Ogura exhibited at TOKYO AUTO SALON 2025, held at Makuhari Messe from January 10th (Fri) to 12th (Sun), 2025.
In addition to the current racing clutch line up, products showcased were Light Clutch for the TOYOTA Yaris, Metal Twin Clutch for the Nissan Fair Lady Z (RZ34), Light Tooth Clutch-noise abatement version for the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ 400, and Metal Single Clutch for the TOYOTA Hilux (for Thailand).
Three vehicles were on display at the booth: GR86 of the ORC ROOKIE Racing team, which partook in last year’s Super Endurance Race, and the GR86 and 86, which partook in the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Rally Challenge.
Popular Ogura Clutch talk show featured the drivers who raced in various categories of races such as Inter Proto Series, KYOJO CUP, TOYOTAGAZOO Racing Rally Challenge and Formula Gymkhana.
During the Rally Challenge talk show, Ryo Tamura of London Boots No. 1 and No. 2 who made his debut at the show and Yuta Tomikawa of Toyota Times discussed their experiences of becoming a professional driver and exciting stories about being in a rally.
The merchandise section in the booth featured products, many of which were not sold anywhere else, such as official ROOKIE Racing items and collaboration stickers, and was busy with many visitors throughout the show.
All members of Ogura team would like to thank every one of the guests who visited our booth. We are excited to be part of the exciting motor sports scene.
Ogura has authored an encompassing overview of how our brakes can provide engineers with the specific product and key performance specifications they require. It has been published online by Machine Design (industry magazine for machine design engineers):
https://creative.endeavorb2b.com/misc/digital_edition/2408MD_digital.pdf
Ogura will exhibit at the 29th Mechanical Components & Technology Expo or M-Tech for short at Tokyo Big Sight from June 19th (Wednesday) to 21st (Friday).
Ogura will showcase not only its primary product group, industrial clutches and brakes but also various digital era products that are AI and IoT related.
Ogura is particularly proud to showcase the Robot Hand and Tool Changer that are Ogura’s response to the needs from the ever-growing robot market. Ogura is going to demonstrate their capabilities with a robot that works side by side with people, Cobot.
In addition in the area of IoT, Ogura will showcase new products such as:
Brake Life Forecast System that can monitor the remaining life of spring actuated brakes in real time.
Low Friction Co-Efficient Spring Actuated Brake that achieves highly stable torque.
Spring Actuated Brake that works with Hallow Shaft that has the highest ratio in the industry between ID and OD.
With decades of experience and knowledge as a prominent clutch and brake manufacturer, Ogura proposes solutions in the areas of automation, energy saving and efficiency that are environment and safety conscious.
<Exhibit Details>
●When：June 19th (Wednesday) ~ 21sst (Friday)
●Where：Tokyo Big Sight East No. 3 Hall
●Exhibiter Booth #：E19-30
●M-Tech：https://www.manufacturing-world.jp/tokyo/en-gb/about/mtech.html
●Products displayed：Robot Hand, Tool Changer and their demonstration units.
Brake Life Forecast System, Electromagnetic Gripper, Spring Actuated Brake with Low Friction Co-Efficient, Spring Actuated Brake for Hallow Shaft, Hysteresis Brake with Hallow Shaft, High Speed Hysteresis Brake and other general industrial clutches and brakes
Construction of a new Ogura factory in Philippines, OGURA CLUTCH PHILIPPINES, INC.（OCP）has been completed on November 11th, 2023, and the opening ceremony took place on December 18th.
The ceremony was attended by Yasuhiro Ogura, Chairman & CEO of Ogura Group, Yoshihiko Inokoshi, Director and Managing Executive Officer, Hirokazu Akiyama, Director and Managing Executive Officer, Toshio Takahashi, COO of OCP and approximately 50 representatives from the local government and representatives from related companies.
Electromagnetic coil which is the primary product of OCP, is sent for productions in Japan and China. Another major product, solenoid is sent to North America.
Overview
Location: Block 9-B Lot 6 Phase 3, Lima TechnologyCenter-Special Economic Zone,Lipa City, Batangas, 4217 Philippines
Representatives: Yasuhiro Ogura, Chairman & CEO
Toshio Takahashi, President & COO
Capital: 157 million peso
Employees: 302 (as of December, 2023)
Square Footage: 174,000 square feet
Building Square Footage：76,000 square feet (first floor: 70,000 square feet, second floor: 6,000 square feet)
Products: Electromagnetic coils and parts for automotive and electronic equipment
Two years in a row, Ogura exhibited at Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 held at Makuhari Messe from January 12th to 14th.
Ogura showcased Light Clutch for Toyota Yaris, clutch for Daihatsu Copen L880K, clutch for Honda Civic Type-R (FL5) along with slipper clutch and clutch case for motorcycle as new products.
Exhibits at the booth were GR Yaris that had been driven by ORC Rookie Racing team in Super Endurance Race, GR86 that raced in Toyota Gazoo Racing Rally and Yamaha motorcycle YZF-R1 that raced in All Japan Road Race and Suzuka 8 Hours.
Popular among the attendees was Ogura’s talk show. Drivers who raced in various categories, such as Inter Proto Series, Kyojo Cup, Toyota Gazoo Racing Rally Challenge and GR86/BRZ Cup participated in it and shared their stories. Particularly noteworthy at the Rally Challenge segment of the talk show was an actor/racer, Mr. Show Aikawa announced his race car for the coming season. There was also a segment of the talk show where Formula Gymkhana (A race organized by college students for the first time last year) was discussed in an effort to popularize it among the attendees.
The highlight of the talk show was ORC Rookie Racing team that raced in Super Endurance Race. Multiple team drivers, including Morizo (Chairman of Toyota Automotive) made appearance and brought excitement to the show.
Ogura exhibited at 2023 International Robot Show that was held for 4 days from November 20th (Wednesday) to December 2nd (Saturday) at Tokyo Big Sight.
Going beyond its usual forte, clutches and brakes, Ogura showcased and demonstrated new products for the robot market that is expected to continue growth, such as Robot Hand, Tool Changer, Life Prediction System, etc.
Our demonstration with an actual robot attracted attention of many attendees.
The show was productive and successful as Ogura was able to exchange invaluable information, not only with the robot makers and its suppliers but also with many end users.
