Expanding the flat knitting machine business into non-apparel markets and strengthening the automatic cutting machine business
First written in FY2017. 11 of 20 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Demand for the automatic cutting machine “P-CAM®” showed signs of recovery, mainly in Japan.」
Demand for the automatic cutting machine P-CAM showed signs of recovery, mainly in Japan, improving from the previous fiscal year’s sluggish sales. - 2026-06-23AdvancedOther Disclosures
「島精機グループとして横編機事業で培ってきた技術やノウハウを活用し、医療機器分野など非アパレル分野での事業基盤を拡大する取り組みのひとつと位置づけています」
非アパレル分野への展開が、自動裁断機等に加えて医療機器事業への本格参入として具体化した。 - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「The number of automatic cutting machines “P-CAM” sold declined, with revenue of ¥2,817 million, down 18.7% from the previous fiscal year,」
The number of P-CAM automatic cutting machines sold declined, and revenue from the design systems business also decreased. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company exhibited the compact P-CAM120C cutting machine, which allows the cutting length to be customized to meet specific needs, and APEXFizPGM, subscription-based CAD software that delivers improved efficiency and operability through enhanced integration with cutting machines. It highlighted the advantages of its products to the industrial materials, apparel, automotive, furniture and interior industries by introducing examples of cutting different materials for each industry.」
The company proposed the P-CAM120C and APEXFizPGM for industrial materials, automotive, furniture, interior and other applications, defining the target markets for its automatic cutting machine and CAD businesses. - FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「Expansion of the automatic cutting machine business The company will launch products with substantially improved machine performance, expand its sales channels and after-sales service network through active investment, and develop the business into a core business alongside the flat knitting machine business.」
Under the new medium-term management plan, the expansion of the non-apparel market and automatic cutting machine business was reframed as the development of a core business, including expansion of the product lineup, sales channels and after-sales service network. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of the automatic cutting machine “P-CAM” increased, mainly in Japan, with revenue of ¥2,689 million, up 3.7% year on year, and operating profit of ¥720 million, up 24.1%.」
Sales of the automatic cutting machine P-CAM increased, mainly in Japan, resulting in higher revenue and operating profit year on year. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of the automatic cutting machine “P-CAM” increased, mainly in Japan, with revenue of ¥1,711 million, up 7.1% year on year, and operating profit of ¥397 million, up 12.0%.」
Higher sales of the automatic cutting machine P-CAM, mainly in Japan, contributed to higher revenue and profit in the design systems business. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Sales of the automatic cutting machine “P-CAM” increased, mainly in Japan, with revenue of ¥862 million, up 28.1% year on year, and operating profit of ¥229 million, up 84.6%.」
Sales of the automatic cutting machine P-CAM increased, mainly in Japan, supporting the expansion of the company’s non-apparel and automatic cutting machine businesses. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In the P-CAM series of automatic cutting machines, the company developed the P-CAM R, which features a completely redesigned basic architecture based on the concept of “challenging the world’s leading cutting technology.”」
The development of the P-CAM R refreshed the basic architecture of the automatic cutting machine and gave concrete form to cutting quality, productivity and reduced environmental impact. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company exhibited for the first time the “P-CAM R,” its flagship automatic cutting machine, as well as the “SATC90,” an automatic towel-hem cutting machine that automates the post-processing stage of towel production.」
In the automatic cutting machine business, the first exhibition of the P-CAM R and the display of the SATC90 for post-processing in towel production gave greater definition and expanded the scope of the company’s proposals. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At Techtextil 2022, an international trade fair for the technical textiles industry held in Frankfurt, Germany, in June, the company exhibited prototype knitting machines and samples for industrial materials, highlighting business opportunities while pursuing approaches to new markets.」
The company exhibited prototype knitting machines and samples for industrial materials at Techtextil 2022, defining the target markets for its non-apparel business. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Demand for the automatic cutting machine “P-CAM” also showed signs of recovery, mainly in Japan,」
Demand for the automatic cutting machine P-CAM showed signs of recovery, mainly in Japan. - FY2022-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Demand for the automatic cutting machine “P-CAM” also showed signs of recovery, with revenue of ¥1,310 million, up 56.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥362 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥19 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」
Demand for the automatic cutting machine P-CAM showed signs of recovery, increasing revenue and resulting in a return to operating profit. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of the automatic cutting machine “P-CAM” also remained sluggish in both the domestic and overseas markets due to declining demand in the textile sector.」
The company has been expanding its non-apparel and automatic cutting machine businesses, but sales of P-CAM remained sluggish due to declining demand in the textile sector. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Sales of the automatic cutting machine “P-CAM” also remained sluggish due to declining demand in the textile sector,」
Sales of the automatic cutting machine P-CAM remained sluggish due to declining demand in the textile sector. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Expanding 3D knitting technology into non-apparel fields through KNITify the World」
The initiative to expand our proprietary knitting technology into non-apparel fields was given concrete form as KNITify the World. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, sales of the P-CAM automatic cutting machine grew steadily in both the domestic and overseas markets, across textiles, automotive interior products and other industrial materials.」
P-CAM sales expanded into the domestic and overseas textile, automotive interior products and industrial materials sectors. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Sales of the P-CAM automatic cutting machine expanded in Japan and overseas,」
The domestic and overseas expansion of the P-CAM automatic cutting machine business has continued. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「We will use our proprietary technologies, including whole-garment technology, to pursue innovative businesses and differentiation strategies, including expanding the flat knitting machine business into non-apparel markets and strengthening the automatic cutting machine business.」
We have reconfirmed the expansion of the flat knitting machine business into non-apparel markets and the strengthening of the automatic cutting machine business as growth strategies. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「We will use our proprietary technologies, including whole-garment technology, to pursue innovative businesses and differentiation strategies, including expanding the flat knitting machine business into non-apparel markets and strengthening the automatic cutting machine business.」
We have outlined a policy of applying our proprietary technologies to non-apparel markets and the automatic cutting machine business, while developing new businesses and pursuing differentiation.