ANEST IWATA at 100: A New Corporate Philosophy for Its Second Founding Period
YOKOHAMA, Japan, November 10, 2026 [I1] — ANEST IWATA Corporation today announced a new corporate philosophy, built on a Mission, Vision, and Values (MVV), formulated to mark the 100th anniversary of its founding. It was announced internally on Thursday, October 15, 2026, and is being made public today, Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
The ANEST IWATA mission that will remain unchanged 100 years from now
ANEST IWATA’s vision of what it aims to become by 2035
he values and guiding principles we must uphold in order to achieve our Mission and Vision
Responding to Create (MISSION): Becoming a company that supports customers’ and society’s drive to create
Since its founding in 1926, ANEST IWATA has taken its corporate motto, Makoto no Kokoro (Trustworthy & Sincere), as the starting point of everything it does, answering the troubles of the shop floor with technology and sincerity. Milestones along the way include developing the first spray gun ever made in Japan and launching the world’s first oil-free scroll air compressor.
Today, however, the manufacturing landscape is changing dramatically. Soaring energy costs, the shift to carbon neutrality, and labor shortages are making the challenges customers face increasingly sophisticated and complex.
At this pivotal turning point, ANEST IWATA has embraced its 100th anniversary as its Second Founding Period and begun to transform itself. Rather than remaining a maker that simply manufactures and sells high-quality equipment, the company will evolve into a Solution Maker that engages deeply with customers’ business challenges and co-creates solutions, becoming a company that supports customers’ and society’s drive to create.
Toward a Solution Maker (VISION) that confronts the challenges facing manufacturing sites
At manufacturing sites today, balancing energy costs against a lower environmental footprint has become a critical challenge. In the supply of compressed air that keeps production running, and in painting and coating as well, operators are expected to cut waste in energy and materials while sustaining quality and stable operation.
Meeting these challenges takes more than the higher performance of the equipment itself; improvements that span operating conditions and processes matter just as much. Drawing on the technology and know-how it has built up in compressors and coating equipment, ANEST IWATA will broaden its view beyond individual products to the supply of compressed air and the painting and coating suited to each customer’s site, as well as the surrounding production issues, aiming to be a Solution Maker that solves customers’ challenges rather than supplying products in isolation.
Embodying Be ANEST. (VALUES) and translating it into value for customers
The new philosophy is both a guideline for how employees act and a promise to keep supporting customers’ drive to create.
ANEST IWATA aims to build an organization in which every employee embodies Be ANEST. through daily action, thinking for themselves about customer challenges, working across departments, and giving shape to solutions. By weaving the MVV into management decisions, workplace dialogue, and talent development, the company will drive the behavioral change that supports the Master Plan already underway under its Medium-Term Business Plan.
With this new MVV at its core, the company has also rebuilt the ANEST IWATA Corporate Philosophy.
Looking ahead, ANEST IWATA will continue to provide compressed air and painting and coating suited to each customer’s site, help solve production and environmental challenges, and keep supporting customers’ drive to create for the next 100 years.
About ANEST IWATA Corporation
ANEST IWATA manufactures and sells coating equipment and systems, hydraulic equipment and systems, air compressors of all types, and vacuum equipment. With a history spanning 100 years since its founding, the company operates globally from bases in more than 20 countries. As a development-oriented company, ANEST IWATA is quick to catch emerging trends and continually pursues new product development. It has filed more than 1,200 patent applications in Japan and overseas, and many of the products around us are made using ANEST IWATA equipment.
Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange; Securities Code: 6381
3176 Shinyoshida-cho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8501, Japan
Website: https://www.anestiwata-corp.com/
Contact for this release
Investor Relations Group, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division, ANEST IWATA Corporation
Tel: +81 45-591-9344 / Email: ir@anest-iwata.co.jp