Investment in Technology, IT, Human Capital Development, M&A and Alliances
First written in FY2016. 17 of 31 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 4 of 40 companies on the "Worse" side.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, R&D activities focused on technology development to provide integrated production lines as a “line builder,” as well as the development of conveying systems, control systems, mechanisms and component technologies.」
The company continued developing conveying, control, mechanism and component technologies to become a line builder, and R&D expenses increased from ¥764 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥892 million. - 2026-05-15AdvancedEarnings
「国内においては、今年３月に民事再生手続中の株式会社片岡製作所の再生支援及びシナジー効果の拡大等を目的として、株式会社日本政策投資銀行との共同出資にて、ＮＩＴＴＯＫＵ ＫＹＯＴＯ株式会社を設立、４月に片岡製作所のレーザ加工システム事業を譲り受けることを締結いたしました。」
M&A・外部技術の取り込みが、NITTOKU KYOTOの設立とレーザ加工システム事業の取得へ具体化した。 - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the six-month consolidated period were ¥402 million.」
R&D expenses for the six-month period were ¥402 million, up from ¥389 million in the same period of the previous year. Investment in R&D has progressed in quantitative terms. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, R&D activities focused on technology development to provide integrated production lines as a “line builder,” as well as the development of conveying systems, control systems, mechanisms and component technologies.」
The company continued developing conveying, control, mechanism and component technologies to become a line builder, and R&D expenses amounted to ¥764 million. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the six-month consolidated period, Astecnos Co., Ltd., ASTECNOS AMERICA CORPORATION and API Hard- & Software GmbH were added to the consolidated subsidiaries. As a result, as of 30 September 2024, the Group consisted of the Company and 18 consolidated subsidiaries.」
Regarding the integration of M&A and external technologies, Astecnos, the North American entity and API were added as consolidated subsidiaries, bringing the number of consolidated subsidiaries to 18. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In April this year, we made Astecnos Co., Ltd., a manufacturer specializing in the design and production of automated machinery, a subsidiary in Japan, and made API Co., which has expertise in electrical measurement and inspection equipment, a subsidiary of our European operating company. We will actively expand our business and operations through synergies from these M&A transactions.」
Regarding the integration of M&A and external technologies, the company made Astecnos a subsidiary and made API a subsidiary of its European operating company, reaching the stage of adding expertise in automated machinery and electrical measurement and inspection equipment. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first nine months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥502 million.」
R&D expenses for the first nine months were ¥502 million, up from ¥484 million in the same period of the previous year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first six months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥331 million.」
R&D expenses for the first six months were ¥331 million, up from ¥307 million in the same period of the previous year. Investment in technology, IT and human resource development has progressed in quantitative terms. - FY2024-Q1Year-on-year decrease in research and development expensesAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first three months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥145 million.」
Although R&D activities continued, R&D expenses decreased from ¥158 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥145 million. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Specifically, while advancing the sophistication, speed and quality of production systems, particularly in the globally growing motor and electronic components fields, we will apply multi-axis synchronous control, conveying and precision technologies, as well as the Blue Lake strategy, to expand various automated machines and systems into new business fields, including batteries and semiconductors.」
The company has expanded its investment in technology, IT and external collaboration to automated machines and systems for the battery and semiconductor fields. R&D expenses were ¥666 million. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first nine months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥484 million.」
R&D expenses for the first nine months were ¥484 million, up from ¥457 million in the same period of the previous year. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first six months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥334 million.」
R&D expenses increased from ¥307 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥334 million, indicating quantitative progress in investment in technology, IT and human resource development. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first three months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥158 million.」
R&D expenses increased from ¥139 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥158 million, indicating quantitative progress in investment in technology development. - FY2022Year-on-year decrease in research and development expensesAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, the company advanced R&D activities focused on total precision FA lines and development for high-mix, low-volume production, as well as the development of conveying systems, control systems, mechanisms and component technologies.」
The company continued developing total precision FA lines, high-mix, low-volume production, and conveying, control, mechanism and component technologies. Meanwhile, R&D expenses were ¥593 million, down from ¥707 million in the previous fiscal year. - FY2022-Q3Year-on-year decrease in research and development expensesAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first nine months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥457 million.」
R&D expenses for the first nine months were ¥457 million, down from ¥498 million in the same period of the previous year. R&D activities themselves have continued. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first six months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥307 million.」
The company continued investing in R&D and disclosed R&D expenses of ¥307 million for the first six months of the fiscal year. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first three months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥139 million.」
R&D expenses for the first quarter were ¥139 million, up from ¥130 million in the same period of the previous year. Investment in technology development has progressed in quantitative terms. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first nine months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥498 million.」
R&D expenses for the first nine months were ¥498 million, up from ¥456 million in the same period of the previous year. Investment in technology development has progressed in quantitative terms. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first six months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥336 million.」
The company disclosed continued investment in R&D, with R&D expenses of ¥336 million for the first six months of the fiscal year. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will continue investing resources in materials and device research, basic technology development, control and technology development, inspection technology development, open innovation, alliances with standalone equipment manufacturers, M&A, industry-academia collaboration and the development of global talent, while working to contribute to society and enhance corporate value.」
The company continues to invest resources in control and inspection technologies corresponding to technology and IT, open innovation, alliances, M&A, industry-academia collaboration and human resource development. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first nine months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥456 million.」
The company disclosed continued investment in R&D, with R&D expenses of ¥456 million for the first nine months of the fiscal year. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Total R&D expenses for the first six months of the consolidated fiscal year were ¥282 million.」
The company disclosed continued investment in R&D, with R&D expenses of ¥282 million for the first six months of the fiscal year. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「On the software side, we will secure personnel, particularly for control systems, and use M&A and open innovation to build a ¥50 billion revenue platform while pursuing further inventions, discoveries and the development of new technologies.」
The company has reaffirmed its focus on securing control-system personnel, M&A, open innovation and new technology development as growth initiatives. - FY2019-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「“Business cluster management” is what our group has built in order to become that one-and-only supplier.」
Rather than describing investments in technology, human resources, M&A and alliances as individual initiatives, the company integrates them under the framework of “business cluster management.” - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In this environment, our group has positioned itself upstream of these manufacturers, investing management resources in the development and manufacture of customized production-line equipment as a core business, while pursuing strategies centered on global human capital development, stronger business partnerships and stronger alliances focused on open innovation.」
The company continues to invest resources in customized production lines, global human capital, business partners and alliances centered on open innovation. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Going forward, we will invest resources in materials and device research, elemental technology development, control and technology development, inspection technology development, open innovation, alliances with standalone equipment manufacturers, M&A, industry-academia collaboration and global human capital development, thereby contributing to society and enhancing corporate value.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of investing resources in materials and devices, control, inspection technologies, alliances, M&A, industry-academia collaboration and global human capital development. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Building on the technologies cultivated through the production of coil and motor equipment, we actively invested resources in research and development of diverse FA production lines for the core devices and modules of the aforementioned markets, human capital development, capacity expansion and the use of open innovation.」
The company continues to invest resources in research and development of diverse FA production lines, human capital development, capacity expansion and open innovation, based on its coil and motor technologies. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Specifically, because the manufacture of our core FA equipment depends on manpower rather than equipment, we are actively strengthening and training personnel for both production and research and development in Japan and overseas. We are also energetically pursuing the expansion of factory buildings, strengthening of business partners and alliances.」
The company is concretely advancing personnel recruitment and development in Japan and overseas, factory building expansions, stronger business partnerships and stronger alliances. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We develop FA lines, equipment and systems by making use, as necessary, of open innovation, alliances and M&A.」
The company specifically states that it uses open innovation, alliances and M&A to develop FA lines, equipment and systems. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the fiscal year, we continued to pursue strategic open innovation, including by establishing a joint research program with Nagasaki University related to control and measurement, jointly developing a small dicing wire saw with リード社, a materials manufacturer, and jointly developing multicoil production equipment for fully digital speakers with Trigence Semiconductor社, a software developer.」
Regarding technology development and open innovation, the company specifically states that it advanced joint research and development with Nagasaki University, リード社 and Trigence Semiconductor社. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We will actively invest in technology development, IT development, global human capital development, M&A and alliances to meet these needs and lead the world.」
The company identifies technology, IT, global human capital, M&A and alliances as specific investment targets for becoming a global leader.