Leading
a group of his professional and enthusiastic schoolmates,
Mr. Ching-Wen Hong has founded Safeway Machinery Industry
Corporation in 1985. This team is consisted of top technicians
who have reputable technology backgrounds for research
and development. At the beginning, the company mainly
manufactured Drill Index Head and in 1986 produced its
first Lock- down Jaw Mechanical / Hydraulic Machine Vise.
These preliminary products were immediately well accepted
by customers for their good quality and stable hydraulic
pressure characteristics. Company businesses were since
moving full steam ahead.
By
the time when CNC machining center industry was moving
fast in Taiwan, Safeway started designing its first MC
Compact Mechanical / Hydraulic Machine Vise specially
for CNC machining centers. The brand new product was launched
successfully the following year. Local and international
customers' reactions were great. From then on, Safeway
focuses even more upon more upon self-research and development.
"Innovation
and Service Comes First", that is the professional
business attitude that Safeway is upholding in their daily
operations to provide customers with versatile products
and services. Based upon years of the knowledge and experience
for manufacturing precision vises and clamping devices,
the entire technician team of Safeway has led the way
to introduce full range of products suitable for different
industries, laying a reliable foundation for precision
vise industry in Taiwan and gradually becoming a world
class CNC precision vise manufacture.
In
the Taiwanese precision vise industry, Safeway is the
only manufacturer who has continuously achieved the 3th
and the 4th Taiwan Innovalue awards. After these achievements,
great sales have been created this is just another proof
that customers' trust toward Safeway products is overwhelming
and Safeway must consistently introduce exceptional products
to meet ever-growing market demands. It is really the
irrevocable responsibility for Safeway as a precision
vise manufacturer in Taiwan.
1984
Mr Ching-Wen Hong took the leadership
to call up his schools mates, forming a management
team to start the company in Chingshui, Taichung,
Taiwan.
1985
Formal registration of Safeway
Co., LTD. and the very first products Hydraulic
Indexing table. Drill Index Head, TACM-2400 Portable
Chamferning Machine and Taper Turning Center were
born.
1986
First PHV-130, 160 Lock-down Jaw
Mechanical / Hydraulic Machine Vise was built. It
was also the first ever seen product on Taiwanese
market.
Start to design series of MC Compact
Mechanical / Hydraulic Machine Vise and CHV Series.
1989
First Precision vise specially for CNC
machining centers was built in Taiwan, precision vise
was since successfully incorporated with CNC machining
centers.
1990
CHV-100, 130, 160, 200 full range specifications
were introduced to offer more extensive choices for customers.
1992
New factory was built in Chingshui,
Taichung to cope with ever expanding business. Pneumatie
Quick Vise PQV series was developed for high precision
proessing industry. Full range of Multiply MC Compact
Vise (2,3,4,in one set up)were designed and developed.
This range of product will make it easy for customers
who install many sets of vises at the same time. Full
range of vertical vise (CHV-100 V1, V2, V4, V4B)were built
for horizontal machining centers. Full size range Sub
Table were built for CNC machining centers, EHV-160A Extension
Lock-down Jaw Mechanical / Hydraulic Machine Vise was
introduced.
1993
New factory was fully completed,
new CNC machining center was purchased to increase
production volume for every growing market. CHV-100,
130, 160, 200-D Series, MC Compact Mechanical /
Hydraulic Vise with 90° Driving Mechanism
Unit were developed.
1994
Heavy Duty High Precision Drill
Press Vise with Lock-down Jaw Mechanism DV-100 ,
130 , 160 Series were developed and had achieved
honorable special use status in Technical Competition
of Taiwanese Vocational Schools. These products
had greatly enhanced the accuracy of
boring operation in Taiwan.
1995
Full range of MC Tooling Block (2 Face
Type, 4 Face Type), were developed, a sheer powerful tool
for floor type machine tools, (SJB series) purchase another
CNC machining center to further production volume.
1996
MC Compact Mechanical Power Vise CMV-100,
130, 160, 200 Series were developed. Start to develop
Horizontal / Vertical Rotary Table SHV-150, 200, 250,
300, 350, 400 Series. Products passed through Taiwan Innovalue
evaluation and won the 3th Taiwan Innovalue award.
1997
Developed Max. Opening Hydraulic Machine
Vise PLV, PMV Series, BS-0. 1. 2. Simple Index Spacer
and Universal Tilting Rotary Table SUT-300. Tool part
in the 4th Taiwan Innovalue evaluation and won the award
once more.
1998
Developed MC 2 in 1 Double Lock &
Self-centering Vise DMV-100, 130, 160, 200 Series. For
further business expansion, 3300mm² land were bought in
Kuan Lien Industrial Park near Port of taiching.
1999
Mc 2 in 1 Double Lock & Anglock
Machine Vise DAV-100, 130, 160, 200 Series were developed
New factory planning is finished and Earth Breaking Ceremony
was held for the new factory project.
2000
Technical cooperation started with Swiss
TRIMOS to produce Tool-Presetting and Checking SPT Series
equipments. New factory in the industrial area adjacent
to Port of Taiching was completed, new software and hardware
have been installed.
2001
New factory Kuan Lien Industrial
Park next to Taichung Port was formally opened on
1th of January. This is the brand new start for
Safeway Co., Ltd. Starting to develop precision
type / angle tilting operation table TSB-100, 130,
160, 200.
2002
Developed Double Self-centering
Vise DBV-100,130,160,200 Series and MC Compact Mechanical
/ Hydraulic Vise with 90 degree Driving Mechanism
Unit CHV-100, 130 ,160, 200-E Series.
2003
SA-1300 drill grinding machine developed. 2003.11 ISO 9001：2000 Formally Certified.
2004
FMS all serial precision vise VCV,VQV,VHV (Mechanical / Mechanical power / Hydraulic) developed. The developement is promotion once again for the quality of SAFEWAY's vise.
2005
FMS ultra-long opening machine vise series VCV,VQV,VHV complete developed, the jaw opening range of its vise from 300m/m to 1100m/m. Its also the first invention to produce ultra-long jaw opening 1100m/m in the world. SA-2000 drill grinding machine developed.
2006
Developed Super index table SIT series, its size is by SIT-450,500,600,700,800,900,1000,1100,1200,1300,1400,1500.
2007
Drill grinding machine (twin wheel) series SA-1302,2002,2502 developed.
2008
Flexible yes vise series MV-72,100 developed. Flexible balance gripper jaw machine vis FB series developed. NC rotary table series SRT-170,217,256,322 developed.
