Yamato

What Yamato does

Yamato Corporation, operating as Yamato Americas, is a privately held US-based manufacturer of industrial weighing and packaging equipment, headquartered in Grafton, Wisconsin. The company designs, manufactures, and services multihead combination weighers (Dataweigh line including Alpha Advance, Epsilon, and Omega Series), checkweighers (I Series and J Series), tray filling systems (Multi-Point Depositor and Automatic Diving Funnel), and commercial/industrial scales. Its core technology is multihead weighing architecture with proprietary innovations including the patented SVR Reject System, Yamato Diffusion Bonding (YDB) buckets for sanitary applications, and Frontier Technology enabling configurable discharge modes. The company operates across North, Central, and South America from three regional offices (Grafton WI, Lake Forest CA, and Queretaro Mexico), employing 101-250 people and serving a diversified enterprise customer base across food processing, foodservice, and retail segments.

Yamato generates revenue through direct enterprise field sales of capital equipment, recurring service and maintenance contracts, and a consumable parts business with 95% same-day shipping from regional inventories. The go-to-market is direct manufacturer-led (not distributor or agent), supported by factory-trained regional technicians, application engineering with customer product testing in demo rooms, Factory Acceptance Tests, and participation in trade shows. A Actuator Exchange Program and genuine parts catalog create aftermarket revenue and switching costs. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The primary customer segment is food processing and packaging (cheese, poultry, snack foods, candy, prepared meals, fresh produce), with secondary segments in restaurants/foodservice and supermarkets/retail. The company celebrated its 100-year anniversary, relocated to a 96,500 sq ft facility in 2022, and appointed Bill Pierce as President in 2022, signaling a phase of continued reinvestment and product line expansion including new entries in vertical farming and checkweigher technology.

Name

Yamato

Legal name

Yamato Corporation

Website

https://yamatoamericas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Yamato Corporation is a privately held US manufacturer of multihead combination weighers, checkweighers, and tray filling systems serving food processing, foodservice, and retail customers across North, Central, and South America from regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Weighing Equipment

akta.pro primary industry

Conveying, Feeding & Material Handling for Packaging Lines (IMALAOAG)

Keywords

• Industrial weighing equipment
• Combination scales
• Food packaging machinery
• Checkweighing systems
• Tray filling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Grafton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Weighing Equipment Sales: Direct sales of industrial weighing equipment including combination scales, checkweighers, tray filling machines, and commercial/industrial scales. Equipment is sold as capital goods with associated installation, training, and service packages.
2. Service and Maintenance Programs: Preventative maintenance plans, emergency response service, and machine audits. Service contracts including scheduled visits and parts usage analysis.
3. Genuine Parts Sales: Sale of replacement parts including actuators, bucket bearings, links, bellows, gaskets, and other consumables. 95% of parts orders ship same day. Also offers actuator exchange program with 50% credit on returned damaged actuators.
4. Training Programs: On-site and at facility training programs conducted by factory-trained service technicians. Includes train-the-trainer approaches and customized training programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Yamato Corporation (doing business as Yamato Americas) designs, manufactures, and sells industrial weighing equipment for food packaging operations, including multihead combination scales (Dataweigh), semi-automatic weighers, checkweighers, and tray filling solutions such as the Multi-Point Depositor and Automatic Diving Funnel. The company also offers commercial tabletop scales for foodservice and industrial bulk scales, backed by genuine parts, preventative maintenance, training, and direct regional service across North, Central, and South America.

Product overview

Yamato offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial weighing, filling, and inspecting equipment for food packaging operations. The core offering centers on Dataweigh Combination Scales (multihead weighers) including the Alpha Advance, Epsilon, and Omega Series, which range from entry-level to premium high-sanitation configurations. Supporting the weighing line are semi-automatic multihead weighers (TSDW, TSD-N3) for fragile products and the patented SVR Reject System for counting applications. Tray filling solutions include the Multi-Point Depositor (MPD) and Automatic Diving Funnel (ADF) that integrate with combination scales. Inspection is handled by the I Series and J Series checkweighers. Commercial tabletop scales (mechanical and digital) serve foodservice operations. The portfolio is completed by industrial bulk scales and comprehensive service offerings including genuine parts, preventative maintenance, operator training, and the Actuator Exchange Program. All products are backed by regionally based technicians and same-day parts shipping from facilities in Wisconsin, California, and Mexico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dataweigh Combination Scales

Quantifiable outcome

• Product giveaway reduced by 70-90% with semi-automatic weighing solutions compared to manual weighing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ishida Co., Ltd. Ishida invented the multihead combination weigher and remains Yamato's closest direct competitor worldwide. Both companies sell combination scales, checkweighers, and tray filling equipment into the same snack food, confectionery, and protein packaging markets across the Americas.
• Heat and Control: Heat and Control supplies integrated processing and packaging systems for snack food, prepared foods, and protein markets, offering weighing and inspection as components of full-line solutions. Competes with Yamato for snack food and prepared meals customers seeking integrated packaging lines.
• Minebea Intec (Minebea Mitsumi): Minebea Intec manufactures industrial weighing and inspection technology, including checkweighers and metal detectors, serving food, pharmaceutical, and logistics markets. Directly comparable to Yamato's checkweigher and precision scale offerings for regulated, high-accuracy packaging applications.
• TNA Solutions: TNA Solutions designs and manufactures integrated food processing and packaging systems including weighing, seasoning, and conveying equipment for snacks and prepared foods. Targets the same snack food and confectionery customers as Yamato's Alpha Advance and Epsilon combination scales.
• Wipotec Group / OCS Checkweighers: Wipotec's OCS division specializes in dynamic checkweighers and foreign object detection systems for food, pharma, and logistics industries. Direct competitor to Yamato's I Series and J Series Checkweighers in regulated end-of-line quality control applications.

Broad incumbents

• Marel: Marel is a large global food processing equipment supplier offering weighing, portioning, and inspection systems alongside broader processing lines. While Yamato focuses narrowly on weighing/filling/inspection, Marel competes across seafood, poultry, and meat processing — overlapping with Yamato's Northwest Seafood reference and protein segments.
• Bizerba: Bizerba is a German-based incumbent providing industrial scales, checkweighers, slicers, and labeling solutions for food retail, foodservice, and industrial packaging. Directly overlaps with Yamato's commercial/industrial scale and checkweigher product lines, particularly in foodservice portion control.
• METTLER TOLEDO: METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments, including industrial scales, checkweighers, and automated weighing solutions used in food and pharma packaging. Overlaps with Yamato's industrial weighing portfolio and competes in regulated end markets requiring high-accuracy dynamic weighing.
• Multivac: Multivac is a leading global supplier of packaging solutions including thermoformers, tray sealers, and integrated weighing/filling systems. Competes with Yamato's Multi-Point Depositor (MPD) and tray filling solutions, particularly in protein, dairy, and prepared meals packaging.

Others

• Markem-Imaje: Markem-Imaje is a global supplier of industrial marking, coding, and traceability solutions for packaged goods. While not a direct weighing competitor, Markem-Imaje is commonly specified alongside Yamato equipment on integrated packaging lines, making it a meaningful adjacent ecosystem participant for the same customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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