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Engineered in  Japan

Quality manufacturing: every detail counts

Every machine sold by KOBELCO Construction Machinery Europe is built at one of our four world-class production facilities in Japan. This is a vital element of our quality guarantee. Regardless of their speciality, every worker in our factories shares the same engineering philosophy and meticulous mindset. The pursuit of perfection drives every stage of machine development, from the first design sketch to the last bolt.

Our Japanese production sites

Okubo Factory, specialising in crawler cranes
Ogaki Factory, birthplace of our hydraulic mini excavators
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Numata factory, manufacturing quality parts and components

The perfect balance of quality and productivity

Our factories leverage advanced automation technologies alongside human craftsmanship for manufacturing processes that combine productivity, flexibility and inspiration. Quality control is integrated throughout our systems. This includes initial checking of materials and procured parts, testing within each process and final inspection of the completed product.

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” By hand building every KOBELCO machine, we can look more closely at our processes and improve and refine them. This helps us to continually produce the highest quality excavators possible. “

Naokaki Inaba
Production Division,
Itsukaichi Manufacturing Section,
Upper Assembly

Research & Development: perfection is a process

For KOBELCO, perfection is both the journey and the destination. Our quest to keep providing the best possible machinery for the job is what drives every new design, feature, component and service, right down to the smallest detail. This requires relentless commitment to research and development. It means embracing the latest technologies and thinking creatively about how to apply them for the benefit of machine owners, operators and wider society.

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Collaboration and co-creation

We promote open innovation and cooperate with the research laboratories of Kobe Steel (our parent company) as well as various universities. By sharing our knowledge, we promote wider sharing of expertise within our industry in areas such as materials, strength, processing technology, mechatronics technology and vibroacoustic technology. These partnerships are vital in helping us to translate next-generation technologies into practical applications that add value to our products and to society.

Customer-driven innovation

By continuously listening to feedback, analysing it and deepening our expertise in every sector of our market, we are able to conduct research from the perspective of the people who buy and use our machines. This is key to the development of products that don’t just meet existing needs but anticipate future trends to keep our customers ahead of the game.

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