Techtrage
Techtrage is a Yokohama-based machine tool trading and services company. It integrates Meltio wire-laser DED heads into CNC machining centers and supports the HORKOS NX70 DUO hybrid machine in Japan as a CNC Meltio partner.
- CEO / Founder
- Mitsuru Hayashi (林充)
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Key Investors
- Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd.
Technology & Products
Key Products
Meltio Engine CNC integration (wire-laser DED head with 6x200W diode lasers and 1.2kW output, retrofitted to a domestic No.30-taper machining center). DIPS dry-ice cooling and deburring system. USB-RS232C converter for NC/DNC. DX Smart Board multifunction whiteboard. Movable Smart Board. BITVOL. Signage. VIDEFIT manufacturing video portal. Kikai Catalog online machine catalog. Techtobako e-commerce site. 'Chusho Kigyo Gacha' manufacturing matching project.
Technical position · AMPulse analysis
Hands-on CNC integration and setup expertise combined with in-house software and electronics development. The company also has a multi-office domestic sales and support network covering Yokohama, Osaka, Oita, Mito, Hamamatsu and Tokyo.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
One-stop support for manufacturers. It sells machine tools, CAD/CAM software and equipment, and adds subsidy and tax-incentive application support, on-site training, machine and network setup, and software development. This now includes hybrid additive-subtractive retrofits based on Meltio Engine CNC.
How They Differentiate
Techtrage retrofits low-cost wire DED onto existing domestic machining centers instead of selling purpose-built hybrid machines. It bundles this with consulting, subsidy application support and training.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Japanese small and medium-sized manufacturers and machine shops, including CNC machining and mold/die users, that want to adopt machine tools, CAD/CAM and hybrid metal AM.
Industry Verticals
General machining; mold and die; industrial manufacturing; metal part repair and prototyping
Competitors
Other Meltio integrators and distributors in Japan, such as 3D Printing Corporation and MadeHere. Hybrid DED machine builders such as DMG Mori (LASERTEC DED hybrid) and Yamazaki Mazak (INTEGREX i-AM). Large Japanese machine-tool trading houses.
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Paid-in capital ¥20M. Employees: 23 (Aug 2025, company site); a separate count of 49 officers and staff (Mar 2024, SBIC). Six domestic offices.
Major Milestones
Oct 2014: founded in Yokohama. Integrated Meltio Engine CNC into a domestic No.30-taper machining center with 3D Printing Corporation, which the company calls a world first. Listed as an investee of Tokyo SBIC. Exhibited at INTERMOLD 2025. 2025: became a Yokohama FC official partner. Oct 2026: named as the CNC Meltio partner supporting the HORKOS NX70 DUO version AM launch ahead of JIMTOF 2026.