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President’s Message
We manufacture machines that help our customers create value in various industries. We have pursued human-friendly technologies to "let machines do what machines can do and let humans do what only humans can do." We believe that Muratec's social responsibility is to ensure the prosperity of our customers and the society in which they live. We fulfill this responsibility through our daily efforts to address the challenges faced at respective workplaces and through our unwavering dedication to the development of innovative technologies.
In 2022, we launched a new Three-Year plan with the theme "Giving form to the links we have developed. Developing new links from what we have given form to." By leveraging the links we have developed among people, technologies, and businesses, we aim to achieve (1) strong products and services, (2) information infrastructure (digital transformation) necessary for the future manufacturing industry, and (3) maintenance and improvement of our corporate culture amid organizational growth and diversification.
As part of (3), in April 2023, we established the corporate slogan "Innovation. Mark the turning point." These words intuitively express the essence of "expand the boundaries of technological advancement" and "providing meaningful products" (and services) as stated in our corporate philosophy. It is also a key phrase that motivates us to look back at the innovative technologies we have created so far, and to visualize the more concrete applications of these technologies for the future.
In developing the slogan "Innovation. Mark the turning point," we had many discussions within the company about the fundamental question, "What contribution can we make as a company?” As a manufacturer of machines that are vital to our customers' businesses, we identified factors such as customer focus and emphasis on quality, as well as the long-term perspective and open communication within the company necessary to achieve these goals. These are all very important to us. However, we chose the words in our corporate slogan because we wanted to remind ourselves of the reason for our existence and the origin of the businesses that support our company. We also had a common understanding that not only the environment surrounding our company, but society as a whole, is at a turning point.
Sustainability is another key factor. Population growth and improved living standards are the fruits of technological progress. Take food, for example, which is the most important product of all. If the new technology to fix nitrogen had not been developed in the early 20th century, we would not have been able to produce enough food to feed such a large population. Sustainability is about solving the environmental and resource problems, including the increase in greenhouse gases, that have accumulated as a result of various technological innovations. And it is also the technology that will allow us to achieve these goals without reducing or diminishing what we have already accomplished.
Although what we can do may be small, we want to create a technology that, in retrospect, will mark a major turning point. This is what we hope to achieve with our corporate slogan.
Daisuke Murata
President & C.E.O.
Murata Machinery, Ltd.
This statement is excerpted from the Sustainability Report 2023.