Struggles in the U.S. and European vacuum equipment markets
First written in FY2019-Q2. 9 of 22 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2020-Q3. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「In vacuum equipment products, sales of vacuum pumps for R&D increased as efforts to capture demand toward the end of the fiscal period proved successful.」
In the Americas vacuum equipment market, the company captured demand for R&D vacuum pumps at the end of the fiscal period, and sales increased. - FY2025Loss of spot demand alongside sales-channel developmentAnnual report
「Sales declined in the United States because the spot demand seen in the previous consolidated fiscal year was absent. At the same time, the company is focusing on developing new sales channels.」
In the US vacuum equipment market, sales declined as a reaction to the large spot demand recorded in the previous year, while the company continued developing new sales channels. - FY2025-H1Reversal from large spot projectsAnnual report
「In vacuum equipment products, sales declined because there were no large spot projects of the kind seen in the previous interim consolidated fiscal period.」
Vacuum equipment sales in the Americas declined because there were no large spot projects that had been present in the same period of the previous year. Apart from the recovery driven by previous market development, the results also showed fluctuations caused by the project mix. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of vacuum equipment increased as a result of developing sales channels, particularly in Eastern Europe.」
Sales increased in the previously challenging US and European vacuum equipment markets as a result of developing sales channels, including in Eastern Europe. In the Americas, demand for switching from competitors' products also continues. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In vacuum equipment products, sales increased as the acquisition of part of a business from a US vacuum equipment distributor from the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year enabled more effective sales activities.」
The company continues to report growth in vacuum equipment sales resulting from the acquisition of part of the US sales business and the effectiveness of its sales activities. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of vacuum equipment increased due to the effects of acquiring part of a U.S. vacuum equipment distributor's business from the first quarter of the current fiscal year, as well as growing demand to switch from competing products because of the company's shorter delivery times.」
The company showed signs of easing its previous struggles in the US market through the acquisition of part of a US vacuum equipment sales business and the capture of new demand. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of vacuum pumps for lithium-ion battery manufacturing equipment and research facilities in the United States remained solid in the vacuum equipment products business.」
The previous weakness in the US and European vacuum equipment markets eased as the company developed new customers and applications, including sales to US battery manufacturing equipment manufacturers and research facilities. - FY2023-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, efforts focused on developing new customers and sales channels in untapped areas, resulting in sales growth.」
Sales increased in the previously challenging vacuum equipment market as the company advanced the development of new customers and sales channels in untapped areas. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of vacuum equipment products increased as new customer development progressed smoothly.」
Sales increased as new customer development progressed smoothly in the European vacuum equipment market, which had previously been challenging. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Sales of vacuum equipment products have remained firm, and we are seeking further sales growth after beginning to develop new customers.」
Sales remained firm in the US and European vacuum equipment markets, which had previously been challenging, and the company also began developing new customers. - FY2022-Q3Recovery from customer development alongside declining demandAnnual report
「In vacuum equipment products, efforts to develop new customers are beginning to bear fruit, and sales increased. … In vacuum equipment products, sales of vacuum pumps to equipment manufacturers and research institutions increased, supported by strong activity in the R&D sector.」
Sales of vacuum pumps increased on new customer development and strong activity in the R&D sector, indicating a partial recovery from the previous struggles in the US and Europe. - FY2022-Q2Strong and declining regions coexistedAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, overall sales decreased as orders for vacuum pumps for Russia declined, although the results of customer development were beginning to emerge.」
While customer development is beginning to bear fruit, orders for vacuum pumps for Russia have declined in Europe, and differences in recovery by region and customer continue. - FY2021Regional differences in recoveryAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, sales grew in the US as sales of vacuum pumps to medical equipment manufacturers and the development of new equipment-manufacturer customers proved effective.」
In the US, sales to medical equipment manufacturers and new customer development proved effective, while sales in Europe declined as sales activities stagnated amid a resurgence of infections, and regional differences continued. - FY2021-Q3Regional differences in recoveryAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, sales of vacuum pumps for research facilities declined due to the downturn in capital investment affected by COVID-19, but sales grew as the development of equipment-manufacturer customers, which had been pursued for some time, began to bear fruit.」
While sales to research facilities contracted, the development of equipment-manufacturer customers proved effective and sales grew, indicating differences by application in the vacuum equipment market. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, sales decreased as economic activity was restricted, but began to recover in the latter half of the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
Although vacuum equipment sales decreased, a recovery trend emerged in the latter half of the quarter. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, development of new equipment-manufacturer customers continued, but sales decreased as customers postponed investment plans and delays arose in new customer development activities due to the spread of COVID-19.」
For vacuum equipment, customers in Europe and elsewhere postponed investment plans and new customer development was delayed due to the spread of COVID-19, resulting in lower sales. - FY2020-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, sales to equipment manufacturers of high-value-added products grew in the EU as sales-expansion activities proved effective.\nFor vacuum equipment products, sales grew as a result of developing equipment-manufacturer customers and large research facilities.」
For vacuum equipment in the US and Europe, where performance had previously been challenging, sales to equipment manufacturers grew in the EU, and results from developing equipment-manufacturer customers and large research facilities emerged in the US. - FY2020-Q2Recovery in the US, while challenges continue in EuropeAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, orders from Russia remained firm, but conditions remained difficult compared with the previous fiscal year.\nIn the US compressor business, compressor units for vehicle-mounted and medical applications performed well, while in vacuum equipment products, results from developing new equipment manufacturers and large research facilities were beginning to emerge.」
While vacuum equipment remained challenging in Europe, signs of recovery emerged in the US as a result of developing new equipment-manufacturer customers and large research facilities, and the regional disparity continued. - FY2020-Q1Recovery in the US, while challenges continue in EuropeAnnual report
「Demand from OEM customers has kept vacuum equipment products under pressure since the previous fiscal year. In the US, a major sales region, vacuum equipment products, which had faced challenges since the previous consolidated fiscal year, are beginning to recover, supported by the development of new equipment-manufacturer customers and proposals for general manufacturing processes.」
The regional disparity was highlighted: challenges driven by OEM demand continued in Europe, while performance in the US was beginning to recover through the development of new equipment-manufacturer customers and proposals for general manufacturing processes. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「For vacuum equipment products, sales of oil-free scroll vacuum pumps for the general industrial market became established through the use of Japanese sales channels and promotions such as trade-show participation and placements in industry publications. However, overseas challenges continued, including declining demand from equipment manufacturers and OEM customers supplied by us in the US and Europe.」
Challenges resulting from declining demand from equipment manufacturers and OEM customers in the US and Europe continued. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Challenges resulting from declining demand from equipment manufacturers and OEM customers in the US and Europe have continued.」
In the US and European vacuum equipment markets, challenges caused by declining demand from equipment manufacturers and OEM customers continued. - FY2019-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Overseas, we continued to face challenges in the US and Europe, while various inspection equipment products related to semiconductor manufacturing processes in Asia, mainly Taiwan and China, performed well.」
For vacuum equipment products, demand related to semiconductors in Asia, particularly Taiwan and China, was strong, while performance in the US and Europe remained challenging.