Expansion of the laser business centered on fiber lasers

「By leveraging laser welding and grinding technologies repeatedly tested at Innovation LABO, the company will continue introducing high-value-added new products for growth areas such as Mobility and semiconductors, while developing new markets and customer segments.」

「Going forward, our Group will establish a complementary relationship between our automation solutions and Via Mechanics' high-precision drilling machines and ultra-precision laser processing machines, significantly expand our customer base in the semiconductor industry, and invest capital in high-value-added products, including drilling machines and laser processing machines.」

「Both companies have product lineups that use laser technology, and synergies are expected from combining them with the company's technologies. The acquisitions of the 2 companies are expected to further accelerate efforts to expand the business into growth areas such as e-Mobility and semiconductors.」

「To accelerate action by bringing together the Group's resources under its strategy of expanding into new areas through laser technology, the company absorbed and merged its consolidated subsidiary AMADA WELD TECH CO., LTD., which primarily handled laser micromachining and welding, in April 2024 and integrated the laser business.」

「Expansion into new business areas through the application of the Group's accumulated laser technologies」

「By product, sales of high-value-added products such as fiber laser machines and bending automation machines increased, resulting in revenue of ¥67,265 million, up 23.8% year on year.」

「European economic growth slowed relative to other regions due to the impact of an increasingly pronounced economic slowdown resulting from the prolonged Russian invasion of Ukraine. Nevertheless, demand for energy-saving fiber laser machines expanded amid higher energy prices, while capital investment demand driven by the relocation of factories to countries near Russia increased sales in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, resulting in revenue of ¥25,069 million, up 5.4% year on year.」

「Although concerns arose over the impact on the European economy of the prolonged Russian invasion of Ukraine, the impact remained limited. Demand for energy-saving fiber laser machines expanded amid higher energy prices, increasing sales in Germany, Italy and elsewhere and resulting in revenue of ¥13,668 million, up 13.3% year on year.」

「・Expanding the laser business based on the development of innovative technologies」

「・Expanding the laser business based on the development of innovative technologies」

「The Group is pursuing an aggressive management strategy aimed at addressing the post-pandemic changes in the business environment, including expanding its product lineup centered on lasers and bending, promoting automation, strengthening its aftermarket business through the company's IoT and V-factory initiatives, establishing a digital sales organization, and introducing IoT into manufacturing. It is also strengthening its earnings structure through cost reductions and fundamental structural reform.」

「・Newly launched the VENTIS-3015AJ fiber laser machine equipped with the world's first LBC Technology; the REGIUS-3015AJ ultra-high-speed, three-axis linear-drive fiber laser machine was unveiled at FABTECH 2019 and won the Grand Prize in the 62nd Ten Major New Products Awards」

「Although sales of fiber laser machines, including the strategic ENSIS series, remained strong in Japan, capital investment slowed in China, elsewhere in Asia and Europe due to the impact of US-China trade friction and other factors, resulting in revenue of ¥108,887 million, down 3.2% year on year.」

「In the Sheet Metal Machinery segment, sales of fiber laser machines, including the strategic ENSIS series, remained strong in Japan. Overseas, however, capital investment slowed as trade tensions between the United States and China intensified, resulting in revenue of ¥43,750 million, down 9.4% year on year.」

「① Newly launched the ENSIS-3015AJ fiber laser machine (6 kW and 9 kW), which delivers fast, stable processing across the full range of materials from thin to thick sheet」

「In the Sheet Metal Machinery segment, sales of fiber laser products, a key initiative in the medium-term management plan, remained strong, as did sales of peripheral automation equipment designed to maximize their high-speed processing and efficiency. As the features of fiber laser products matched market needs, the shift from conventional CO2 laser products progressed steadily. In particular, sales of the ENSIS series, a global strategic product, remained strong in Japan and overseas, contributing to higher revenue. Sales of bending automation products addressing automation and labor-saving needs also continued to expand in Japan and overseas, resulting in revenue of ¥168,012 million, up 10.7% year on year.」

「In the Sheet Metal Machinery segment, sales of core fiber laser products remained strong. In particular, sales of the ENSIS series, a global strategic product, increased steadily, and the share of fiber laser products in laser product sales continued to rise.」

「Sales of core fiber laser products also expanded overseas, while sales of peripheral equipment that enables automation when attached to fiber laser products also increased, resulting in revenue of ¥48,270 million, up 16.0% year on year.」

「In the Sheet Metal Machinery segment, sales of fiber laser products, which deliver greater energy efficiency and faster cutting than conventional CO2 laser products, expanded mainly overseas. Sales of bending automation products addressing rapidly growing labor-saving needs also expanded in Japan, Europe and the Americas, resulting in revenue of ¥223,165 million, up 8.3% from the previous fiscal year.」

「In addition, the output of fiber laser oscillators was increased, with a lineup ranging from 2 kW to 9 kW. Strong sales of fiber laser products, particularly overseas, resulted in revenue of ¥148,870 million, up 5.2% year on year.」

「Overseas, in addition to steady sales in Europe and the Americas, sales of fiber laser products, including newly launched products, expanded, resulting in revenue of ¥97,498 million, up 6.7% year on year.」

「In the Sheet Metal Machinery segment, sales of core fiber laser products and bending automation products addressing rapidly growing labor-saving needs expanded, resulting in revenue of ¥38,530 million, up 3.6% year on year.」

「Expanding the laser business by strengthening the product capabilities of fiber lasers for energy-efficient, high-precision processing」

「Differentiated products, including lasers and automation」

「Differentiated products, including lasers and automation」

「• Expand the laser business by strengthening the product offering of fiber laser products」