Developing New Applications for Dedicated Spray Guns in China and Emerging Markets

「In the coating equipment products business, sales continued to increase in regions centered on Thailand as a result of strengthened marketing activities by subsidiaries in Southeast Asia.」

「In the coating equipment products business, sales increased in India and Australia for handheld spray guns for the automotive refinishing and industrial coatings markets.」

「In the coating equipment products business, sales increased for spray guns in India and paint supply equipment in Southeast Asia.」

「In the coating equipment products business, sales increased for spray guns in India and paint supply equipment in Southeast Asia.」

「In the coating equipment products business, sales of spray guns for the automotive refinishing market in Southeast Asia increased as a result of activities by a global technical team comprising several engineers from Europe, the Americas, and Japan.」

「In the coating equipment products business, sales increased for spray guns for the automotive refinishing market in Thailand, in addition to a rebound from the stagnation in sales caused by COVID-19 in the previous fiscal year.」

「In the coating equipment products business, sales increased for automotive manufacturing in India and in Southeast Asia as economic activity normalized.」

「In China, spray gun sales increased in the general industrial coatings market for the so-called 3C sectors, including computers, mobile phones, and home appliances. In Southeast Asia, sales increased as economic activity normalized.」

「In the coating equipment products business, sales increased in East Asia, centered on China, and in India.」

「In the coating equipment products business, spray gun sales increased in East Asia and India as economic conditions recovered.」

「In the coating equipment products business, sales of environmental equipment, primarily paint booths, declined substantially. However, sales are showing signs of recovery, supported by the recovery of the automotive industry and other sectors, sales of new spray guns and spray guns for applying photocatalytic coatings, and increased demand following the reaction to customers' restraint on purchases in the first half.」

「Within the fluid-handling equipment products that handle liquids other than coatings and are included in the coating equipment products business, we continue to promote sales worldwide of dedicated spray guns for applying food liquids, mainly used in baking and confectionery production, as well as liquid supply equipment, and sales have grown.」

「In the coating equipment products business, we continue to collaborate with automotive refinishing paint manufacturers in Japan and overseas, pursue certifications for specific paints, and stimulate the market by developing and selling dedicated spray guns. In Japan in particular, we launched a new spray gun for color-clear application in the automotive refinishing market, which got off to a strong start.」

「Within the fluid-handling equipment products that handle liquids other than coatings and are included in the coating equipment products business, we continue to promote sales in Japan and overseas of dedicated spray guns for applying food liquids and adhesives, as well as liquid supply equipment.」

「Within the fluid-handling equipment included in the coating equipment products business, sales performed well, mainly overseas, for dedicated spray guns for applying food liquids, liquid supply units, and dedicated spray guns for applying adhesives used in various applications. In China, sales of dedicated spray guns for the Chinese market increased.」

「We work with various material manufacturers to select equipment suited to each material and develop application methods.」

「Within the fluid-handling equipment included in the coating equipment products business, flow guns for applying the high-viscosity sealants and caulking compounds widely used in automotive body manufacturing, and dedicated spray guns for applying adhesives to interior materials, gained further traction and grew in manufacturing processes in various countries. The company also exhibited at food manufacturing trade shows in Japan and continued proposing equipment and systems for applying food liquids.」

「Within the fluid-handling equipment included in the coating equipment products business, sales remained solid for dedicated spray guns for applying adhesives, including in automotive interior production, and coating units for food liquids and release agents.」

「Within the fluid-handling equipment included in the coating equipment products business, sales of dedicated spray guns and accessories for applying a broad range of materials, including adhesives for automotive interiors and woodworking products, high-viscosity caulking compounds and sealants, and release oil for baking and confectionery production, have grown steadily.」

「Sales also expanded for flow guns used to apply high-viscosity sealants and caulking compounds, as well as dedicated spray guns for water-based two-component adhesives used in woodworking and for bonding urethane foam, among other applications.」

「In addition, within the fluid-handling equipment included in the coating equipment products business, adoption of spray guns for applying release oil in baking and confectionery production, and special pressure tanks for pumping food liquids and various functional agents, is progressing steadily.」

「Dedicated spray guns for applying release oil in baking, as well as rustproofing agents, mold-release agents for resin molding, and adhesives for automotive interiors, contributed to sales.」