Origin

Basic Information

Stock Code
6513
Industry
Electrical Equipment
Category Detail
Chemicals & Chemical Products
Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Establishment Year
May 1938
Listing Year
October 1961
Official Website
https://www.origin.co.jp/
TSE Information
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Overview

Origin is an electrical equipment manufacturer founded in 1938, centered on power supply equipment, and also manufactures system equipment and synthetic resin paints, making it a leading company in the industry.

Current Situation

Origin recorded consolidated sales of approximately ¥32.5 billion and operating profit of approximately ¥900 million in the fiscal year ended March 2020, with power supply equipment and synthetic resin paints as its main businesses. It operates multiple factories in Japan to manufacture electrical control equipment, semiconductor devices, and precision mechanical parts, responding to market competition with its proprietary technologies. In the synthetic resin paints business, it focuses on developing high-performance products, mainly for industrial applications, to secure stable revenue. In recent years, it has strengthened its efforts in energy-saving and environmentally friendly products, promoting business efficiency improvements and product quality enhancements. It operates multiple business sites mainly in Saitama Prefecture and collaborates with group companies to expand its business. In the long term, it aims to respond to changes in demand in the power supply equipment market while pursuing technological innovations in related fields and new business development. It will continue to focus on deepening sustainable product development and supply systems while maintaining a stable management foundation.

Trivia

Interesting Facts

  • Established in 1938, a long-standing power supply equipment manufacturer
  • Collaborated with RIKEN on spot welder development
  • One of the representative companies in Japan's power supply equipment industry
  • Early expansion into synthetic resin paints business
  • Product diversification through introduction of advanced U.S. technologies
  • Multiple production bases in Saitama Prefecture
  • Group company specializing in paints
  • Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard
  • Maintained position as one of the three major power supply companies for a long time
  • Spot welders adopted extensively in Japan's automotive industry
  • Precision mechanism parts widely supplied to industrial machinery
  • Early initiatives in developing environmentally friendly products
  • Actively pursuing overseas technology partnerships
  • Operates proprietary brand 'Origin'
  • Specializes in custom designs for various electronic equipment

Hidden Connections

  • Established superiority in spot welding technology through collaboration with RIKEN
  • Expanded product development based on technology contracts with U.S. electrical manufacturers
  • Partners as parts supplier with major electrical manufacturers such as Toshiba and Mitsubishi
  • Closely collaborates with group paint company for strategic development in painting business
  • Contributes to regional industrial development through ties with Saitama Prefecture's industrial community
  • Aiming for international business expansion through overseas technology introduction
  • Expanding application range of high-precision electronic control units to the robotics industry
  • Conducting joint projects with universities and research institutions to strengthen R&D capabilities

Future Outlook

Growth Drivers

  • Increased product demand due to energy-saving and strengthened environmental regulations
  • Growth in IoT and industrial automation fields
  • Expanding needs for high-performance synthetic resin paints
  • Stable growth in semiconductor element demand
  • Expansion of product development for global markets
  • Enhancement of customization services for customers
  • Product line expansion through technology introduction
  • Competitiveness enhancement through improved manufacturing efficiency
  • Promotion of development of environmentally considerate materials and products
  • Advancement of digitalization and smart factories

Strategic Goals

  • Maintain industry-leading energy-saving performance
  • Increase ratio of environmentally friendly products to over 80%
  • Expand new business sales to 30% of total
  • Improve market share of IoT-compatible equipment
  • Strengthen global expansion and establish bases
  • Build development system for custom products
  • Progress in smartification of production equipment
  • Employee skill enhancement and promotion of diversity
  • Strengthen coexistence with local communities
  • Establish sustainable management system

Business Segments

Power Supply Manufacturing

Overview
Provides high-efficiency and reliable power supply equipment tailored to various industries, along with custom design services.
Competitiveness
High-performance, energy-saving power supply design technology
Customers
  • Industrial machinery manufacturers
  • Communications equipment manufacturers
  • Medical equipment manufacturers
  • Automotive parts manufacturers
  • Energy-related companies
  • Semiconductor manufacturing equipment companies
  • Planning and design firms
Products
  • Switching power supplies
  • Stabilized power supply units
  • Constant voltage power supplies
  • High-efficiency power supply systems
  • Custom power supply development

System Equipment Manufacturing

Overview
Achieves high precision and reliability in design and manufacturing of industrial control equipment, expanding IoT-compatible products.
Competitiveness
Advanced automatic control technology and IoT integration capabilities
Customers
  • Factory equipment management companies
  • Automotive manufacturers
  • Electronic equipment manufacturers
  • IoT solution providers
  • Construction equipment companies
Products
  • Automatic control devices
  • PLC controllers
  • Supervisory control systems
  • IoT control equipment

Synthetic Resin Paint Manufacturing

Overview
Manufactures high-performance synthetic resin paints and focuses on developing environmentally friendly products.
Competitiveness
Paint technology that balances durability and environmental performance
Customers
  • Automotive parts manufacturers
  • Industrial machinery manufacturers
  • Building materials manufacturers
  • Electronic parts manufacturers
  • Painting contractors
Products
  • Weather-resistant paints
  • Heat-resistant paints
  • Industrial paints
  • Water-based paints

Semiconductor Device Manufacturing

Overview
Manufactures reliable semiconductor devices and supplies them to diverse industrial sectors.
Competitiveness
High-quality production system and stable supply capacity
Customers
  • Electronic parts trading companies
  • Electronic equipment manufacturers
  • Automotive-related companies
  • Medical equipment manufacturers
  • Communications equipment manufacturers
Products
  • Rectifier diodes
  • Power transistors
  • Semiconductor elements
  • Integrated circuits

Precision Machine Parts Manufacturing

Overview
Manufactures high-precision machine parts and supplies them to a wide range of mechanical devices.
Competitiveness
Thorough precision machining technology and quality control
Customers
  • Industrial machinery manufacturers
  • Automotive parts companies
  • Electronic equipment manufacturers
  • Robot manufacturers
  • Aerospace-related companies
Products
  • Miniature bearings
  • Precision gears
  • Mechanism parts
  • Precision metal parts

Spot Welding Equipment Manufacturing

Overview
Manufactures welding equipment utilizing RIKEN technology, with strengths in the automotive industry.
Competitiveness
High-precision, energy-saving welding technology
Customers
  • Automotive manufacturers
  • Metal processing companies
  • Industrial equipment manufacturers
  • Manufacturing equipment companies
Products
  • Spot welders
  • Welding control devices

Electrostatic Printing Equipment Manufacturing

Overview
Manufactures electrostatic printing devices introduced from U.S. technology. Gains trust in the printing industry.
Competitiveness
Technological capabilities for high-definition printing
Customers
  • Printing companies
  • Publishing companies
  • Packaging materials manufacturers
Products
  • Electrostatic printing devices
  • Toner supply systems

DVD Manufacturing Equipment Manufacturing

Overview
Introduces DVD manufacturing technology from U.S. companies to achieve supply of high-efficiency equipment.
Competitiveness
Advanced technology in video media equipment
Customers
  • Video software manufacturers
  • Media manufacturing companies
Products
  • DVD pressing devices

Industrial Adhesives Manufacturing

Overview
Manufactures high-performance industrial adhesives compatible with a wide range of materials.
Competitiveness
Adhesive technology adaptable to diverse applications
Customers
  • Automotive parts manufacturers
  • Electronic equipment manufacturers
  • Industrial machinery manufacturers
Products
  • Heat-resistant adhesives
  • High-strength adhesives

Electronic Control Unit Development

Overview
Strength in manufacturing custom-designed electronic control units with flexible customer response.
Competitiveness
Development capabilities responsive to customer needs
Customers
  • Factory equipment management companies
  • Manufacturing companies
Products
  • Industrial electronic control units

Environmentally Friendly Materials Development

Overview
Promotes research and development of materials and paints with low environmental impact.
Competitiveness
Product development leveraging environmental technologies
Customers
  • Industrial machinery manufacturers
  • Construction industry
  • Paint distributors
Products
  • Low-VOC paints
  • Environmentally considerate materials

Competitive Advantage

Strengths

  • Stable management with over 70 years of history
  • Advanced power supply equipment design technology
  • Technological strength in synthetic resin paints
  • Diverse product lineup
  • Stable production through multiple domestic factories
  • Supply to multifaceted industrial sectors
  • Excellent quality control system
  • Collaboration with group companies
  • Building long-term customer relationships
  • Development of environmentally friendly products
  • Advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology
  • Reliability of precision mechanism parts
  • Product diversification through technology introduction
  • Pursuit of energy-saving performance
  • Flexibility in custom responses

Competitive Advantages

  • Maintains a solid position as one of the three major power supply companies
  • Capable of handling from a wide range of electronic equipment to industrial machinery
  • Track record of joint development with RIKEN
  • Advanced equipment manufacturing through U.S. technology introduction
  • Long-term stable supply system and rapid technical response
  • Product lineup compliant with environmental regulations
  • Trust gained through advanced quality control
  • Penetration into broad customer segments
  • Product innovation through fusion of multiple fields' technologies
  • Synergy effects across the group
  • Integrated system from manufacturing to sales
  • Development capabilities for dedicated equipment
  • Technological leadership in the industry
  • Parts manufacturing through high-precision processing technology
  • Customization tailored to customer needs

Threats

  • Intense price competition domestically and internationally
  • Delays in responding to rapid technological innovations
  • Risk of fluctuations in raw material prices
  • Cost increases due to strengthened environmental regulations
  • Expansion of market entry by overseas companies
  • Trends toward in-house product production by customers
  • Profit fluctuations due to exchange rate variations
  • Production impacts from natural disasters
  • Challenges in securing talent
  • Risk of patent infringement
  • Vulnerabilities in global supply chains
  • Uncertainty in market acquisition for new businesses

Innovations

2023: Development of Environmentally Friendly Low-VOC Paints

Overview
Developed and launched low-volatile organic compound paints compliant with environmental regulations.
Impact
Contributes to expansion of environmentally friendly product lines

2022: Improvement of High-Efficiency Switching Power Supplies

Overview
Developed the latest model power supply units with significantly improved energy-saving performance.
Impact
Improves customer satisfaction and market competitiveness

2021: Launch of IoT-Compatible Automatic Control Devices

Overview
Commercialized new control devices enabling IoT integration for industrial machinery.
Impact
Strengthens response to new market development and customer needs

2020: Joint Development of Welding Technology with RIKEN

Overview
Successfully improved technology for high-precision spot welders, strengthening manufacturing lines.
Impact
Enhances competitiveness in the welding machine business

Sustainability

  • Use of low-VOC solvents to reduce environmental impact
  • Active development of energy-saving products
  • Promotion of waste reduction activities at factories
  • Establishment of early response system to environmental laws and regulations
  • Research on products using renewable materials
  • Improvement of product recyclability
  • Strengthening environmental education for employees
  • Participation in local environmental conservation activities
  • Regular publication of environmental reports
  • Formulation of sustainable management indicators
  • Promotion of clean energy utilization
  • Introduction of green procurement standards