Tsudakoma Industries' automated production line at its headquarters.

The development of new pillars following textile machinery and machine tool related equipment is a major issue for Tsudakoma Industry, a "100-year company. In December 2006, the company integrated the organizations of both businesses to strengthen its robotics efforts. In December 2006, the company integrated the organizations of both businesses to strengthen its robotics efforts. At an exhibition of composite materials held in Paris in March, the company exhibited a welding machine for prepreg (intermediate material) of carbon fiber composite materials using robots. The welding machine uses a robot to keep the direction of the fibers constant and to accurately line up the prepreg so that they do not overlap. (February 19, 2018, Tsudakoma Kogyo's main plant, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)