# Kawasaki Precision Machinery doubles pump component production at Plymouth plant

Kawasaki Precision Machinery reorganized its K3VL axial piston pump machine shop at its Plymouth plant, purchasing two Heller H2000 HMCs in October 2018, nearly doubling productivity for pump cases and valve covers. Annual production is around 20,000 of each component.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-08
- Where: Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Starts operating: Oct 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 pump cases and 20,000 valve covers per year
- Products: K3VL axial piston pumps, pump cases, valve covers
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kawasaki Precision Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/43183.md)
- [Heller Machine Tools](https://endata.com/companies/18492.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [pesmedia.com](https://www.pesmedia.com/heller-h2000-kawasaki-precision-machinery-horizontal-spindle-machining-centres), 2019-11-08: "Productivity has been nearly doubled for both components."

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