Safety, disaster preparedness and automation measures

「Within our Group, in addition to further developing overseas markets, we focused sales activities not only on production-linked products but also on maintenance divisions. As a result, revenue increased through projects involving equipment renewals for steelmaking and hot-rolling processes, maintenance of aging equipment at steelworks, and equipment projects for electric furnaces.」

「In addition to further developing overseas markets, the Group focused sales activities not only on products linked to production volumes but also on the maintenance division. As a result, sales increased due to maintenance-construction projects associated with aging equipment at steelworks, equipment-renewal projects involving automation for the maintenance division, and capacity-expansion projects for machinery and equipment in rolling processes.」

「Within our Group, as a result of focusing sales activities on maintenance divisions rather than only on production-linked products, revenue increased through orders for overseas cleaning equipment, automated and labor-saving machinery and equipment, and remote-controlled heavy machinery projects.」

「Within our Group, as a result of focusing sales activities not only on maintenance divisions but also on operations divisions, sales increased for special heavy machinery for steelmaking operations, safety fences and installation fixtures, and special valves for hot-rolling lines. Sales of equipment for restoring overseas steelworks damaged by typhoons also contributed to the increase in revenue.」

「As a result of focusing sales activities not only on the maintenance division but also on operations divisions, the Group saw increased sales from the installation and operation of temporary water-treatment facilities for dismantling existing equipment following the consolidation of domestic steelworks, sales of processing machinery accompanying the in-house production of processed products previously handled outside steelworks, and sales of entry-prevention barriers installed on existing lines for safety purposes.」

「As a result of implementing various measures focused on challenges including addressing safety, disaster prevention and automation and expanding maintenance, repair and refurbishment services, sales of safety barriers and other products designed to prevent accidental entry into hazardous areas increased, but not enough to offset declines in auxiliary steelmaking materials, valves, expansion joints and other products.」

「As a result of implementing various measures focused on challenges including addressing safety, disaster prevention and automation and expanding maintenance, repair and refurbishment services, orders for safety equipment at steelworks, demolition equipment for steelmaking processes and plunger pumps for water-treatment facilities in hot-rolling processes were strong. However, orders for auxiliary steelmaking materials and valves, rolling rolls for thick-plate processes, bellows and other products declined, resulting in performance below the level of the previous year.」

「As a result of implementing various measures focused on challenges including addressing safety, disaster prevention and automation and expanding maintenance, repair and refurbishment services, orders for demolition equipment for steelmaking processes and plunger pumps for water-treatment facilities in hot-rolling processes were strong. However, orders for auxiliary steelmaking materials and valves, rolling rolls for thick-plate processes, expansion joints, bellows and other products declined, resulting in performance below the level of the previous year.」

「Within our Group, as a result of pursuing various initiatives focused on issues including “responding to safety, disaster prevention, and automation” and “expanding maintenance, repair, and refurbishment services,” orders for plunger pumps for water treatment facilities in hot-rolling lines and on-site safety equipment were strong. However, orders for rolling rolls for thick-plate lines, expansion joints, oil seals, and other products declined, resulting in a performance below the level of the same period of the previous year.」