Kawata U.s.a.,inc.
Kawata U.S.A., Inc. is the Arlington Heights, Illinois-based North American sales subsidiary of Japan's KAWATA MFG. CO., LTD., marketing plastic processing auxiliary equipment — dryers, mixers, blenders, mold temperature controllers, chillers, and granulators — to enterprise manufacturers in automotive, battery, electronics, medical, and optics verticals through direct field sales.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1930
- HeadquartersArlington Heights, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Kawata U.s.a.,inc. does
Kawata U.S.A., Inc. is a wholly-owned U.S. sales subsidiary of the Japanese industrial equipment manufacturer KAWATA MFG. CO., LTD. (founded 1930, headquartered in Osaka). Operating from a sales office in Arlington Heights, Illinois with 1–10 employees, the company markets and supports a broad portfolio of plastic processing auxiliary equipment in North America, including dehumidifying dryers (Challenger series), nitrogen dryers, hot air dryers, water and oil medium mold temperature controllers (JUSTTHERMO, DYNATHERM, DYNACOOL lines), chillers, high-speed fluidizing mixers (SUPERMIXER, NANOPERSION, SUPERFLOATER), gravimetric and volumetric blenders (AUTOCOLOR, MICTANK), vacuum loaders (AUTOLOADER, TWINLOADER), color sorters, powder feeders, fine powder removers, and granulators.
The underlying technology draws on Japanese design principles emphasizing space-saving form factors, exhaust heat recovery, energy-efficient 3-D material movement (approximately 70% energy reduction vs. conventional mixers), and crystalline zeolite honeycomb desiccant structures capable of producing -40°C dew point air. Selected product lines offer IoT connectivity through the KAWATA K-Cloud Platform, using industrial communication protocols (MODBUS-RTU, SPI, Modbus-TCP, RS422/485, RJ45 Ethernet) for remote monitoring, data collection, and machine life management. The equipment is sold as custom-configured industrial capital machinery under quote-based pricing, typically on multi-year contracts, with a trial program at the Arlington Heights facility allowing customers to test equipment on-site or rent it for in-plant evaluation.
The business model is enterprise field sales targeting industrial manufacturers across automotive, battery/energy storage, optics/imaging, medical/healthcare, electronics, extrusion, and powder-processing verticals. Kawata USA does not manufacture in the U.S.; production occurs at parent plants in Japan and at subsidiaries in China and Mexico, with a global network of regional offices across East and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and (planned) India. Named end users globally include Toyota, Honda, Tesla, CATL, BYD, LG Chem, Panasonic, Canon, Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Chemical, Sumitomo Chemical, Teijin, Toray, NIPRO, Terumo, Olympus, Takeda, Nikon, HOYA, SABIC, BASF, and Redwood Materials, with the company claiming 200+ industry leader relationships and mold temperature controllers deployed in approximately 40 countries.
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kawata U.s.a.,inc.
- Legal name
- Kawata U.S.A., Inc.
- Website
- https://kawata-usa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1930
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Kawata U.S.A., Inc. is the Arlington Heights, Illinois-based North American sales subsidiary of Japan's KAWATA MFG. CO., LTD., marketing plastic processing auxiliary equipment — dryers, mixers, blenders, mold temperature controllers, chillers, and granulators — to enterprise manufacturers in automotive, battery, electronics, medical, and optics verticals through direct field sales.
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Kawata U.s.a.,inc. industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Plastic Processing Auxiliary Equipment
- NAICS
- Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)
- SIC
- Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA), Ventilation, Ducting & Air Distribution Equipment (IMAHAKAG)
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Where Kawata U.s.a.,inc. is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Arlington Heights
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices14 records
Markets served
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Industrial Equipment Sales: Sale of plastic processing auxiliary equipment including dryers, mixers, blenders, granulators, mold temperature controllers, chillers, and conveying systems. Equipment ranges from laboratory-scale to production-scale industrial machinery.
- Equipment Rental and Trial Services: Trial program allowing customers to rent or test equipment at Chicago location or on their production floor before purchase commitment.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom industrial equipment pricing based on specifications |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kawata U.S.A., Inc. designs, supplies, and supports industrial plastic processing auxiliary equipment, including dehumidifying dryers, nitrogen dryers, mold temperature controllers (water and oil medium), chillers, high-speed fluidizing mixers, gravimetric blenders, vacuum loaders, powder feeders, color sorters, and granulators. Equipment ranges from laboratory-scale (e.g., SMP-2 tabletop mixer) to large production-scale industrial machinery, and serves manufacturers across automotive, battery/energy storage, optics, medical, electronics, and extrusion industries.
Product overview
Kawata U.S.A., Inc. provides Total System Engineering for Plastic Processing Equipment, offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial machinery for plastic manufacturing. The product lineup includes: Dehumidifying Dryers (Challenger series: DFC, DRC, DAA, DFK, DRK) and Nitrogen Dryers (DO, DT, DK/DN series) for material drying; Hot Air Dryers (ADA series, LITTLE D) for basic drying; Water and Oil Medium Temperature Controllers (TW/TWK/JUSTTHERMO and KCO series) for mold temperature control; Mold chillers and combined chilling-heating units (KCWS series/DYNACOOL/DYNATHERM); High-speed fluidizing mixers (SUPERMIXER/SMP/SMV/SMB series), ultra-high-speed mixers (NANOPERSION/HEPD series), and floating mixers (SUPERFLOATER/SFC); Gravimetric and volumetric blenders and feeders (AUTOCOLOR, MICTANK, SYNCHRO AUTOCOLOR series); Vacuum loaders (AUTOLOADER, TWINLOADER); Color sorters (ColorSort); Powder feeders and weighing equipment (FINESBIT, WINGSCALER, NON-BRIDGE FEEDER, AUTOSCALE); Fine powder removers (XENOFILTER, DUSTSEPARATOR); and Granulators (G Master, PRO-MASTER) for in-line recycling. The equipment serves automotive, batteries/solar, electrical parts, extrusion, medical, and micro molding industries. Products feature industrial IoT connectivity via MODBUS communication protocols and optional KAWATA K-Cloud Platform integration for remote monitoring and data analytics.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SUPERMIXER: High Speed Fluidizing Mixer product line
- JUSTTHERMO
- DYNATHERM
- DYNACOOL
- M-Stabilizer
- AUTOCOLOR
- AUTOLOADER
- TWINLOADER
- ColorSort
- NANOPERSION
- SUPERFLOATER
- Challenger
Products and services
- DFC series (Challenger IV) Dehumidifying Dryer Environmentally friendly next-generation dehumidifying dryer with reduced energy consumption through built-in heat recovery. Continuous-operation type maintains low dew point; standard dry-push transport improves maintainability.
- DRC series (Challenger Compact) Dehumidifying Dryer Compact energy-saving dehumidifying dryer with corrugated honeycomb adsorption cylinder for stable drying condition.
- DAA series (Challenger III) Dehumidifying Dryer Dehumidifying dryer for large-size preparation with microprocessor-controlled panel and wide opening front panel for easy filter access.
- DFK series (Challenger α) Dehumidifying Dryer Dehumidifying dryer with high-performance crystalline zeolite honeycomb structure producing -40°C dew point air; connects to KAWATA K-Cloud Platform for IoT functionality.
- DO series (M-Stabilizer) Continuous Dry Type Nitrogen Dryer Continuous dry type nitrogen dryer that prevents re-adsorption with over 99% nitrogen concentration; clean spec for optical application prevents yellowing of materials.
- TW/160, 180 series (JUSTTHERMO) Water Medium Mold Temperature Controller Direct cooling type (max 320°F/160°C) and high pressure type (max 356°F/180°C) mold temperature controllers with MODBUS/SPI communication for IoT/smart factory integration.
- KCO series Oil Medium Temperature Controller Oil medium temperature controller with temperature range from 140°F/60°C to max 608°F/320°C for die-casting; features MODBUS/SPI communication for IoT integration.
- KCWS-HLi2 series (DYNATHERM) Mold Chilling-Heating Unit 2-circuit temperature control cold chilling-heating unit with inverter for energy saving; temperature range 50°F to 203°F, capacity 3-30 tons, water medium.
- KCWS-Li series (DYNACOOL) Water Cooled Mold Chiller Water cooled mold chiller for temperature control in lower range (42.8°F to 80°F); capacity range 3-60 tons.
- SMP-2 (SUPERMIXER PICCOLO) High Speed Fluidizing Mixer Compact high-speed tabletop fluidizing mixer for experimental and research use; tank sizes 300cc and 1800cc, ideal for battery cathode materials R&D.
- SFC-50 (SUPERFLOATER) High Speed Floating Mixer Energy-saving mixer using 3-D material movement through agitation and vibration; reduces energy consumption by about 70% versus conventional mixers.
- ACA-Zb series (AUTOCOLOR II) Gravimetric Batch Blender Versatile gravimetric batch blender handling conveying, weighing, and mixing in a single unit with high-accuracy gravimetric weighing.
- AL series (AUTOLOADER) Vacuum Loader Multi-application type vacuum loader with simple, compact design for space saving.
- KGC series (G Master) Low Speed Granulator Low speed granulator with massive crushing blades (OD210mm, OD319mm) for high-efficiency grinding and in-line recycling of production waste.
- Equipment Trial Program Hands-on trial program allowing customers to test equipment at the Chicago (Arlington Heights) location or rent equipment for testing at their facility before purchase commitment; process includes consultation, testing method proposal, rental, and performance reporting.
Quantifiable outcome
- Over 99% nitrogen concentration in drying systems prevents material yellowing
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Kawata U.s.a.,inc.
Customer profileNamed customers30 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Maguire Products: US-based manufacturer of gravimetric blenders, vacuum loaders, and material handling equipment for plastics — competing with Kawata's blender/loader lines.
- Piovan Group: Italian-based manufacturer of plastic processing auxiliary equipment including dehumidifying dryers, mold temperature controllers, blenders, and material handling systems serving the same injection molding and extrusion customer base as Kawata.
- Rapid Granulator: Manufacturer of granulators and shredders for plastics, directly overlapping with Kawata's KGC and KGS granulator product lines.
- Conair Group: US-based manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for plastics processors including dryers, blenders, heat-transfer and material handling systems — a direct North American competitor to Kawata.
- AEC (ACS Group): US manufacturer of chillers, mold temperature controllers, granulators, and dryers for plastics processing — directly comparable in HVAC-adjacent auxiliary equipment categories.
- Motan Colortronic: German manufacturer specializing in material handling, drying, blending, and temperature control equipment for plastics processing — overlapping significantly with Kawata's core product lines.
- Matsui America: Japanese-headquartered manufacturer of plastics auxiliary equipment (dryers, temperature controllers, blenders) with US operations — comparable as a fellow Japanese-origin competitor in the US market.
- Wittmann Battenfeld: Austrian-headquartered global manufacturer of plastic processing auxiliary equipment including dryers, mold temperature controllers, material loaders, granulators, and robots — directly competing with Kawata across virtually every product category, with strong US presence.
- Plastics Process Equipment (PPE): US distributor and manufacturer of plastics processing auxiliary equipment including temperature controllers, dryers, and material handling — a smaller but established North American competitor.
Broad incumbents
- Coperion: Large German-based manufacturer of compounding and extrusion systems, feeding and material handling equipment — broader incumbent serving plastics processors with overlapping equipment categories.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Kawata U.s.a.,inc. leadership team
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Kawata U.s.a.,inc. subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries8 records
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. funding detail
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Kawata U.s.a.,inc. M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Kawata U.s.a.,inc.
What does Kawata U.s.a.,inc. do?
Kawata U.S.A., Inc. designs, supplies, and supports industrial plastic processing auxiliary equipment, including dehumidifying dryers, nitrogen dryers, mold temperature controllers (water and oil medium), chillers, high-speed fluidizing mixers, gravimetric blenders, vacuum loaders, powder feeders, color sorters, and granulators. Equipment ranges from laboratory-scale (e.g., SMP-2 tabletop mixer) to large production-scale industrial machinery, and serves manufacturers across automotive, battery/energy storage, optics, medical, electronics, and extrusion industries.
Is Kawata U.s.a.,inc. a public or private company?
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Kawata U.s.a.,inc. founded?
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. was founded in 1930. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Kawata U.s.a.,inc. based?
Kawata U.s.a.,inc. is headquartered in Arlington Heights, United States, in the North America region.
How does Kawata U.s.a.,inc. make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Industrial Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are equipment Rental and Trial Services.
Who are Kawata U.s.a.,inc.'s main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Maguire Products, Piovan Group, Rapid Granulator, Conair Group, AEC (ACS Group), Motan Colortronic, Matsui America, Wittmann Battenfeld and Plastics Process Equipment (PPE). Coperion is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Kawata U.s.a.,inc. have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kawata U.s.a.,inc..
What industry is Kawata U.s.a.,inc. in?
Kawata U.s.a.,inc.'s product category is Plastic Processing Auxiliary Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAD, Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers), with a secondary code of IMAHAEAA, Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators). Its NAICS code is 3334 and its SIC code is 3550.