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New Product Development Tailored to Market Needs

First written in FY2017-Q1. 16 of 39 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-20.

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Introducing products and services that address customer needsA theme 107 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 110 as a tailwind

2 other companies' latest entry also says "Cited as achieved".

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  1. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company will continue strengthening sales by leveraging its broad product lineup, including wrenches equipped with mechanisms that improve work efficiency, an expanded range of aluminum portable gantry cranes newly released in September 2025 and performing well, and the new “Kuro no Takumi” series released in December 2025.」

    This indicates concrete progress in customer-oriented product development, including the release of new products intended to improve work efficiency and the expansion of product models.
  2. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In product development, the production, sales and technology departments have worked together to establish a product development structure capable of meeting market and customer needs, while expanding the product lineup.」

    The company has moved to the stage of establishing a product development structure in which the production, sales and technology departments work together and expanding the lineup.
  3. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「In product development, the company has newly established a new product development project, under which the production, sales and technology departments will work together to develop products rapidly and systematically to enhance competitiveness, and will successively release products incorporating new mechanisms that meet customer needs.」

    The company is putting in place a rapid, systematic development structure in which the production, sales and technology departments work together, through the newly established new product development project.
  4. FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「In product development, the production, sales and technology departments have worked together from the customer’s perspective to drive development of products that address customer pain points even more forcefully.」

    The company is reaffirming its product development policy of having the manufacturing, sales and technology departments work together, centered on solving customer pain points.
  5. FY2025-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「The production, sales and technical development divisions worked together to develop products from the customer's perspective that solve customer problems.」

    The company reaffirms its integrated production, sales and technical development approach to product development centered on solving customer problems.
  6. FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In product development, the company is working on user-oriented product development, including new crane products aimed at improving work efficiency and the launch of larger wrenches designed to further improve convenience,」

    The company demonstrates concrete progress in product development and bringing products to market through new crane products aimed at improving work efficiency and the launch of larger wrenches.
  7. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In addition, the company is working on innovative product development aimed at further improving convenience from the user's perspective,」

    The company continues innovative product development aimed at improving convenience from the user's perspective.
  8. FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「In addition, the company is working on innovative product development that pursues safety and work efficiency from the user's perspective,」

    The company continues innovative product development that pursues safety and work efficiency from the user's perspective.
  9. FY2023-Q3Expanding product variations and providing solutionsAnnual report

    「From the user's perspective, the company has worked to provide solutions for work sites by expanding product variations through larger sizes and added functionality for existing products, while also working as an integrated manufacturing and sales operation to develop innovative new products unconstrained by conventional concepts.」

    The company presents, as new specific examples, an expanded product range through larger sizes and added functionality for existing products and the provision of solutions for work sites.
  10. FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「In product development, the manufacturing, technical and sales divisions have worked together to develop new products aimed at improving work efficiency from the user's perspective. This includes improving safety by expanding the range of lifting-clamp models using a mechanism registered in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's “NETIS” new technology information system, as well as developing new products for material handling and other work tools.」

    The company is making concrete progress in improving safety by expanding the range of models using mechanisms registered in NETIS and developing new material-handling and work-tool products.
  11. FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the work tools field, the company added motor wrenches and other products equipped with mechanisms that enable rapid size adjustment to its lineup, and sales of piping tools useful for improving work efficiency remained firm. In the industrial equipment field, sales of jigs and tools that are rugged and easy to use in machining, as well as cranes such as multi-cranes with an added slewing mechanism that improves convenience in material handling, progressed steadily.」

    The company demonstrates specific progress in product functionality and its product range, including adding motor wrenches to the lineup, strengthening jigs and tools, and adding a slewing mechanism to multi-cranes.
  12. FY2022AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company has worked to develop products designed to further improve work efficiency, including pliers with a fully automatic jaw-opening function that adjusts automatically to the size of the material and enhanced durability achieved through optimal heat treatment.」

    The company is advancing new product development with specific functions, including an automatic adjustment mechanism and enhanced durability through heat treatment.
  13. FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「In addition, the company has focused on new product development through integrated manufacturing and sales operations, including the launch of new products addressing legislative amendments.」

    The company demonstrates concrete progress in product development and bringing products to market through the launch of new products addressing legislative amendments.
  14. FY2022-Q2Specific functional enhancements to productsAnnual report

    「In addition, as a development-driven company, the company has focused on developing new products for all industries, including customer-oriented product development such as adding a slewing function to multi-cranes and attaching a reamer for chamfering to tube cutters, as well as expanding the lineup of existing products, in order to address diversifying customer needs.」

    In addition to the previously identified functional enhancements to multi-cranes, the company cites specific examples including the slewing function and the attachment of a reamer to tube cutters, explicitly demonstrating customer-oriented functional development and an expanded product range.
  15. FY2022-Q1Adding functionality to and expanding the lineup of multi-cranes, etc.Annual report

    「In addition, as a development-driven company, the company has focused on developing new products for all industries by using internal proposal systems, including customer-oriented functional enhancements such as the slewing function exemplified by its multi-crane with slewing capability, as well as expansion of the lineup of existing products, in order to address diversifying customer needs.」

    The company cites a multi-crane with slewing capability as a specific example of new product development and demonstrates functional enhancements, expansion of the existing product range and use of its internal proposal system.
  16. FY2021RestatedAnnual report

    「In addition, as a development-driven company, the company is focusing on developing new products for all industries, including products derived from existing products, by using internal proposal systems to address diversifying customer needs,」

    The company continues developing new products for diverse industries, including derivative products, by using its internal proposal system.
  17. FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In addition, as a development-driven company, the company is focusing on developing products that address diversifying customer needs, including entirely new products based on new concepts and products derived from existing products,」

    The company continues developing products tailored to customer needs, including products based on entirely new concepts and products derived from existing products.
  18. FY2021-Q2RaisedAnnual report

    「In addition, as a development-driven company, the company is focusing on developing products for all industries, including entirely new products based on new concepts and products derived from existing products,」

    In addition to developing new products tailored to conventional customer needs, the company is expanding the scope of its development activities to include entirely new concepts, products derived from existing products and products for all industries.
  19. FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「The company has worked to secure sales by proposing products and disseminating information centered on new products that address diverse customer needs.」

    The company continues developing and proposing new products that address customer needs and disseminating information about them.
  20. FY2020RestatedAnnual report

    「In addition, drawing on its technological and development capabilities, the company will strengthen cooperation across the Group as a value-creating company that continuously creates, deepens and expands distinctive new products and businesses reflecting customer needs in each business area.」

    The company reaffirms its commitment to creating new products and businesses that reflect customer needs and to creating value based on its technological and development capabilities.
  21. FY2020AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company developed a flaring tool for which a patent application is pending. By using a pin in the positioning mechanism, the tool eliminates the need for a guide used in conventional designs, enabling flaring work to be performed easily and accurately.」

    The company developed a flaring tool for which a patent application is pending, demonstrating specific progress in the product structure and workability.
  22. FY2020-Q3Internal product proposal projectAnnual report

    「The company is working on new product development by collecting information and using internal product proposal projects to meet diverse user needs,」

    The company explicitly identifies new product development using internal product proposal projects, in addition to information gathering, as a means of addressing diverse user needs.
  23. FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「The manufacturing, sales and technical development divisions worked as one to develop new products aimed at creating unique offerings.」

    The company continues integrated operations across its manufacturing, sales and technical development divisions and new product development aimed at creating unique offerings.
  24. FY2019AdvancedAnnual report

    「Among its main new products, the company launched an insertion tool set for installing bearings in shafts and housings in niche markets. The product enables simple operation by selecting the attachment suitable for the bearing and fitting it into the main body. It was also developed in response to customer needs, and the company expects demand for it. In the air-conditioning tools business, the company developed a flaring tool for which a patent application is pending.」

    The company demonstrates concrete progress in product development through the launch of an insertion tool set developed in response to customer needs and the development of a flaring tool for which a patent application is pending.
  25. FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In the metal products business, the company is working to develop attractive, high-value-added products to meet more user needs,」

    The company continues developing high-value-added products that address a broader range of user needs.
  26. FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「As a development-driven company, the company has continued its 100-year history and is working to develop products that deliver greater customer satisfaction by applying the technology it has cultivated,」

    The company continues developing products that contribute to customer satisfaction, based on its accumulated technology.
  27. FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「In addition to improving existing products, the company is focusing on developing products that address the increasing digitalization of industry and increasingly diverse customer needs,」

    The company continues improving existing products and developing products that address digitalization and increasingly diverse customer needs.
  28. FY2018AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company launched torque wrenches, including models equipped with a digital communication-based torque management function. In digital models, sensors convert the force applied to the wrench into an electrical signal, enabling a lighter design than mechanical models; when the preset torque is reached during operation, the wrench alerts the operator with sound, light and vibration.」

    The company demonstrates concrete progress in launching new products, including torque wrenches with a digital communication-based torque management function and jigs and tools.
  29. FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「Development of high-value-added products in the metal products business」

    The company continues developing high-value-added products.
  30. FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「In the metal products business, the company is working to increase the added value and enhance the functionality of new products,」

    The company continues to increase the added value and functionality of its new products.
  31. FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「In the metal products business, the company is advancing the development of new products designed to increase added value and differentiate them from existing products,」

    The company continues developing new products with higher added value and differentiated features.
  32. FY2017AdvancedAnnual report

    「Among its main new products, the “Screw Cam Clamp, Single-Eye Type” expands the lineup of screw-type lifting clamps. When horizontally lifting H-beams, flat steel plates and similar materials, it eliminates interference with the workpiece during securing and enables tightening work to be performed in a posture that places less strain on the operator.」

    The company identifies specific new products and demonstrates progress in expanding its product lineup and bringing products to market.
  33. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「To continue meeting user needs, the Group will successively bring the new products currently under development to market as soon as they are ready.」

    The company continues its policy of developing new products in response to user needs and bringing them to market.
  34. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「Development of new products tailored to market needs」

    The company presents adaptation to market needs as the direction of its new product development.
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  2. 1Reducing Labor Requirements and Improving Production Efficiency with State-of-the-Art Equipment13×
  3. 2“Proactive structural reform” of the Metal Products Business6×
  4. 3Growth in Overseas Markets Driven by Infrastructure Demand in Asian Countries5×
  5. 4Higher-Value-Added Products and Differentiation5×
  6. 5Raising Funds for Logistics Warehouse and Factory Expansion through a Private Placement5×
  7. 6Consultative Sales Driven by an Expanded Metal Products Catalog and Sales Expansion Initiatives4×

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