Private company
Logo: ANEST IWATA Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Japanese manufacturer
Anest Iwata Corporation (アネスト岩田株式会社, Anesuto Iwata Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of air compressors, vacuum pumps, spray guns, and coating systems used in industrial, automotive, and manufacturing applications. Operations are organized around air and vacuum equipment and coating-related equipment, with sales across Japan, Europe, the Americas, China, and other Asian markets. The company also produces painting robots developed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards
Anest Iwata Corporation (アネスト岩田株式会社, Anesuto Iwata Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of air compressors, vacuum pumps, spray guns, and coating systems used in industrial, automotive, and manufacturing applications. Operations are organized around air and vacuum equipment and coating-related equipment, with sales across Japan, Europe, the Americas, China, and other Asian markets.2
Anest Iwata was founded in 1926 and initially focused on coating equipment. The company later expanded into air compressors as industrialization and Motorization increased demand for pneumatic power in manufacturing and automotive production. Over time, compressors and vacuum equipment became a central part of its product portfolio alongside coating systems.
From Wikipedia’s article on Anest Iwata, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
The company is associated with the development and commercialization of oil-free scroll compressor technology for applications requiring clean air. Trade publications covering compressed-air systems have discussed the use of these compressors in industrial environments where oil contamination is undesirable.
From Wikipedia’s article on Anest Iwata, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
