The Robot Award

Japan Machinery Federation
President’s Award“meviy” and the digital revolution forparts procurement in the manufacturing industry
Misumi Group Inc.

Promoting DX (digital transformation)in the manufacturing industry and achieving
labor productivity reform■Outline of meviy

meviy is an e-commerce service that streamlines the procurementof machined parts in the manufacturing industry. The design data is

2. No more waiting for an estimate

Prices and delivery times are immediately analyzed andestimated by AI after the design data is uploaded.

simply uploaded to meviy (https://meviy.misumi-ec.com/), the AI

3. Reliable, quick delivery

processes the part, and delivers it in the shortest time possible insame-day shipment.

recognizes the shape and immediately estimates the cost,this innovative manufacturing platform. The platform’s target uses
are mechanical parts used in production equipment, devices, jigs,

Digital manufacturing means the shortest-possible turnaround is(Typically, it takes about two weeks for parts to be delivered.)and more. It can be used to procure metal mold parts, prototypes,

The above effects not only dramatically streamlined the parts

Since it is a web service, the only necessary equipment is abut also enable people to procure parts more cheaply and more

sheet metal parts, cutting parts, and any other customer needs.
browser. Membership registration is free, and the service isavailable 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

procurement process, which has always been full of inefficiencies,
quickly than before.
3D
design■Two innovative technologies

1. AI-powered automatic estimates: Misumi Group’s own

algorithm analyzes the shape of the design data, plans themanufacturing process, and automatically calculates the cost.
Customers can also specify the processing method and(750 hours)

Estimate in as few as

meviy implements two innovative technologies: AI-powered
automatic estimates, and digital manufacturing.

Drawing up a 2D diagram
3 seconds

3D
designSet inNo need to make a

2D diagram

Manufacturing

The time-generating effect of meviy

Estimate Manufacturing(80 hours)(112 hours)

As fast as

same-day shipping

Reduces the effort of making a diagram and an estimate,and saves time waiting for delivery

92% reduction*In the case of parts procurement for facilities with 1,500 product items

accuracy in microns on the browser, and the estimate will

The value that meviy provides is time generation. Misumi Group

2. Digital manufacturing: This system automatically uses thethe manufacturing industry is full of creativity, and eventually

immediately be updated when the part information is changed.

design data to generate the programs necessary to operate themachine tools and automatically manufacture the part. Normally,for custom-made products, a skilled CAM operator must create
NC programs to run the equipment from CAD drawings.

aims to contribute to the realization of a prosperous society whereSociety 5.0, which Japan is aiming to achieve, will be made areality, where systems can be left to complete low value-added

work, and humans have more time to do the creative work in which
they excel.

■The “time-generating effect” of meviy
1. No need for paper drawings

Just upload the design data, and there’s no need to create

paper drawings which typically takes about 30 minutes perdrawing.

Contact:

Misumi Group Headquarters meviy

Address: 2-5-1 Goraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
meviy Support Tel: 0120-343-626 (Available Monday-Friday 10am – 6pm (excluding holidays)
meviy service URL: https://meviy.misumi-ec.com/
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