In 2015 WD Hearn visited Kitamura precision machinery in Japan. The visit was a huge success and WD Hearn agreed to become the companies sole representation in South Africa.

In January 2016 WD Hearn sold it's first Kitamura Mytrunnion 5-Axis machine to Hentiq. The Mytrunnion-5 is ideal for ultra-high precision simultaneous 5-axis machining. Positioning Accuracy: ±0.000039” Full Stroke, and Repeatability: ±0.00002”

Kitamura is one of the most impressive and innovative companies to join WD Hearn’s agency list.