Development and Lineup Expansion of CAD/CAM Products
First written in FY2016-Q2. 15 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2016. Latest entry: 2026-05-15.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-05-15AdvancedEarnings
「The CAM system for parts processing now accommodates a broad range of machining needs following the addition of mill-turning functionality in February 2026.」
The company indicated a specific functional expansion of the CAM system for parts processing through the addition of mill-turning functionality. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, in addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we expanded our CAD/CAM systems for the parts-processing market and developed businesses in the IoT field.」
We continued regular enhancements to existing products and expansion into the parts-processing and IoT fields. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, in addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we promoted R&D to increase added value.」
We continued regular upgrades and enhancements to existing products and R&D to increase added value. No specific milestone, such as a new product release, was disclosed. - FY2024-H1RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the current interim consolidated accounting period.」
R&D activities for CAD/CAM products continued without material changes. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「We released version “V8.1” of EXCESS-HYBRID II, a hybrid 2D/3D CAD/CAM system for molds, in February 2023.」
We successively released EXCESS-HYBRID II V8.1, a new CAM-TOOL version and AIQ V16.1, enhancing existing products and expanding the lineup. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, in addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we expanded our CAD/CAM systems for the parts-processing market and developed businesses in the IoT field.」
We continued regular enhancements to existing products and expansion into the parts-processing and IoT fields. No specific milestone, such as a new product release, was disclosed. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we expanded the application areas of our CAD/CAM systems and pursued new businesses.」
We continued regular enhancements to existing CAD/CAM products, expanded their application areas and pursued new businesses. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「We released version “V7.1” of EXCESS-HYBRID II, a hybrid 2D/3D CAD/CAM system for molds, in March 2022.」
In addition to releasing EXCESS-HYBRID II V7.1 in March 2022, we released CAM-TOOL V18.1 in April, concretely enhancing existing CAD/CAM products. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, in addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we expanded our CAD/CAM systems for the parts-processing market, developed businesses in the IoT field and fostered businesses in additive manufacturing.」
We continued regular enhancements to existing CAD/CAM products and expansion into the parts-processing, IoT and additive manufacturing fields. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, in addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we expanded our CAD/CAM systems for the parts-processing market, developed businesses in the IoT field and fostered businesses in additive manufacturing.」
We continued regular product enhancements and expansion into the parts-processing, IoT and additive manufacturing fields. No new specific milestone, such as a product release, was disclosed. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we expanded the application areas of our CAD/CAM systems and pursued new businesses. In R&D, we advanced renewal development to improve product competitiveness by revamping the internal structure of our core products and improving usability.」
We continued regular enhancements to existing products and the revamping of core products’ internal structures and usability. No specific milestone, such as completion of a new release, was disclosed. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In product development, in addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we released during the third quarter the latest version of an existing product equipped with new features and pursued OEM supply of our CAD/CAM systems to other companies.」
A concrete advance was made through the third-quarter release of the latest version of an existing CAD/CAM product equipped with new features. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, in addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, we pursued OEM supply of our CAD/CAM systems to other companies.」
We continued regular upgrades and enhancements to existing CAD/CAM products and OEM supply. No specific milestone, such as completion of a new release, was disclosed. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In R&D, we advanced renewal development to improve product competitiveness by revamping the internal structure of our core products and improving usability.」
We advanced renewal development of our core CAD/CAM products, including internal restructuring and usability improvements, to enhance product competitiveness. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「We released version “V5.1” of EXCESS-HYBRID II, a hybrid 2D/3D CAD/CAM system for mold manufacturing, in February 2020.」
We released EXCESS-HYBRID II V5.1 in February 2020 and CAM-TOOL V16.1 in April. CAM-TOOL V16.1 included specific improvements, including a 60% reduction from the previous version in calculation time for automatic conversion of simultaneous five-axis data. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the CAD/CAM systems and related business, the Group continued its activities, promoting sales of its core CAD/CAM systems as in the previous fiscal year and seeking to increase maintenance revenue by strengthening support for existing customers. We also worked on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products, expanded sales of new products developed since the previous year, and pursued OEM supply of our CAD/CAM systems to other companies.」
We continued sales of core CAD/CAM products, regular enhancements to existing products, expanded sales of new products and OEM supply to other companies. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In 2019, we developed “Parts CAM,” a product for the parts-processing and mass-production markets, and displayed it as a reference product at MECT2019, the machine-tool trade show described in item ①. We began advance sales combined with market research in November and released the official version in February 2020. In addition, with a view to approaching in-house mold-production divisions of major companies and expanding into overseas local markets, we integrated our “CAM-TOOL” into “NX,” the 3D CAD/CAM/CAE system manufactured by Siemens Digital Industries Software in the United States, and began sales of it as “CAM-TOOL for NX” in 2020.」
The development, advance sales and official release of “Parts CAM,” together with the integration of CAM-TOOL into NX and the start of CAM-TOOL for NX sales in 2020, expanded our CAD/CAM lineup and target markets. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to releasing in July “CAM-TOOL AM,” a CAM system compatible with simultaneous five-axis control and equipped with additive manufacturing functions using metal or resin, which we had been developing for some time, we also focused on developing new products scheduled for release in the fourth quarter.」
The release of CAM-TOOL AM, a simultaneous five-axis CAM system with additive manufacturing functions, in July concretely expanded the product lineup. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We advanced development of the CAD/CAM-linked mold-process management system “AIQ” and focused on product development, including the release of its latest version in July.」
A specific development and release plan was disclosed for the latest AIQ version, targeting a July release. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, in addition to working on regular upgrades and other enhancements to existing products,」
We continued regular upgrades and enhancements to existing products. No specific milestone, such as completion of a new release, was disclosed. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In February 2018, we released V3.1, a new version of EXCESS-HYBRID II, a hybrid 2D/3D CAD/CAM system for dies and molds. We also released V14.1 of CAM-TOOL, a CAD/CAM system compatible with five-axis machining centers for dies and molds, in April 2018, followed by V14.2 in October.」
EXCESS-HYBRID II V3.1 and CAM-TOOL V14.1/V14.2 were released in succession, advancing the enhancement and expansion of the existing CAD/CAM product lineup. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the CAD/CAM systems and related businesses, we promoted sales of our flagship CAD/CAM systems for dies and molds and AIQ, a CAD/CAM-linked production and process management system for die and component manufacturing that underwent a comprehensive renewal in July.」
Sales efforts continued for the flagship CAD/CAM products and AIQ following its comprehensive renewal. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We also focused on product development, including a comprehensive renewal of AIQ, a CAD/CAM-linked production and process management system for dies and molds, which was released in July.」
In addition to enhancing existing products, the company comprehensively renewed AIQ and moved forward with product development toward its July release. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In product development, we worked to enhance existing products, including regular upgrade development for CAM-TOOL, our 3D CAM system for dies and molds, with a release planned for April.」
Regular upgrade development for CAM-TOOL and enhancement of existing products are continuing. Although an April release schedule was indicated, the materials do not state that the release was completed during the quarter. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our efforts to enhance existing products, we released improved versions of CG PressDesign, a CAD system for press dies, and CG MoldDesign, a CAD system for molds, in September.」
Improved versions of CG PressDesign and CG MoldDesign were released in September as part of the enhancement of existing products. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The latest version of CAM-TOOL includes enhanced shape reproducibility through new stock calculation methods, as well as additional functions for Surface Plus, which was developed as an option for the previous version to significantly reduce die and mold modeling time.」
The latest version of CAM-TOOL, released in April, introduced new stock calculation methods and additional Surface Plus functions. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In research and development, we released the latest version of EXCESS-HYBRID II, a hybrid 2D/3D CAD/CAM system for dies and molds, in February, adding and improving features including functions specialized for die and mold design. We also worked to enhance existing products, focusing on improving shape reproducibility through new stock calculation methods for the latest version of CAM-TOOL, the 3D CAM system for dies and molds released in April, and developing additional functions for Surface Plus, which had been newly developed as an option for the previous version to significantly reduce die and mold modeling time.」
The latest version of EXCESS-HYBRID II was released in February, while development also progressed on new stock calculation functions and additional Surface Plus features for the April release of CAM-TOOL. - FY2016AdvancedAnnual report
「In April, we released the latest version, 12.1, of CAM-TOOL, our 3D CAM system for dies and molds that supports five-axis machining centers.」
CAM-TOOL 12.1, Surface Plus, EXCESS-HYBRID II and the CG series were upgraded, resulting in specific enhancements to existing products and an expanded lineup. - FY2016-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In research and development, in addition to regularly developing upgrades for existing CAD/CAM systems, we focused on developing AM-CAM (Additive Manufacturing CAM), which combines our machining technology, on which we have continued to work since being selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Support Industry Program, with additive manufacturing technology represented by 3D printers.」
Regular upgrade development for existing CAD/CAM systems is continuing. The newly identified AM-CAM initiative has been organized as a separate thread. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The latest version of our flagship 3D CAM system for dies and molds, CAM-TOOL, was released in April 2016. We also newly developed Surface Plus, an optional feature that significantly reduces die and mold modeling time, and it has been well received. In addition, through presentations of EXCESS-HYBRID II, a hybrid 2D/3D CAD/CAM system for dies and molds that was launched in December 2015, we have sought to raise market awareness of the product.」
The company is expanding awareness of its product lineup by introducing the latest version of CAM-TOOL and its new option, together with EXCESS-HYBRID II.