HARMO

What HARMO does

HARMO (株式会社ハーモ) is a Japanese manufacturer of take-out robots and peripheral equipment for plastic injection molding cells. Founded in 1962 in Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture as Shinketsu Electronics Industry and renamed HARMO in 1972, the company positions itself as Japan's only comprehensive manufacturer of injection molding peripheral equipment, covering the full cell stack from molded-parts extraction through downstream material handling. Its core product lines include take-out robot series (HRX, EX, VW4), granulators (SPC/SPCII), packaging machines (LM series), stock systems (STP-V02), and one-touch waiting nippers, all designed to operate within the proprietary Total Link integrated automation framework that connects robots, granulators, and stock systems into a coordinated production cell. Technology foundations include servo-driven robot arms and the proprietary DUS arm design.

The company serves plastic injection molders across five end markets — automotive, electronics, home appliances, medical devices, and daily goods — and monetizes through one-time hardware sales, installation and aftermarket service, and structured customer training via the Harmo School program. Its distribution footprint comprises 14 domestic sales offices in Japan, 8 overseas subsidiaries, one overseas manufacturing plant in Suzhou (China), and a representative office in Mexico, with ISO 9001 certification held since 1996. HARMO is privately held, employs 101–250 people, and carries registered capital of ¥290.5 million. Recent strategic activity centers on capacity expansion (Ina Inter Factory, 2025), geographic reach (Mexico, 2020), product refresh (VW4 series 2021, STP-V02 2021), and customer-training ecosystem buildout (Harmo School 2026).

Name

HARMO

Legal name

株式会社ハーモ

Website

https://harmo-net.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HARMO is a Japanese manufacturer, founded in 1962, of take-out robots and peripheral equipment — granulators, packaging machines, and stock systems — for plastic injection molding cells serving automotive, electronics, home appliance, medical, and consumer-goods producers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagano

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices30 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Robot Sales: Sale of extraction robots for injection molding machines, including HRX, EX, and VW series robots.
2. Peripheral Equipment Sales: Sale of plastic molding machine peripheral rationalization equipment including granulators, automatic packaging machines, and stock systems.
3. Product Installation and Service: Installation services and after-sales maintenance for extraction equipment and peripheral machines.
4. Harmo School Training: Specialized industrial robot training courses for safe operation and skills development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HARMO manufactures molded parts removal robots (extraction robots) used to take finished plastic parts out of injection molding machines, alongside peripheral equipment such as granulators for recycling sprues and runners, stock systems for material handling, packaging machines for finished parts, and nippers for gate cutting. The product line is purpose-built for plastic injection molding production lines.

Product overview

HARMO is a comprehensive manufacturer of injection molding peripheral equipment, producing a coordinated portfolio centered on extraction robots (取出ロボット) for automated removal of molded plastic parts, supplemented by peripheral equipment for the full injection molding production line. Core extraction robot lines include the HRX/HRXⅢ series (servo-driven models), EX/EXZ/EX4 series, and the VW4 series for vertical injection molding machines. The peripheral equipment lineup includes granulators (SPC/SPCⅡ series), automatic packaging machines (LM series), automatic stock systems (STP-V02), one-touch waiting nippers, air nippers (FHV series), and nipper adjustment tools. The Total Link system enables integrated communication across robots and peripheral equipment, and the company offers HARMOschool training for industrial robot special education. The portfolio is unified around supporting plastic injection molding production automation, productivity improvement, and labor savings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Molded Parts Removal Robots (Extraction Robots) Industrial robots that automatically remove finished plastic parts from injection molding machines, used by plastic injection molding manufacturers to automate and speed up production lines.
• Granulators Machines that grind and recycle sprues, runners, and reject parts generated during injection molding, used by molding manufacturers for in-line material recycling.
• Stock Systems Automated handling and buffering systems that move molded parts between production stages on an injection molding line.
• Packaging Machines Equipment that packages finished molded parts after extraction, intended for injection molding production lines requiring downstream packaging automation.
• Nippers Devices used to cut gates and separate molded parts from runners as part of the injection molding workflow.

Quantifiable outcome

• VW4 series achieves 36% space reduction compared to previous models
• +5 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Harmo Museum (ハーモ美術館)minorOthers · 1 January 1990Corporate museum established in 1990 as part of HARMO's cultural and social contribution activities. Houses art collections and hosts TV and radio programs promoting art appreciation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves19 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Star Automation: Japanese maker of injection molding automation including take-out robots and sprue pickers. Closely comparable to HARMO in product scope (extraction robots and peripheral equipment) and customer base of Japanese plastics processors.
• Sepro Group: France-based manufacturer of robots and automation for plastic injection molding. Direct competitor in Cartesian and 6-axis take-out robots, serving the same injection molder customer base as HARMO.
• Wittmann Battenfeld: Austria-based global supplier of robots, auxiliaries, and injection molding machines. Competes directly with HARMO in extraction robots and downstream peripherals (granulators, temperature controllers) for the same injection molding customers.
• Yushin Precision Equipment: Japanese manufacturer of take-out robots and automation systems for plastic injection molding. Direct competitor to HARMO's HRX and EX extraction robot lines, serving overlapping Japanese molders and global automotive/electronics customers.

Broad incumbents

• Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Japan/Europe-based injection molding machine maker with strong presence in Japanese plastics industry. Sells integrated automation including robots and auxiliaries, competing with HARMO's peripheral-equipment offering as part of a full machine line.
• Haitian International: China-based world's largest injection molding machine manufacturer. Competes with HARMO in the same plastics manufacturing customer base, increasingly offering integrated automation and peripheral equipment as part of turnkey packages.
• ENGEL Holding: Austria-headquartered manufacturer of injection molding machines and integrated automation cells. Overlaps with HARMO in the injection molding automation value chain through its ENGEL easix/viper robot series, but as part of a broader machine-tool portfolio.
• Fanuc: Japanese industrial robot and factory automation giant. Provides general-purpose robots used in injection molding cells; competes with HARMO's purpose-built extraction robots where customers prefer to standardize on a single dominant robot vendor.
• KraussMaffei: German manufacturer of injection molding machines, extrusion, and reaction process machinery. Offers integrated automation solutions that compete with HARMO's extraction robot and peripheral equipment in plastics production lines.

Regional players

• MAKINO Milling Machine: Japanese industrial machinery manufacturer with exposure to factory automation and plastics-related equipment. Tangentially comparable to HARMO as a Japan-based industrial automation vendor with overlapping customer segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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