AI Platform for Mechanical Parts Procurement "meviy": New Innovations, Providing OMO Solutions for Food and Retail Industries, Reduces Parts Procurement Burden by Approximately 90%

The AI platform "meviy" for mechanical parts procurement (service provided by Misumi Group H.Q. Co., Ltd.) has been fully implemented by New Innovations Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo; hereinafter, New Innovations), which provides OMO solutions for the food and retail industries. New Innovations utilizes meviy from the prototyping phase to small and medium-volume production of 10 to 100 units. By grasping real-time costs and manufacturability from the design stage, they have succeeded in reducing the burden of parts procurement by approximately 90%.

Misumi will continue to contribute to improving productivity by providing time-value globally to customers in the manufacturing industry through service improvements.

Background of Implementation

New Innovations develops solutions for companies in the food and retail industries, leveraging AI and robotics technology with OMO (Online Merges with Offline) as its core focus. They have developed numerous products specialized for actual store operations, including the smart coffee stand "root C," cooking robots, and solutions to support store management.

New Innovations adopts a development style that quickly deploys the first lot to market in one year (compared to three years for competitors) by thoroughly considering design from the structural, principle, and physical constraints perspectives. This allows them to quickly obtain feedback. Therefore, "accelerating the development cycle" is indispensable for product completeness and rapid market launch. However, in parts procurement, confirming manufacturability and requesting quotations were necessary for every prototype and design change, which became a factor hindering development speed. Furthermore, establishing a cost outlook required finalizing the design before obtaining a quote, creating a challenge where design and cost considerations could not proceed in parallel. To resolve these issues and seamlessly integrate design and cost considerations, New Innovations implemented meviy, which allows instant confirmation of manufacturability, price, and delivery time using only 3D data.

Kakigori Maker utilizing meviy

Effects of Implementation

1. Approximately 90% Reduction in Parts Procurement Burden

By utilizing meviy, confirming manufacturability and obtaining quotations, which previously required significant time and effort, became easy, reducing the burden of parts procurement by approximately 90%. Additionally, an environment was established where designers could concentrate on design work without their thought process being interrupted for parts procurement.

2. Simultaneous "Design" and "Cost Calculation" for Optimal Cost Consideration

Even when designs were changed, prices could be instantly confirmed, enabling cost-conscious design from the design stage. This achieved a development process where design and cost considerations proceed in parallel, rather than adjusting costs after the design is finalized as conventionally done.

Comment from Keito Nakao, Representative Director Co-CEO & CTO, New Innovations Co., Ltd.

"Currently, meviy is continuously utilized not only in the prototyping phase but also in small and medium-volume production of 10 to 100 units. Since meviy allows real-time confirmation of manufacturability and price from the design stage, we can now judge the balance between specifications and cost on the spot.

meviy is not merely a procurement tool; it serves as a foundation that supports the efficiency of the entire design process, creating an environment where people can concentrate on essential tasks such as design, judgment, and improvement."

Keito Nakao, Co-CEO & CTO, New Innovations Co., Ltd.

▼ For details, please see the case study article.

New Innovations Co., Ltd. Reduced parts procurement burden by 90%. Mevi, which enables simultaneous design and cost calculation, becomes a development accelerator.

https://jp.meviy.misumi-ec.com/info/ja/case/user_case/54698/

▼ For more information about New Innovations Co., Ltd., please visit:

https://newinov.com/

About meviy

meviy is a service that automatically provides instant quotes from AI by simply uploading 3D data of mechanical parts, and achieves shipment in as little as one day by utilizing its proprietary digital manufacturing system. It reduces the time required for mechanical parts procurement by over 90%, eliminating inefficiencies in customers' parts procurement operations. In addition to winning the No. 1 domestic share for four consecutive years (※2023 online mechanical parts procurement service domestic user share by Tech), it has also received the "Prime Minister's Award" at the 9th Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award, earning high praise for improving productivity in the manufacturing industry. Its service provision is also expanding overseas, providing time-value globally through DX in parts procurement.