| 1923 |
Foundation of the company “KAHAPE”. The name “KAHAPE” is the acronym made up of the first letters of surnames of the factory’s co-owners (K-Klagsbald and H-Honigwachs) and the town (P-Przemyśl). |
| 1925 |
Beginning of the production of grey iron casts. |
| 1926 |
Beginning of the production of agricultural machinery under licence. |
| 1927 |
Change of the company’s name to: Fabryka Maszyn i Odlewnia Żelaza “POLNA”. |
| 1930 |
Beginning of the production of Rast-Gasser sewing machines. |
| 1938 |
Beginning of the assembly of baby strollers and “Tefag” gramophones. Extending the export of products to Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania and Palestine. |
| 1941 |
Takeover of the company by German administration due to military activities. Production of agricultural machinery and rail brakes is launched. |
| 1944 |
Liberation of Przemyśl from the Nazi occupation – entering of the Red Army. Clearing the factory of explosives and debris. The staff helps to build a wooden bridge over the San river. |
| 1948 |
Pursuant to the decision of the Minister of Industry and Trade, the factory was taken over by the State. |
| 1952 |
Start of production of “San” sewing machines. There were also some technological changes in the plant in that period, which facilitated the later change of the company’s profile to automatic control equipment. Besides, the construction of a new foundry began. The following years brought organizational changes. The Chief Designer, Technologist and Mechanic Department was created. |
| 1963 |
Changing the factory’s name to Zakłady Wytwórcze Elementów Automatyki Przemysłowej (Industrial Automation Components Manufacturing Plant). Technological development of the enterprise occurred. |
| 1964 |
Manufacture of new products began, including pneumatic diaphragm-spring actuators. The first registered trademark appeared. |
| 1965 |
Total change of the production profile to automatic control equipment, central lubrication systems and laboratory equipment. |
| 1967 |
Purchase of a license for manufacture of control valves and pneumatic actuators from Masoneilan. |
| 1972 |
Changing the former name of the company to Zakłady Automatyki “Mera” Polna. The design of the trademark was also modified. |
| 1974 |
50th anniversary of the existence of Zakłady Automatyki “Mera” Polna. |
| 1981 |
Polna served as the national coordinator for lubrication equipment in the Industry Division of the Comecon Committee regarding cooperation in the area of machine industry. |
| 1992 |
Transformation of the state enterprise into a sole-shareholder Treasury corporation with the name Zakłady Automatyki “POLNA” S.A. |
| 1995 |
Privatization of the company by contributing part of “POLNA” S.A. shares to National Investment Funds. Obtaining the Quality Management System certificate in conformity with the EN ISO 9001 standard. |
| 1998 |
The company was listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. |
| 2002 |
Obtaining the Quality Management System certificate in conformity with the Directive 97/23/EC Module H (manufacture of pressure equipment – industrial valves and fittings). |
| 2004 |
Beginning of production of special (out-of-catalogue) control valves, meeting individual customers’ needs. That year, the company also started to manufacture steam desuperheaters. |
| 2011 |
Upgrading the graphic design of the company’s logo and changing the names of some control valves manufactured by the company. |
| 2013 |
90th anniversary of existence of Zakłady Automatyki “POLNA” S.A. |
| 2017 |
Establishment of the Research and Development Centre. |
| 2017 |
Withdrawal of the company from the Warsaw Stock Exchange. |
