HONPINE Establishes Ultra-Fine Grain Harmonic Reducer R&D and Production Center, Aiming to Surpass Japan's Harmonic Drive in Precision

2025-08-08

To meet the growing demand for higher precision in harmonic reducers from customers in CNC, humanoid robots, medical equipment, and other application fields, HONPINE has established an ultra-fine grain R&D and production center. The center plans to adopt ultra-fine grain production technology to enhance the precision and rigidity of harmonic reducers.



Why Adopt Ultra-Fine Grain Production Technology?

1,Through ultra-fine grain heat treatment, an average grain size of ≤7μm can be achieved, reaching an ultra-fine grain level of 11–11.5 grade with superior organizational uniformity.

2,Material properties include a tensile strength of 1,500 MPa, yield strength of 1,425 MPa, yield ratio of 0.95, and strength-ductility balance >15,000.


The table below shows the tensile test results after heat treatment:



Sample No.

Tensile Strength (MPa)

Yield Strength (MPa)

Yield Ratio

Elongation (%)

High torque parts

4.3

1475.8285

1385.1963

0.9386

9.9568

4.4

1492.8530

1411.3843

0.9454

9.9598

5.3

1497.259

1426.7745

0.9529

10.1438

5.4

1499.1323

1425.4750

0.9509

10.4968

11.2

1474.7833

1396.3123

0.9468

9.75425

12.0

1501.3648

1421.4950

0.9468

9.6450


Ultra-Fine Grain Manufacturing Process
Ultra-fine grain heat treatment process: Raw material → Hot forming → Pre-treatment → Heat treatment → Surface treatment


What Performance Can Be Achieved with Ultra-Fine Grain Technology?
Gear accuracy grade < DIN4, roundness < 0.003, dimensional error < 0.01


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HONPINE’s R&D Focus
HONPINE’s R&D direction is driven by customer and market demands. In 2025, the primary focus is addressing the need for improved precision and rigidity in harmonic reducers. In addition to the ultra-fine grain R&D project, the new ultra-fine planetary reducer represents a major technological breakthrough (completely resolving the trade-off between precision and rigidity in harmonic reducers).



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