1982
Since 1982, initially a town-run collective small factory, it relied on the local steel industry foundation and mainly engaged in the production of mechanical shearing machine blades and agricultural tools.
1989
The company has gradually transitioned from a collective economy to a mixed-ownership structure, expanded its product line into industrial blades for metallurgy, woodworking, and sheet metal industries, and begun establishing its own sales network.
2000
Under the influence of Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of China's reform and opening up, the company relied on the advantages of the Yangtze River Delta industrial cluster to sell its products to multiple provinces in China, while also attempting export business, laying the groundwork for obtaining import and export qualifications after 2008.
2014
On October 22, 2014, the factory transitioned from collective ownership to a limited liability company, officially registering as Anhui Yafei Machine Tool Co., Ltd. with a registered capital of RMB 5 million. Leiping Tai, as the core investor, held an 80% stake, with Yanan Ding holding the remaining 20%, establishing a modern corporate governance structure.
2020
After more than 40 years of development, Yafei has become a leader in the mechanical blade industry. The product is widely used in various industries such as metallurgy, papermaking, packaging and printing, food, recycling, agriculture, animal husbandry, and wood processing, and is exported to many countries and regions around the world, including Europe, America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Oceania, etc.