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between divisions, each division has its own corporate
do our best to develop manufacturing effi ciencies that
will allow us to deliver outstanding precision at a price
planning department. The corporate planning depart-
ments have been established separately from each
point that our customers can justify.
division. However, at the Seibu level, we are considering
EDT: Many machine tool builders offer many different
new business opportunities that result from interaction
types of metal working machines. Does Seibu have plans
between divisions. As global opportunities change and
evolve, Seibu management will review policy and change
turning centers or grinders?
as needed to take advantage of new opportunities.
KM: Currently, no. Our exclusive focus is EDM.
EDT: Seibu is known for very high precision Wire EDM. In to expand beyond EDM and include equipment such as
fact, some would say it is among the most accurate in the
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EDT: COVID has impacted manufacturing throughout
world. Was this by design? Did Seibu start out with the
the world. We are seeing some parts of the world in
idea to build super accurate machines?
recession already. How do you see global opportunities
in the next fi ve years?
KM: It is diffi cult for medium size companies like Seibu to
compete on price. We have made the decision to target
KM: It is diffi cult to predict where the economy will be in
the applications that require high precision. Fortunately,
fi ve years. Clearly, the Russia-Ukraine confl ict is some-
end users around the world are asking for tighter and
thing to watch. So too the U.S. – China trade relationship
tighter tolerances. This gives us an expanding market,
could have some impact. However, we don’t see any
and allows us to focus our resources on R&D to get better
and better accuracy.
EDM industry. We believe that, while world political and
economic confl icts may have some impact, there are oth-
EDT: Achieving the precision and accuracy levels that you major economic impact that will severely hurt the global
er elements that will bolster the industry, such as the shift
quote must be diffi cult to maintain.
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to EVs in automotive, and the battle for semiconductor
KM: Yes, it is diffi cult, but it is our company policy.
supremacy. In general, Seibu is optimistic for the future.
Obviously, our commitment to precision is refl ected in
EDT: Building on that question, what areas of the world
the structure of the machine. If we sacrifi ce the structure
do you see the greatest growth potential, and what do you
in order to reduce price, the precision will suffer.
see for the long term, out at 10-20 years?
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Conversely, as we improve precision, we face cost
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pressures. Our goal is to bring the most value to our
KM: In the short term, we expect our company to grow in
7” W x 4.875” H
customers. We are, of course, sensitive to pricing and
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