Strengthening efforts on automotive device projects

「While capital investment aimed at advancing and reducing labor requirements remained firm, factory utilization rates in the semiconductor and robotics markets remained low due to the slowdown in the Chinese economy and worsening Japan-US relations, resulting in unstable conditions. Against this backdrop, we steadily worked through the order backlog for equipment projects while also developing new customers.」

「While capital investment aimed at advancing and reducing labor requirements remained firm, utilization rates in the semiconductor and robotics markets remained low due to the slowdown in the Chinese economy and worsening Japan-US relations, resulting in unstable conditions. Against this backdrop, we steadily worked through the order backlog for equipment projects while also developing new customers.」

「We focused on capturing capital investment demand in strong-performing industries and needs related to the development of next-generation semiconductors. We also continued to expand sales of AI- and IoT-related products and production and consumable components.」

「Our Group will work to develop product groups for the strong-performing power semiconductor market and focus on expanding sales of new products, including AI- and IoT-related products developed in collaboration with manufacturers.」

「In the Industrial Equipment Business, while production adjustments and declining demand emerged due to rising resource prices and the rapid depreciation of the yen, and operations at factories in China were repeatedly suspended due to the impact of COVID-19, we worked to secure business opportunities related to automotive devices, where demand remained firm, and labor-saving investment, while continuing to focus on expanding sales of production and consumable components.」

「In addition to capturing capital investment demand in strong-performing industries, we focused on developing products related to AI and IoT and continued to expand sales of production and consumable components.」

「We strengthened consultative sales, focusing on the strong-performing robotics and semiconductor-related markets, and also focused on expanding sales of new products.」

「Although sales activities were restricted due to the impact of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, we focused on expanding product groups related to AI and IoT, making use of teleworking and videoconferencing, while also continuing to develop products and strengthen sales efforts in areas related to the automation and advancement of production facilities.」

「In the Industrial Equipment Business, while production activity stagnated due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and investment sentiment weakened due to the slowdown in the global economy, some segments of the semiconductor industry, including memory and 5G-related segments, remained firm. We focused on expanding product groups related to AI and IoT, making use of teleworking and videoconferencing, while also continuing to develop products and strengthen sales efforts in areas related to the automation and advancement of production facilities.」

「In the Industrial Equipment Business, while demand for automotive semiconductors targeting the automotive industry remained firm, we worked to develop new products and strengthen consultative sales, while also strengthening sales of production and consumable components.」

「We will work to capture continued firm demand related to automotive devices, while developing products and strengthening sales efforts in areas aimed at automating and advancing production facilities.」

「While order intake and production activity weakened in the robotics and electronic components and semiconductor industries due to the decline in smartphone demand in China, demand for automotive semiconductors targeting the domestic automotive industry remained firm, and we worked to develop new products and strengthen consultative sales, while also strengthening sales of production and consumable components.」

「To address these circumstances, our Group will continue to assess demand trends while working to develop products and strengthen sales efforts, particularly in the automotive semiconductor and robotics sectors, and to develop and deepen relationships with business partners related to IoT.」

「We worked to develop new products and strengthen consultative sales, particularly in the strong-performing smartphone, automotive semiconductor and robotics sectors, while also continuing to develop and strengthen sales of new production and consumable components.」

「We worked to develop new products and strengthen consultative sales, particularly in the strong-performing smartphone, automotive semiconductor and robotics sectors, while also continuing to develop and strengthen sales of new production and consumable components.」

「In the Industrial Equipment Business, as production activity at companies involved in electronic components, semiconductors and robotics remained at high levels amid the global economic recovery and capital investment continued to recover, we worked to strengthen consultative sales, particularly in the strong-performing smartphone, automotive semiconductor and robotics sectors, while also」

「We will work to develop products and strengthen sales efforts targeting these industries, particularly the smartphone, automotive semiconductor and robotics sectors, while also developing and deepening relationships with business partners related to IoT.」

「We worked to secure business opportunities related to labor-saving investment, including in the strong-performing robotics sector, and automotive devices, while also strengthening sales efforts to the research and development divisions of business partners and developing and deepening relationships with business partners related to IoT.」

「We worked to secure business opportunities related to labor-saving investment, including in the strong-performing robotics sector, and automotive devices, while also working to develop and deepen relationships with business partners related to IoT.」

「We worked to secure business opportunities related to labor-saving investment, including in the strong-performing robotics sector, and automotive devices, while also working to develop and deepen relationships with business partners related to IoT.」

「We will strengthen initiatives for automotive devices, for which the number of units installed is expected to increase, while working to develop and deepen relationships with business partners related to IoT.」