CKD Corporation

CKD Corporation supplies pneumatic components, electric actuators, fluid-control products and automation equipment for manufacturing. Its products include grippers, cylinders, valves, controllers and handling modules used in assembly, inspection and factory automation systems.

Facts

Segment: End Effectors
Country: JP
Founded: 1943
Ticker: 6407.T
Website: https://www.ckd.co.jp/en/

Market context

Robot cells depend on the component layer around the arm: grippers, valves, cylinders, motion axes and process-control hardware. CKD matters as a factory automation supplier with direct end-effector and actuation relevance.

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Products

GCKW 3-Finger Gripper

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Financials

6407.T - TSE - JPY

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Timeline

2020-09-30 - Product Launch - CKD releases grippers for collaborative robots certified by Techman Robot and Omron - CKD released three gripper models for collaborative robots: RLSH-TM, RHLF-TM and RCKL-TM. The grippers were certified for Techman Robot and Omron TM Series collaborative robots with plug-and-play setup. Major applications included machine tending… - source: ckd.co.jp
2020-02-26 - Product Launch - CKD releases three UR-certified collaborative robot gripper models - The release covered the RLSH, RHLF, and RCKL gripper series. CKD said the grippers were customized for Universal Robots collaborative robots. The company listed machine tending, pick-and-place, and product assembly as major applications. - source: ckd.co.jp

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Team

Katsuhito Okuoka - Representative Director, President - His role sits over CKD's automation components, pneumatic systems and robot-compatible gripper business.

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