Improved quality and stability through enhancements to manufacturing lines and the in-house manufacturing environment
First written in FY2017-Q2. 12 of 21 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, research and development activities in the separator and ion-exchange membrane businesses focused on developing next-generation separators for lithium-ion secondary batteries that can meet new market needs, developing production equipment that contributes to the stable supply of high-quality products, and developing ion-exchange membranes and new materials.」
Activities to improve quality and stable supply through the development of next-generation separators, production equipment, ion-exchange membranes and new materials have continued. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For products from existing deposition lines modified to improve productivity, the company submitted mass-production samples to multiple customers, and evaluations are progressing smoothly.」
Following the conversion of existing film-production lines, mass-production samples have continued to be submitted to and evaluated by multiple customers. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding manufacturing operations, W-SCOPE KOREA CO., LTD. (WSK) completed renovation work to improve the productivity of its existing deposition lines, submitted mass-production samples to multiple customers, and continued evaluations.」
With the completion of existing-line upgrades and submission of mass-production samples, measures to improve quality and stability progressed to the evaluation stage. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding manufacturing operations, renovation work on existing lines at W-SCOPE KOREA CO., LTD. (WSK) is progressing smoothly.」
Improvements to WSK's existing lines have progressed smoothly, along with activities to improve the manufacturing environment and production equipment. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Shipment-quality evaluation of samples from the film-forming lines where improvements have already been completed is finished, and evaluation of mass-production samples is under way.」
For improvements to WSK's existing film-production lines, shipment-quality evaluation was completed and the process advanced to mass-production sample evaluation. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding manufacturing, improvement work on existing lines at W-SCOPE KOREA CO., LTD. (WSK) has progressed smoothly, and samples are being shipped from film-forming lines where the improvements have already been completed.」
Improvements to existing lines progressed, reaching the stage of shipping samples from the upgraded film-production lines. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「WSK has continued working to improve production efficiency, while at WCP, production volume on WCP lines 5 and 6, the group's cumulative lines 14 and 15, which began mass production in the consolidated fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year, has stabilized, substantially increasing production volume on the film-production lines.」
Improvements in WSK's production efficiency and stable production on WCP's cumulative lines 14 and 15 translated into higher film-production volume. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Continued progress in productivity improvements increased sales volume by approximately 20% year on year and reduced manufacturing costs.」
Progress in productivity improvements translated into an approximately 20% year-on-year increase in sales volume and lower manufacturing costs. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of ongoing efforts to optimize productivity on WSK's film-production lines, production volume in the cumulative consolidated first-quarter period increased by slightly more than 25% year on year. At WCP, production on cumulative lines 14 and 15, which began mass production in the consolidated fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year, has also stabilized, increasing sales volume. In addition, both companies have continued efforts to improve productivity in order to accelerate their response to growing demand for coated products.」
WSK's production volume increased by slightly more than 25% year on year, while cumulative lines 14 and 15 at WCP achieved stable production. Both companies have continued productivity improvements to increase production of coated products. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, consolidated sales volume increased by more than 45% year on year. Larger order lot sizes from customers have increased the production volume per product on each manufacturing line and tended to extend continuous production runs, also contributing to the increase in production volume.」
As a result of line changes and the start of mass production on new lines, consolidated sales volume increased by more than 45% year on year, with improvements in productivity and stability reflected in the volume results. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding manufacturing operations, WSK has been switching to products best suited to the characteristics of each production line and continues to improve productivity.」
Product changes at WSK have progressed, and specific productivity improvements have continued. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group has increased revenue by expanding shipments of products for high-end automotive batteries and other applications under agreements with customers on long-term supply volumes, as well as by beginning production and sales of separators for EV applications for new customers. As a result of the accompanying improvement in factory utilization rates, operating income turned positive in the fourth-quarter consolidated accounting period.」
The plant operating rate improved as shipments for new EV projects and other applications expanded, resulting in a return to operating profitability in the fourth quarter. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the suspension of these production lines, the company carried out inspections, maintenance and work to improve yield, in preparation for expanding supply volume in the second half of the fiscal year.」
During the production-line shutdown period, inspections and maintenance and preparations for yield improvements were carried out, leading to specific progress in improving quality and stability. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the first half of last year, we converted some of WSK's production lines for consumer applications and began mass production of EV-use products. We have continued mass production while working to improve yield.」
The consumer-use line was converted for EV applications, mass production has continued, and yield improvements remain underway. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Although the company had focused on improving productivity, it achieved improvement to a certain level by the end of the fiscal year.」
Productivity improvements on mass-production lines for automotive projects had progressed to a certain level by the end of the period. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In line with the long-term supply volume agreement previously concluded with customers, the Company is continuing to invest in a large-scale separator production line to improve production capacity and productivity, and is preparing to meet rapidly increasing EV demand.」
Investment in large-scale production lines has continued, while preparations are underway to improve production capacity and productivity and supply EV projects. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The company has continued introducing large, state-of-the-art manufacturing lines and improving the manufacturing environment within its plants to address the expansion of the lithium-ion battery market and stringent quality requirements for separators used as safety materials.」
To meet stringent quality requirements for separators, the company has continued introducing production lines and improving the in-plant manufacturing environment. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We continue to make improvements to our production lines and in-plant manufacturing environment in pursuit of further improvements in the quality and stability of separators, which are materials that ensure the safety of lithium-ion batteries.」
Improvements to production lines and the in-plant manufacturing environment targeting higher separator quality and stability have continued. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, we continued our daily research and development activities aimed at developing separators for lithium-ion secondary batteries that can meet new market needs, and developing production systems that contribute to the stable supply of high-quality products.」
Development of separators and production systems targeting high quality and stable supply has continued. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「① Innovation expenses for production lines and the plant, continuing from the second quarter」
Activities related to improvements and innovation in the production lines and plant have continued from the second quarter. - FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report
「We continue to make improvements to our production lines and in-plant manufacturing environment in pursuit of further improvements in the quality and stability of separators, which are materials that ensure the safety of lithium-ion batteries.」
Improvements to production lines and the in-plant manufacturing environment are underway to improve separator quality and stability. These are described as measures targeting quality and stability, separate from existing production-capacity expansion and production-efficiency initiatives.