Takatori

What Takatori does

Takatori Corporation (株式会社タカトリ) is a privately-held Japanese industrial machinery manufacturer headquartered in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, with an additional Tokushima Research Laboratory. The company operates five business segments: new materials processing equipment (multi-wire saws for sapphire, silicon, silicon carbide, and quartz), semiconductor equipment, display equipment (panel polishing, polarizer attachment, and touch panel lamination under the LCS, LPA, TPL, and LPL series), textile processing equipment (the TAC series for apparel, carbon fiber, and thin-film solar cell sheets), and medical equipment (the M-CART ascites filtration and concentration system).

The company's product lines are built on eight proprietary core technologies — vacuum, cutting, conveyance, lamination, peeling, control, polishing, and measurement — that together enable sub-micron polishing accuracy, bubble-free vacuum processing of curved surfaces, precision wire saw cutting of hard and brittle materials, and non-contact wafer handling. Specific equipment such as the TPL-3D20M supports ultra-large 2,000mm x 1,500mm substrates with 3D curved surface capability and 1,500KN bonding pressure. The medical device business operates under ISO 13485 certification with Japanese medical device approvals (M-CART approval 23000BZX00069000; abdominal fluid circuit approval 21900BZZ00037000), and the company holds a First-Class Medical Device Manufacturing and Sales License.

Takatori generates revenue primarily through one-time equipment sales, installation, adjustment, acceptance inspection, repair, parts, and OEM/ODM services, distributed via direct B2B sales to manufacturers and healthcare institutions. Go-to-market combines direct inquiry forms, online medical device briefings, a virtual showroom, and a corporate website with English-language support for international markets. No pricing is publicly disclosed. The company also operates a separate Selene beauty equipment brand, indicating diversification beyond industrial OEM customers.

Name

Takatori

Legal name

株式会社タカトリ

Website

https://takatori-g.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Takatori Corporation is a privately-held Japanese industrial machinery manufacturer producing precision equipment for semiconductors, displays, textiles, advanced materials, and medical devices, built on eight proprietary core technologies and serving global B2B customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Precision industrial machinery
• Semiconductor manufacturing equipment
• Display panel lamination equipment
• Automated textile cutting machines
• Medical filtration devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Kashihara

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Manufacturing: Takatori manufactures and sells precision industrial machinery including semiconductor equipment, display manufacturing equipment, textile processing equipment, new materials processing equipment, and medical devices. Revenue is generated through equipment sales, installation, adjustment, acceptance inspection, repair and改造, parts sales, and OEM/ODM services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Takatori manufactures and sells precision industrial machinery across five business segments: (1) New Materials Processing Equipment (multi-wire saws for sapphire, silicon, SiC, quartz), (2) Semiconductor Equipment (automated handling/processing systems), (3) Display Equipment (panel polishing, polarizer attachment, touch panel lamination systems including the TPL, LCS, LPA, LPL series), (4) Textile Processing Equipment (TAC-series automated cutting machines for apparel, carbon fiber, and thin-film solar cells), and (5) Medical Equipment (M-CART ascites/pleural effusion filtration and concentration device for cancer patient fluid treatment).

Product overview

Takatori Corporation is an industrial machinery manufacturer with five business segments: New Materials Processing Equipment (multi-wire saws for sapphire, Si, SiC, and compound materials), Semiconductor Equipment (automated handling and processing systems), Display Equipment (LCS, LPA, TPL, and LPL series for panel polishing, polarizer attachment, and touch panel lamination), Textile Processing Equipment (TAC series for apparel, carbon fiber, and solar cell cutting), and Medical Equipment (M-CART ascites filtration system). The company leverages eight core technologies including vacuum, cutting, conveyance, application, peeling, control, polishing, and measurement technologies to serve diverse manufacturing industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• M-CART: Chest and ascites filtration and concentration system - medical device for filtering and concentrating ascites from cancer patients to reuse proteins through IV infusion
• TAC-VN Series
• TAC-C Series
• LCS Series
• LPA Series
• TPL Series
• TPL-3D20M

Products and services

• New Materials Processing Equipment (Multi-Wire Saw Systems) Multi-wire saw equipment for high-precision, high-efficiency cutting of hard-brittle materials including sapphire, silicon, SiC, compound semiconductors, and quartz. Targeted at new materials processors across electronics, aerospace, and renewable energy supply chains.
• Semiconductor Equipment High-performance automated labor-saving equipment for semiconductor manufacturing, including handling and processing systems for wafer-level production. Designed for semiconductor fabs and back-end processing facilities.
• Display Equipment (LCS/LPA/TPL/LPL Series) Manufacturing equipment for liquid crystal panels from small to ultra-large sizes, including LCS series panel polishing and cleaning, LPA series polarizer attachment, TPL series touch panel/cover glass lamination (including TPL-3D20M large vacuum lamination up to 2,000mm x 1,500mm with 3D curved surface support), and LPL series lamination equipment. Targeted at display panel manufacturers.
• Textile Processing Equipment (TAC Series) Automatic cutting equipment for apparel (TAC-VN, TAC-M, TAC-HV series) and specialty sheet materials (TAC-C/TAC-CN series for carbon fiber and thin-film solar cells), plus TAC-LBX automatic labeling device. Uses Takatori's proprietary hardware and CAM software for high-speed, high-precision cutting.
• M-CART Ascites/Pleural Effusion Filtration and Concentration Device Medical device that filters and concentrates pleural and ascitic fluid to remove cancer cells and bacteria, enabling protein reinfusion for cancer patients to improve quality of life. Targeted at hospitals and medical institutions performing pleural/abdominal effusion treatment and cell concentration therapy.
• TPL-3D20M Large Vacuum Lamination Equipment Large vacuum lamination equipment for semiconductor process applications supporting ultra-large panel sizes up to 2,000mm x 1,500mm with 3D curved surface capability, 1,500KN bonding pressure, and 50Pa vacuum environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Precision cutting capability for 100μm diameter metal wire at high speed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 浪華ゴム工業株式会社 (Naniwa Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerNaniwa Rubber Industry is the manufacturing and sales distributor for the Abdominal/Pleural Effusion Filtration and Concentration Circuit (腹水濾過濃縮再静注用回路), which is used with Takatori's M-CART system. This circuit has approval/certification number 21900BZZ00037000.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ASML: Dutch monopolist in advanced lithography systems for semiconductor manufacturing. Broad incumbent relevant to Takatori's semiconductor equipment ecosystem; shares customer base of leading-edge fabs but operates at a vastly larger scale and different layer of the process flow.
• Applied Materials: Global leader in semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment across deposition, etch, CMP, inspection, and advanced packaging. Broad incumbent relevant to Takatori's semiconductor equipment segment, with overlapping customer base and substantially greater R&D and global service scale.

Emerging players

• Brother Industries: Japanese diversified manufacturer with industrial cutting and apparel machinery offerings alongside its consumer printing/sewing heritage. Comparable to Takatori's textile equipment business, though with a broader consumer-and-SMB tilt and larger scale.

Direct peers

• Lectra: French global leader in CAD/CAM-enabled cutting equipment for apparel, automotive interiors, aerospace composites, and technical textiles. Directly comparable to Takatori's TAC-VN, TAC-M, TAC-C, and TAC-HV textile processing equipment, with overlapping customer base in apparel and advanced materials.
• Hanwha Precision Machinery: Korean semiconductor equipment maker (formerly Hanwha Techwin) producing deposition and etch tools. Direct competitor to Takatori in semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment, particularly across Korean fab customers, with comparable precision-machinery focus.
• Gerber Technology: US-based automated cutting and spreading systems provider for apparel, aerospace, and industrial fabrics. Direct competitor to Takatori's TAC apparel cutting series, serving the same fashion and technical textile customers with similar automated cutting technology.
• SCREEN Holdings: Japanese semiconductor cleaning equipment specialist with a strong display equipment business (coater/developer systems). Directly comparable to Takatori's display equipment (LCS, LPA, TPL series) and adjacent in semiconductor cleaning, sharing Japanese precision-machinery DNA.
• Komatsu NTC: Japanese precision machinery maker specializing in wire saws, cutting equipment, and machining systems. Overlaps with Takatori's new materials processing (multi-wire saws for SiC/sapphire) and carbon-fiber cutting product lines, serving similar hard-material processing customers.
• Disco Corporation: Japanese precision dicing and grinding equipment maker for silicon, SiC, sapphire, and other hard, brittle wafers. Directly comparable to Takatori's new materials processing (multi-wire saw) and semiconductor equipment segments, with overlapping customer base among wafer and device manufacturers.
• Tokyo Electron: Leading Japanese semiconductor production equipment maker spanning deposition, etching, cleaning, and lithography track systems. Comparable to Takatori's semiconductor equipment business in customer base (fabs) and precision-machinery heritage, though at much larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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