On December 25, 2005, just in time for Christmas, the first container full of RAKU^® TOOL tooling boards arrived in Japan. 15 years later, the polyurethane- and epoxy-based materials made in Germany have long established themselves as the got-to-brand in the Japanese market. However, these are not the only products that RAMPF Japan is offering.

Yoshiaki Naganuma, CEO RAMPF Japan – “On top of tooling materials we provide our Japanese customers with reactive resin systems for sealing, bonding, and casting, as well the corresponding dispensing machines. The newest addition to our portfolio are machine beds made from alternative mate-rials such as mineral casting, ultra-high performance concrete, and hard stone.”

For every product range there is a proven expert dedicated to providing customers with solution-oriented advice and support. “We are committed to upholding the excellent reputation of RAMPF in Japan by of-fering products and solutions made in Germany as well as dedicated local customer service by our team. This combination is the basis of our long-term success,” Yoshiaki Naganuma emphasizes.

He has been with the company from the beginning, having founded RAMPF Japan together with Matthi-as Rampf, son of company founder Rudolf Rampf and CEO of the international RAMPF Group based in Grafenberg, Germany.

Matthias Rampf – “I would like to thank Yoshiaki and his team for the great work they have done. Due to their exemplary professionalism and dedica-tion, RAMPF Japan has seen substantial growth in the past 15 years and is well-positioned to continue this success story.”

The international RAMPF Group is present in Japan with a subsidiary in Osaka and sales offices Kantō and Chūkyō regions. The product portfolio encompasses:

• Modeling & mold engineering materials for the automotive, aviation, and many more industries
• Two-component polymer systems based on polyurethane, epoxy, and silicone
• Mixing & dispensing systems for processing polymers
• Machine bases, machine frames, and other structural components made of mineral casting for the tool engineering, medical technology, and semi-conductor industries

The international RAMPF Group stands for engineering and chemical solutions and caters to the economic and ecological needs of industry. The Group secures its presence on the international markets with 900 employees and six core competencies:

• RAMPF Machine Systems based in Wangen (Göppingen), Germany, develops and produces multi-axis positioning and moving systems, trunk machines, and basic machines based on high-precision machine beds and machine bed components made from alternative materials.
• RAMPF Production Systems based in Zimmern o. R., Germany, develops and produces mixing and dispensing sys-tems for bonding, sealing, foaming, and casting a wide variety of materials. The company also offers a wide range of automation skills relating to all aspects of process engineering.
• RAMPF Composite Solutions based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, is a holistic composites supplier to companies in the aerospace and medical industries. The company offers a complete suite of services including composite part de-sign and engineering, metal-to-composite conversion engineering, and composite manufacturing to very tight toleranc-es.
• RAMPF Eco Solutions based in Pirmasens, Germany, develops chemical solutions for the manufacture of high-quality alternative polyols from PU and PET waste materials. This expertise is also put to use in the planning and construction of customer-specific facilities for manufacturing polyols.
• RAMPF Polymer Solutions based in Grafenberg, Germany, develops and produces reactive resin systems based on polyurethane, epoxy, and silicone. Its product portfolio includes liquid and thixotropic sealing systems, electro and en-gineering casting resins, edge and filter casting resins, and adhesives.
• RAMPF Tooling Solutions based in Grafenberg, Germany, develops and produces board and liquid materials for cutting-edge modeling and mold engineering. The range of skills includes made-to-measure services and products such as pastes, large-volume and full-size castings for Close Contour models, and prototyping systems.

RAMPF has subsidiaries in Germany, the U.S., Canada, China, Japan, and Korea.

All RAMPF companies are united under a holding company – RAMPF Holding GmbH & Co. KG – based in Grafenberg, Ger-many.