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Harmonic Drive Systems invests ¥1.5B to expand HarmonicDrive production capacity

Aug 29, 2016 · Production Milestone · Harmonic Drive Systems · Reducers

  • 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 improve stable supply, quality, delivery time and production efficiency.

Harmonic Drive Systems is a Japanese precision motion-control company centered on HarmonicDrive strain-wave gearing, precision speed reducers, actuators and related mechatronics products. Its robotics relevance comes from compact, high-precision, zero-backlash reducer and actuator products used in industrial robots, semiconductor equipment, medical devices and other precision automation systems.

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Reducers
Event type
Production Milestone
Geography
Tokyo · Japan