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About Kawatatec

Kawatatec is a manufacturer of machine tool peripheral equipment in Nara Prefecture with a history of over 90 years since its establishment. The “machine tools” into which our products are integrated are called “mother machines” because they can produce all kinds of machines and parts. The ratio of machine tools made in Japan that are exported overseas is extremely high, and they are known worldwide as cutting-edge products that bring together the best of Japanese technology. Kawatatec manufactures products in three fields that perform the functions of clamping, rotating, and transporting workpieces using machine tools.

  • Clamping

  • Rotating

  • Transporting

Which industries
do we support?

  • Large-scale wind power turbines

  • Thermal and nuclear power turbines

  • Aerospace products

  • Railway vehicles

  • Natural gas and oil drilling

  • Construction machinery

Kawatatec’s
main products

This section introduces the main products developed and
manufactured by Kawatatec.

  • Independent
    Chuck

    This chuck has four independent jaws that move separately, allowing it to hold not only cylindrical but also rectangular and irregularly shaped workpieces.

  • Scroll
    Chuck

    A device that holds the workpiece via a manually rotated handle which synchronously moves multiple jaws towards the center axis of the material.

  • Power
    Chuck

    hydraulic chuck

    A device that uses the force of hydraulics to simultaneously move multiple jaws towards the center axis to hold the workpiece in place.

  • Mechanical
    Index Table

    TOUCHDEX

    A device that uses a mechanism to change the direction of the workpiece to any angle.

  • Auto
    Pallet Changer

    Equipment with a machining center that automatically supplies and exchanges workpieces.

What is the lathe chuck?

Kawatatec is widely known in Japan, Asia and North America as one of the few manufacturers of large lathe chucks in the world. In North America, in particular, our “NOBEL CHUCK” is known as a highly reliable brand that has been around since the 1970s. Below, we will explain in detail what the lathe chuck is.

The object shown in the figure in the upper left is a chuck. A chuck is a tool used to “hold” cylindrical or square materials to be processed by a machine tool. A chuck is required to have a stronger gripping force than the force needed to rotate heavy workpieces such as steel as well as apply a tool to them for processing.

In the photo of the apple being cut in the upper right, the chuck is the “hand” that grips the apple.
"Holding” is one of the most basic elements of processing materials.

Understanding Kawatatec
through numbers

  • Since
    establishment
    91
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    years
    Location
    Sakurai City,
    Nara Prefecture
    the area is known as the location of
    Japan's oldest capital
  • Selected as a “Companies Driving Regional Growth” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
    Awarded the Nara Prefecture Overseas Expansion Leading Company Award
  • Exporting countries
    25
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    countries/regions
  • Number of products
    Over
    500
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  • Sales
    1.1
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    .
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    billion JPY
  • Number of
    employees
    48
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    people
    Average
    age
    42
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    years
    old
    Average
    working years
    16
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    years
  • Average monthly
    overtime hours
    20
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    hours
    (FY2023)
    Average time of day
    to return home
    5
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    :
    45
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    p.m.
  • Average number of
    days of paid leave taken
    14
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    (2023)
    Number of days off
    per year
    115
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    (2023)
  • Childcare leave
    acquisition rate
    100
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    %
    (Eligible: 3 men, Acquired: 3 men)
  • Number of students
    accepted for overseas
    internships
    4
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    Accepted countries
    for overseas internships
    • Nigeria
    • India
    • Morocco
    • Uganda

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