Yoshida Kikai

What Yoshida Kikai does

Yoshida Kikai Co., Ltd. (吉田機械興業株式会社) is a privately held Japanese industrial firm founded in 1902 in Osaka and headquartered in Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture), with 45 employees, ¥50 million in registered capital, and four sites across Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka and the Mie Nano-tex Production Technology Center in Kuwana. The company operates a dual business: (i) an NT Nanotechnology business that develops, manufactures and sells the NanoVater™ wet-type media-less atomization platform for emulsification, dispersion, crushing and micro-reaction at micro- to nano-order particle sizes, alongside the Damatori bubble-less mixing system, coarse-grain processing units, and heated lab-machine variants; and (ii) an M.E.T.S. machinery trading business that has acted since 1958 as an authorized distributor of drive equipment (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SEW-Eurodrive, WITTENSTEIN), hydraulic equipment (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), FA equipment (Mitsubishi Electric, WITTENSTEIN), machine tools (Nidec) and environmental equipment (Daido Metal, Iida Seisakusho, Aisin, Hinata Blower).

The NanoVater platform is the company's proprietary technology core, built around wet processing without media beads to avoid contamination and particle damage, supported by patented nozzle/generator architecture, contamination-less, damage-less and cross-contamination-less subsystems, a 180 °C heating option and a 50 MPa micro-reactor configuration. Performance and application know-how are anchored in 2,000+ experimental cases across cosmetics (ceramide, hyaluronic acid, liposome), pharmaceuticals (poorly water-soluble APIs, cell disruption), food (lecithin, CoQ10), electronics (silica, alumina, titania, CNT, mica exfoliation), chemicals and battery materials (cathode active materials, solid-state battery nanoparticles). The commercial model combines capital equipment sales (lab machines L-ES, L-ED, C-ES, L-AS, L-AS; production P-150, B-ED), short- and long-term rentals (¥150,000 trial campaign for Damatori), commissioned toll processing from 0.5 L to 1,000 L, and M.E.T.S. distribution resale revenue; go-to-market is direct enterprise sales from three branch offices supplemented by heavy trade-show presence (FOOMA, nano tech, POWTEX, BATTERY JAPAN, CITEJAPAN, INCHEM TOKYO, 食品開発展, ケミカルマテリアルJapan) and digital content via the corporate website, YouTube, X and Aperza TV. Representative Director Kiyoshi Kimata (木全 浄), in office since 2015, leads the company; ownership is private with no PE/VC or institutional investor disclosed.

Name

Yoshida Kikai

Legal name

吉田機械興業株式会社

Website

https://yoshidakikai.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yoshida Kikai is a 123-year-old privately held Japanese SME (45 staff, ¥50M capital) that operates two businesses: a Nanotechnology unit designing and selling the NanoVater wet media-less particle-processing platform for cosmetics, pharma, food, electronics, chemicals and battery materials, and a Machinery Trading unit distributing drive, hydraulic, FA and machine-tool equipment from Mitsubishi, SEW-Eurodrive and WITTENSTEIN.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Nanoparticle Processing Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB), Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH)

Keywords

• Wet media-less atomization
• Nanoparticle size reduction
• Industrial machinery distribution
• Wet dispersion emulsification
• Drive equipment trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. NT事業 - Nanotechnology Equipment Sales: Sale of wet-type media-less particle size reduction equipment (NanoVater series lab machines and production-scale units), along with the Damatori mixing system and related accessories. Products are sold directly to manufacturers in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, chemicals, electronics, and battery materials industries.
2. NT事業 - Equipment Rental: Short-term and long-term rental of lab machines (L-ES, C-ES, L-ED, L-AS) and production-scale units (P-150, B-ED). Rental period is typically 1 week minimum. Provides a lower-risk entry point for customers to evaluate the technology.
3. NT事業 - Commissioned Processing (受託加工): Toll processing service for wet dispersion and emulsification, handling processing volumes from 0.5 L to 1,000 L (water-based only). Reduces customer capital investment risk during product development and market entry phases.
4. M.E.T.S. Machinery Trading Business: Distribution and resale of industrial machinery components including drive equipment (gear reducers, motors), hydraulic equipment, FA equipment, machine tools, and environmental equipment from multiple partner brands (Mitsubishi, SEW-Eurodrive, WITTENSTEIN, and others). The company acts as a machinery trading house (機械商事) handling both domestic and international brands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Yoshida Kikai designs, manufactures, and sells the NanoVater™ wet-type media-less particle size reduction system — including desktop lab machines (L-ES, C-ES, L-ED, L-AS), production-scale units (P-150-0100, B-ED), the Damatori bubble-less mixing system, coarse grain processing equipment, and a high-pressure micro reactor — for emulsification, dispersion, crushing, and reaction applications in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, electronics, chemicals, and battery materials. The company also operates as a machinery trading house (M.E.T.S. Division) distributing drive equipment, hydraulic systems, FA equipment, machine tools, and environmental equipment from partner brands including Mitsubishi, SEW-Eurodrive, and WITTENSTEIN.

Product overview

Yoshida Kikai operates two main business segments: NT (Nanotechnology) Business and M·E·T·S (Machinery Trading) Business. The NT Business centers on the NanoVater™ wet media-less atomization system, which includes desktop lab machines (L-ES, C-ES, L-ED, L-AS), production machines (P-150-0100, B-ED), the Damatori bubble-less mixing system, coarse grain processing equipment (NVR-P020-0600), and micro reactors. The M·E·T·S Business functions as a machinery trading company distributing drive equipment (MHI Hasec, SEW-Eurodrive, WITTENSTEIN reducers), hydraulic equipment (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), FA equipment (Mitsubishi Electric, WITTENSTEIN), machine tools and precision positioning devices (Nidec Machine Tools, MP Scale, Hirth Coupling), and environmental equipment (Daido Metal, Iida Seisakusho, Aisin Sangyo, Hinata Blower). The company also offers support services including experiments at their Mie Nano Tech Production Technology Center, equipment rental, and commissioned processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NanoVater™ (ナノヴェイタ™): Wet-type media-less atomization equipment for nanoparticle dispersion, emulsification, and crushing applications
• Damatori (ダマトリ)
• Coarse Grain Processing Unit (NVR-P series)
• Micro Reactor
• Desktop Type (卓上型)
• Mass Production Type (量産機)

Products and services

• NanoVater™ Wet Media-less Atomization System (ナノヴェイタ™) The company's flagship wet-type media-less atomization equipment for emulsification, dispersion, crushing, and reactor applications. Processes materials without media beads to achieve micro- to nano-order particle sizes with contamination-less and damage-less features. Available in lab-scale (desktop) and mass production models for manufacturers in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, electronics, chemicals, and battery materials.
• NanoVater L-ES Desktop Lab Machine (電動駆動ラボ機) Desktop electric-driven lab machine with 200 MPa max processing pressure, 6 L/Hr throughput, and 38 kg weight. Available for rental. Used by manufacturers for wet dispersion, emulsification, and particle size reduction R&D.
• NanoVater C-ES Desktop Lab Machine (電動駆動ラボ機) Electric-driven compact lab machine weighing 40 kg. Available for rental. Used for wet dispersion, emulsification, and particle size reduction R&D applications.
• NanoVater L-ED Desktop Lab Machine (電動駆動ラボ機) Electric-driven lab machine with 17 L/Hr processing capacity, 3φAC200V 6 kVA power supply. Available for rental. Used for wet dispersion, emulsification, and particle size reduction R&D.
• NanoVater L-AS Desktop Lab Machine (エア駆動ラボ機) Air-driven lab machine with 8 L/Hr processing capacity, 50 kg weight. Available for rental. Used for wet dispersion, emulsification, and particle size reduction R&D applications.
• NanoVater P-150-0100 Small-Scale Production Machine (少量量産機) Small-scale production machine with 150 MPa max processing pressure, 100 L/Hr max capacity, and 500 kg weight. Available for rental. Used for low-volume commercial production of nano-dispersed materials.
• NanoVater B-ED Build-up Type Production Machine (ビルトアップ型量産機) Build-up type production machine with 80 L/Hr max capacity, 780 kg weight. Available for rental. Used for mass production of nano-dispersed materials in commercial manufacturing.
• Damatori System (ダマトリシステム) Bubble-less mixing and agitation system for powder-liquid mixing. Provides homomixer-equivalent mixing capability without rotating parts, efficiently eliminating clumps and wetting particles without generating bubbles. Suitable for high-viscosity, high-concentration materials and fine particles. Used as pre-treatment before NanoVater processing and for independent mixing applications.
• Coarse Grain Processing Equipment NVR-P020-0600 (粗粒処理装置) Coarse grain processing equipment capable of reducing particles up to 300 μm down to tens of μm. 20 MPa max pressure, 600 L/Hr flow rate. Used as pre-processing unit before NanoVater nano-processing via shear forces from high-speed jet flow.
• Micro Reactor (マイクロリアクタ) High-pressure micro reactor using NanoVater NVL-ED015, capable of 50 MPa processing for micro mixing of two liquids at μ-order scale. Solves limitations of conventional micro reactors that cannot handle high-viscosity or fast-precipitating materials.
• Driving Equipment - MHI Hasec Gear Reducers (駆動機器 - 三菱ハセック) Worm reducers, compound lead worm gear sets, and planetary roller reducers from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI Hasec). Distributed as authorized sales agent since 1958.
• Driving Equipment - SEW-Eurodrive Gear Motors (駆動機器) Gear motors from SEW-Eurodrive, a world-leading gear motor manufacturer. Distributed as authorized sales agent since 1995.
• Driving Equipment - WITTENSTEIN Servo Motor Reducers (駆動機器) Servo motor reducers from WITTENSTEIN, including alpha Basic Line, Value Line, and Advanced Line series. WITTENSTEIN is a Germany-headquartered company specializing in low-backlash planetary gear reducers. Distributed as authorized sales agent since 1998.
• Hydraulic Equipment - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Pumps (油圧機器) MK pumps (inclined plate axial piston pumps) and FG pumps from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Distributed as authorized sales agent.
• FA Equipment - Mitsubishi Electric (FA機器) AC servos, sequencers (PLCs), motors, inverters, and GOT displays from Mitsubishi Electric. Distributed as authorized special sales agent since 1970.
• FA Equipment - WITTENSTEIN Servo Motors (FA機器)

Quantifiable outcome

• NanoVater achieves particle sizes in the micro- to nano-order range (micro-nano order processing), depending on material and pressure settings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WITTENSTEIN (ヴィッテンシュタイン株式会社)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1998Authorized sales agent (販売代理店) for WITTENSTEIN precision gear reducers and servo motor gearboxes since 1998. WITTENSTEIN is described as a Germany-headquartered company specializing in low-backlash planetary gear reducers.
• SEW-Eurodrive Japan (SEW･オイロドライブ･ジャパン株式会社)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1995Authorized sales agent (販売代理店) for SEW-Eurodrive gearmotors and drive systems since 1995. SEW is described as a world-leading gear motor manufacturer.
• Mitsubishi Electric (三菱電機株式会社)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1970Authorized special sales agent (特約販売店) for Mitsubishi Electric since 1970. Handles FA equipment (AC servos, inverters, PLCs, GOT displays), gearmotors, motors, and control equipment.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (三菱重工業株式会社)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1958Yoshida Kikai has been an authorized sales agent (販売代理店) for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries since 1958, handling hydraulic equipment and other Mitsubishi heavy industrial products. This is the company's longest-standing partnership.
• Ashizawa Finetech (アシザワ・ファインテック株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an alliance partner (アライアンスパートナー) under NT事業 support offerings. Ashizawa Finetech provides wet-type bead mill equipment (Star Mill) as complementary technology to NanoVater for pre-processing and post-processing. The partnership enables comprehensive solutions combining media milling (bead mill) with NanoVater's media-less processing. They also offer contract processing and equipment rental services.
• Shimadzu Sciences (島津科學)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a peripheral equipment distributor partner (周辺機器取扱総合商社) under alliance partner support. Serves as a distribution channel for additional peripheral equipment used with NanoVater systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ashizawa Finetech: Japanese manufacturer of wet-type bead mills (Star Mill) and dispersion equipment. Provides complementary media-based milling to NanoVater's media-less processing and is listed as an alliance partner of Yoshida Kikai — directly comparable in wet particle processing.
• Hosokawa Micron Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of powder and particle processing equipment including wet milling, dispersion, and classification systems. Directly competes with NanoVater in wet dispersion and particle size reduction across pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and chemicals.
• NETZSCH Feinmahltechnik: German manufacturer of wet and dry grinding, dispersion, and homogenization equipment for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, chemicals, and inks. Directly competes with NanoVater in high-pressure wet dispersion and emulsification applications.
• IKA Works: German manufacturer of laboratory and process equipment including high-pressure homogenizers and dispersers. Overlaps with NanoVater's lab machine line (L-ES, L-ED, C-ES, L-AS) for emulsification, dispersion, and particle size reduction.

Regional players

• Pacific Machinery & Engineering (PME): Japanese industrial equipment distributor and manufacturer serving similar NT/M.E.T.S. dual business model. Comparable in Japan-domestic focus and broad industrial customer base including food, pharma, and chemicals.
• Sun Engineering: Japanese manufacturer of powder handling and processing equipment for ceramics, electronics, and battery materials. Targets the same Japanese customer base as Yoshida Kikai and competes in parts of the battery materials vertical.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: German process technology supplier for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Provides homogenization and mixing equipment that overlaps with NanoVater applications in dairy, beverage, and pharmaceutical processing.
• Bühler Group: Swiss process equipment manufacturer serving food, feed, and advanced materials industries with wet grinding, dispersion, and emulsification systems. Competes in similar end-markets but at much larger scale and broader product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Hielscher Ultrasonics: German manufacturer of ultrasonic processors for emulsification, dispersion, and cell disruption. Competes in some cosmetics, pharma, and nanomaterial applications where media-less processing is required, though via different mechanism (ultrasonic vs. high-pressure jet).
• Microfluidics International (IDEX): Manufacturer of high-pressure homogenizers used for nano-emulsion, dispersion, and cell disruption in pharma, biotech, and advanced materials. Direct overlap with NanoVater's micro reactor and high-pressure processing applications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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