Baycurrent and IFS Initiate Strategic Alliance Focused on Manufacturing and Aerospace & Defense Sectors
IFS Japan and Baycurrent have commenced a strategic collaboration to promote DX in the manufacturing and aerospace & defense sectors. This alliance aims to accelerate corporate transformation by integrating IFS's solutions with Baycurrent's consulting expertise.
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April 28, 2026, Tokyo — IFS Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hiroyuki Okuma; hereinafter "IFS"), a leading provider of industrial AI software, and Baycurrent Consulting, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Chairman and President: Yoshiyuki Abe; hereinafter "Baycurrent"), a comprehensive consulting firm originating from Japan, today announced the commencement of a strategic collaboration through Baycurrent's participation in IFS's partner program, "IFS Partner Success." This partnership will focus on the manufacturing and aerospace & defense sectors, integrating IFS's solutions with Baycurrent's comprehensive consulting capabilities, spanning management and on-site operations, to accelerate corporate DX promotion and sustainable value creation.
Background and Objectives
IFS's solutions are highly specialized in industries such as manufacturing and aerospace & defense, boasting strengths in core enterprise systems (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM), and field service management (FSM). They are highly regarded as a DX foundation directly linked to practical operations. Baycurrent, leveraging its strength as a domestic firm, has extensive experience supporting these sectors, consistently assisting from concept formulation to implementation, deployment, and subsequent business transformation.
By combining the strengths of both companies, they aim to provide solutions tailored to industry characteristics and integrated on-site implementation capabilities, striving for highly effective DX that goes beyond mere system introduction.
Furthermore, Baycurrent will actively promote human resource development and organizational strengthening, aiming to recruit and train 200 IFS consultants by fully utilizing IFS's training programs and technical support.
Overview of Initiatives
1. DX Promotion Based on Industry Characteristics
IFS solutions are characterized by high flexibility that supports field-centric operations, and their adaptability is highly valued. Both companies will leverage these characteristics to promote DX based on industry-specific operational structures and on-site constraints. By optimally designing both operations and systems, they aim to achieve sustainable business transformation that can withstand practical use.
2. End-to-End Support from System Introduction to Business Transformation
By integrating IFS's solutions covering field operations with Baycurrent's field-centric consulting capabilities, they will achieve advanced process optimization tailored to actual business conditions. Providing end-to-end support from concept formulation to implementation, deployment, and even Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) and change management, they will promote effective business transformation and continuous value creation, rather than making system introduction itself the sole objective.
3. Building Next-Generation Management Foundation with AI x Data Utilization
"IFS.ai," an industrial AI built on IFS's industry-specific solutions, leverages information regarding a company's critical assets, operations, people, and services to enable advanced decision-making through AI. By integrating with Baycurrent's accumulated knowledge in AI and data utilization, this information will be transformed into practical value in management and operations, further enhancing the effectiveness of business transformation.
Comments from Both Companies
Yoshiyuki Abe, Chairman and President, Baycurrent Consulting, Inc.
"We are very pleased to accelerate our DX promotion efforts through this collaboration with IFS Japan Co., Ltd. By combining IFS's deep industry knowledge and flexible solutions in manufacturing and aerospace & defense with our execution capabilities, which encompass management to on-site realities, we will further contribute to our clients' transformation. Moving forward, we will maximize the strengths of both companies to contribute to our clients' sustainable value creation and enhanced competitiveness."
Hiroyuki Okuma, President and CEO, IFS Japan Co., Ltd.
"We are delighted to initiate this strategic collaboration with Baycurrent. IFS has consistently provided solutions directly linked to field operations, primarily focusing on industry-specific ERP, EAM, and FSM. Through this collaboration, we will incorporate Baycurrent's extensive track record and high implementation capabilities, from concept formulation to the execution of business transformation, into our technology. We will support companies in enhancing decision-making and optimizing overall operations through industrial AI and data utilization. We look forward to contributing to the transformation and sustainable growth of Japanese companies through this partnership."
About IFS
IFS is a world-leading provider of industrial AI and enterprise software, supporting hardcore businesses that build, service, and manage assets across manufacturing, asset management, and service operations. IFS's technology enables companies that manufacture products, maintain complex assets, and manage service-focused operations to leverage the transformative power of industrial AI, improving productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.
Background and Objectives
IFS's solutions are highly specialized in industries such as manufacturing and aerospace & defense, boasting strengths in core enterprise systems (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM), and field service management (FSM). They are highly regarded as a DX foundation directly linked to practical operations. Baycurrent, leveraging its strength as a domestic firm, has extensive experience supporting these sectors, consistently assisting from concept formulation to implementation, deployment, and subsequent business transformation.
By combining the strengths of both companies, they aim to provide solutions tailored to industry characteristics and integrated on-site implementation capabilities, striving for highly effective DX that goes beyond mere system introduction.
Furthermore, Baycurrent will actively promote human resource development and organizational strengthening, aiming to recruit and train 200 IFS consultants by fully utilizing IFS's training programs and technical support.
Overview of Initiatives
1. DX Promotion Based on Industry Characteristics
IFS solutions are characterized by high flexibility that supports field-centric operations, and their adaptability is highly valued. Both companies will leverage these characteristics to promote DX based on industry-specific operational structures and on-site constraints. By optimally designing both operations and systems, they aim to achieve sustainable business transformation that can withstand practical use.
2. End-to-End Support from System Introduction to Business Transformation
By integrating IFS's solutions covering field operations with Baycurrent's field-centric consulting capabilities, they will achieve advanced process optimization tailored to actual business conditions. Providing end-to-end support from concept formulation to implementation, deployment, and even Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) and change management, they will promote effective business transformation and continuous value creation, rather than making system introduction itself the sole objective.
3. Building Next-Generation Management Foundation with AI x Data Utilization
"IFS.ai," an industrial AI built on IFS's industry-specific solutions, leverages information regarding a company's critical assets, operations, people, and services to enable advanced decision-making through AI. By integrating with Baycurrent's accumulated knowledge in AI and data utilization, this information will be transformed into practical value in management and operations, further enhancing the effectiveness of business transformation.
Comments from Both Companies
Yoshiyuki Abe, Chairman and President, Baycurrent Consulting, Inc.
"We are very pleased to accelerate our DX promotion efforts through this collaboration with IFS Japan Co., Ltd. By combining IFS's deep industry knowledge and flexible solutions in manufacturing and aerospace & defense with our execution capabilities, which encompass management to on-site realities, we will further contribute to our clients' transformation. Moving forward, we will maximize the strengths of both companies to contribute to our clients' sustainable value creation and enhanced competitiveness."
Hiroyuki Okuma, President and CEO, IFS Japan Co., Ltd.
"We are delighted to initiate this strategic collaboration with Baycurrent. IFS has consistently provided solutions directly linked to field operations, primarily focusing on industry-specific ERP, EAM, and FSM. Through this collaboration, we will incorporate Baycurrent's extensive track record and high implementation capabilities, from concept formulation to the execution of business transformation, into our technology. We will support companies in enhancing decision-making and optimizing overall operations through industrial AI and data utilization. We look forward to contributing to the transformation and sustainable growth of Japanese companies through this partnership."
About IFS
IFS is a world-leading provider of industrial AI and enterprise software, supporting hardcore businesses that build, service, and manage assets across manufacturing, asset management, and service operations. IFS's technology enables companies that manufacture products, maintain complex assets, and manage service-focused operations to leverage the transformative power of industrial AI, improving productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.