Customer Labor Shortages and Demand for Labor-Saving Solutions
First written in FY2019-Q2. 4 of 11 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-10-15RestatedEarnings
「省人化・省段取りに係る新製品開発や提案営業、保守サービスの充実等を展開し」
顧客の人手不足に対応する省人化・省段取りの施策を継続している。 - FY2026Insufficient Response to Demand for Combined MachinesAnnual report
「In response to customer requests for reduced staffing and automation, the company actively pursued consultative sales of customer-specified machines. However, it was unable to respond sufficiently to growing demand for combination machines, resulting in sales of ¥249 million, down 31.7% year on year.」
The company pursued proposals for customer-specified machines addressing demand for reduced staffing and automation, but sales of circular saw cutting machines declined due to an insufficient response to demand for combination machines. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Based on its fundamental principle of manufacturing from the customer's perspective, the Group is pursuing new product development and consultative sales related to reduced staffing and setup requirements, as well as enhanced maintenance services, among other initiatives.」
The company continues new product development and consultative sales related to reduced staffing and setup requirements in response to labor shortages among customers. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In response to customer requests for reduced staffing and automation, the company actively pursued consultative sales of customer-specified machines, resulting in sales of ¥364 million, up 33.0% year on year.」
The company pursued consultative sales of customer-specified machines addressing demand for reduced staffing and automation, and sales of circular saw cutting machines reached ¥364 million, up 33.0% year on year. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Consultative sales of labor-saving and setup-reduction solutions to help alleviate labor shortages」
The company continues to promote proposals for reduced staffing and setup requirements as a sales initiative to address labor shortages among customers. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In an analysis of planned and actual business results, ordinary profit declined slightly due to the impact of operating rates resulting from production adjustments. However, sales and ordinary profit ultimately increased as a result of greater demand for line machinery designed to reduce staffing and setup requirements, higher external sales at subsidiaries, and increased demand for consumables and repairs.」
Increased demand for line machinery designed to reduce staffing and setup requirements was specifically cited as a factor behind the increases in sales and ordinary profit. - FY2021Continued increase in demand for reduced staffing and setup requirementsAnnual report
「As the impact of COVID-19 has compounded the problem of chronic labor shortages among customers, demand for reduced staffing and setup requirements for equipment is increasing. To strengthen new product development, we aim to develop 2 models annually and respond with speed, while also actively addressing customer-specific requirements through customer-specified machines.」
The company maintains its view that the impact of the pandemic, in addition to chronic labor shortages among customers, is driving increased demand for reduced staffing and setup requirements, and cites new product development and support for customer-specified machines. - FY2020Automation and labor-saving solutions becoming essentialAnnual report
「In addition to chronic labor shortages, the impact of the spread of COVID-19 has made equipment automation and labor saving essential to sound factory operations. We will strengthen the development of new products that provide solutions to these issues and supply them with speed.」
The company explains that, in addition to chronic labor shortages among customers, the impact of COVID-19 increased the need for automation and labor-saving solutions, providing greater specificity about its view of demand. - FY2019Continued and increasingly concrete demand for labor-saving and setup-reduction solutionsAnnual report
「In particular, amid increasingly strained working conditions caused by labor shortages among customers, sales of products designed to reduce staffing and setup requirements remained strong.」
The company continues to cite demand for reduced staffing and setup requirements stemming from labor shortages among customers and explains that sales of products addressing this demand were strong. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In particular, amid increasingly strained working conditions caused by labor shortages among customers, sales of products designed to improve efficiency and reduce labor requirements remained strong.」
The company continues to explain that sales of products designed to improve efficiency and reduce labor requirements were strong against a backdrop of increasingly strained working conditions caused by labor shortages among customers. - FY2019-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In particular, amid increasingly strained working conditions caused by labor shortages among customers, sales of products designed to improve efficiency and reduce labor requirements remained strong.」
The company states that sales of products designed to improve efficiency and reduce labor requirements were strong against a backdrop of increasingly strained working conditions caused by labor shortages among customers.