Kawakin Core-Tech Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Kawakin Holdings Group, is a leading Japanese manufacturer of high-end seismic devices such as dampers, seismic isolators, and unseating prevention restrainers, as well as structural bearings and expansion joints for bridges and buildings. Kawakin Holdings Group started as Kawaguchi Metal Industries Co., Ltd., a casting company that was established in 1948 and became the representative of Kawaguchi, a city famous for its metal casting industry. Through time, Kawaguchi Metal Industries continued to grow and develop its expertise as a manufacturer of advanced raw materials for cast steel and cast iron, and strengthen its business in the design and production of bridge bearings. Today, Kawakin is a top Japanese manufacturer specialized in the development, design, and manufacture of high-end engineering solutions for bridges and buildings, as well as a leading company in the metal casting industry. Kawakin’s technology can be seen on most of the major Japanese cable-stayed and suspension bridges in Japan, such as Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Rainbow Bridge, and Seto Ohashi Bridge, as well as many famous buildings, such as Tokyo International Forum and Makuhari Messe. Our products also protect many high-profile infrastructure projects worldwide, such as North-South Commuter Railway in the Philippines, Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Kelani Bridge in Srilanka, Kanchpur, Meghna, and Gumti Bridges in Bangladesh, and Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) and Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor in India, and Mong Sen Bridge in Vietnam.
