Kokubun Ltd.

Kokubun Ltd. (株式会社コクブンリミテッド) is a Japanese manufacturer of braiding machines headquartered in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Founded in 1922, the company has devoted itself continuously to the advancement and development of braiding machinery. Over its history it has expanded its delivery record beyond Japan to more than 80 countries worldwide, and it has also pursued mutual technology development with advanced manufacturers in Europe and the United States, earning a reputation as a first-class maker of which it can be proud at home and abroad. Braiding machines themselves are useful for producing not only everyday items such as rubber cords and shoelaces, but also a wide range of industrial materials including electric wires, high-pressure hoses, and ropes. In this way the company makes a quiet but important contribution to modern core industries such as transportation machinery, construction, and electronics. The product line includes standard braiders, special braiders, vertical braiders, horizontal braiders, and preparation and finishing machines, as well as imported braiders sold as a sales agent. Applications cover round and flat cords, bellows, diamond braid, and decorative cords, with yarn-use and wire-use variants, spiral winding machines, braiders for carbon fiber, bobbin winders, and selvage/trim machines. The company also acts as a sales agent for foreign braider makers including Wardwell (U.S.A.) and SPIRKA-Schnellflechter (Germany). Kokubun Ltd. remains a privately held company based in Hamamatsu, and it continues to state its intention to pursue better products through new technology in order to meet customer needs.

Kokubun Ltd. was founded in 1922 in Japan. Since its founding, the company has consistently dedicated itself to the advancement and development of braiding machines. Over the decades it expanded its delivery record from the domestic Japanese market to more than 80 countries around the world. It also worked on mutual technology development with advanced manufacturers in Europe and the United States, and it has earned a reputation as a first-class manufacturer both in Japan and abroad. The company is based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, at 100-1 Nezuminomachi, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu 430-0838. Its braiding machines serve both everyday consumer goods such as rubber cords and shoelaces and a broad range of industrial materials including electric wires, high-pressure hoses, and ropes. Through these machines, the company contributes to core modern industries such as transportation machinery, construction, and electronics. Kokubun's product range has grown to include standard braiders, special braiders, vertical braiders, horizontal braiders, and preparation and finishing machines, as well as imported braiders that it sells as an agent. Its application areas include round and flat cords, bellows, diamond braid, and decorative cords, with yarn-use and wire-use variants, spiral winding machines, carbon fiber braiders, bobbin winders, and selvage/trim machines. As a sales agent it represents foreign braider manufacturers including Wardwell (U.S.A.) and SPIRKA-Schnellflechter (Germany). The company continues to operate as a privately held Japanese manufacturer and states that it will keep striving to make better products using new technology to respond to customer needs.

• 1922

  Kokubun Ltd. is founded in Japan and begins dedicating itself to braiding machine development.

• The company expands its delivery record to more than 80 countries worldwide.

• Kokubun pursues mutual technology development with advanced manufacturers in Europe and the United States.

• The company acts as a sales agent for imported braiders from Wardwell (U.S.A.) and SPIRKA-Schnellflechter (Germany).

A long-established, specialized Japanese braiding machine maker with a global delivery record and technology collaboration with Western manufacturers.

• Standard braiders

  Standard braiding machines for round and flat cords.

• Special braiders

  Special-purpose braiders for applications such as bellows, diamond braid, and decorative cords.

• Vertical braiders

  Vertical-type braiding machines for yarn and wire applications.

• Horizontal braiders

  Horizontal-type braiding machines for yarn and wire applications.

• Preparation and finishing machines

  Includes spiral winding machines, carbon fiber braiders, bobbin winders, and selvage/trim machines.

• Imported braiders (sales agency)

  Braiders from Wardwell (U.S.A.) and SPIRKA-Schnellflechter (Germany) sold as an agent.

1. 1株式会社コクブンリミテッド 公式サイトkokubun.jp
2. 2会社概要 | 株式会社コクブンリミテッドkokubun.jp
3. 3製品紹介 | 株式会社コクブンリミテッドkokubun.jp
4. 4Kokubun Ltd. (Japan) - Wikidatawikidata.org