About Us

About Yuken

Yuken is a global company which has provided world class hydraulic engineering services and superior service levels to our customers since 1929.

The fourth largest hydraulic equipment manufacturer in the world, it is the agility of our global company which makes us stand out from the crowd: we pride ourselves on delivering the best results and highest quality for every customer, no matter how big or small. 

Yuken: Hydraulic specialist has accumulated a wealth of practical and technical expertise. From humble beginnings, our company dates back over 90 years to 1929 when Uichi Yuki founded an automobile repair shop in Tokyo. By 1940 the repair shop had become a successful manufacturer of hydraulic equipment, producing hydraulic honing machines, hydraulic vane pumps and various types of hydraulic control valves. 

The company rapidly grew, becoming Yuken Kogyo Co. Ltd in 1956 with the Fujisawa factory built 4 years later, in 1960. The Taiwan Hydraulics Mfg. Co., Ltd. was founded as a joint venture 9 years later, quickly launching the Research & Development Center. The Sagami factory in Kanagawa Prefecture was built just one year later, with the company launching on the stock market in the same year. 

Yuken continued to develop hydraulic products and founded a further 11 ventures around the world, including Yuken Europe Ltd. in 1980, with the latest founded in just 2013. Over this time Yuken: Hydraulic specialist and our innovative products are continually recognised as an industry leading brand, utilising both regular and specialist applications around the world.

Services: Projects

We are known for our Japanese precision and with decades of experience and accolades, designing and building new devices and systems for customers on a bespoke basis. It is a testament to our services that our customers return again and again for the in-house service, expertise and specialism of our teams. 

We guarantee that each project undertaken by Yuken Europe is expertly handled by a dedicated team who manage your requirements with precision, creating a solution for you whatever your hydraulic engineering needs. With a wealth of insight, experience and knowledge within hydraulic engineering, the Yuken team will ensure that your project succeeds.

 Services: Products

Yuken Europe provides Japanese quality products and worldwide solutions to your busi­ness in an ever-evolving hydraulics landscape and Yuken hydraulics products are continually improved with Japanese precision to an international standard. 

Our Hydraulic 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 machine, system builders and hydraulic power packs who need improved productivity and performance to gain technical edges over the competition, means that we have built ourselves a reputation for quality and cutting-edge innovation and design, developing a range of products which 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 remain at the forefront of being a solutions provider.

Our Guarantee

As well as supplying standard, off-the-shelf products, at Yuken, we always go the extra mile to understand your needs, providing hydraulic solutions that allow you to meet the increasingly tough challenges we all face, exceeding the needs of machine and system builders.

Yuken Europe provides you with the best hydraulic products with professional expert guidance to apply these products to your machinery, which can be shipped and supplied to you with ease: be reassured that you will receive the best in Japanese precision technology for your business by industry leaders. 

Yuken Europe covers Europe, Africa and the Middle East for all of its hydraulic equipment needs.

Our History

1929Uichi Yuki founded Yuki Mfg. Works, an automobile repair shop in Tokyo.
1940Succeeded 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.
1956Reorganized into Yuken Kogyo Co., Ltd. Capitall:¥6 million.
1960Built the Fujisawa factory.
1964Moved the head office to Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture.
1969Founded Taiwan Hydraulics Mfg. Co., Ltd. (joint venture).
1970Opened the Research & Development Center and the Sagami factory in Kanagawa Prefecture (current Sagami factory).
1970Listed its stock on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Capital:¥1.2 billion.
1976Founded Yuken India Ltd. (joint venture).
1978Founded Yuken Kogyo (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
1979Founded Hokuriku Yuken Co., Ltd. (sales company).
1980Founded Yuken (U.K.) Ltd. in the United Kingdom.
1987Founded Yuken Service.Co., Ltd.
2001Founded Yuken Hydraulic (Dongguang) Co., Ltd. in China.
2004Moved 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).
2006Founded Yuken Hydraulics (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. in China.
2007Founded Yuken Korea Co., Ltd.
2010Founded Yuken Kgyo (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
2012Founded YUKEN SEA CO., LTD. in Thailand.
2013Founded Yuken Kogyo (Foshan) Co., Ltd.
1946Manufactured vane pumps, pressure control valves, flow control valves, directional control valves
1951Developed 70 bar oil motors and pumps
1954Developed solenoid operated directional valves. Made first hydraulic power unit
1966Developed DSG-01, cetop 3 valves
1971Innovated, developed and introduced proportional technology
Technical Development Award from Japan Oil Hydraulic & Pneumatic Academic Association
1972Developed 400 bar vane pumps
1975Developed low noise vane pump
1978Innovated, developed and introduced K Series Solenoid Directional valves
1979Developed A Series variable piston pumps
1981Developed Rubber Pad Forming Presses
Award from The Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry Awards
1982Developed servo valve technology
1983Developed DSLHG series multi poppet solenoid valves
1986Innovated, developed and introduced Proportional on board technology
Award from The Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry Awards
1987Developed low current signal solenoid directional valves. Developed high pressure, high flow DSG-03
1988Developed AR series piston pumps
1989Innovated, developed and introduced G-series shockless valves with adjustable ramp times
1994Developed Kiriko metal chip compacting presses
2001Innovated, developed and introduced LSVG/LSVHG servo valves. 2ms response, dirt tolerant. Size to cetop 10
2001Developed intelligent hydraulic  servo drive packs
2004Developed high pressure, high flow,  low pressure drop DSG-01
2008Innovated, developed and introduced servo drive motor pumps sets. ASR, ASE. Energy saving, rapid response
2010Developed on board control for servo valves
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Excellent Product Award
2013Developed A3HG piston pumps. High pressure, high speed, high flow, high efficiency
2014Developed range of high response  proportional valves – ELDF(H)G. Servo valves response times, dirt tolerant
2015Developed range of on board controls for ELDF(H)G. Size upto cetop 10
2017Developed A3HM range of pumps

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

Yuken:Hydraulic Specialist 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 hydraulic solution to any and all problems.

Design improvements save money and time, so if Yuken:hydraulic specialist, 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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bespoke Yuken design system

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. Yuken: Hydraulic specialist 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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Maintenance & service team

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.

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Modern energy plant showing our system build & installation services

Tests & Analysis

Yuken: hydraulic specialist 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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Test & Analysis Service

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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Amada valve repair service