Creating New Businesses Through New Products and Technologies
First written in FY2016. 10 of 14 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
37 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Commercial operation has begun at a major railway company.」
Regarding the creation of new businesses through new products and technologies, the laser construction system has moved into commercial operation at a major railway company, while commercialization is also under way for high-temperature superconducting wire for nuclear fusion, medical-device CDMO services and a green LP gas demonstration plant. - 2026-05-12AdvancedEarnings
「We accelerated initiatives aimed at commercialization by focusing on “Life Sciences,” “Laser Applications,” “Superconductivity” and “Green LP Gas*.”」
For the new business themes, the Company gave concrete form to commercialization initiatives, including making companies subsidiaries, demonstrations and actual operations, supply and investment, and construction of demonstration plants. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Mass production is scheduled to begin in fiscal 2025 or later.」
The 16-channel external light source for CPO progressed from sample shipments to planned mass production in fiscal 2025 or later. In addition, the Group is giving concrete form to new-business creation through initiatives including the acquisition of MF Optex as a subsidiary, the development of the Laser Applications Business Division and Laser Lab, and the construction of a green LP gas demonstration plant. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「It developed an energy-efficient external light source for Co-Packaged Optics and began mass production in January 2024.」
The external light source for Co-Packaged Optics progressed from the sample-shipment stage to mass production, which began in January 2024. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In September last year, it established the Local Production and Local Consumption Energy Project Team to accelerate the initiative toward commercialization. It also signed an agreement to supply high-temperature superconducting wire required by a UK customer developing nuclear fusion power generation, which is expected to be a next-generation energy source.」
The initiative to create new businesses progressed through the establishment of a project team for the commercialization of green LP gas and the signing of a supply agreement for high-temperature superconducting wire for nuclear fusion power generation. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In April 2022, it developed an external light source for Co-Packaged Optics and began sample shipments.」
As a specific result of creating new businesses and technologies, it developed an external light source for Co-Packaged Optics and began sample shipments. It is also advancing the commercialization and demonstration of products including the Nano ITLA and Blue-IR hybrid laser. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「Considering a shift from the conventional product-out approach to an outside-in approach essential, it identified the creation of businesses that address social issues as a materiality.」
It reframed its approach to creating new businesses through new products and technologies as an outside-in approach driven by social issues. In April 2021, it also established a department to promote new-business creation across the Group. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「It successfully developed the Nano ITLA, an ultra-compact narrow-linewidth controlled signal light source for next-generation high-capacity optical digital coherent communications.」
It reported specific results in product and technology development, including the Nano ITLA, the FRSi4XX series, a 12kW multimode fiber laser and 4.7kW wireless power transmission. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In August last year, the Group opened Silicon Valley Innovation Laboratories, Furukawa Electric (SVIL), its fourth overseas research center, in Silicon Valley, California, and will expand its efforts to create new businesses globally.」
It opened SVIL, its fourth overseas research center, in Silicon Valley. It is expanding overseas activities to create new businesses, including open innovation, industry-academia collaboration and cooperation with startups. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「A Pre-Commercialization Development Center was established within the Core Technology Fusion Research Institute as the organization at the center of activities to rapidly present concept samples to customers in response to customer needs identified through Voice of Customer (VOC) activities. With the center at the core of its VOC activities, the Group will pursue the development of new products and businesses that create new value together with customers.」
It established a Pre-Commercialization Development Center to rapidly present concept samples based on customer needs, giving concrete form to its framework for developing new products and businesses. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the group's research and development activities during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period.」
It stated that there had been no material changes in its policy of creating new businesses through new products and technologies developed through research and development. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「It successfully developed a bandwidth-variable WSS with up to 1x93ch, multiple ports and low loss.」
The status of research and development included specific progress in products and technologies, such as the successful development of optical communications components, the release of mass-produced peripheral-monitoring radar products and the achievement of a world-leading magnetic field of 40.2T using superconducting wire. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the group's R&D activities during the first half of the current consolidated cumulative period.」
It stated that there had been no material changes in its policy of creating new products and technologies through research and development. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Group has a research structure centered on its 4 domestic laboratories and overseas facilities, including OFS Laboratories, LLC (U.S.), Furukawa Electric Institute of Technology Ltd. (Hungary) and SuperPower Inc. (U.S.), to create and develop new businesses through new products and technologies, and is actively pursuing research and development.」
It set out an approach to creating new businesses from new products and technologies, based on multiple domestic and overseas research centers.