Smart-Factory Business Using IoT and AI

「また当社は、本提携を通じて獲得する知見を、重点領域として位置づけるフィジカル AI の社会実装にも活用してまいります。」

「・Development of ResolanaTM, a data-utilization platform ・Development of additional functions for Facteye®, a system for monitoring manufacturing equipment operations and managing performance ・Validation and development of the effectiveness of applying AI agents to business operations through demonstration experiments with multiple customers ・Research into AI models and technical validation of the use of small language models for specific business operations ・Demonstration research on AI using company-specific knowledge and guardrail technology ・Design and development of an IoT data collection platform for automotive applications ・Demonstration research on autonomous control of industrial robots using physical AI and digital twins」

「Data monetization, one of our priority businesses, grew as planned, driven by the development of a big-data utilization platform.」

「In the focus business of data monetization, growth in line with the plan was driven by construction of a platform for the use of big data. Although demand related to the cloud remained high, cloud services development declined due to the impact of the completion of specific projects. Control simulation grew, driven mainly by IoT systems and embedded development for the automotive industry. Quality management increased slightly, supported by growth in in-vehicle verification services. As a result, revenue increased by ¥419 million, or 3.7%, from the previous fiscal year to ¥11,837 million.」

「Data monetization, one of our priority businesses, grew as planned, driven by the development of a big-data utilization platform.」

「In the focus business of data monetization, construction of a big-data analytics platform performed well. In cloud services development, the number of development projects using AI increased, but results were flat. Control simulation grew, driven mainly by IoT systems and embedded development for the automotive industry. Quality management also grew slightly, supported by growth in in-vehicle verification services. As a result, revenue was ¥5,945 million, an increase of ¥323 million, or 5.7%, year on year. Operating profit increased by ¥225 million, or 23.9%, year on year to ¥1,167 million, reflecting growth in the focus businesses and improved margins in the automotive industry.」

「Although the smart factory business continued to be affected by restrained investment in some areas, factory automation (FA) development increased. In the Connected Services business, mobility services, a focus business, grew through the construction of big-data analytics platforms, as well as in-vehicle control development and quality verification for battery electric vehicles (BEVs).」

「In the focus business of mobility services, the construction of a big-data analytics platform and cloud development in the MaaS field performed well. In production-related production and logistics solutions, demand for factory automation (FA) development increased and remained solid, although the impact of restrained investment by major customers persisted, while logistics-related business was in line with the previous fiscal year. As a result, revenue was ¥9.65 billion, an increase of ¥598 million, or 6.6%, year on year. Operating profit increased by ¥284 million, or 13.5%, year on year to ¥2.394 billion, reflecting growth in the focus businesses and profit growth accompanying higher revenue.」

「Meanwhile, in production and logistics solutions, smart factory-related business continued to struggle due to the impact of restrained investment, as it had the previous year, while logistics solutions remained solid.」

「In production and logistics solutions, smart factory-related business declined from the previous year, partly due to the impact of restrained investment, while logistics solutions performed well.」

「In the mobility services business, a key business area, big data and smartphone app development in the MaaS field performed well. In the production and logistics solutions business, smart factory-related business remained approximately in line with the previous fiscal year, while logistics-efficiency ICT solutions performed well. As a result, revenue increased to ¥13,518 million, up ¥1,208 million, or 9.8%, year on year. In terms of profit, operating profit increased to ¥3,073 million, up ¥268 million, or 9.6%, year on year, due to higher profit accompanying revenue growth.」

「In the mobility services business, a key business area, big data and smartphone app development in the MaaS field performed well. In the production and logistics solutions business, smart factory-related business remained flat, but logistics-efficiency ICT solution projects increased, and the business performed solidly overall.」

「In the mobility services business, a key business area, big data and smartphone app development in the MaaS field performed well. In the production and logistics solutions business, demand was strong for production management system development to support customers' factory DX and for automation ranging from dock management to warehouse operations. Inquiries for logistics-efficiency ICT solutions increased, and the business performed solidly.」

「In the production and logistics solutions business, a key business area, there were delays in the supply of materials, but the number of DX-related engagements at factories was trending upward and the business performed solidly. In the mobility services business, smartphone app development performed well. In addition, systems development in the Chubu and western Japan regions performed well against a backdrop of active ICT investment in the manufacturing sector, a major customer industry. As a result, revenue increased to ¥16,834 million, up ¥936 million, or 5.9%, from the previous fiscal year. In terms of profit, operating profit increased to ¥3,857 million, up ¥704 million, or 22.3%, from the previous fiscal year, due to higher profit accompanying revenue growth and progress in winning highly profitable engagements.」

「The production and logistics solutions and mobility services, both key businesses, performed solidly as the business environment improved. In the core businesses, systems development in the Chubu and western Japan regions performed well against a backdrop of active ICT investment in the manufacturing sector, a major customer industry. As a result, revenue increased to ¥12,309 million, up ¥674 million, or 5.8%, year on year. In terms of profit, operating profit increased to ¥2,805 million, up ¥647 million, or 30.0%, year on year, due to higher profit accompanying revenue growth and progress in winning highly profitable engagements.」

「The production and logistics solutions and mobility services, both key businesses, performed solidly as the business environment improved. In the core businesses, systems development in the Chubu and western Japan regions performed well as ICT investment by major customers recovered. As a result, revenue increased to ¥8,260 million, up ¥460 million, or 5.9%, year on year. In terms of profit, operating profit increased to ¥1,961 million, up ¥462 million, or 30.9%, year on year, due to the reversal of the elimination of unprofitable projects that arose in the previous fiscal year and the effect of shifting personnel to more profitable engagements.」

「In particular, in the priority business area of the Digital Industry Business, we conducted a demonstration test to obtain indoor and outdoor location data by integrating our LogiPull® ICT solution for improving logistics efficiency with a major telecommunications company's location-data service. By visualizing trucks' current locations, the initiative aims to support customers' logistics DX, including labor savings and automation of warehouse operations.」

「The mobility-related business in the Chubu region, the existing systems development business and the smart factory business were approximately in line with the previous fiscal year. Although western Japan and the product development support services business recorded lower revenue, they showed signs of improvement in the second half from the second-quarter trough as the business environment recovered.」

「The business environment recovered following the lifting of the state of emergency, and the smart factory business and western Japan showed signs of improvement from the second-quarter trough. However, unprofitable projects arose in the product development support services business. As a result, revenue decreased to ¥11,634 million, down ¥573 million, or 4.7%, year on year, and operating profit decreased to ¥2,158 million, down ¥391 million, or 15.4%.」

「In western Japan, the smart factory business and product development support services, inquiries were trending upward, but caution over ICT budget execution persisted. As a result, revenue decreased to ¥7,799 million, down ¥602 million, or 7.2%, year on year, and operating profit decreased to ¥1,498 million, down ¥312 million, or 17.2%.」

「Although the smart factory business and product development support services, both key areas, recorded slight year-on-year revenue declines, inquiries increased and showed signs of recovery.」

「In the smart factory business, a key business area, sales of products for labor saving and remote instructions grew, but sales of flagship products supporting the smartification of entire factories and related development businesses stagnated. In addition, embedded software development and testing services were affected by restrained ICT investment. As a result, revenue decreased to ¥16,298 million, down ¥1,139 million, or 6.5%, from the previous fiscal year, and operating profit decreased to ¥3,371 million, down ¥447 million, or 11.7%.」

「In the digital industry business, systems development in western Japan remained solid. In the Chubu region, connected-car-related business also remained solid, but systems development was sluggish, while the smart factory business and embedded software development and testing services, among others, were affected by restrained IT investment. As a result, revenue decreased to ¥12,208 million, down ¥828 million, or 6.4%, year on year, and operating profit decreased to ¥2,549 million, down ¥321 million, or 11.2%.」

「In the digital industry business, some factories that had been shut down gradually resumed operations following the lifting of the state of emergency, and systems development in the Chubu and western Japan regions remained solid. However, sales of products supporting factory-efficiency improvements in the smart factory business, a key business area, were sluggish, while services supporting customers' product development remained weak. As a result, revenue decreased to ¥8,402 million, down ¥289 million, or 3.3%, year on year, and operating profit decreased to ¥1,810 million, down ¥94 million, or 4.9%.」

「In the digital industry business, the spread of COVID-19 affected the smart factory business and systems development support for manufacturers through restrictions on access to production sites and the resulting delays in business engagements. As a result, revenue decreased to ¥4,254 million, down ¥161 million, or 3.7%, year on year. In terms of profit, operating profit decreased to ¥945 million, down ¥69 million, or 6.8%, year on year, due to lower profit accompanying the decline in revenue and decreased sales of smart factory-related services and products.」

「In addition to streamlining the training functions of the high-precision image inspection system WiseImaging® using AI and deep learning, we began providing EdaGlass®, an application service that supports workplace transformation at factories through the use of smart glasses, thereby expanding services supporting factory digitalization.」

「In the digital industry business, although some companies remained cautious, overall appetite for ICT investment remained strong. As the business as a whole, including the smart factory-related business, systems development for manufacturers and product development support services, performed solidly, revenue increased to ¥13,036 million, up ¥681 million, or 5.5%, year on year. In terms of profit, operating profit increased to ¥2,871 million, up ¥482 million, or 20.2%, year on year, as the number of highly profitable engagements increased, particularly in systems development in the Chubu and western Japan regions.」

「In the digital industry business, corporate appetite for ICT investment remained strong, and the business as a whole, including the smart factory-related business, systems development for manufacturers and product development support services, performed solidly. As a result, revenue increased to ¥8,691 million, up ¥305 million, or 3.6%, year on year. In terms of profit, operating profit increased to ¥1,904 million, up ¥275 million, or 16.9%, year on year, as profitability improved in sales of smart factory-related products and systems development in regions including western Japan.」

「In the digital industry business, corporate appetite for ICT investment remained strong, and the smart factory-related business, systems development for manufacturers and product development support services grew. However, revenue decreased to ¥4,416 million, down ¥38 million, or 0.9%, year on year, due to the postponement of the start dates for some systems development engagements. In terms of profit, operating profit increased to ¥1,014 million, up ¥72 million, or 7.7%, year on year, as profitability improved in sales of smart factory-related products and systems development in regions including western Japan.」

「In the digital industry business, we worked to strengthen promotional activities for various products and services related to smart factories and expand IoT-related businesses using advanced technologies, against a backdrop of strong corporate IT investment in the manufacturing sector. In terms of performance, systems development for manufacturers and product development support services grew, while sales of internally developed products in the smart factory business, a key business area, remained strong. As a result, revenue increased to ¥16,583 million, up ¥1,915 million, or 13.1%, from the previous fiscal year, and operating profit increased to ¥3,307 million, up ¥948 million, or 40.2%.」

「In the digital industry business, systems development for manufacturers, product development support services and IoT-related businesses using advanced technologies grew against a backdrop of favorable market conditions. The smart factory business, a key business area, also progressed as planned, and sales of internally developed products remained strong. As a result, revenue increased to ¥12,354 million, up ¥1,753 million, or 16.5%, year on year, and operating profit increased to ¥2,388 million, up ¥710 million, or 42.3%.」

「In particular, in the smart factory and security services businesses, which we have designated as key areas, we launched Visual Factory®, a service that visualizes factory IoT data, and SecureCross™ Factory, a service that protects factories from security threats. Both are positioned as core services going forward.」

「In particular, for the smart factory business, a key business area, we focused on deepening relationships with existing customers and conducted proactive promotional activities to acquire new customers, including seminars held across the Tokyo–Nagoya–Osaka corridor and participation in trade shows.」

「We enhanced the functionality of Facteye®, a factory IoT platform product, enabling data collection and analysis in environments where new and legacy equipment from multiple manufacturers is used together.」

「In the industrial automation business, we worked to strengthen promotional activities for various products and services centered on Facteye®, our flagship product in the smart factory-related field. In terms of performance, although the testing business was sluggish due to a decline in engagements, revenue increased to ¥8,243 million, up ¥462 million, or 5.9%, year on year, as the smart factory business and systems development for assembly manufacturers and other businesses performed solidly. Operating profit increased to ¥1,366 million, up ¥148 million, or 12.2%, year on year.」

「In the industrial automation business, we worked to strengthen promotional activities for various products and services centered on Facteye®, our flagship product in the smart factory-related field. In terms of performance, although the testing business was sluggish due to a decline in engagements, revenue increased to ¥5,396 million, up ¥108 million, or 2.1%, year on year, as the smart factory business, where the number of projects is on an upward trend, and systems development for assembly manufacturers performed solidly. Operating profit increased to ¥879 million, up ¥11 million, or 1.3%, year on year.」

「In the industrial automation business, we worked to strengthen promotional activities for various products and services centered on Facteye®, our flagship product in the smart factory-related field. In terms of performance, revenue increased to ¥2,741 million, up ¥50 million, or 1.9%, year on year, as the smart factory business performed solidly. However, operating profit decreased to ¥469 million, down ¥12 million, or 2.6%, year on year, due to the sluggish performance of the testing business and other factors.」

「In terms of performance, revenue increased to ¥10,403 million, up ¥812 million, or 8.5%, from the previous fiscal year, as the smart factory-related business performed solidly. However, operating profit was ¥1,673 million, approximately unchanged from the previous fiscal year, due in part to lower earnings resulting from the sluggish performance of systems development and testing businesses for manufacturers.」

「In addition to launching new services in the smart factory-related field, we focused on strengthening promotional activities for existing products and services in the field. In terms of performance, revenue increased to ¥7,781 million, up ¥721 million, or 10.2%, year on year, as the smart factory-related business performed solidly. Operating profit increased to ¥1,218 million, up ¥5 million, or 0.5%, year on year, despite lower earnings due to the sluggish performance of systems development and testing businesses for manufacturers and an increase in research and development expenses.」

「In particular, in the smart factory-related field, where we support customers in improving factory efficiency and productivity, we focused on capturing new business opportunities, including by launching new services such as WiseImaging™ (WiseImaging) and Smart Logger™, which use IoT and AI technologies.」