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1910	Founded under the sole management of Hisashi Makita in Shioyamachi, Takamatsu City.
1915	5BHP water injection hot-bulb marine engine completed.

1927	15BHP solid (oil) injection 4-stroke diesel engine completed and exhibited at the Nagasaki Exposition where it won a prize.
1937	The company moved to Fukuoka-cho, Takamatsu City, simultaneously with completion of the new machining, assembly and testing shops there.
1941	Makita Diesel Co., Ltd. established. Hisashi Makita became the first president of the corporation.
1956	Makita was authorized and certified as a factory in compliance with JIS by the Minister of Transport. DSS632-650 BHP 4-stroke marine diesel engine completed.
1963	Noboru Makita became president.
1965	New foundry shop completed in Asahimachi and DSH647-2, 100BHP 4-stroke marine diesel engine completed.
1966	Plant approval granted under the Maritime Safety Law for the production of internal combustion engines.
1972	The head office moved to Asahimachi. The No. 2 machining shop expanded and the material warehouse was built.
1973	Technical assistance agreement entered into with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
1976	Mitsui-B&W 9K45GF 7,900 BHP 2-stroke marine diesel engine completed.
1981	Sub-licensed to manufacture and sell "Makita-Mitsui-B&W L35MC/MCE" by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. with approval of B&W.
1982	The World's first Makita-Mitsui-B&W 6L35MC 4,080BHP 2-stroke crosshead marine diesel engine completed.
1987	Sub-licensed to manufacture and sell "Makita-Mitsui-B&W small-bore (500mm and below) engines" by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. with approval of MAN B&W Diesel A/S.
1988	Makita-Mitsui-MAN B&W 4S26MC 1,980 BHP 2-stroke super long stroke marine diesel engine completed.

1990	Minoru Makita became president. The company was renamed to Makita Corporation from Makita Diesel Co., Ltd.
1993	Makita-Mitsui-Man B&W 5L35MC MK6 4,400BHP 2-stroke power-up type marine diesel engine completed.
1994	L30M 2,00BHP 4-stroke marine diesel engine, which ensured a clean and good on-board environment, completed.
1995	The cumulative production output of 4-stroke and 2-stroke marine diesel engines reached 4,000,000BHP.
2001	Test bed for large bore engines (S50MC) completed. Makita-Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S50MC MK6 11,640BHP marine diesel engine completed.
2004	Test bed for large bore engines (S50MC) expanded. The cumulative production output of 4-stroke and 2-stroke marine diesel engines reached 6,000,000BHP.
2006	Crankshaft shop expanded.
2007	No. 3 machining shop built.
2009	New welfare facilities built. New machine shop built and put into operation.
2011	85kW solar panel installed. The cumulative production output of 4-stroke and 2-stroke marine diesel engines reached 9,000,000BHP.
2013	Japan's first Makita-Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S46ME-B 2-stroke crosshead marine diesel engine completed. Japan's first Makita-Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S35ME-B 2-stroke crosshead marine diesel engine completed. The cumulative production output of 4-stroke and 2-stroke marine diesel engines reached 10,000,000BHP.
2014	The world's first Makita-Mitsui-MAN B&W 6S30ME-B 2-stroke crosshead marine diesel engine completed.
2016	Yu Makita became president.