| History | |
| Ogura was founded in 1938 as a manufacturer of mechanical clutches for the machine tool industry. Electromagnetic clutches were developed in the late 1950's. In the early 1960's, air-conditioning clutches were developed and in the late 1960's, micro clutches were developed for office automation equipment. In the 1970's, lawn and garden clutches were developed, as well as a variety of industrial clutches and brakes such as the hysteresis and multiple disk units. In the 1980's, the spring applied brake line was developed along with the permanent magnet slip clutches. | |
| Company Size | |
| Ogura has seven manufacturing plants,
five in Japan, one in the United States, and one in France. Additional
manufacturing plants are being considered outside of Japan to give Ogura
an expanded worldwide presence.
Ogura produces approximately 20 million clutches and brakes per year. Worldwide, over 1,200 people are employed by Ogura. Company sales are in excess of $350 million per year, with the majority in electromagnetic clutches and brakes. |
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| Product Range | |
| Ogura offers clutches and brakes for
applications as small as .01"oz. - 25,000 lb.ft. There are approximately
3,000 different clutch models available. Besides an extensive standard product
line, we are also open to any special designs you may need.
Quality - Ogura has pioneered the use of robotics in electromagnetic clutch and brake manufacturing. We have a dedicated design team responsible for developing continuous innovative ideas to help improve quality and to minimize production costs. Ogura has received the Xerox Award of Excellence. Ogura was also the first company in Japan to achieve the Total Quality Excellence Award (TQE) from Ford Motor Company. Ogura's manufacturing plants currently conform to international quality standards such as ISO9001, ISO14001, QS9001 and others.
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