Harmonic Drive Systems Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-07 - Market Signal - Harmonic Drive Systems Q1 orders rise 55.7% to JPY 24.13 billion - Revenue increased 23.6% to JPY 16.68 billion, while operating profit rose to JPY 1.84 billion from JPY 122 million. Industrial-robot sales increased as growth in Japan and Europe more than offset lower sales in China. The company received a large North… - source: release.tdnet.info
• 2026-02-27 - Market Signal - Harmonic Drive Systems transfers listing to Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market - Harmonic Drive Systems' listing was reclassified from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market to the Prime Market. The reclassification gives the public reducer supplier higher-profile public-market positioning in Japan. Harmonic Drive Systems is a listed… - source: hds.co.jp
• 2026-02-12 - Product Launch - Harmonic Drive Systems releases FPA Series AC servo actuator - Harmonic Drive Systems released the FPA Series AC servo actuator. The product combines the HarmonicPlanetary precision planetary gear reducer with a dedicated AC servo motor. - source: hds.co.jp
• 2025-11-19 - Market Signal - Harmonic Drive Systems points to actuator product launch strategy for AI robot demand - Harmonic Drive Systems described a strategy to bring anticipatory actuator products to market with AI robots in mind. The company also discussed local procurement and assembly work in China to improve cost competitiveness for middle-end reducer demand. - source: hds.co.jp
• 2025-05-20 - Market Signal - Harmonic Drive Systems reports higher robot-manufacturer demand in China and Europe - Harmonic Drive Systems reported higher demand from local robot manufacturers in China and European-based robot manufacturers. The company said both sales and profits increased in China, while European results were mixed because macroeconomic conditions… - source: hds.co.jp
• 2024-11-28 - Market Signal - Harmonic Drive Systems reports China robot-manufacturer demand recovery - Harmonic Drive Systems reported increased demand from local robot manufacturers in China during the first half of fiscal 2024. The company said capacity utilization increased with year-on-year production volume recovery, though it had not yet reached… - source: hds.co.jp
• 2022-06-01 - Acquisition - Harmonic Drive Systems makes SAMICK ADM a 51%-owned reducer subsidiary - Harmonic Drive Systems made SAMICK ADM a 51%-owned subsidiary through Harmonic AD. SAMICK ADM manufactures precision planetary speed reducers in Daegu, South Korea. The move expanded Harmonic Drive Systems' East Asian reducer supply base for precision motion… - source: hds.co.jp
• 2021-10-13 - Production Milestone - Harmonic Drive Systems announces Ariake Plant capacity expansion for strain-wave gears - Harmonic Drive Systems announced a capital investment to increase HarmonicDrive strain-wave gearing production capacity at its Ariake Plant in Nagano Prefecture. The project was designed to raise domestic production capacity from 150,000 units per month to… - source: harmonicdrive.net
• 2016-08-29 - Production Milestone - Harmonic Drive Systems invests ¥1.5B to expand HarmonicDrive production capacity - Harmonic Drive Systems announced a production-capacity investment for HarmonicDrive precision reducers. The company said demand was increasing rapidly, mainly for industrial robots and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The investment was intended to… - source: hds.co.jp