A Manufacturing System That Produces No Defective Products Using Forging Data and Digital Technologies
First written in FY2023. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Die business continues to advance development toward the practical implementation of "Forging DX." As one result, "Initiatives for Sensing at the Working Point in Warm Forging" was presented at the 2026 Spring Conference on Technology of Plasticity held in March 2026. The presentation reported the results of a sensing demonstration conducted under severe conditions involving temperatures of up to 850℃ and lubricant scatter, and development toward practical implementation is steadily progressing.」
For the manufacturing system using forging data and digital technology, the company presented the results of a demonstration experiment on working-point sensing in an environment with temperatures of up to 850℃ and scattered lubricant, marking progress in development toward practical implementation. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Last fiscal year, the company agreed to cooperate with TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION toward commercialization, continued developing technology to visualize forging processes in real time for use at manufacturing sites, and received the paper award, the highest-rated award from the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity.」
For forging DX, the company disclosed its cooperation agreement with TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION toward commercialization, the continued development of real-time visualization technology and receipt of a paper award from the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「In the Net Shape business, we are working to build a system that prevents defective products, a longstanding industry challenge, using the forging expertise, data and digital technologies we have developed to date. This initiative received the top prize at the IVI Monozukuri Award 2022.」
The company identified for the first time, as an independent theme, the construction of a manufacturing system aimed at improving quality by combining forging expertise, accumulated data and digital technology. The initiative received the top award at the IVI Manufacturing Award 2022.