Facts

• Segment: Motion Components
• Country: South Korea
• Website: https://epglab.com/en/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Events
• Team
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Sources

Summary

Eastern Gear develops precision double-enveloping globoid worm reducers for robot and industrial motion systems. Its KH Vatec MOU positions the company around ultra-small, high-precision reducer commercialization for compact robot joints.

Market context

Eastern Gear supplies compact high-precision reducer technology for robot joints and industrial motion systems, with a KH Vatec MOU focused on robot reducer commercialization.

Facts

• Website: https://epglab.com/en/
• HQ: Daegu, Daegu, South Korea
• Segment: Motion Components

Events

• 2026-01-23 - Partnership - Eastern Gear and KH Vatec sign MOU for ultra-small robot reducers - The agreement targets the ultra-small, high-precision robot reducer market.

Team

• Kwak Yu-hyeon - CEO - He is the named executive connecting Eastern Gear’s reducer roadmap to compact robot joints and humanoid hand drive units.

Relationships

• Robot reducer commercialization - Eastern Gear and KH Vatec are partnering to commercialize ultra-small, high-precision reducers for robot drive units.

Context tags

• Transmission component supplier - Stack Layer
• Zero-backlash precision motion - Capability - Ultra-small, high-precision reducer commercialization implies precision robotic motion.
• Robotics component supply - Workflow - Tracked as a robot reducer component supplier.