is a Japanese

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and

agricultural machinery Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm implements that ...

manufacturer founded in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

, Japan in 1912. Yanmar manufactures and sells engines used in a wide range of applications, including seagoing vessels, pleasure boats, construction equipment, agricultural equipment and generator sets. It also manufactures and sells, climate control systems, and aquafarming systems, in addition to providing a range of remote monitoring services.

Company description

Yanmar was founded in March 1912 in Osaka, Japan by Magokichi Yamaoka. When the company began in 1912, it manufactured gasoline-powered engines. In 1920 the company began production of a small kerosene engine. In 1933, it launched the world's first practical small diesel engine, the HB model. In 1961 the agricultural machinery division of the company was started. Yanmar also started supplying engines to John Deere tractors and for some

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coolers used in refrigerated trucks and trailers. Within the last 20 years, Yanmar has also established a growing presence in the domestic

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(UAV) market in Japan and elsewhere, with small helicopter UAVs primarily used in agricultural spraying and other forms of

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. As described on the company website, "The name

anmar Anmar (, ) is an Arabic tribe consisting mainly of the Adnanite Arabs. While Mudar was supposed to have a son, Anmar's tribes had perished. The Prophet says Anmar was one of the tribes of Yemen, a son of ''Saba the Qahtanite''. One of Anmar ibn N ...

is a combination of the Yanma Dragonfly (known by names such as Oniyanma and Ginyanma) and the "Yama" from the name of the company founder Magokichi Yamaoka."
About Brand page on yanmar.com; accessed 2016-01-14.

Timeline

* 1912 - Yamaoka Magokichi sets up business under the name Yamaoka Hatsudoki Seisakusho (Yamaoka Engine Workshop). * 1933 - Production of world's first practical small diesel. *1961 - The agricultural machinery division of the company was started * 1992 - The company produces its 10 millionth diesel engine. * 2015 - Yanmar acquires 70% of Spanish generator-set manufacturer HIMOINSA * 2016 - Yanmar increases its stake in the Indian company Tractors in India#Sonalika, International Tractors, the maker of Sonalika branded tractors, to 30%. The company also bought German compact equipment maker Schaeff from

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and forged a partnership with Toyota to develop “next generation hulls” for boats. *2019 - Yanmar expanded overseas training schools in China, the Philippines, and India.

References

External links

Official site

Article on compact diesel engines.

Details about the Yanmar Compact Diesel Engines
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