Expansion of the wear-resistant tools customer base
First written in FY2016. 8 of 21 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-11-13.
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- FY2026Continued expansion into EVs and outsourced processing, but profit declined due to higher purchase costs.Annual report
「The main factors were that revenue remained firm as the company actively pursued orders in the growth area of EVs, particularly vehicle batteries and batteries, and initiatives with new outsourced processing partners. However, profit remained sluggish due to a decline in the gross profit margin caused by higher procurement costs, as well as an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.」
The company continued expanding sales channels for EV-, vehicle battery- and battery-related products and toward new outsourced processing partners, but the wear-resistant tools business posted higher revenue and lower profit due to a decline in the gross profit margin and other factors. - 2026-05-15OtherOccurring Fact
「成長分野であるEV関連、特に車載電池・バッテリーを中心とした受注獲得への注力や新規の外注加工先との取組みを積極展開したことにより売上は堅調に推移いたしました。一方で、仕入原価の高騰による粗利率の低下に加え、販売管理費の増加により利益面は低調に推移いたしました。」
EV・車載電池等への展開と新規外注加工先との取組みを継続した結果、売上は増加した一方、利益面は低調となった。 - FY2026-H1Continued expansion into EV-related markets and outsourced processing partners, but fewer can-making equipment projectsAnnual report
「The main factors were that, although the company actively pursued orders in the growth area of EVs, particularly vehicle batteries and batteries, and initiatives with new outsourced processing partners, orders trended downward as equipment-related projects in the can-making industry, its main sales channel, declined. Both revenue and profit consequently remained sluggish.」
The company continued expanding into EV-, vehicle battery- and battery-related markets and toward new outsourced processing partners as part of its efforts to expand sales channels beyond the can-making industry, but performance remained sluggish due to a decline in equipment-related projects in the can-making industry. - FY2025Progress in crushing and battery fields, while can-making and battery-related areas remained sluggishAnnual report
「The company made progress in winning large equipment and component projects in the crushing and battery fields, and in the equipment-related field promoted new customer development and initiatives involving environmental equipment. However, orders in battery-related and lightweight-can fields generally remained sluggish due to the completion of a cycle of capital investment in the can-making industry and the impact of production adjustments by major customers.」
The company pursued new customers and sales of crushing, battery and environmental equipment beyond the can-making industry, but orders for battery-related products and other items were sluggish, resulting in lower revenue and profit in the wear-resistant tools business. - FY2025-H1EV-related initiatives and initiatives with outsourced processing partners remained sluggishAnnual report
「The main factor was that initiatives to win orders in the growth area of EVs, particularly vehicle batteries and batteries, and initiatives with new outsourced processing partners remained sluggish.」
The company continued expanding into EV-, vehicle battery- and battery-related markets and toward new outsourced processing partners as part of its efforts to expand sales channels for wear-resistant tools. However, these initiatives were sluggish during the interim period, resulting in lower revenue and profit in the wear-resistant tools business. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factor was that, while production demand for aluminum cans and other products remained firm, we actively pursued orders in the growth area of EVs, particularly vehicle batteries and batteries generally, as well as initiatives with new outsourced processing partners, including efforts targeting the can-making industry, our main sales channel. Sales to major can manufacturers consequently remained strong.」
As part of its efforts to expand sales channels beyond the can-making industry, the company pursued orders related to EVs, vehicle batteries and batteries, as well as initiatives with new outsourced processing partners, contributing to higher revenue and profit in the wear-resistant tools business. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The main factor was that, while production demand for aluminum cans and other products remained firm, we actively pursued orders related to EVs and initiatives with new outsourced processing partners, including efforts targeting the can-making industry, our main sales channel. Sales to major can manufacturers consequently remained strong.」
In the wear-resistant tools business, the company expanded beyond the traditional can-making industry, pursued EV-related orders and initiatives with new outsourced processing partners, and achieved a 4.2% increase in revenue and an 84.7% increase in segment profit. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, we focused on winning orders related to EVs, a growth area. However, sales to major customers remained sluggish due to a decline in capital investment projects in the can-making industry, our main sales channel, resulting in a 0.5% year-on-year decline in revenue to ¥1,937 million and a 33.4% decline in segment profit to ¥81 million, marking decreases in both revenue and profit.」
The company continues to focus on winning EV-related orders as part of its efforts to expand sales channels beyond the traditional can-making industry, but sales to major customers remained sluggish. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, sales to can manufacturers, our main sales channel, remained sluggish, while we actively pursued orders in the growth area of EVs, particularly batteries. Although revenue remained slightly higher, declining margins resulted in a 0.6% year-on-year increase in revenue to ¥1,296 million and a 32.7% decline in segment profit to ¥56 million, marking higher revenue but lower profit.」
The company continues to expand its customer base beyond the can-making industry and is focusing on winning orders related to batteries, among other EV-related areas. - FY2023-Q1RaisedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, while production demand for aluminum cans and other products remained firm, we actively pursued orders related to EVs, including initiatives targeting the can-making industry, our main sales channel. However, sales to the major customers of can manufacturers remained sluggish, resulting in a 1.3% year-on-year decline in revenue to ¥625 million and a 39.1% decline in segment profit to ¥26 million, marking decreases in both revenue and profit.」
In addition to expanding sales to the can-making industry and other markets, the company explicitly identified winning EV-related orders as a new sales target. However, sales to major customers were sluggish during the quarter, resulting in lower revenue and profit in the wear-resistant tools business. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, the Company actively expanded into industries including bag-making, batteries and crusher blades, but sales and segment profit remained weak, mainly because capital investment in the can-making industry, its main market, declined.」
The Company continued expanding its customer base into bag-making, batteries, crusher blades and other areas while focusing on the can-making industry, but performance remained weak due to lower capital investment by its main customers. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, the Company actively expanded into industries including bag-making, batteries and crusher blades, in addition to its efforts in the can-making industry, its main market. However, sales and segment profit remained weak, mainly because large-scale capital investment projects decreased compared with the previous year.」
The Company continued expanding its customer base into bag-making, batteries, crusher blades and other areas while focusing on the can-making industry, but performance remained weak due to a decline in large-scale capital investment projects. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, the Company expanded into industries including bag-making, batteries and crusher blades, focusing on efforts in the can-making industry, its main market, but sales and segment profit remained weak.」
The Company continues to expand its customer base into bag-making, batteries, crusher blades and other areas while maintaining its focus on the can-making industry. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, the Company expanded into industries including bag-making, batteries and crusher blades, focusing on efforts in the can-making industry, its main market.」
The Company described its full-year efforts to expand sales of wear-resistant tools beyond the existing can-making industry into industries including bag-making, batteries and crusher blades. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, sales and segment profit remained firm as sales to some major customers of can manufacturers continued to be solid while the Company actively pursued sales in fields outside can-making, such as bag-making and crusher blades, amid strong performance by major companies in Japan’s can-making industry. As a result, sales were ¥2,247.984 million, up 10.1% year on year, and segment profit was ¥241.034 million, up 14.1%.」
The Company actively expanded sales into fields outside can-making, including bag-making and crusher blades, with both customer-base expansion efforts and higher sales and profit described. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the wear-resistant tools business, the Company actively pursued opportunities in industries outside can-making, and sales to bag-making customers and others increased. However, sales and segment profit remained weak because some sales to major customers of can manufacturers were pushed back to after the second quarter.」
The Company made progress in developing industries outside can-making, including increased sales to bag-making customers, demonstrating concrete progress in expanding its customer base. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, the Company will leverage the technology and expertise developed through domestic sales of can-making tools to expand sales to the overseas can-making industry and to industries in Japan outside can-making.」
The Company continues to pursue its policy of expanding sales channels for wear-resistant tools into the overseas can-making industry and domestic industries outside can-making. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Going forward, the Company will leverage the technology and expertise developed through domestic sales of can-making tools to expand sales to the overseas can-making industry and to industries in Japan outside can-making.」
The Company plans to apply the technology and expertise accumulated in Japan’s can-making industry to the overseas can-making industry and other domestic industries.