KR is a Thailand based manufacturer of high volume precision stainless steel components for the hard disk drive industry. Our core competencies include:-

• precision chemical etching 

• laser welding of 3 and 4 piece stainless steel assemblies

• in-house carbide tool design and build

• high speed, high precision metal forming and stamping

• six sigma manufacturing and quality systems (on-line, real time SPC)

• world class clean room equipped facilities

• experienced management team

With over 300 degreed engineers and 3 PhDs on staff, KR offers to our customers a cost effective technical extension for FMEA modeling, CAD/CAM design and process optimization/automation. The facility is 200,000 square feet located on 31 acres of land and includes 60,000 square feet of clean room. Production technology is state-of-the-art and includes advanced photo-etching facilities, laser welding, precision stamping and forming, and a variety of high-tech automation.

KR enjoys a unique position in the industry by offering a comprehensive portfolio of suspension products to its customers. Whether the customer desires a conventional suspension without interconnection, a wired suspension using a flex circuit (FSA) or one of the two commercially available trace gimbals (TSA/CIS), KR is one of the few suspension vendors capable of providing a turn key solution.