Disco (6146): Tour of Kuwabata plant, Disco's largest production facility

We visited the Kuwabata plant (Kure, Hiroshima), Disco's largest production facility, on October 9. The Kuwabata plant serves as a main production site for both precision processing equipment and precision processing tools (consumables). In addition to improving production efficiency and yields through automation and in-house component production, Disco's efforts to continuously improve production based on its unique Will Accounting system, operational improvement activities (Performance Innovation Management, PIM), and internal development initiatives were evident to us. Because the Kuwabata plant has high ceilings and is designed for equipment production, Disco plans to gradually transfer and consolidate consumables production at the new Gohara plant scheduled for completion in 2028. We see potential for raising enterprise value by improving overall production efficiency even further.