Corporate
Profile

[Company strength]
In addition to our core image processing technology, our strength also lies in the speed and flexibility that only a small company can provide. We do more than develop image processing software. As a joint developer and consulting company, we listen carefully to the needs of our corporate clients, organize information, and exchange ideas with clients. According to the circumstances or client requirements, we can offer a wide range of proposals, from selecting equipment to constructing image processing algorithms and even entire systems.

[Business description]
We apply our core technology to develop OEM image processing applications and software for image processing and scanning devices. Our goal is to bring to life the client’s vision using the best possible equipment and systems within the client’s budget. To realize this goal, we select the optimal lighting, cameras, lenses, and other equipment from a wide range of manufacturers and categories. We also generate original image processing algorithms and develop and sell our own products, including image processing simulation software. Since our establishment (in 2004), our company has specialized in the industrial sector. We are now expanding into the agriculture and healthcare fields. We are also addressing client needs through the development of systems that incorporate commercial image processing libraries.



[Industry]
Software development industry

[Strength of products/technologies]
In the initial stage of a development project, our primary concern is selecting and laying out the lighting, cameras, and lenses. (We support a wide range of recording resolutions, from VGA to megapixel-equipped area cameras and line cameras.) Once the best layout has been determined, our image processing algorithms can be streamlined to produce highly repeatable results. We use this type of design as the basic platform. On top of this, we offer commercial image processing libraries such as MIL and HALCON, along with our own libraries, and we select and program the best library for the client’s product and cost specifications. We also develop communication programs (using such communication standards as RS-232C, Ethernet, and USB) to install the completed image processing programs on devices (various types of PLCs), as well as program the PLCs themselves.



[Representative's message]
We have an established track record, relying on our core image processing technology and end-to-end consulting services, which extend as far as peripheral systems related to image processing. In addition, we actively pursue new business opportunities to further our growth. Looking to the future, we are considering overseas expansion to complement our domestic organization. To this end, we have plans to establish a branch office or subsidiary in Tokyo that will function as a base for forming overseas sales channels. Our company currently exports overseas via a Japanese trading company, but in the future, we will construct a direct distribution network and create an organization within our company to export, deliver, and conduct sales operations overseas.

[Company structure for market development/overseas expansion]
Note: See the president’s message above.



[Awards and media coverage]
[Awards]
Grand Prize in the Startup Category at the Second Iwate Business Grand Prix 2006

[Media]
Iwate Information Station, TV Iwate (December 10, 2006)
Nogyo Kyosai Shimbun (October 21, 2009)



[Joint research and development]
Development of cancer detection software using pathology images (2012-2014)
High-precision validation and micro-dispensing system capable of measuring droplets using image processing (2014-)
Base development of a high-precision cell selection system suitable for cancer cell diagnostic equipment using peripheral blood circulation (2014-2015)