History
| 1896 |  The blacksmith Kankichi Kamiya establishes "Uchihamonoshi Kanefusa" (Forging Master of Agricultural Tools) in Goheizou, Nagoya. |
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| 1931 | Suzuo Watanabe, son of the founder, succeeds the business of his father and makes extensive improvements to High Speed Steel machine knives. |
| 1937 | Kanefusa Hamono Ltd. is established. |
| 1948 |  A new factory is built in Rokuban-cho, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya and the company is renamed to Kanefusa Hamono Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1957 | Suzuo Watanabe travels to Europe to research European knife manufacturing and steel refining technologies. |
| 1959 | Kanefusa is the first Japanese machine tool manufacturer to use a High Frequency Induction Heating System for mass production of quality knives. |
| 1964 |  A new state of the art factory is built in Ohguchi-cho, Niwa-gun, Aichi Prefecture. |
| 1965 | The main factory in Ohguchi-cho receives JIS certification (JIS = Japan Industrial Standards). |
| 1967 | The first Research and Development Center is completed. |
| 1968 | For product distribution, Kanefusa Knife & Saw Co., Ltd. is established. |
| 1969 | Kanefusa receives the Contribution Award from the Minister of International Trade and Industry. |
| 1970 | The capacity of the heat treatment facility is largely increased. |
| 1971 | Suzuo Watanabe is inaugurated as chairman of the Japan Saw Blade & Knife Industrial Association (JSK). Kanefusa receives the Contribution Award from the Minister of International Trade and Industry for the second time. |
| 1972 | The production capacity of the T.C.T. saw blade plant is expanded. |
| 1976 | The Ministry of International Trade and Industry acknowledges Kanefusa Hamono Ltd. as a factory of superior industrial standard. |
| 1981 | Hiroshi Watanabe becomes President. Suzuo Watanabe becomes Chairman. The production of PCD tooling begins. |
| 1982 | A new cold saw blade plant is completed. |
| 1983 | Production and sales of the ACE insert tooling system starts. |
| 1984 | The production capacity of the cold saw blade plant is expanded. |
| 1985 | The Head Office moves to Ohguchi-cho, where the Main Factory is located. |
| 1986 |  P.T. Kanefusa Indonesia, the first offshore production facility, is established in Jakarta, Indonesia.An office in Singapore is set up. |
| 1990 | Kanefusa Hamono Ltd. and Kanefusa Knife and Saw Co., Ltd. merge to become KANEFUSA CORPORATION. A new T.C.T. saw blade production site is completed. |
| 1995 | Kanefusa Corporation is listed at the Nagoya Stock Exchange, Second Section. The production capacity of P.T. Kanefusa Indonesia is sharply increased. |
| 1996 | The new Technical Center for comprehensive Research and Development is completed. |
| 1998 | A liaison office in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is set up. |
| 1999 | Kanefusa U.S.A. is established. Kanefusa Head office and factory receive ISO 9001 certification. |
| 2000 | Masato Watanabe becomes President. Hiroshi Watanabe becomes Chairman. |
| 2001 | Kanefusa EUROPE B.V. is founded in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. |
| 2002 | Kanefusa China Corporation, the second offshore production facility, is established in Kunshan city, near Shanghai. |
| 2003 | Kunshan Kanefusa Corporation is set up. Kanefusa Head Office and Factory receive ISO 14001 certification. |
| 2004 | The office in Singapore moves to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. P.T. Kanefusa Indonesia receives ISO 9001 certification. |
| 2005 |
Kanefusa China Corporation receives ISO 9001 certification. Kanefusa China Corporation receives ISO 14001 certification. |
| 2006 | Kanefusa Corporation is listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 2nd Section. Kunshan Kanefusa Corporation acquires sales rights in China. |
| 2007 | Kanefusa EUROPE B.V. moves to a new office. |
| 2008 | Kanefusa Corporation celebrates its 60th anniversary of the establishment. |
| 2009 | Kanefusa India Pvt.Ltd. is established in India. |
| 2010 | Kanefusa Do Brasil LTDA. is established in Brasil. |
| 2013 | Kanefusa Mexico S.A. DE C.V. is established in Mexico. |
| 2015 | The new office Communication Center is completed. |
| 2016 | Kanefusa Vietnam CO., LTD. is established in vietnam. |
| 2018 | Kanefusa Vietnam Manufacturing CO., LTD. is established in vietnam. |
| 2023 | Takema Isogaya becomes President. Masato Watanabe becomes Chairman. |
| 2024 | The new Logistics Center is completed. |
