
“If you can’t hold the part properly, precision means nothing.”
With 30 years in workholding, Gordon “Jay” Duerr III of Kitagawa NorthTech explains how the company blends global engineering resources with strong partners like Okuma to solve complex customer challenges.
From standard chucks to fully engineered custom solutions in Chicago, Kitagawa delivers integrated, application-driven workholding designed to eliminate supplier disconnects and ensure complete accountability – delivering results that perform on the machine and on the shop floor.










