Yuken Japan announces diversifying for society’s needs

October 2, 2022 WHAT’S NEW 0 Comment

Last month Hideharu Nagahisa, President, Yuken Kogyo, and group president, spoke with Newsweek about how the business is shifting its business model to represent the core issues of globalisation, digitalisation and sustainability trends.

“Our hydraulic products contribute to the wind power generation and electric vehicles.”

Hideharu Nagahisa spoke of the focus shift towards major sustainability solutions with their unique products playing a greater part in the preservation of the environment. At Yuken Europe this has been on the agenda for the more than two years with products such as the Kiriko Machine and the Energy saving diode being showcased at the MACH Show 2022.

Hideharu Nagahisastresses how Yuken Kogyo – like all Tier 1 businesses – must respond to globalization, digitalization and sustainability trends.

“It can be difficult to create synergies between companies in the same sector, however, it is possible for companies in different sectors to do so. That is our vision.”

With decarbonization a key global trend for the future, energy-saving products are in greater demand, and thus Yuken Kogyo is transitioning its strategy to focus on more environmentally friendly products.

“Our hydraulic products can contribute to wind power generation, as wind power generators use a hydraulic system,” says Mr. Nagahisa.

“Another example is society’s shift to electric vehicles (EVs). The EV body materials are varied, so we are responding to this trend too. There are many opportunities for us to explore.”

Mannie Saunders, Managing Director of Yuken Europe echoes the importance of the strategic focus, stating the need for European manufacturing to consider Yuken products when considering their environmental and money saving strategies.

Yuken Europe Kiriko — Yuken’s Kiriko Automatic Shavings Compactor

“With the cost of fossil fuels rising, businesses in Europe are facing a very tricky time, ensuring that their overheads are kept down and that costs are not passed onto the consumer. We know this in our own business, but we also have products and system solutions that can help many businesses reduce their costs and also the waste and impact on the environment.”