- about HWASUNG - Company History 1980. 12. 05 - Established Hwa Sung Industrial Co. 1982. 10. 04 - Registered H.S.T. Trademark Right (No. 84211). 1985. 08. 12 - Acquired the permission of exportation and importation (No. 507118). 1986. 05. 24 - Established Hwa Sung Korea Co. Ltd. 1987. 02. 27 - Became a member of Korean (Industrial) Standards Association (No. 87-2328). 1987. 03. 02 - Established Hwa Sung Research Institute. 1987. 03. 13 - (Be) designated as a technological company developing Korean couplings by the Korean government. 1987. 10. 10 - Acquired KS mark of Flange Flexible Type Coupling (No. 5527). 1987. 11. 09 - Acquired KS(Korean Standards) mark of Gear Coupling (No. 5608). 1987. 11. 13 - Registered a patent on a new device (Flexible Grid Coupling Tooth). 1988. 10. 19 - Acquired KS mark of Flexible Grid Coupling. 1990. 01. 16 - Registered the design of Tooth Cutting Machine (No. 99393-99396). 1990. 02. 01 - Registered the trademarks: GDS, SAS, SBW, GF-O, GF-R (No. 187951-187955). 1990. 03. 10 - Introduced MIS (Management Information System): IBM AS 400B 10. 1990. 05. 25 - Designated as the first developing company of Korean Wire Drum Coupling by the Government (No.90-23). 1991. 06. 15 - Trained 150 technicians of POSCO (Korea No.1 Steel co.) concerning the operation technology of couplings. 1991. 08. 06 - Designated as a '1991' developer of Wire Drum Coupling by the Government (No. 91-23). 1991. 10. 04 - Awarded the 'Silver' prize as a superior developer of Korean Couplings (No. 2768). 1991. 12. 24 - Designated as a technologically superior coupling company by the Government (No. 28286-1019). 1993. 09. 10 - Awarded the first prize as a superior developer of Korean Couplings by the President of Korea. 1994. 01. 25 - Acquired a 'new technology product' mark of the Taper Grid Coupling (No. 1993-299). 1995. 06. 30 - Completed the construction of Chun Ahn Coupling factory (Land:18,000 sq mts, Building: 3,300 sq mts). 1998. 05. 06 - Bankrupt in the IMF related situation. 1999. 04. 01 - Established Hwa Sung Pte. 2000. 01. 04 - Divided Hwa Sung Co. into 4 factories (divisions). 2003. 11. 29 - Acquired ISO 9001 (of Coupling).