About Us

About Yuken

Yuken and its products are recognised as an industry leading brand, utilised in various regular and specialist applications around the world.

We supply standard, off-the-shelf products but at Yuken, we will always go the extra mile to understand your needs and provide solutions which will allow you to meet the increasingly tough challenges that we all face.

Our company dates back to 1929 in Japan and in 1980 Yuken Europe Ltd. was founded. During this time Yuken has accumulated a wealth of practical and technical expertise and our enduring success lies in the fact that our history is filled with examples of how we have met and exceeded the needs of machine and system builders.

We also design and build new devices for customers on a bespoke basis.

Our products are used by original equipment manufacturers operating in a diverse variety of sectors including shipping, construction, subsea operations, chocolate-makers and contact lens manufacturing equipment.

The demanding requirements of those machine and system builders, who need improved productivity, and performance to gain technical edges over their competition, means that we have built ourselves a reputation for quality and cutting edge innovation and design, developing a range of products which will enhance any system they are used in.

As industries evolve, there are always new and exciting technical challenges to meet and Yuken’s pro-active approach ensures that we will remain at the forefront of being a solutions provider.

Company History

1929	Uichi Yuki founded Yuki Mfg. Works, an automobile repair shop in Tokyo.
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 Kgyo (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
2012	Founded YUKEN SEA CO., LTD. in Thailand.
2013	Founded Yuken Kogyo (Foshan) Co., Ltd.

Product History

1946	Manufactured vane pumps, pressure control valves, flow control valves, directional control valves
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

Yuken technological advances, are now industry standards across the sector.

Our revolutionary innovations include:

Developing proportional valve technology
Our “K” series low surge coils
On Board Electronic Proportional control for pumps and valves
Electronic controlled units for energy saving

The class leading expertise demonstrated in the development of our ASR and ASE, energy saving, high performance and high precision electro-hydraulic pump systems, not only gives superb hysteresis and linearity but will also save you money by reducing energy costs by up to 70%.

Year on year, Yuken Kogyo Co Ltd grow revenues: 11.04% from 26.54bn to 29.47bn while net income has improved 106.75% from 677.64m to 1.40bn.

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Our services

Design

Yuken’s in-house design team offer bespoke provision for hydraulic system solutions, calculated to meet precisely our customer’s requirements.
Working closely with our customers, we ensure that all systems are designed, not just to specification but to provide the optimum solution to any and all problems.
Design improvements save money and time, so if Yuken, with its 90 years of experience, can see a way to enhance an area, you can be certain that we will let you know about it.
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Technical Service & Maintenance

Our unit of specialised engineers have more than 130 years’ worth of experience between them, everything from enormous turnkey system builds right down to small power pack assembly and installations. We also have all-encompassing knowledge in system upgrades, renovation, and modifications.
Yuken’s engineers have carried out a wide range of pipe work installations, with working pressures of up to 200 MPA and 60000 PSI.
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System Build & Installation

Our unit of specialised engineers have more than 130 years’ worth of experience between them, everything from enormous turnkey system builds right down to small power pack assembly and installations. We also have all-encompassing knowledge in system upgrades, renovation, and modifications.

Yuken’s engineers have carried out a wide range of pipe work installations, with working pressures of up to 200 MPA and 60000 PSI.

Modern energy plant showing our system build & installation services

Tests & Analysis

Yuken offer a fully authorised assessment, repair and test facility for our own high speed servo valves, and in addition, can also test and repair solutions for other pumps, valves and cylinders.
We offer a friendly personal service, customised to meet specific client’s requirements, with a comprehensive service including; diagnostic testing and repair.
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Amada Valve Repair

We are specialists in the overhaul, maintenance & supply of Amada valves. Yuken is the only authorised repair centre in Europe for our Amada valves, which are fitted onto punching presses.
We offer a friendly personal service, customised to meet specific client’s requirements, with a comprehensive service including; diagnostic testing and repair.
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