About Kurita, the technology leader in filter presses

March 23, 2023

About Kurita, the technology leader in filter presses ---- (I)

Kurita Machinery offers unique products and technology to the world as the founder of automatic filtration systems.

Filter press

YoshinaoKurita - President of KuritaMachineryMfg.
As a specialist manufacturer of filter presses, can you tell us what you think of monozukuri? What does it mean to you and your company, and what are the advantages that make you a unique company?
This is a difficult question to answer, but by looking at myself, I think monozukuri means that we focus solely on solving our customers' problems. My grandfather founded the company. In the beginning, we built all kinds of machines, from pumps to cutting wood, parts and even refrigerators. Among all these machines, we found a customer who had a problem with filtration, so we started making filtering machines.
At the time, we thought the filtration mechanism was very simple and we thought that if you put a liquid in the machine, you could filter it. However, my grandfather, the founder of the company and the second generation president, my uncle, was always concerned with the causes and techniques of filtration.

We not only sold filtration machines, but transformed the business into selling filtration technology rather than just simply selling machines. I think this was an important turning point for the company.

Filter Press

When it comes to filtration, it is actually quite complex and difficult because there are so many different kinds of fluids and so many different parameters. The key is to identify the most effective parameter or variable associated with the filter and to offer that technology to the customer. Although we are the manufacturer of the filter press, you can find a number of other peripheral machines and components, such as tanks and pumps, throughout the filtration process before you filter. Before you start filtering you need a large tank and after you start filtering you need a dryer, so although we are the manufacturer of the filter press, we are always keen to find other opportunities to manufacture the additional components and machines required. Nevertheless, we understand that our strength is always filtration, so we always focus on filtration technology.

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