Founded in 1935, Kohara Gear Industry Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of gearing in Japan. Having been a company solely devoted to the manufacture of gears for 89 years, Kohara Gear Industry (KHK) is world-renowned for its KHK brand of gears. In 2005, KHK completely rebuilt its headquarters and factory location in Kawaguchi, Japan, to the latest earthquake standards. KHK's latest catalog, KHK 2025, contains approximately 200 styles of metric gearing in more than 27,000 configurations.
Throughout its 89-year history, KHK has remained strictly a manufacturer of gears and has offered its products for sale only via distribution. Beginning July 1st, 2015, KHK ventured into direct sales by creating KHK USA Inc., Based in Mineola, New York; this operation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohara Gear Industry. KHK USA is a factory direct, full-service distributor of KHK gears with a large selection of products available off-the-shelf and via frequent replenishment to meet your gearing needs. On-staff application engineers can assist you with selecting gears for your design, or they can produce custom gear quotations for you. KHK USA offers convenient web-based shopping, free 3D CAD models for download, a free print catalog, and the ability to download the entire catalog in PDF format.
Kohara Gear Industry is certified ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015.
With the largest selection of standardized metric gears in North America, KHK USA's team of professionals looks forward to assisting you with your gearing needs.