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Engineering Collaborative Solutions (ECS) Business
Electronic Human Interfaces (EHI) Business
The main focus of the ECS business is to
develop and market software packages
tailored to manufacturers' design
departments and to provide associated
system formulations.
We develop CAD systems for electrical
engineering firms (which specialize in the
design of electrical apparatus/
instrumentation and control equipment) as
well as mechanical engineering firms.
Moreover, we market product data
management (PDM) systems that offer a
consolidated means of managing product
information.
Though economic conditions remain
challenging, especially as many
manufacturers continue to move their
production operations overseas, our
strategy is to maintain the existing scale of
the ECS business and to enhance technical
support for our current customers in an
effort to increase satisfaction. While we are
dedicated to achieving high levels of
customer approval and to manage this area
productively and efficiently, we're also
committed to marketing our PDM products
more aggressively, as we expect demand for
this segment to increase in the future.
The EHI business, which sells mostly to
corporate customers, is primarily engaged in
R&D and sales of equipment and solutions
based on the Company's core technologies.
It aims to develop critical equipment and
devices, such as electronic seals (identity
stamps) and pens that will be essential in
the coming era of digital paper
technologies. This business also plans to
establish alliances with computer
manufacturers and associated companies
with whom we did not have close
associations in the past.
Our electronic seals have won high praise
in Japan for combining the ancient tradition
of personal and official seals ("chops") with
modern IT technology. Some local
governments that are implementing "e-
government" initiatives, along with a
number of corporations, have already
started using electronic seals. We will
expand this market by actively promoting
the technology to the education sector as
well as the medical and welfare sector,
financial institutions, etc.
ECAD/dio streamlines overall
operations by helping users create
electrical design diagrams while also
synchronizing design data with
peripheral devices.
ECAD/dio
SMARTEAM caters to the data
management needs of
corporate organizations at a
reasonable price.
SMARTEAM
This system allows businesspeople to affix an official seal on
electronic documents. By using an electronic ID in the seal,
users can stamp computer-generated documents just as they
would paper documents.
*Electronic Seal inpplet is a product of Shachihata, Inc. Wacom supplies the
electronic pen technology for the inpplet.
Electronic Seal inpplet (technical cooperation)
Shipment
Manufacturing
After-services
Planning Design and
development
Component
parts list
Procurement
Market demand
Marketing activities/
order-receiving
ECS Company
Backbone Concept Field
EHI
· Electronic seals
·
Solutions employing
pen tablet technology
ESD Business
Solutions businessSolutions business
Expansion of business areasExpansion of business areas
ECS Business
· Individuals
· Enterprises
· Education sector
· Medical care and
welfare sectors
· Financial institutions
· Public institutions
Pen tablet
technology
CAD development/
applied technology
ProØDenki is a CAD system for electrical
engineering firms, and it is based on the
international-standard AutoCAD platform. As a
pioneer in the field of electronic CAD, Wacom used
AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT as its base technology and
then magnified it.
ProØDenki