KOYO Machinery merges with JTEKT Machinery

Koyo Machinery USA, a provider of precision grinding machines, will be integrated into JTEKT Machinery’s range of products, services, and customer support operations.

This merger, effective January 1, 2024, is an extension of JTEKT Corporation’s global brand unification initiative launched in 2021 which is designed to strategically reshape the company for increased efficiency and greater synergy between group companies, said Michael Defer, president and CEO, JTEKT Machinery Americas Corporation.

This is a positive change that will provide higher value and benefits to our customers, the company said in a statement.

With the JTEKT affiliation dating back to 2006, this development now formally integrates KOYO into JTEKT Machinery’s operational infrastructure.

Expanded capabilities include service responsiveness, a larger spare parts and support organization, strengthened engineering resources, and a vastly improved machine and component rebuild division.

Additionally, Koyo Machinery’s operational core will remain in the Detroit area, moving to JTEKT Machinery’s Wixom, Mich. facility. All existing Koyo Machinery customers are encouraged to direct service and parts inquiries to JTEKT Machinery’s primary support lines, while the existing contact Koyo information will remain active for the foreseeable future. Koyo had been headquartered in Plymouth, Mich.