User and TOYO Partnership Magazine

VOL . 327
2022
Sp ring

To p m e s s a g e

We contribute to the society through creating new values, and achieve
the bright and prosperous future where each one of us can shine.

Technology Report

Introduction of various items aimed at environment-friendliness
Introduction of BD-V7EX series lineup
Sustainability at TOYO Group～ To achieve SDGs ～Customers’ Value UpSpr ing
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Under our management policy of “Contributing to the society throughcreating new values so that everybody can envision a bright future,” we,at Toyo Machinery & Metal Co., Ltd. and its group companies, contributeto our customersʼ business development by further strengthening our
total business capability in the global arena and by introducing more
extensive lineup of products based on the SDGs concept.

At the start of the fiscal year 2022, I would like to ex-press my sincere gratitude for your continued supports
and patronage. Last April, we kicked off a new

three-year medium-term business plan throughFY2023 with the new management principle that was

released then. To achieve each objective of the plan inthis rapidly changing era, we will develop our businessmore globally with a keen sense of speed according toour new business strategy.

To see the world economy these days, it is obvious thebusiness has returned to an upward track with eachregion at each pace. In addition, we have come to see
a sign of hope thanks to the worldwide vaccination
campaign and medicine development in progressagainst the novel coronavirus.

However, the future is still unpredictable what with ever-intensifying battle after Russian invasion of

Ukraine, with lingering conflict between the U.S. andChina, with other geopolitical dynamics, and also withthe worldwide trend shifting toward the decarbonizedsociety. In addition, we need to stay vigilant against

the threat of the highly contagious omicron variant of
the new coronavirus.

Regarding our business, we see solid demands fromthe IT electronics and medical sectors in China thesedays. In addition, automotive and livingware-related

businesses are clearly in the recovery mood in South

East Asia, Europe, America as well as Japan. Thus weare enjoying abundant orders far exceeding the level ofthe previous year that was heavily affected by the pandemic. However, the worldwide serious shortage of

Yoshiaki Tabata,President and CEO- K2022 world-largest trade fair for plastics and rubberthat is triennially held in Dusseldorf, Germany.

- Japan Die Casting Congress & Exposition held at“Pacifico Yokohama,” in Yokohama, Japan, where you
can see first hand our innovative Die Casting Machinesdesigned in new concept.

semiconductors forces our production schedule to

We also have a plan to hold “TOYO Private Show

deeply apologize to the customers affected by the de-Plastics Injection Molding Machines. We look forward

delay for some machine models. We would like tolayed shipment. Now, we are trying our best to get thenecessary components as early as possible so that the
production delay can be minimized.

This year, we will participate in the following major exhibitions:

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2022," where we will be releasing our cutting-edge
to seeing you at these shows.

In concluding my Greetings, I sincerely hope that theworld conflicts calm down as soon as possible leading
to a bright future, and I wish all of you great successand happiness.

Hiroyuki Yamamoto,Director and General Manager of Sales Division

We will keep on exercising our best efforts to be the company
that is chosen as your best partner.
As a new initiative in the “with corona” era, we believe that communication
with customers is more important than ever, and we will promote business
transformation by digital transformation (DX) such as remote maintenanceusing WEB and the cloud computing of IoT.
In addition, to earn the trust of our customers, we believe it is vital toquickly grasp the changes in the business environment and provide
solutions for specific needs from our customers, so that they can always
beat the competition. This is our “Customersʼ Value Up.”As for global business expansion, we will start operation of the third factory in Changshu, China from November thisyear to further increase production capacity and shorten delivery time for China and other Asian markets. In addition,
we will further cultivate China, Mexico, Vietnam and India markets, and strengthen our system to support overseas
operation of Japanese companies.
Newly launched Die-casting machines include a high-performance model, the BD-V7EX, that achieves high acceleration of 100G in injection speed, which can reduce the defect rate. As to Plastics Injection Molding Machines, we will
provide highly value-added and further sustainable technologies and services such as Toyo-developed Liquid Foam
Molding Technology, “SAG screw +α”system for carbon neutral measures, Meltcon® system for stable production ofquality products.
We will keep on exercising our best efforts to be the company that is chosen as your best partner. Thank you for yourcontinued supports.

Yasuhiro Miwa,

Director, General Manager of Manufacturing andProcurement Division,and General Manager of Production Reform Office

Racking our brains, we take on difficult challenges inmanufacturing products without sticking to the status quo
Our way of conducting business and lives have dramatically changed
since the worldwide spread of the new corona virus infection began about
two years ago. Under such circumstances, a terrible war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, and shockingly a lot of innocent people arebeing sacrificed. I would like to offer my sincerest prayer for the repose of
the soul of those sacrificed.
The fiscal year 2022 is the second year of our three-year medium-termplan " TOYO GO CHALLENGE 2023." I feel it is the year to start preparation toward TOYOʼ s 100th foundation anniversary in 2025 in addition to exercising utmost efforts to achieve the medium-term plan without fail. We will work
hard to realize shorter delivery time and increase production capacity to contribute to our customers' success. As
one of our efforts, we have decided to set up the Production Reform Office, where young members from various
sections in our company work together without sticking to cliched ideas in order to realize the company motto of"with new ideas," "deliver quality products at low cost and shorter delivery time," and "be bright and in good healthalways."Now the demand for medium and large-sized models both in Injection Molding Machines and Die-casting Machines are increasingly required from the electric vehicle (EV) industry.
To respond to the demand, we will accelerate the construction of the second assembly factory. The new factory isplanned to realize the promotion of Digital Transformation (DX) and further environmental friendliness (less CO2
emission ).
Thank you for your continued guidance and encouragement as ever. We wish all of our stakeholders the health andgreat happiness.
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These years, the plastic molding industry also has entered a periodof major changes , with CSR and SDGs activities being carried out
in various fields, among ever-growing awareness against global
warming issues and marine debris.

Technology
reportWhile plastic products are light and handy, they heavily affect the environment. Therefore, plastic is indispensable in our daily life, but it always faces harsh
criticism in terms of environmental issues. So environmental consideration is required throughout the entire
process from designing and manufacturing to sales
and even disposal of plastic products. In addition, thePlastic Resource Recycling Promotion Law (New Plas-

tic Law) came into effect on April 1, 2022, and it is expected that the demand for environmental consideration will get tougher even further.
Under above situation, we would like to introduce ourtechnical solutions that will help your efforts to deal
with environmental issues. Please contact our sales
staff for details.
For stable injection volume

Issues in molding environmentally friendly materials

SRC-Ⅲ metering① Resin management (melt viscosity, drying)② Heat deterioration (drying, burning, discoloring)③ Plasticization stability(heat generation, uniform melting, injection volume)④ Gas-caused defects and mold contamination

Vacuuming anddegassed plasticizing system

Check valve

Virgin material■This system stabilizes the melt density by skillfully controlling the closing movement of thecheck ring. This item is particularly effective inplasticizing recycled resins.

SAG+αⅡ

Material feed

Recycled material

NozzleAutomatic
melt viscosity control
meltconR■To stabilize molding quality, Meltcon automaticallykeeps the melt viscosity
constant.
This item is particularly
effective in molding recycled materials whose
physical properties areeasy to vary.

Heat barrel

Low shear screw

Screw

High mixing screw

SAG screw

MXT screw■This screw minimizes
physical property deterioration, discoloring andburn of material.
This item is effective inmolding heat-sensitiveplant-derived resins.
■This screw improves plasticizing stability.

■Molding quality is stabilized by uniform melting ofvarious recycled materials.
■The MXT screw generates less heat during
plasticization than theconventional one.

■Ideal system in processing
plant-derived resins thatcannot be pre-dried, and in
the cases where watercannot be sufficiently
removed by drying■Reduced drying time
contributes to energy
saving.
■Less gas generation inplasticization leads to lessmold contamination.

Resin oxidation anddeterioration prevention systems
N2Seal■This system suppresses
burning and discolorationof plant-derived resins thatare easy to deteriorate byoxidation.
■The PSA method N2 gas
supplying device is built inthe molding machine.
■The device is operated andmonitored from the molding machine.

Fig.1 Overview of plasticizing-related items
Liquid foam molding technology with less environmental impact
Liquid foammolding technology
L-Foam■Using water or alcohol as a foaming agent
makes the molded material easily recyclable.
■Both investment and running costs can be
reduced compared to the conventional foammolding.
■Products are light and molded at low costswith less material consumption.
■Molding machines already at your factory
can be modified.
■Adopted to small to large molding machines.

The liquid is vaporized at a heat barrel temperature andinjected into the barrel during metering process.

Fig. 2 Outline of Liquid form molding technology

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Liquid supply device

Foaming agent

Liquid ⇒Liquid having boilingpoints of around 100 ℃
such as water andalcoholRanging from 125-ton to 1250-ton in die clamping force,the BD-V7EX is a high-spec Die-casting machine series that
achieves as high as 100G acceleration with the control
system renewed.
This versatile Die-casting machine can cope with a wide
variety of products in present days.

Based on our proven technology of the BD-V, theBD-V7EX series is equipped as standard with ahigh-spec injection device that can achieve highinjection acceleration performance of 100G. Suchhigh acceleration of 100G, realized by the newly
developed THRV System, is effective to reduce cast-Features and advantages of
THRV System

Comparison of internal porosity

Improved acceleration increases the inertia of the melt and theinjection piston, and increase the injection speed to overcome
cavity resistance, resulting in shorter injection time.
The newly adopted high performance injection sensor helps
improve injection data stability.
Injection waveforms in our test casting

14%

In addition, the machine is equipped with highly functional latest control system "SYSTEM700EX" that has
been developed reflecting our usersʼ opinions.

"THRV System" or "TOYO High Response Valve System"has been solely developed by TOYO.

Velocity waveform comparison

Filling time
reduced bying defects such as flow lines and internal porosities.

A shorter injection time decreases the volume of porosities
regardless of high speed changeover point: before, at, andafter the gate.
Shorter injection time improves fluidity rejection.
Applying pressure before molten metal solidifies minimizes
porosity.
Non-operation side OF side Operation side

Maximum speed
incresed by 0.7m/s

50.00
45.00

100Ｇ
（blue）
50Ｇ（yellow）
100G
70G

Injection
direction

Filling time
reduced by 5ms

50G

Chage in the rising inclination

Comparison in product appearance
Shorter melt filling time makes filling completed before melt
surface is solidified.
Performance at 70G(high speed at gate)

Gate side

Performance at 100G
(high speed at gate)

Flow lines are seen.

No flow lines are seen.

35.00
30.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
0
Before gate

Gate
After gate
High-speed changeover point
50G

70G

100G

Enlarged CT view of cross section at boss portion of product(volume ratio = volume of cavities / product volume of enlarged portion)
Performance at 50G(high speed at gate)

volume ratio: 0.1%
Flow lines are seen.

40.00

5.00

Model : Casting with BD-350V7EX
Product dimensions : W300mm×H200mm×D24mm
Average thickness 1.5mm

5ms

Performance at 50G(high speed at gate)

Relationship between high-speed
changeover points and volume of porosities

Volume of porosity (mm3)BD-V7EX
seriesLine up

Performance at 70G(high speed at gate)

volume ratio: 0.05%

Performance at 100G
(high speed at gate)

volume ratio: 0.01%* BD-1250V7EX is not supported.
* The data shown above are the measured values at our test casting.

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TOYO
Sustainability

Sustainability at TOYO Group～ To achieve SDGs ～As a corporate group in the global society, we, at the Toyo Machinery &Metal Group, will strengthen our efforts to achieve SDGs to contribute to
making the society sustainable and preserving the natural environment.

1 Overview of SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are set
out in “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” adopted at the United Nations Summit in September 2015. SDGs are international goals to beachieved by 2030 to aim for a sustainable and betterworld. SDGs are an abbreviation for "Sustainable Development Goals" and are composed of 17 goals and
169 targets (achievement goals and the methods toachieve). The individual icons are shown below.

17 GOALS TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD

2 Features of SDGs ‒ 5 Ps
SDGs17goals･169targets=5P
Partnership
Peace
PlanetProsperity
PeopleFig. 2 Relationship between 17 goals and 5-P categories➊ People category (Goals ① - ⑥)
We aim to realize the world where everyone candemonstrate their abilities under dignity and equality
and in a healthy environment where you can eat welland drink clean water.
Fig. 1 17 goals of the SDGs
① End poverty.
② End hunger.
③ Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.
④ Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all.
⑤ Achieve gender equality.
⑥ Ensure water and sanitation for all.
⑦ Ensure reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
⑧ Promote sustainable economic growth and decent work
for all.
⑨ Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainableindustrialization and foster innovation.
⑩ Reduce inequality within and among countries.
⑪ Make cities and human settlements sustainable.
⑫ Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
⑬ Take urgent action to combat climate change.
⑭ Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas andmarine resources.
⑮ Protect and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.
⑯ Promote peaceful societies and provide access to justice for all.
⑰ Strengthen the global partnership for sustainable development.

06 TOYO PRESS VOL.327 SPRING❷ Prosperity category (Goals ⑦ - ⑪)
We aim to realize the world where economic development and technological progress continue withoutcompromising the abundant natural environment,
while living with a sense of affluence, safety and security, without any disparity anywhere in the world.
❸ Planet (Earth) category (Goals ⑫ - ⑮)
In response to the climate change, we aim to realize
the world where we protect the Earth to pass on therich natural environment such as the sea and forests
to the next generation, and the world where we cancontinue to receive blessings such as natural resources and food by getting out of mass production andmass consumption.
❹ Peace category (Goal ⑯)
We aim to realize the peaceful and fair world by eliminating conflicts that cause poverty, hunger, humanrights violations and environmental destruction, andthat obstruct our achievement of our goals.
❺ Partnership category (Goal ⑰)
We aim to solve various problems surrounding theworld with the participation and cooperation of all
people.

3 SDGs wedding cake model

4 Sustainable development and ISO management system

With "society" and "economy" placed above "environment" in this wedding cake model, the model showsthat our society and economy are supported by theblessings of the nature.
Living things including us humans live on other creatures. And all the creatures need water to survive.In
other words, all the creatures, underwater-dwelling
and land-dwelling, support each other's lives, which iscalled “environment” and is the basis for our society
and the economic development.

We, at the Toyo Group, acquired ISO14001 certificationin 2000, and we have been making continuous “green”
efforts since them. Currently, we are working to determine which item in our Environmental Policy is related
to which goal in SDGs.

ISO 9001

ISO 14001
ECONOMYSOCIETY

Fig. 4 Incorporating SDGs into our organization

ISO14001 was revised in 2015, where the importance ofcontributing to sustainable development in environmental
management is more clearly stated. The preface toISO14001 describes the link between sustainable development and ISO14001. For sustainable development, the"triple bottom lines" are important, that is, "the environment," "the society," and "the economy" should be developed in the well-balanced manner.
In today's society, where various environmental problems
are becoming more serious, companies are increasingly
expected to contribute to sustainable development and to
be clearly accountable. As a result, companies are beginning to adopt an environmental management system as ameans of systematic approach to particularly contributing
to “the environment” line among the “triple bottom lines.”

BIOSPHERE

Fig. 3 SDGs wedding cake model

5 TOYO Group Initiatives (Overview)
Please refer to our website:
https://www.toyo-mm.co.jp/cor/sustainability.html
TOYO Group Initiatives
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Activities 20
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Compliance 27
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Diversity
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Stakeholder 32

PeopleProsperity

PartnerPlanetPeace ship

Toyo's contribution
Providing totally energy-saving products
Providing resource- & space-saving products
Developing greener technology in injection molding
Developing greener technology in diecasting
Connecting factory by Internet of Things
Developing automation system
Visualizing product power consumption
Going paperless with instruction manuals
Reducing toxic chemicals (solder, wire, grease)
Ensuring customer safety
Holding technical schools
Cooperating with national technical skill tests
Promoting ISO 9001 activity
Promoting ISO 14001 activity
Reducing power consumption
Promoting in-house production and shortening lead time
Promoting automation
Promoting air conditioning by Gas Heat Pump
Utilizing LED lighting in factories
Utilizing Digital Transformation for production
Reducing paint & thinner consumption
Promoting green procurement
Promoting waste recycling
Promoting greening & Biodiversity
Saving water
Protecting coastal waterComplying with TOYO group's Code of Conduct
Promoting health management
Developing human resources
Promoting gender equality
Promoting participation of people with disabilities
Harmonizing our operation with neighborhood

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The 3rd Medium-Term Management Plan

TOYO GO CHALLENGE 2023
Business Philosophy

We contribute to the society through creating
new values, and achieve the bright andprosperous future where each of us can shine.
Business strategy

Customers Value Up
New initiatives forsustainable growth
Renewal andstrengthening ofbusiness baseCompany Creed
Company policy

・ Faith and sincerity
・ Harmony and cooperation
・ Tenacity
・ Determination to accomplishment
Company motto

1. With a new idea
2. Quality products, low cost, short delivery
3. Always bright and healthy

Editor's Note

The new fiscal year has started. Regardless of humansʼ suffering, spring has come in Japan when
flowers bloom and birds chat with air filled with vitality. We are very happy to deliver the Spring
Issue of TOYO PRESS with the Cherry blossoms in full bloom on the cover page.
（Kamon）● Cover page: Cherry blossoms at Akashi Castle

Top: Big Bridge spanning Akashi Straight Right: Cherry blossoms beside Inari-shrine at Toyo H.Q.

Head oﬃce / Factory

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Published April 2022