramic green sheet-related equipment, and testing systems for mounted circuit boards; sweepers used for cleaning in streets, factories, and public and leisure facilities; and sporting rifles. The company was formerly known as Howa Heavy Industries, Ltd. and changed its name to Howa Machinery, Ltd. in 1945. Howa Machinery, Ltd. was incorporated in 1907 and is headquartered in Kiyosu, Japan.
