Improvement and development of the Unirelief continuous water quality monitoring system
First written in FY2017. 11 of 17 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-07-28.
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- 2026-07-28AdvancedOther Disclosures
「We hereby announce that we will establish the Unirelief Development Research Institute as described below for research and development of our core product, Unirelief.」
The existing theme of research, development, and improvement of Unirelief has been made more concrete through a plan to establish a research institute. The plan involves an investment of ¥370 million, completion scheduled for March 2027, 5 new hires, installation of an operational water quality continuous monitoring system, development of an inspection area for witnessed inspections, and an expected increase in sales of ¥2,500 million over 3 years. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business performed steadily, as various inspection systems continued to perform well amid increased capital investment utilizing IoT, demand for various automation systems, including robot systems, expanded, and the One Stop Shopping initiatives performed well. In addition, soaring resource prices encouraged investment in energy conservation and efficiency, while customer needs became increasingly diverse and sophisticated, further increasing the added value of this business.」
The direction of pursuing business opportunities related to energy conservation and efficiency investments and environmental businesses, including monitoring systems, in addition to inspection systems and automation systems has continued. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business has been progressing steadily, as production management systems, various inspection systems, including shipping inspection systems, and various monitoring systems for electricity, water and other resources continued to perform well amid increased capital investment utilizing IoT. Demand for various automation systems, including robotics, has expanded, and the One Stop Shopping initiatives have performed well, among other factors.」
Development of the monitoring and inspection business, including monitoring systems for water quality and electricity, and various automation systems has continued. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business continued to perform well, supported by strong sales of various inspection systems as capital investment using IoT continued to increase, expanding demand for water quality testing systems and various automation systems such as robotics, and strong performance from the company's "One Stop Shopping" initiative.」
The water-quality testing business, including water-quality testing systems, was cited alongside various automation systems as a driver of expanding demand, reaffirming the continuation of business development. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business performed relatively steadily, supported by manufacturers' solid appetite for capital investment, strong sales of various inspection systems as capital investment using IoT increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and expanding demand for the water quality testing business and various automation systems. However, due to higher raw material prices and other factors, revenue increased while operating profit declined from the same quarter of the previous year.」
The water-quality testing business was cited alongside various automation systems as a driver of expanding demand, reaffirming the continuation of its business development. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Although the prolonged semiconductor supply shortage had a significant impact on the Intelligent FA Systems business, various inspection systems performed relatively well amid increased capital investment utilizing IoT during the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand expanded for robotics-related businesses, water-quality testing systems and various automation systems, and the group's One Stop Shopping initiatives also produced results, with signs of improving profit margins emerging from the second half of the previous fiscal year.」
Expanding demand for businesses including water-quality testing systems and the continuation of their development have been reaffirmed. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business posted higher revenue and operating profit than in the same quarter of the previous year. The business performed relatively steadily after the lifting of the state of emergency, supported by strong sales of various inspection systems as capital investment using IoT increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as expanding demand for the water quality testing business and various automation systems.」
The water-quality testing business was cited alongside various automation systems as a driver of expanding demand, reaffirming the continuation of its business development. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the intelligent FA system business, various inspection systems performed well as capital investment using IoT increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the water-quality testing business launched two years ago expanded. As a result, performance was relatively steady after the lifting of the state of emergency. However, many customers remained cautious about capital investment, resulting in lower revenue and lower profit than in the same quarter of the previous year.」
The explanation that the water-quality testing business, which had been operating for 2 years, was expanding was reaffirmed, while the impact of customers becoming more cautious about investment during the COVID-19 pandemic was also noted. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business progressed steadily, driven by an upturn in the semiconductor-related industry. Various inspection systems performed well amid increased capital investment utilizing IoT, the water-quality testing business remained solid, and demand for various automation systems, including the robotics-related business, expanded. The group's One Stop Shopping initiatives also produced results, resulting in higher revenue and profit than in the same quarter of the previous year.」
It was explained that the water-quality testing business continued to progress steadily, reaffirming the continuation of its business development. - FY2020-Q2Update on the water-quality testing businessAnnual report
「The water-quality testing business launched 2 years ago has been expanding, among other factors, and has been progressing steadily.」
It was explained that the water-quality testing business, now 2 years from launch, has been expanding, confirming the continuation of its business development. - FY2020-Q1Update on the water-quality testing businessAnnual report
「In addition, the water-quality testing business launched 3 years ago has been progressing steadily, among other factors, and overall conditions have remained favorable.」
The description of the launch timing of the water-quality testing business was updated, and the business was described as progressing steadily. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Uni Relief is a product for water treatment plants nationwide, and both new installations and replacement demand have remained strong. Customers are seeking more reliable determinations, so we are researching new algorithms based on our accumulated experience and track record.」
The disclosure stated that new-installation and replacement demand for Uni Relief remained strong and that research into new algorithms to improve determination accuracy was under way. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business delivered higher revenue and substantially higher profit, as various inspection systems performed well amid increased capital investment utilizing IoT, while the water-quality testing business launched 2 years ago expanded rapidly, among other factors.」
It was explained that the water-quality testing business launched 2 years ago has been expanding rapidly, reaffirming the continuation of the water-quality testing business's development. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business has been progressing steadily, as various inspection systems performed well amid increased capital investment utilizing IoT, while the water-quality testing business launched 2 years ago has been expanding rapidly, among other factors, but」
It was explained that the water-quality testing business launched 2 years ago has been expanding rapidly, reaffirming the continuation of the water-quality testing business's development. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Intelligent FA Systems business has been progressing steadily, as various inspection systems performed well amid increased capital investment utilizing IoT, while the water-quality testing business launched 2 years ago has been expanding rapidly, among other factors.」
It was explained that the water-quality testing business launched 2 years ago has been expanding rapidly, reaffirming the continuation of the business's development. No new model development or completed milestones were reported. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「EQ Water, a continuous water-quality monitoring system, uses fish as sensors. We developed a compact version for private-sector factories by applying technology from Uni Relief, our well-received higher-end model, and narrowing the target market to private-sector factories. Unlike the previous practice of having people monitor fish in ponds, the system enables unmanned and automated operation. Inquiries for Uni Relief have also increased year after year, and we are expanding its target market.」
A compact EQ Water model for private-sector factories was developed using Uni Relief technology, enabling unmanned and automated operation. The disclosure also stated that inquiries for Uni Relief were increasing and that its target market was expanding. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Uni Relief, a continuous water-quality monitoring system, uses fish as sensors by harnessing biological energy. It has been well received as an effective product that contributes to automation, labor saving and environmental measures by converting facilities that previously required on-site human monitoring to unmanned operation. As the number of new inquiries has also increased, we undertook further development to improve the system.」
The first description was provided of a continuous water-quality monitoring system using fish as sensors, including the conversion of manned facilities to unmanned operation, contributions to automation, labor saving and environmental measures, and improvement and development in response to an increase in inquiries.