ContactWe Are YUKEN
Leading Hydraulic Specialists
Yuken has focused on hydraulic technology and contributed to industrial development for more than 50 years from the early days of the hydraulic industry in Japan. Featuring high power and compactness, hydraulic technology is essential to production machinery, including injection molding machines, machine tools, and steel mill machines, and used in a variety of applications.
To meet diverse market needs, Yuken is always pursuing innovation, e.g. energy saving and cost efficient pumps with rotational speed control as well as high speed linear servo valves with high accuracy and high response. With its global sales network covering rapidly industrializing countries and its international business framework, including production bases, Yuken strives to expand its presence in the global market.
Our History
| 1929 | Uichi Yuki founded Yuki Mfg. Works, an automobile repair shop in Tokyo. |
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| 1940 | Succeeded in producing hydraulic honing machines. Succeeded in producing hydraulic vane pumps and various types of hydraulic control valves, building up s base as a manufacturer of hydraulic equipment. |
| 1956 | Reorganized into Yuken Kogyo Co., Ltd. Capitall:¥6 million. |
| 1960 | Built the Fujisawa factory. |
| 1964 | Moved the head office to Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1969 | Founded Taiwan Hydraulics Mfg. Co., Ltd. (joint venture). |
| 1970 | Opened the Research & Development Center and the Sagami factory in Kanagawa Prefecture (current Sagami factory). |
| 1970 | Listed its stock on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Capital:¥1.2 billion. |
| 1976 | Founded Yuken India Ltd. (joint venture). |
| 1978 | Founded Yuken Kogyo (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. |
| 1979 | Founded Hokuriku Yuken Co., Ltd. (sales company). |
| 1980 | Founded Yuken (U.K.) Ltd. in the United Kingdom. |
| 1987 | Founded Yuken Service.Co., Ltd. |
| 2001 | Founded Yuken Hydraulic (Dongguang) Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2004 | Moved the head office to the Sagami plant. Integrated the Fujisawa factory into the Sagami plant. Built a new factory in Sagami (Head Office and Sagami Plant). |
| 2006 | Founded Yuken Hydraulics (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2007 | Founded Yuken Korea Co., Ltd. |
| 2010 | Founded Yuken Kogyo (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2012 | Founded YUKEN SEA CO., LTD. in Thailand. |
| 2013 | Founded Yuken Kogyo (Foshan) Co., Ltd. |
| 2019 | Founded Yuken North America Corporation. |
Products History
| 1946 | Manufactured vane pumps, pressure control valves, flow control valves, directional control valves |
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| 1951 | Developed 70 bar oil motors and pumps |
| 1954 | Developed solenoid operated directional valves. Made first hydraulic power unit |
| 1966 | Developed DSG-01, cetop 3 valves |
| 1971 | Innovated, developed and introduced proportional technology |
| Technical Development Award from Japan Oil Hydraulic & Pneumatic Academic Association | |
| 1972 | Developed 400 bar vane pumps |
| 1975 | Developed low noise vane pump |
| 1978 | Innovated, developed and introduced K Series Solenoid Directional valves |
| 1979 | Developed A Series variable piston pumps |
| 1981 | Developed Rubber Pad Forming Presses |
| Award from The Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry Awards | |
| 1982 | Developed servo valve technology |
| 1983 | Developed DSLHG series multi poppet solenoid valves |
| 1986 | Innovated, developed and introduced Proportional on board technology |
| Award from The Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry Awards | |
| 1987 | Developed low current signal solenoid directional valves. Developed high pressure, high flow DSG-03 |
| 1988 | Developed AR series piston pumps |
| 1989 | Innovated, developed and introduced G-series shockless valves with adjustable ramp times |
| 1994 | Developed Kiriko metal chip compacting presses |
| 2001 | Innovated, developed and introduced LSVG/LSVHG servo valves. 2ms response, dirt tolerant. Size to cetop 10 |
| 2001 | Developed intelligent hydraulic servo drive packs |
| 2004 | Developed high pressure, high flow, low pressure drop DSG-01 |
| 2008 | Innovated, developed and introduced servo drive motor pumps sets. ASR, ASE. Energy saving, rapid response |
| 2010 | Developed on board control for servo valves |
| Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Excellent Product Award | |
| 2013 | Developed A3HG piston pumps. High pressure, high speed, high flow, high efficiency |
| 2014 | Developed range of high response proportional valves – ELDF(H)G. Servo valves response times, dirt tolerant |
| 2015 | Developed range of on board controls for ELDF(H)G. Size upto cetop 10 |
| 2017 | Developed A3HM range of pumps |