Expansion of the Product Lineup for Plate and Molding Process Efficiency Equipment and Enhanced Support for Asia
First written in FY2016. 11 of 36 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Overseas, although the ASEAN market was at approximately the previous fiscal year's level, sales fell below that level due to weak demand for automobiles and home appliances and the impact of increased imports of low-priced Chinese products in the core Korean market, as well as price competition and planned sales reductions associated with the reorganization of production sites in China. The operating loss widened from the previous fiscal year. Although the promotion of the appropriate pricing policy in Japan and structural reforms resulting from the closure of a production plant in China had a positive effect, the loss increased due to deteriorating operating rates caused by delays in customers' new product development and lower sales in Korea, as well as a higher variable-cost ratio resulting from an unfavorable product mix.」
Although molding and production efficiency equipment grew, sales declined due to the impact of tooling materials, plate products, the Korean market and the reorganization of production sites in China. The operating loss widened further as delays in customer development and an unfavorable product mix also weighed on results. - 2026-05-12WorsenedEarnings
「Although the promotion of an appropriate pricing policy in Japan and the structural reform benefits from closing the Chinese production facility had a positive effect, operating loss widened from the previous fiscal year due to lower operating capacity resulting from delays in customers' new development projects and lower revenue in the Korean market, as well as a higher variable-cost ratio caused by an unfavorable product mix.」
In the production equipment business, operating loss widened despite the effects of structural reform and the appropriate pricing policy, owing to delays in customer development projects, lower revenue in the Korean market, and an unfavorable product mix. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In Japan, sales of tooling materials for mold dies and plate products remained weak, mainly due to the delayed recovery in automobile-related market conditions and other factors, despite growth in the company's priority areas of molding and production efficiency equipment and its Machine Tool IoT Monitoring System. As a result, sales fell below the year-earlier level. Overseas, although the ASEAN market was at approximately the year-earlier level, sales fell below that level due to weak demand for automobiles and home appliances and the impact of price competition in the core Korean market, as well as planned sales reductions associated with the reorganization of production sites in China.」
Although molding and production efficiency equipment and the IoT monitoring system grew, sales declined both domestically and overseas due to weakness in tooling materials, plate products and the Korean market, as well as the impact of the reorganization of production sites in China. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「For customers in Asia, where further market growth is expected, we opened sensing schools for in-mold measurement systems at 2 locations in China and 1 location in Thailand. In fiscal 2025, we will also focus on further strengthening system development and expanding support arrangements at overseas locations.」
For production efficiency equipment, the company opened training centers for in-mold measurement systems at 2 locations in China and 1 location in Thailand, establishing a concrete support structure in Asia. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Launch of an "Injection Molding AI System" using AI in the company's resin pressure measurement system for molding and production efficiency equipment」
For molding efficiency equipment, the company launched an Injection Molding AI System using AI in its resin pressure measurement system, expanding the functionality of its products and solutions. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In Japan, the company continued to pursue its appropriate pricing policy from the previous fiscal year, and tooling materials for press dies performed solidly. However, stagnation in the mold and equipment-related markets persisted, while tooling materials for mold dies and plate products performed poorly, resulting in sales below the year-earlier level. Overseas, the core Korean market remained weak due to delays in automobile and home-appliance development and the impact of price competition, while poor market conditions continued in China, resulting in sales below the year-earlier level. Operating income declined year on year and turned negative. Although structural reforms and continued strengthening of fixed-cost controls had a positive impact, earnings were also affected by deteriorating operating rates amid worsening market conditions and higher retirement benefit expenses.」
Although the appropriate pricing policy, fixed-cost controls and structural reforms had positive effects, the production equipment business reported lower sales due to stagnation in the domestic equipment-related market, delayed development and price competition in Korea, and weakness in China. Operating income also deteriorated from a profit to a loss. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In Japan, the company continued to pursue its appropriate pricing policy from the previous fiscal year, and tooling materials for press dies performed solidly. However, the recovery in the equipment-related market remained delayed, while tooling materials for mold dies and plate products performed poorly, resulting in sales below the year-earlier level. Overseas, the core Korean market remained weak due to the impact of price competition, while poor market conditions continued in China, resulting in sales below the year-earlier level. Operating income declined year on year and turned negative. Although continued control of fixed costs and the effects of structural reforms partly improved profitability, the sharp deterioration in operating rates accompanying the decline in sales amid worsening market conditions led to lower earnings.」
Although the effects of the appropriate pricing policy, fixed-cost controls and structural reforms began to emerge, sales declined due to the delayed recovery in the domestic equipment-related market, price competition in Korea and weakness in China, and the production equipment business turned loss-making. - FY2024-Q1Weakness in the domestic, Chinese and Southeast Asian marketsAnnual report
「In Japan, although the company continued to pursue its appropriate pricing policy from the previous fiscal year, the market recovery remained delayed and tooling materials for mold dies and plate products performed poorly, resulting in sales below the year-earlier level. Overseas, the core Korean market remained at approximately the year-earlier level, but sales in China fell below the year-earlier level as electronic component and automotive-related demand remained weak amid poor market conditions. Southeast Asian sales also fell below the year-earlier level as demand for mobile phones and office automation equipment remained weak.」
Although the company continued its appropriate pricing policy, the production equipment business reported lower sales due to the delayed recovery in the domestic market and weakness in the Chinese and Southeast Asian markets. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「For base tooling materials for molds, equipment and jigs, we began integrating the Futaba ordering site, a system that streamlines customers' procurement of tooling materials, with Plate Builder, a simple design and procurement service developed by affiliated company Kabuku. This enables customers to complete the design, quotation and ordering of machined products entirely online.」
The company began integrating the Futaba ordering site with Plate Builder and implemented a procurement service enabling the design, quotation and ordering of base tooling materials to be completed entirely online. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, although the market recovery remained delayed, plate products performed solidly, and the company continued to pursue its pricing policy, resulting in sales exceeding the year-earlier level. Overseas, demand related to automobiles began to recover in the core Korean market, and sales also benefited from the weaker yen, resulting in sales exceeding the year-earlier level.」
The company reaffirmed that the domestic market's delayed recovery persisted, while plate products and Korean automotive demand remained solid and its pricing policy continued. - FY2023-Q2Delayed recovery in the domestic market coexisted with a recovery in Korean automotive demandAnnual report
「In Japan, although the market recovery remained delayed, tooling materials for mold dies performed solidly, and the company continued to pursue its pricing policy, resulting in sales exceeding the year-earlier level. Overseas, demand related to automobiles began to recover in the core Korean market, and sales also benefited from the weaker yen, resulting in sales exceeding the year-earlier level.」
Although the delayed recovery in the domestic market persisted, tooling materials for mold dies and Korean automotive demand remained solid, resulting in higher sales both domestically and overseas. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Launch of a dedicated website for the in-mold measurement system」
For the in-mold measurement system, the company advanced to the stage of launching a dedicated website, in addition to expanding the product lineup. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「With this system installed, customers can complete the design, quotation and ordering of machined products entirely online.」
For the streamlining of plate products and base tooling materials, the company installed Kabuku's Plate Builder on the Futaba ordering site, advancing the service to the point where design, quotation and ordering can be completed entirely online. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, the capital investment market began to recover. Mold and press die tooling materials and plate products performed well, while molding and production efficiency equipment remained solid, resulting in sales exceeding the year-earlier level. Overseas, sales in the core Korean market exceeded the year-earlier level as demand increased with the economic recovery and the yen remained weak.」
The company continues to cite the recovery in the domestic capital investment market and Korean market, as well as the strong performance of tooling materials, plate products and molding efficiency equipment. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, although automobile-related production cuts due to the semiconductor shortage and other factors had an impact, the capital investment market began to recover. Mold and press die tooling materials and plate products performed well, while molding and production efficiency equipment remained solid, resulting in sales exceeding the year-earlier level. Overseas, demand increased in the core Korean market as economic conditions recovered, and sales also benefited from the yen's weakness, resulting in sales exceeding the year-earlier level.」
Production equipment sales increased 13.4% year on year to ¥15,294 million, while operating income improved from an operating loss of ¥142 million in the year-earlier period to operating income of ¥554 million. The recovery in the domestic capital investment market and Korean demand translated into a tangible improvement in business performance. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Launch of the new NC Belt Feeder from group company サツキ機材株式会社」
In production equipment-related operations, the company launched the new NC Belt Feeder from サツキ機材 and concretely expanded its product lineup. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「For the in-mold measurement system, or Mold Marshaller System, we added 4 types of sensors for sale to meet a range of measurement needs, and launched a new pressure measurement amplifier with Modbus communications to support the rapid adoption of IoT at molding sites.」
Expanded the in-mold measurement system lineup by adding 4 types of sensors for sale and launching an amplifier compatible with Modbus communications. - FY2021-Q3Promoted expansion of the in-mold measurement system lineupAnnual report
「As part of our investment and challenge initiatives, we actively pursued efforts including the development of domestically produced drone products and expansion of the in-mold measurement system lineup.」
Following the market launch of the existing system for centralized data management, the company is expanding the lineup of in-mold measurement systems. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under the Futaba Innovation Plan 2023, during the second quarter we actively launched new products and services, including the MMS Cloud IoT system for centralized management of data from drone-related products and in-mold measurement systems.」
In the molding efficiency and measurement fields of the production equipment business, the company launched MMS Cloud, which centrally manages data from in-mold measurement systems. Production equipment sales, however, fell 11.1% year on year. - FY2021-Q1New product launches coexisted with deteriorating market conditionsAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the Group actively introduced new products to the market, including the "Machine Tool IoT Monitoring System," developed by combining and applying internal resources, and "Felkavol," a thick CFRP plate for cutting applications. It also promoted the development of the FMT-04 controller for unmanned equipment using the 920 MHz band and the BLA21-06U-A01 servo motor for industrial equipment, offering superior water and dust resistance. However, business performance languished due to deteriorating market conditions.」
In production equipment-related operations, the company launched new products such as Felkavol, but production equipment sales fell below the year-earlier level due to weak domestic capital investment demand, sluggish Korean automotive demand and the stronger yen. - FY2020-Q3Weak domestic demand coexisted with foreign-exchange effects and weakness in the Chinese marketAnnual report
「In the domestic market, demand for tooling materials for mold and press dies continued to languish, while molding efficiency equipment also performed poorly due to the deteriorating economic environment, resulting in sales below the year-earlier level. In the core Korean market, automotive demand was strong, but sales fell below the year-earlier level due to the impact of foreign-exchange movements. Sales across overseas markets also fell below the year-earlier level as the Chinese market remained weak.」
Although strong Korean automotive demand continued, domestic and overseas sales fell below the year-earlier level amid weak domestic demand for tooling materials and molding efficiency equipment, foreign-exchange effects and weakness in the Chinese market. - FY2020-Q2Strong Korean automotive demand coexisted with foreign-exchange effects and weakness in the Chinese marketAnnual report
「In the core Korean market, automotive demand was strong, but sales fell below the year-earlier level due to the impact of foreign-exchange movements. Sales across overseas markets also fell below the year-earlier level as the Chinese market remained weak.」
Although automotive demand in Korea was strong in the production equipment business, total overseas sales declined due to the impact of foreign-exchange movements and weakness in the Chinese market. - FY2020-Q1Strong Korean automotive demand coexisted with an overall overseas sales decline due to foreign-exchange effectsAnnual report
「Automotive demand was strong in the core Korean market, but overseas sales of production equipment overall fell below the year-earlier level due to the impact of foreign-exchange movements and other factors.」
Although automotive demand was strong in the Korean market, total overseas sales of production equipment fell below the year-earlier level due to the impact of foreign-exchange movements and other factors. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In the Mold Marshaller System, which provides visibility into the mold, we added a new sensor to measure mold opening during injection molding, in addition to the existing measurements of pressure, resin temperature, mold temperature and resin flow rate. This enables centralized management of more of the information generated during injection molding.」
Added a mold-opening sensor to the molding monitoring system and expanded centralized management of collected data. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Plate products, tooling materials for press dies and molding efficiency equipment performed well, but sales remained only slightly above the year-earlier level as tooling materials for mold dies languished. In the core Korean market, sales exceeded the year-earlier level as strong smartphone demand more than offset slightly weak automotive demand.」
In Japan, the solid performance of plate products, tooling materials for press dies and molding efficiency equipment was partly offset by weak tooling materials for mold dies, while in Korea strong smartphone demand continued to offset weak automotive demand. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Tooling materials for press dies and molding efficiency equipment performed well, but sales remained only slightly above the year-earlier level as tooling materials for mold dies languished. In Korea, sales exceeded the year-earlier level as strong smartphone demand more than offset weak automotive demand.」
In Japan, the solid performance of tooling materials for press dies and molding efficiency equipment was partly offset by weak tooling materials for mold dies, while in Korea strong smartphone demand offset weak automotive demand. - FY2019-Q1Higher domestic sales and a shift in applications in the Korean marketAnnual report
「Tooling materials for press dies and plate products performed solidly, while molding efficiency equipment also grew, resulting in sales exceeding the year-earlier level. In Korea, sales exceeded the year-earlier level as strong smartphone demand more than offset weak automotive demand.」
In Japan, plate products, molding efficiency equipment and other products grew, while in Korea strong smartphone demand offset weak automotive demand. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the production equipment business, we contribute to more efficient manufacturing through the "intelligentization of processes," making full use of ICT.」
The company reaffirmed its policy of expanding the growth drivers of the production equipment business beyond its range of plate products and molding efficiency equipment to include ICT-enabled process intelligence and support for production efficiency improvements. - FY2018-Q3Growth in domestic plate products and molding efficiency equipment, and higher sales in the Korean marketAnnual report
「Although tooling materials for press dies continued to languish, sales exceeded the year-earlier level as plate products and molding efficiency equipment grew.」
In Japan, demand for tooling materials for press dies continued to languish, while plate products and molding efficiency equipment grew. In Korea, demand from the automotive sector remained solid despite continued weakness in the smartphone sector, and overseas sales also slightly exceeded the year-earlier level. - FY2018-Q2Higher sales amid continued solid automotive demand and weak smartphone demand in the South Korean marketAnnual report
「In the core South Korean market, smartphone applications remained sluggish, but automotive applications remained solid, bringing sales slightly above the same period of the previous year.」
Although demand for smartphones continued to languish in the Korean market, overseas sales slightly exceeded the year-earlier level, supported by solid demand from the automotive sector. - FY2018-Q1Solid automotive demand coexisted with weak smartphone demandAnnual report
「In the core South Korean market, sales remained around the level of the same period of the previous year, as automotive applications remained solid while smartphone applications continued to be sluggish.」
In the South Korean market, automotive applications remained solid while smartphone applications continued to be sluggish, leaving overseas sales around the level of the same period of the previous year. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「For the mold marshalling system, which provides visibility into the mold, we launched systems that integrate and monitor information from inside the mold with information from the molding machine and peripheral equipment, as well as cost-focused systems that enable convenient molding monitoring, and developed and launched sensors compatible with large molds.」
For molding-efficiency equipment, launched an integrated information-monitoring system, a cost-focused system, and sensors for large molds, advancing specific measures to make processes more intelligent and connected through IoT. - FY2017-Q3Overseas sales recovered to around the previous year's level due to a recovery in South Korean home-appliance applicationsAnnual report
「In Japan, sales fell below the same period of the previous year as equipment for press and mold dies and other products remained sluggish. Overseas, in the core South Korean market, smartphone and automotive applications continued to be affected by market stagnation, but home-appliance applications and others recovered somewhat, bringing sales to around the level of the same period of the previous year.」
While sales in Japan continued to decline, home-appliance applications and others recovered somewhat in South Korea, bringing overseas sales to around the level of the same period of the previous year. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan, sales of molding-efficiency equipment such as hot runners and electrode molding systems exceeded the same period of the previous year, but sales fell below the same period of the previous year as equipment for press and mold dies and other products remained sluggish. Overseas sales fell slightly below the same period of the previous year, as the core South Korean market weakened under the impact of market stagnation in smartphone and automotive applications.」
Although molding-efficiency equipment sales grew in Japan, sales for the business as a whole fell below the same period of the previous year in Japan and overseas due to sluggish sales of other products and the weak South Korean market. - FY2017-Q1Diverging performance across Japan and overseasAnnual report
「For precision plates, moldmaking equipment and molding-efficiency equipment, sales in Japan fell slightly below the same period of the previous year, as sales of plate products and molding-efficiency equipment such as hot runners and mold marshalling systems exceeded the same period of the previous year, but mold products and other offerings remained sluggish. Overseas sales fell below the same period of the previous year, as the core South Korean market weakened under the impact of market stagnation in smartphone and automotive applications.」
Although some plate and molding-efficiency equipment sales increased in Japan, the business as a whole recorded lower sales due to sluggish mold products and the weak South Korean market. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In the production equipment business, we will expand sales through a plate product lineup that captures market needs and advance the development of molding-efficiency equipment. We will also provide equipment and services that respond flexibly to changing customer needs in Asia.」
Identified the product lineup, molding-efficiency equipment, and equipment and service provision in Asia as growth drivers.