KYB Corporation

What is KYB?

KYB in Everyday Living

At a Glance

Aircraft Components

As a pioneer in hydraulic technology, KYB is active in a wide range of fields, including automobiles,motorcycles, construction machinery, railroad cars, aircraft, special-purpose vehicles, seismic isolation
systems, vibration control dampers, and marine equipment.
By developing advanced products that combine hydraulics with vibration control, power control, andsystemization technology, KYB has earned the trust of customers around the world. We aim to continue
earning customer and stakeholder support with our relentless drive to create the technologies andproducts of tomorrow.

VibrationControl
Technology

Agricultural Machinery
Railroad Equipment

Construction Machinery
Motorcycles

Railroad Equipment

Automotive Components

Aircraft Components

Motorcycle Components

Power Control
Technology

Marine Equipment
Construction Machinery

Industrial Vehicles

Special-purpose Vehicles

Vibration Control Dampers

Segment

Agricultural Machinery

Industrial Machinery

AutomotiveComponents(AC) Operations

Sales Breakdown by Segment

Shock absorbers for automobiles

Shock absorbers (OE, aftermarket)

Shock absorbers for motorcycles

Front folk, Rear cushion unitsHydraulic equipment for automobiles

Vane pumps, Power steering systems,
Vane Pumps for CVT, EPS

Building and Stage Equipment

Marine Components

HydraulicComponents(HC) Operations

OthersStay damper, Shock Absorbers for ATVs (All Terrain Vehicle)

Hydraulic equipment for industrial use

Cylinders, Valves, Pumps, Motors, MMP, HSTT

OthersDampers for railroad cars, Brakes for railroad cars, Seals

ElectronicControl
Technology

Steer-by-wire

Vane Pumps for CVT

DLC Coated Front Fork

Shock Absorbers
Rear Cushion Units

Shock Absorbers forSnowmobiles

Hydraulic ValvesSemi-active Suspension
Systems for Bullet Train Cars

Gear Pump

Caliper Brakes

Actuators

Vibration Control Devices Movable Floors withVariable Seating

Vibration Control Dampers

Mobile Communication
DeviceIntegrated HST(pump and motor)

Hydraulic Cylinders

Mobile Communication Device

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Building Equipment

Special-purpose Vehicles

Automobiles

Annual Report 2018

High-Performance EPS

Special-purpose
Vehicles, Aircraft
Components,
System Products
and Electronics
Components
Business

Special-purpose vehicles

Concrete mixer trucks

Hydraulic equipment for aircraft

Actuators, Valves, Wheels, Brakes

System products and electronic

Vibration control dampers, Auditorium and stage control

components, etc.

systems, ECU, Mobile communication devices

Concrete Mixer Trucks

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KYB Corporation

What is KYB?

Establishment
Phase

1919

History

Beginning hydraulic technology with the buffered hydraulic strut for aircraft (Oleo)

FY2017 Highlights
2003	
Automobile shock absorber manufacturing subsidiary was established in the Czech Republicplant.
2004	
Industrial-use hydraulic equipment manufacturing subsidiary wasestablished in China.

dampers, catapults, etc. for aircraft.
1935
1943	Systems Products segment split from the Company, and new company
Kayaba System Machinery Co., Ltd. was established.

Reconstruction
phase

Sales office is established in China and in Mexico.

Post-WWII reconstruction and building thefoundation for growth1948	Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., was established (based on the Corporate

Reform phase

Building a strong management system

Reconstruction and Reorganization Act).
1956	Kayaba Auto Service Co., Ltd. (presently KYB Engineering and Service

2005

The Company’s stocks were listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2006	Stock acquisition in Takako Industries, Inc., which became a subsidiary.

1961

Urawa special purpose vehicle works was established.

2008

Gifu East Plant was established.	Joint ventures for manufacturing and sales of railroad equipment and1968

Gifu North Branch Plant (presently Gifu North Plant) was established.

1970	Capital participation in Yung Hwa Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd., inTaiwan.
1971

Kumagaya Plant and Mie Plant was established.

1974	Sales subsidiary was established in the United States
1975

Sagami Plant was established.

1976	Shock absorber production joint venture was established in Indonesia.
1977

Nippon Power Steering Co., Ltd., was established.

1980

Deming Application Prize was awarded for TQC activities.

Profit Attributable to Ownersof the Parent¥392.4 billion¥21.6 billion¥15.2 billion

Increased 10.4%, or¥37.1 billion

Increased 16.0%, or¥3.0 billion

Increased 4.5%, or¥0.7 billion

Overseas Sales Ratio

ROE

Dividend

54.5%

8.8%

¥150

Increased 1.0%

Decreased 0.5%

Sales office is established in Thailand.

1959

Strengthening the organization, expanding
performance

Segment Profit“KYB” was assumed to be an alias name of the Company.

Co., Ltd.), was established.

ExpansionphaseNet Sales

Stock acquisition in KYB Trondule Co., Ltd., which became a subsidiary.

Kayaba Manufacturing Co., Ltd., was established.
Gifu works (presently Gifu South Plant) was established.

Highlights of the year	Urawa plant was closed and operations were merged into the Sagami

Kayaba Research Center was founded by Shiro Kayaba.

1927	Kayaba Seisakusho was established for manufacturing of hydraulicAnnual Report 2018

motorcycle suspensions established in China.	Automobile shock absorber manufacturing and sales company established in Spain
2009

European Regional Headquarters established in Germany

2010

Regional Headquarters established in China

2011	Aftermarket hydraulic shock absorbers sales company established inPanama.	Yanagisawa Seiki MFG CO., LTD., became a wholly owned subsidiary.
Trade name changed to KYB-YS CO., LTD.	Operations started at Developmental Experiment Center, an exclusive
test tracks for automobile and motorcycle components.
Machine Tools Center established in Japan
2012

Electronics Technology Center established in Japan

Topics of the year

KYB Europe Headquarters B.V. established in the Netherlands
Aftermarket sales company established in Russia

Moving from Japan to overseas, furthergrowth	Hydraulic components manufacturing and sales company established1983	Shock absorber manufacturer in Spain was jointly acquired.	Motorcycle hydraulic oil damper manufacturing and sales company

Developmentphasein Mexico	Shock absorber production manufacturing joint venture was established in Malaysia.

established in India
2013	Joint venture aftermarket automotive suspension spring manufactur-

1985	Company name “KYB” in Japanese changed from kanji (Chinesecharacters) to katakana (Japanese Characters).

ing and sales company established in the Czech Republic	Acquired shares in a concrete construction equipment maker in India

1986	Shock absorber manufacturing subsidiary was established in the UnitedStates.
1989

Sales subsidiary was established in Germany.

1996	Shock absorber manufacturing jointly venture was established inand established subsidy	Hydraulic component manufacturing and sales company establishedin Indonesia	Established KYB Motorcycle Suspension Co., Ltd., for the manufac-Thailand.

ture and sale of motorcycle hydraulic shock absorbers	Joint venture was established in Spain for manufacture of hydrauliccomponents for automobiles.	Joint venture was established in Thailand for manufacture of hydraulic2015

The trade name was changed to KYB Corporation.

2016	
Established Aircraft Components Division, independent from HCcomponents for automobiles.

Operations.

1998

All plants obtained ISO 9001 certification

KYB-CADAC Co., Ltd. merged with KYB-YS Co., Ltd.

1999

Cadac Co., Ltd., became a wholly owned subsidiary2001	All plants obtained ISO 14001 certification
2001	Shock absorber manufacturing subsidiary in the United States became
a wholly owned subsidiary.
2002	Motorcycle shock absorber manufacturing subsidiary was establishedin Vietnam.	Automobile shock absorber manufacturing subsidiary was establishedin China.

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Aftermarket sales company established in Brazil	KYB Hydraulics Industry (Zhenjiang) Ltd. merged with KYB Industrial
Machinery (Zhenjiang) Ltd.	KK Hydraulics Sales (Shanghai) Ltd. merged with KYB Trading(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
2017	KYB Asia Co., Ltd. merge with KYB Technical Center(Thailand) Co.,
Ltd., and established KYB Asian Pacific Corp.Ltd.

Sponsorship Agreement with the FIA
World Rallycross Championship EKS

KYB Awarded Technical Division of the
New Corolla Sport Project Awards

ASTRIC (Active Suspension Systemwith Triple Control Modes)

KYB Corporation has announced that it
has entered a sponsorship agreementwith EKS on June 26, 2017.
Through this agreement, KYB will
aim to increase awareness of the KYB
brand and expand its sales promotions
for electronic power steering (EPS)
used in motorsports. KYB willcontinue strengthening its support
for motorsports, making conventional
products more lightweight, andimproving its product development andtechnological capacities to contributeto the environment.

On June 7, 2018, KYB Corporation
received a Technical Division Award at
the New Corolla Sport Project Awards.
The award was conferred for the shock
absorber, which incorporates thelatest technology and was designed
through KYB’s unique technologicaldevelopment. Toyota judged that thiscomponent has contributed greatly totheir new model’s product appeal.
Encouraged by this award, we will
strive to further advance our efforts todeliver both a luxurious ride feel andthe highest performance.

The is the latest model is the multimode active suspension system. It
automatically switches between fully
active, passive, and semi-active modes
based on input from the controller.
A sensor detects when the carriage
sways, and by greatly reducing
vibration, the system improves theride feel. The suspension system isat use in all Odakyu Limited Express“Romance Car” 70000 GSE trains.

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