Glory started in Japan in 1918 with the founding of the Kokuei Machine Manufacturing Company. The founders provided long-lasting, well-built machines and responsive customer service that would be the company's enduring reputation. Long-term contracts with Japan's Ministry of Finance and other financial organizations internationally followed. In 1950, the newly established Glory Co., Ltd., of Japan proudly introduced to the world its first coin counting machine.

Over the next thirty years, innovations in compact design and rugged reliability redefined how currency processing could be both convenient and powerful. Glory's growing success in the U.S. market necessitated an American corporate center. In 1982 Glory (USA) Inc., was established in Los Angeles, California, relocating to the present headquarters in West Caldwell, New Jersey in 1987.

By 1998, with a total revenue of over $1 billion, Glory celebrated 80 years of leadership and success with a promise to all employees and customers: the best is yet to come.