Drake Manufacturing Services Co., LLC and Sanwa Seiki Co., Ltd. have formally established a sales agreement for Japan and for other designated regional Asian countries excluding China, Taiwan and Korea. This agreement provides sales, marketing and support related to all thread grinding solutions offered by Drake.

Drake is recognized globally for designing, building, automating, and servicing state-of-the-art production systems for manufacturers of parts with threads. Specifically, it provides turn-key solutions for production of ultra-high precision internal and external threads, steering gears, taps, gages, ball nuts and screws, and worms.

Anthony Tully, Drake general manager Asia, states, "Our partnership with Sanwa Seiki directly follows the opening of our new Regional Sales and Service office in Tokyo to expand Drake's Asia presence in the steering systems, aerospace, cutting tool, speed reducer, ball screw, and linear motion industries."

Established in 1950, Sanwa Seiki has a solid reputation in automotive and other key industries, and has the technical and product knowledge that customers have come to expect from the Drake brand. With its principal office in Nagoya, Japan, Sanwa Seiki is well positioned to bring Drake's service to its Japanese customer base.