The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. manufactures and sells engines and propulsion systems for ships worldwide. The company offers engines comprising low speed four-stroke engines, medium speed engines, and low speed two-stroke engines; and engine monitoring and support systems for ship administration. It also offers propulsion systems, such as controllable pitch propellers and side thrusters; remote control systems and integrated control systems; casting and metal machining; and auxiliary devices, including lubricating oil and fuel oil purifiers, fuel oil fine filters, and LG type lubricating oil filters. The company was formerly known as The Hanshin Ironworks Co., Ltd. and changed its name to The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. in 1944. The Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.