Competitiveness of Strategic Products and Technological Innovation in Core Products
First written in FY2016. 9 of 16 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
8 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「For light-transmitting decorative technology, which is required to provide greater design freedom while achieving both operability and visibility, the Company has completed product development and is proceeding with preparations for mass production.」
Light-transmitting decorative technology has progressed from completion of product development to the mass-production preparation stage. Concrete development milestones have been presented for differentiated technology that enhances product competitiveness. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased by ¥1,920 million, or 8.2%, year on year to ¥25,203 million, due to higher customer production volumes in the US and new orders for exterior components.」
New orders and higher revenue have been confirmed for core exterior components, indicating concrete progress in the market rollout of the product strategy. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Under its product strategy, the Company completed technology development to establish a resin recycling cycle and commercialized products for electric vehicles that incorporate advances in its existing technologies.」
The Company completed technology development for a resin recycling cycle and commercialized products for electric vehicles incorporating advances in its existing technologies. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company advanced preparations for mass production of busbars and other products compatible with electric vehicles.」
The Company reported progress in components for electric vehicles from the previous development and response policy to the mass-production preparation stage for busbars and other products. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In exterior components, the Company achieved a weight reduction of approximately 30% compared with steel, together with lower costs, through the development of new resin-based products such as tailgates using in-house blended resin materials and proprietary molding processes. In addition to kei and small vehicles, adoption is being expanded to passenger cars.」
The Company reconfirmed the approximately 30% weight reduction and lower costs achieved for tailgates, as well as expanded adoption in passenger cars. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In product development, the Company is pursuing model-based development (MBD) to enhance its development capabilities, with the goals of minimizing materials used, reducing losses when starting mass production and significantly shortening product development periods.」
The Company is applying MBD to concrete development activities aimed at reducing materials used, losses when starting mass production and product development periods. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In interior components, the Company has applied resin foaming technology to interior trim, trunk trim components, air-conditioning ducts and other products, achieving a weight reduction of approximately 25%. It is advancing the development of high-foaming, high-surface-quality processes to expand the range of applicable products and achieve further weight reductions.」
The Company reported a track record of achieving a weight reduction of approximately 25% through resin foaming technology and continues to develop high-foaming, high-surface-quality processes. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company is developing thermoset resin products reinforced with carbon fiber as an effective lightweight material and is producing products with high surface quality and high rigidity that can be used in automotive exterior components.」
The Company reported that carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoset resin products had progressed from the development stage to the production stage for products with high surface quality and high rigidity. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit decreased by ¥3,730 million, or 35.0%, from the same period of the previous year to ¥6,918 million. Although higher revenue and cost reductions from improvement initiatives contributed positively, profit was affected by costs related to implementing various measures for work-style reform, increased depreciation accompanying the partial start-up of operations at the head office plant, the impact of lower production in Mexico, and costs to launch new vehicle models and other factors.」
Production preparations for the launch of new vehicle models are continuing, but no new technological achievements or completion of mass production are explicitly stated. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although product sales to major customers at the Mexican subsidiary declined, revenue increased by ¥18 million, or 0.2%, from the same period of the previous year to ¥9,402 million due to higher tooling sales accompanying the start of mass production of new products and other factors. Segment profit (loss) was a loss of ¥54 million, compared with segment profit of ¥411 million in the same period of the previous year, due to the impact of lower production in Mexico, costs to launch new vehicle models, preparation costs for the new U.S. plant and other factors.」
The Company reconfirmed the start of mass production of new products and higher mold sales, but new vehicle launch costs, preparation costs for the new US plant and other factors have also weighed on earnings. This does not explicitly indicate a new technological achievement or completion of mass production. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Although product sales to major customers at the Mexican subsidiary declined, revenue increased by ¥2,672 million, or 59.6%, from the same period of the previous year to ¥7,157 million due to higher tooling sales accompanying the start of mass production of new products.」
The Company reported concrete progress in the form of the start of mass production of new products related to the next-generation product lineup, together with an increase in mold sales. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「1. Enhance product value centered on instrument panels, exterior body panels and functional components through further advances in the technologies the Company possesses.」
The Company has reorganized technological innovation in its existing strategic and core products around enhancing product value centered on instrument panels, exterior body panels and functional components. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Due to costs related to the development and production preparations for next-generation products and other factors」
The Company continues development and production preparations for next-generation products, but no new technological achievements or completion of the start of mass production are explicitly stated. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Preparation for mass production of new products for next-generation product lines of major customers」
The Company continues preparations for mass production of new products for the next-generation product lineup. No new technological achievements or completion of the start of mass production are explicitly stated. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Using highly heat-resistant polyamide resin and a high-foaming process developed by the Company, the Company achieved a weight reduction of approximately 30% compared with conventional products and established technological advances in engine covers.」
The Company reported concrete technological results, including a weight reduction of approximately 30% in engine covers through a high-foaming process, approximately 25% in interiors through resin foaming technology, and approximately 30% in resin body components, together with lower costs. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「1. Establish overwhelming competitiveness in strategic products 2. Achieve technological breakthroughs in core products and pursue ideal materials and structures, ideal processes, ideal costs and new added value」
The product strategy calls for establishing the competitiveness of strategic products and innovating materials, structures, processes, costs and added value.