History : Doosan Corporation Mottrol

1975 ~ 1989 Establishment

Doosan Corporation Mottrol entered the unexplored hydraulic industry in 1975 and wrote a history of Korean hydraulic industry as a front-runner by expanding the business to various hydraulic products, electric forklifts, steering gears, and deck equipment for ships, press and automated warehousing systems.

1974

Established Tongmyung Industries Inc.

Doosan Corporation Mottrol began its business from the machinery division of Tongmyung Woods which was officially named as Tomgmyung Industries Inc. in 1974, and kicked off the machinery business based on hydraulic systems.
1977

Started business in hydraulics, electric forklifts and defense systems

As a pioneer of hydraulic business in Korea, the company started producing hydraulic components, hydraulic presses, hydraulic components for defense systems, steering gears and winches for ships, and the company expanded its business to all areas of products using hydraulic components including electric forklift business.
1985

Started the production of mechanical presses

Mechanical presses were designed to enable total engineering, and the production of the presses started according to the characteristics of molded products by applying simulation design technique using CAE.
1986

Established Tongmyung Heavy Industries R&D Center

The establishment of R&D Center contributed to product sophistication and quality improvement.

1990 ~ 2000 Expansion and Transformation

Doosan Corporation Mottrol grew as a professional hydraulic components manufacturer with the production of hydraulic components for excavators, which was a turning point for significant growth in the hydraulic business. Doosan Corporation Mottrol also transformed itself as the top manufacturer of defense products in land, marine, aircraft and guided weapon sectors.

1990

Began manufacturing hydraulic motors for excavators, swing motors and hydraulic pumps

With the production of driving and swing motors for hydraulic excavators as well as hydraulic pumps for the first time in Korea, the revenue and EBIT of the company rapidly increased and it became a major hydraulic components manufacturer.
1992

Began manufacturing hydraulic components for aircrafts

The company advanced to the aircraft business with the production of a hydraulic pump for UH-60 Black Hawk.
1994

Began excavator OEM assembly production

Doosan Corporation Mottrol began OEM production of the 5 ton excavator(SOLAR 50) of Daewoo Heavy Industries(1994~2000). From this experience, it was able to obtain the comprehensive technology related to excavators, which enabled us to upgrade the performance, technology and quality of our products.
1996

Obtained ISO 9001 Quality System Certificate (hydraulic devices and systems)

Doosan Corporation Mottrol rearranged processes from manufacturing to sales and established a reliable system to assure customer satisfaction by increasing the level of quality by obtaining ISO 9001 certificate in hydraulic devices and systems. In the next year (1997), the company earned the trust of the market on the quality of system with the ISO 9001 certification for electric forklifts.

2001 ~ 2007 Technological Independence and Growth

Doosan Corporation Mottrol strengthened the trust of customers by developing unique hydraulic components with its in-house technology, and established the foundation to compete in the world by upgrading internal management standards. The production system was also reinvigorated in response to rapidly growing emerging markets including China.

2000

Obtained Defense Quality System Certificate (KDS 0050-9000 / DTAQ)

By obtaining defense quality system certificate which is equivalent to ISO, Doosan Corporation Mottrol gained the trust of military; it also obtained quality management system certifications on all areas of businesses (hydraulic devices, electric forklifts, hydraulic defense systems) from external agencies.
2001

Received “2000 Outstanding Technology Development Award” from Hydraulic Industrial Institute of Japan

Doosan Corporation Mottrol received “2000 Outstanding Technology Development Award” from Hydraulic Industrial Institute of Japan in recognition of developing new DPA pump which dramatically improved performance, fuel economy, noise and efficiency of existing pumps developed with its own technology. Doosan Corporation Mottrol consequently was recognized as the top hydraulic components manufacturer worldwide with this achievement.
2003

Certified as the enterprise specialized in components and materials by MOTIE

As Doosan Corporation Mottrol was recognized as the company specialized in components and materials by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, the company won priority in various national projects of new component development as a specialized hydraulic components manufacturer.
2005

Received the Minister’s Award by MOTIE in precision technology promotional competition (precision bent-axis type hydraulic motors and electro-hydraulic servo devices)

Precision bent-axis type hydraulic motors and electro-hydraulic servo devices developed for precision technology won the Minister’s Award by MOTIE, which signified the technological excellence of Doosan Corporation Mottrol throughout the industry.
2005

ISO Obtained ISO 14001 Environment Management System Certificate

By obtaining ISO 14001 Environment Management System Certificate following quality management system certifications in all areas of businesses, the company’s reputation as the manufacturer of eco-friendly products has been greatly improved. This also helped the company to set the new directions for the future products.
2006

Travelling devices for excavators were designated as the “World Class Product” by MOTIE

As the result of continued effort in R&D and marketing, travelling devices for the excavators were designated as the “World Class Product” by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).
2007

Changed the company name to Dongmyung Mottrol

The company name was changed to Mottrol, the compound word derived from “Motion and Control,” to express our vision to become the world’s best in the field of drive and control devices.

2008 ~ Present
New Take-off

Doosan Corporation Mottrol established stable management structure as a new member of Doosan group in 2008. By focusing on the core businesses like wind turbine gearboxes, Doosan Corporation Mottrol has taken a leap as a global components manufacturer with annual sales of 1 trillion KRW.

2008

Changed the company name to Doosan Mottrol

By joining Doosan Corporation as the affiliated company, the company was given a new opportunity to make a leap forward with Doosan’s stable ownership structure and advanced management system; it also set up a new strategic goal to achieve annual sales of $1 billion as a global components manufacturer.
2009

Selected as a contractor of the national project for wind power generator gear boxes

After intensive competition with two other consortiums, Doosan Corporation Mottrol was selected as the contractor for the national wind power generator gear box project of the government (KETEP).
This once again proved the advanced hydraulic related technology of Doosan Corporation Mottrol which eventually became a new growth engine to become a global components manufacturer.
2010

Changed the company name to Doosan Corporation Mottrol

Doosan Corporation Mottrol was re-launched with future-oriented advanced management system from a former affiliation to an official member of Doosan Corporation.
2011

Established DMJC, a Chinese subsidiary in Jiangyin

Doosan Corporation Mottrol established Jiangyin plant in China, the first overseas production base.
2011

Received Defense Quality Management Award

Doosan Corporation Mottrol received Defense Quality Management Award in recognition of the company’s ongoing effort for quality management in defense system industry as well as for the quality of its products.
2012

Received Innovative Management Award for outstanding manufacturer specialized in defense systems

In recognition of ceaseless efforts in defense systems, Doosan Corporation Mottrol received Innovative Management Award following the previous award received in 1999, which provided the opportunity for the company to be recognized as the outstanding manufacturer specialized in defense systems.
2013

Obtained Productivity Management System Certificate

For obtaining Productivity Management System (PMS) certificate approved by MOTIE on the basis of Article 30 of Industrial Development Act, Doosan Corporation Mottrol was recognized to have established systematic management system as the company specialized in hydraulic components and systems.
2017

Received Defense Quality Management Innovation Award

We have always contributed to the development of the defense industry, and we have achieved excellent results in the field of management innovation by expanding our own investment and continuously strengthening quality management.
2019

Acquired Production Management System (PMS) Level 6 plus

After the certification of the productivity management system in 2013, the company specialized in the motion & control sector in 2019 and was reaffirmed that the systematic management system was established and maintained at Level 6 Plus.