HAWE GmbH, established in 1949 as Heilmeier und Weinlein, Fabrik für Oel-Hydraulik GmbH & Co.KG, changed its name to HAWE Hydraulik GmbH in 2002 and then to HAWE Hydraulik SE in October 2008. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, it is a global leader in hydraulic systems with 2,830 employees and an annual revenue of 490 million euros (approximately 80 billion yen) for the fiscal year 2024. The company sells products in over 41 countries. HAWE currently has five manufacturing sites in Germany, where all processes from component machining to assembly are carried out domestically. Additionally, in 2023, it established manufacturing facilities in Wuxi, China, and Huntersville, North Carolina, USA, and began supplying products to customers in those regions.