Yamato Corporation

Yamato LogoYamato has established itself as a global leader in the weighing equipment and systems industry. Yamato produced Japan's first domestically made strain gauge load cell in 1953 and began manufacturing digital electronic scales in 1969. They were also one of the first companies to realize the possibilities of the multihead principal, and began manufacturing computerized multihead weighers and load cell checkweighers in 1980. Yamato holds over 400 patents worldwide and is continuously developing new technologies to provide better solutions for our customers.

Yamato also realized that the quality of their products and services is essential to customer satisfaction. Yamato was the first company in the scale industry to be recognized as a designated manufacturer under Japan's Measurement Law. Their production facility in Akashi, Japan became ISO 9002 certified in 1994, and ISO 9001 2000 certified in 2002. To this day their focus remains on quality, customer satisfaction and developing new technologies.