Recovery in orders for industrial robots through expansion of the sales network
First written in FY2017-Q3. 6 of 21 entries say "Softened", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-05-25.
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- FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, total orders for the control machinery business were ¥3,373 million, down 7.8% year on year, with an overseas sales ratio of 5.1%; net sales were ¥3,356 million, down 20.0%, with an overseas sales ratio of 6.5%; and operating loss was ¥193 million, compared with operating income of ¥42 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The control machinery business experienced declines in orders and net sales and turned from operating income in the previous year to an operating loss. Business performance has deteriorated further from the previous period. - FY2025-H1Decline in orders, sales and profitAnnual report
「As a result, total orders for the control machinery business were ¥3,659 million, down 12.7% year on year, with an overseas sales ratio of 8.5%; net sales were ¥4,196 million, down 19.3%, with an overseas sales ratio of 7.8%; and operating income was ¥42 million, down 89.0%.」
In the current interim consolidated fiscal period, total orders, net sales and operating income in the control machinery business all declined, compared with the previous increase in sales and profit driven by domestic electronic control equipment and other products. - FY2024-Q3Lower orders, higher sales and profitAnnual report
「For control machinery, sales of electronic control equipment and systems engineering in Japan increased, while orders for industrial robots in Japan and China declined. As a result, total orders for the control machinery business were ¥5,658 million, down 17.0% year on year, with an overseas sales ratio of 7.1%; net sales were ¥7,529 million, up 19.6%, with an overseas sales ratio of 5.8%; and operating income was ¥435 million, up 37.1%.」
In the control machinery business, increased domestic sales of electronic control equipment and systems engineering drove higher net sales and operating income, while orders for industrial robots in Japan and China declined. - FY2024-Q2Slight decline in orders; higher sales and operating incomeAnnual report
「For control machinery, sales of electronic control equipment and systems engineering in Japan increased, while orders declined slightly. As a result, total orders for the control machinery business were ¥4,190 million, down 2.1% year on year, with an overseas sales ratio of 6.3%; net sales were ¥5,199 million, up 22.5%, with an overseas sales ratio of 5.7%; and operating income was ¥391 million, up 75.8%.」
In the control machinery business, orders declined 2.1% year on year, while net sales increased 22.5% and operating income increased 75.8%. The disclosure also notes increased sales of domestic electronic control equipment and systems engineering. - FY2023-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「For control machinery, sales increased for electronic control equipment and systems engineering in Japan, while orders for industrial robots in China declined. As a result, total orders for the control machinery business were ¥6,812 million, down 8.0% year on year, net sales were ¥6,294 million, up 12.6%, and operating income was ¥317 million, up 42.8%.」
While domestic sales of electronic control equipment and other products and operating income increased, orders for industrial robots in China declined, weakening the previous explanation of an order recovery. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For control machinery, sales and orders of electronic control equipment increased, mainly for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Japan. As a result, total orders for the control machinery business were ¥7,401 million, up 86.4% year on year, net sales were ¥5,588 million, up 32.1%, and operating income was ¥222 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥121 million in the same period of the previous year.」
In addition to increased sales and orders of electronic control equipment for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Japan, the control machinery business turned from an operating loss in the previous year to operating income. - FY2022-Q1Increase in domestic semiconductor-related ordersAnnual report
「For the control machinery business, sales and orders increased for electronic control equipment for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Japan.」
The company states that sales and orders of electronic control equipment for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Japan increased in the control machinery business. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For control machinery, demand for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphones and other products in China remained firm, but domestic sales and orders declined due to postponed capital investment and other factors.」
The company continues to report a regional divergence, with demand for assembly automation equipment in China remaining firm while domestic sales and orders declined due to postponed capital investment. - FY2021-Q2Firm in China; decline in JapanAnnual report
「For control machinery, demand for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphones and other products in China remained firm, but domestic sales and orders declined due to the postponement of capital investment and other factors.」
While demand for electronic devices and smartphones in China remained firm, domestic sales and orders declined due to postponed capital investment, showing divergent conditions by region. - FY2020SoftenedAnnual report
「For industrial robots, sales to China increased, but domestic sales remained weak due to the postponement of capital investment and other factors. Orders remained weak both in Japan and overseas.」
Although sales to China increased, domestic sales were weak, while orders remained weak both in Japan and overseas. The explanation of an order recovery has weakened further. - FY2020-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「For industrial robots, sales for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries remained weak, and both domestic and overseas sales and orders remain under adjustment.」
The recovery trend in orders for East Asia reported in the previous quarter was not confirmed this time, and the explanation has weakened to indicate that both domestic and overseas sales and orders remain under adjustment. - FY2020-Q1Weak sales; recovery in East Asian ordersAnnual report
「For industrial robots, sales for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries turned weak, and both domestic and overseas markets remain under adjustment. Orders were generally weak, but orders for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphones and other products, mainly in East Asia, are showing signs of recovery.」
While overall sales and orders, including sales to Japan's automotive-related industries, remain weak or under adjustment, orders for electronic devices and smartphones in East Asia are showing signs of recovery. - FY2019SoftenedAnnual report
「For industrial robots, sales remained firm, mainly for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries. Orders, however, remained weak due to the continuing adjustment in demand for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphones and other products, mainly in East Asia.」
While domestic sales remained firm, orders for electronic devices and smartphones in East Asia remained under adjustment, weakening the explanation of an order recovery. - FY2019-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「For industrial robots, sales remained firm, mainly for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries. However, orders declined due to the impact of an adjustment in demand for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphones and other products in China.」
While sales for automation-related equipment in Japan remained firm, orders for electronic devices and smartphones in China declined due to the adjustment, weakening the explanation of an order recovery. - FY2019-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「For industrial robots, demand for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphones and other products, mainly in East Asia, is undergoing an adjustment. However, sales and orders remained firm, mainly for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries.」
While demand for automation-related equipment in Japan remained firm, demand for electronic devices and smartphones in East Asia entered an adjustment phase, resulting in differences in the pace of recovery by region. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of industrial robots remained firm for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries and for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphones and other products, mainly in East Asia.」
The company continues to state that sales of industrial robots for automation equipment in Japan and East Asia remained firm. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Sales and orders for industrial robots remained firm for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries and for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphone-related components and other products, mainly in East Asia.」
The company continues to state that sales and orders for industrial robots for domestic automation equipment and assembly automation equipment in East Asia remained firm. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales and orders for industrial robots remained firm for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries and for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, smartphones and other products, mainly in East Asia.」
Sales and orders for industrial robots remained firm, demonstrating an actual recovery in orders. This description does not directly link the recovery to the expansion of the sales network. - FY2017-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Although sales of industrial robots for automation-related equipment in Japan's automotive and other industries and for assembly automation equipment for electronic devices, telecommunications equipment and other products, mainly in East Asia, declined amid weak market conditions, orders remained on a recovery trend as a result of measures to expand the sales network.」
Measures to expand the sales network are identified for the first time as a specific means of recovering industrial robot orders.