Itochu Machine Technos

What Itochu Machine Technos does

Itochu Machine Technos (伊藤忠マシンテクノス株式会社) is a Japan-based industrial machinery trading company founded in April 1966 and headquartered in Tokyo. It operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Itochu Corporation, one of Japan's major general trading conglomerates (sogo shosha), and distributes capital equipment, machinery, and after-sales services to Japanese and international manufacturers across four primary product divisions: Textile and Paper Machinery, Machine Tools, Industrial Machinery, and Food and Pharmaceutical Machinery, with a fifth automation and labor-saving product line added more recently.

The company's product portfolio spans a wide range of industrial capital equipment, including CNC machine tools, sheet-metal and fabrication machinery, brewing and beverage processing equipment, packaging machinery, semiconductor process and inspection tools, and a newer automation stack covering autonomous mobile robots (AMR), automated guided vehicles and forklifts (AGV/AGF), and collaborative robots. It holds long-standing agency or distribution relationships with branded international manufacturers such as Urschel (food cutting) and Pentair (filtration), and it maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification across its locations. Headcount stood at 366 employees as of April 2026, of whom approximately 20% are engineers and certified technical specialists including first-class architects.

The business model is a classic industrial machinery distribution and integration model: revenue is generated through equipment sales, commissioning, integration of customer processes, and after-sales service and spare-parts. Go-to-market combines direct sales from eight Japanese offices (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fuji, Hiroshima, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Imabari) with six overseas subsidiaries covering China, the United States (Charlotte, NC), Mexico (Aguascalientes), Taiwan, Pakistan (Lahore), and Germany (Düsseldorf), with Mexico functioning as a near-shoring base serving North American manufacturing customers. Pricing is project-based on the underlying equipment value, with no evidence of subscription or consumption-based pricing models in the available data.

Name

Itochu Machine Technos

Legal name

伊藤忠マシンテクノス株式会社

Website

https://itcmt.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Itochu Machine Technos is a Japan-based industrial machinery trading company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Itochu Corporation, distributing machine tools, industrial, textile, food/pharmaceutical, and automation equipment to manufacturers across eight domestic offices and six overseas subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machinery Distribution

NAICS

Machinery Manufacturing (333), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workshop Tools, Equipment & Lift Systems Distribution (TLAKAOAM), End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

Keywords

• Machinery trading
• Industrial machinery
• Machine tools
• Textile machinery
• Food pharmaceutical equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Machinery Sales: Import, export, and domestic sales of machinery across textile, machine tools, industrial machinery, and food/pharmaceutical equipment categories. Revenue is generated through product transactions with engineering services bundled.
2. Engineering Services: Technical support, engineering design, pre-shipment inspection, installation, startup adjustment, operation guidance, and maintenance services bundled with machinery sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Itochu Machine Technos is a technology-oriented machinery trading company that imports, exports, and sells industrial machinery across textile and paper, machine tools, industrial, and food and pharmaceutical equipment categories, bundling engineering services from equipment selection through installation, commissioning, and after-sales maintenance. The company combines a direct sales force with in-house engineers (including first-class architects) and operates an owned manufacturing facility in Fuji City to deliver total solutions to manufacturers worldwide.

Product overview

ITOCHU MACHINE-TECHNOS is a technology-oriented machinery trading company offering four main product categories: Textile & Paper Machinery (fibers, nonwovens, paper/pulp equipment), Machine Tools (CNC lathes, machining centers, grinding, EDM, robots, FA systems), Industrial Machinery (film/plastics, coating, printing, packaging, environmental/recycling, semiconductor, inspection, secondary batteries), and Food & Pharma Machinery (brewing, processing, pharmaceutical equipment). The company also provides Automation & Labor-saving solutions using robots and AMR/AGF systems. Beyond equipment sales, ITOCHU MACHINE-TECHNOS delivers comprehensive engineering services including technical support, design, installation, commissioning, and after-service maintenance. The company operates as a total solutions provider combining imported international equipment with domestic Japanese machinery, supported by their own engineering capabilities and the global network of ITOCHU Corporation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Textile & Paper Machinery Comprehensive range of textile and paper manufacturing equipment including spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing/finishing machinery, nonwoven fabric production lines, synthetic fiber equipment, and paper/pulp production equipment, with automation and labor-saving solutions. Sold to fiber, textile, and paper manufacturers.
• Machine Tools Complete machine tool solutions including CNC lathes, machining centers, combined machining centers, grinding machines, special cutting machines, EDM machines, gear cutting machines, automatic assembly machines, cleaning machines, conveyor systems, robots, measuring instruments, and FA systems for automotive, aerospace, precision, and industrial manufacturers.
• Industrial Machinery Wide range of industrial machinery including film/plastic processing equipment, coating machinery, printing/digital imaging systems, packaging/material handling, construction materials processing, environmental/recycling equipment, plant equipment, semiconductor/electronics manufacturing equipment, inspection systems, composite materials processing, and secondary battery manufacturing equipment for industrial manufacturers.
• Food & Pharmaceutical Machinery Food and pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment including brewing and distilling beverage machinery, cooking and food processing, agricultural and snack machinery, livestock equipment, fishmeal and rendering plants, food process engineering, and pharmaceutical process engineering with total solution services from basic planning to after-service. Targeted at food and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Automation & Labor-saving Solutions Automation solutions utilizing robots for safe and efficient production sites, including autonomous mobile robots (AMR), automated guided vehicles/AGF, palletizing collaborative robots, and total proposal and support services for labor savings and operational improvement. Targeted at manufacturing companies seeking automation.
• Technical & Engineering Services Engineering services including sales support, engineering design, pre-shipment inspection, utility construction, machine installation, commissioning, operation guidance, maintenance parts supply, equipment inspection and maintenance, and troubleshooting services spanning basic planning through after-service. Provided to manufacturing customers across all product lines.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Machine-Technos Mexico S.A. de C.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2013Wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary handling machine tools and industrial machinery sales, imports/exports, plus maintenance services and parts sales.
• Machine-Technos Shanghai Corporation (騰新機械（上海）有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2005Wholly-owned subsidiary in China handling industrial machinery, textile machinery, nonwoven, plastic, lithium battery equipment, PCP cleaning furnaces, food machinery, machine tools and other related equipment sales and imports/exports.
• ITC Technology Taiwan Corporation (忠創科技股份有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 199680% owned subsidiary handling semiconductor, LCD, touch panel, optical film, electronic components, battery, plastic, nonwoven equipment sales and technical services in Taiwan. 20% held by Itochu Taiwan.
• TEXMAC SERVICES (PRIVATE) LTD.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 1991Joint venture in Pakistan (49% owned) providing maintenance services for textile machinery including spinning and weaving equipment.
• Urschel Japan Co., Ltd. (アーシェルジャパン株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 1978Wholly-owned subsidiary established in 1978, handling sales and service of Urschel (USA) food cutters and grinders, plus related machinery. Located in Tokyo with a laboratory facility in Arakawa ward.
• TEXMAC INC.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 1974Wholly-owned US subsidiary in Charlotte, North Carolina handling textile machinery, nonwoven machinery, plastic machinery, lithium battery equipment, machine tools, food machinery and other related equipment sales and imports/exports.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Marubeni Corporation: Major Japanese trading house (sogo shosha) with significant machinery, food products, and industrial equipment divisions; comparable machinery trading operations across multiple of the same verticals as Itochu Machine Technos.
• Sojitz Corporation: Japanese trading conglomerate with machinery and industrial infrastructure divisions that overlap with Itochu Machine Technos in industrial machinery trading and engineering services for manufacturing customers.
• Toyota Tsusho Corporation: Major Japanese trading conglomerate (sogo shosha) with machinery, automotive parts, and industrial equipment trading divisions; broader portfolio but directly overlapping in machinery trading, especially automotive and industrial segments served by Itochu Machine Technos.

Direct peers

• MonotaRO Co., Ltd. Japan-focused industrial MRO e-commerce distributor serving manufacturing customers with tools, equipment, and machinery consumables; overlaps with Itochu Machine Technos in machinery/tools distribution to enterprise manufacturers, though with a digital-first model.
• Hanwa Corporation: Japanese steel-centered trading company (sogo shosha-adjacent) with significant machinery and industrial equipment trading operations, including food machinery, packaging equipment, and machine tool distribution with engineering support — directly comparable to Itochu Machine Technos across business model, customer segments, and trading scope.
• Trusco Nakayama Corporation: Japanese industrial tools, machinery, and MRO equipment distributor serving manufacturing and industrial customers with engineering support — directly comparable in machinery/tools distribution to enterprise manufacturers.
• MISUMI Corporation: Japanese industrial machinery components and factory automation parts distributor offering factory automation, machine tools, and engineering services to manufacturing customers; comparable business model in distributing industrial equipment and automation solutions.
• Kanematsu Corporation: Mid-cap Japanese trading company with machinery, food products, and industrial equipment trading divisions; comparable scale and trading/engineering services model to Itochu Machine Technos across similar manufacturing verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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