[Roland DG Corporation]Company profile

Roland DG Corporation

Electric Appliances

Company Overview / Who We Are
Our Vision / Mission
Our Services / Products
Skills Used in the Company
Engineering Team
Career Path
Our Corporate Culture
Jobs

Company Overview / Who We Are

We operate digital printing and 3D manufacturing businesses in over 200 countries worldwide. In recent years, we have also entered the medical field with dental milling machines, providing unique value in a wide range of manufacturing sectors. ■Business Description: Development, manufacturing, and sales of computer peripherals (cutting plotters, large color print cutters, personal fabrication machines, modeling machines, engraving machines, dedicated printing machines, metal printers). Color: We provide large industrial color printers primarily to the outdoor advertising industry for creating large outdoor signs such as billboards and hanging banners. 3D: As a 3D input/output device, we offer a diverse lineup that caters to various needs from 3D scanning to milling. Cutting: This field includes cutting plotters that cut vinyl sheets into shapes of letters and illustrations. These are used for creating various signs, decorating show windows, and making guide displays in factories. ■Company Strengths: Core Technology from Inception: XYZ-axis control technology. Although our products may seem completely different, such as pen plotters, cutting machines, 3D input/output devices, and large inkjet printers, we develop products while maintaining our core technology of XYZ-axis control. Development System: We have an advanced development and design environment that enables us to bring flexible ideas to life. When developing a product, we adopt a "producer system" where a single person is in charge, gathering the necessary personnel as needed. This approach, with a market-in mindset, allows us to plan and develop new products, repeatedly scrap and build according to the plan, ensuring that our products accurately meet the rapidly changing market needs. Sales System: We emphasize marketing from a global market perspective. In "domestic sales," we build a total support system that includes proposing business innovations through the introduction of products tailored to the customer's environment, as well as quality assurance, service, and supply items. On the other hand, in "overseas sales," which account for 90% of our revenue, we build regional networks, disseminate diverse proposal cases from within Japan to joint ventures and agents worldwide, and share the absorbed information at the regional level to enhance our competitiveness in the international market.

1-1-2 Shinmiyakoda, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken

Established

1981

Employees

1,361 members

1,361 employees (as of December 31, 2023, consolidated) 435 employees (as of December 31, 2023, non-consolidated)

Capital

3,668.7 million JPY

Net Sales

3,279.8 million JPY

Official Language

Japanese

Website

https://www.rolanddg.com/en

Our Vision / Mission

Inspire the Enjoyment of Creativity Be the BEST rather than the BIGGEST The Roland Family － Cooperative Enthusiasm Our ultimate goal is to support users in processing creations using computers from their perspective. With the rapid advancement of digitalization, it is crucial to quickly and proactively respond to the increasingly diverse and sophisticated needs of our customers with new technologies. We believe that the best approach is not only to pursue quantitative expansion but also to gain customer empathy and grow together by providing high-quality products and sufficient services. Under this philosophy, we have aimed for an integrated operational system where the sales department, business divisions with development functions, and affiliated companies work together, with the common theme of collecting user information and developing new products. We continuously hold forums for information exchange, share awareness of issues, and always have development projects in operation that tackle product development based on new research themes. On the other hand, it is necessary to commercialize high-value development results with the best production system. We have focused on enhancing our systems, viewing the improvement of quality and production efficiency as our primary mission as a manufacturer. Our production system, the "Digital Yatai Production Method," fully utilizes IT equipment to achieve shortened lead times and ensured quality reliability. We take the joy of creation through these series of efforts in manufacturing and plan to continue promoting proactive operations as a united group.

Our Services / Products

Development, manufacturing, and sales of computer peripherals (cutting plotters, large color print cutters, personal fabrication machines, modeling machines, engraving machines, dedicated printing machines, metal printers) Color: We provide large industrial color printers primarily to the sign industry for creating large outdoor signs such as billboards and hanging banners. 3D: As 3D input/output devices, we offer a diverse lineup catering to various needs from 3D scanning to milling. Cutting: This field includes cutting plotters that cut vinyl sheets into shapes of letters and illustrations. These are used for creating various signs, decorating show windows, and making guide displays in factories.

Skills Used in the Company

.NET
3D CAD
Active Directory
Adobe XD
Android
Android-Java
Arduino
ASP.NET
Azure
Azure Devops
Azure Storage
C
C#
C++
Dart
Embedded Programming
Figma
Firebase
Flutter
GCP
Github
Google BigQuery
HTML
iOS
Iot
Java
JavaScript
jQuery
Linux
macOS
Node.js
Oauth2.0
Python
Raspberry Pi
RDBMS
Redis
Redmine
Robotics
ROS
Sentry
SolidWorks
Spark
SQL
SQLite
SQLServer
Swift
Tomcat
TypeScript
Ubuntu
Unix
Windows

Engineering Team

Q. What projects/services is your engineering team working on?

・Digital Printing We provide large-format inkjet printers and cutting machines to billboard and banner advertising professionals for indoor and outdoor signage, posters, and more. Our models cater to diverse needs, featuring low-solvent inks known for excellent weather and water resistance, perfect for vinyl sheets and tarps. As pioneers of "Print&Cut" technology, we combine printing and cutting in one machine, delivering high-quality prints with advanced digital and color management technologies. As a global leader, we continually set market standards. Recently, we've expanded our lineup to include UV-LED printers for a wider range of applications and textile printers using sublimation transfer for on-demand printing. ・Dental We enhance the productivity and value of dental technicians' work by providing digital solutions focused on dental milling machines and integrated management software for producing dental restorations such as fillings, crowns, and dentures. ・Medical Post-operative maintenance of medical instruments is complex and operator-dependent. We have adapted our "Digital Yatai" assistance system, originally used in our production sites, to streamline maintenance tasks for medical instruments and equipment. Our goal is to create a support system tailored for medical tasks, and since 2014, we've been conducting model-building and verification projects with institutions like Hamamatsu Medical University. ・3D Printing Our 3D printing business aims to make turning ideas into reality easy for everyone. Under the "desktop fabrication" concept, we develop compact, user-friendly, and affordable digital fabrication tools. Our products include 3D cutting machines, 3D printers, digital carving machines, and metal printers, highly regarded in global manufacturing. These tools are used in corporate R&D for prototyping, educational settings for training future designers and engineers, and various fields like craft arts and personal hobbies.

Q. What technologies are you using?

・IT Field AI: Image recognition, natural language processing, machine learning Cloud Services: Azure, Firebase, OAuth2.0, GraphQL Frontend: Dart, Flutter Middle/Backend: Node.js, JavaScript, C#, .NET ・Mechanical/Electrical Field CAD: AutoCAD, SolidWorks Embedded Systems: Microcontrollers, FPGA, C language, C++ Control Technology: Motor control using microcontrollers, communication control, sensor device control ・Utilized Technologies Integrated Development Environments: IAR Embedded Workbench, Microsoft Visual Studio UML: System design, software design Leveraging these technologies, our company develops innovative and beneficial products

Q. What type of engineers work at your company? What is their job content?

1.Inkjet Printer: Full Stack Engineer Job Description: - Development of a global platform - Development and maintenance of the "Roland DG Connect" app - Collaboration with overseas clients and vendors Essential Requirements: - Frontend development (Dart, Flutter) - Middle/Backend development (Azure, Firebase, Node.js, etc.) 2.Dental: Embedded Software Engineer Job Description: - Control development for cutting machines and 3D printers - Control design, development, and evaluation using microcontrollers Essential Requirements: - Experience in C programming using C++ and C# - Embedded software development experience (3 years or more) 3.Inkjet Printer: Software Engineer　 Job Description: - Addition and modification of application software features using C++ - Development and review following the development flow Essential Requirements: - Experience in software development using C++ (2 years or more) 4.Inkjet Printer: Embedded Software Engineer Job Description: - Development of embedded software using C++ - Embedded development for printer hardware peripherals Essential Requirements: - Experience in embedded software development - Object-oriented programming experience with C++ 5.Inkjet Printer: Embedded Software Engineer　　　　　　　　 Job Description: - Development of printer firmware and PC applications - Embedded development for IoT and printer hardware peripherals Essential Requirements: - Experience in embedded software development - Experience in upstream design (functional design, system design, etc.) - Object-oriented programming experience with C++ - Each engineer utilizes advanced skills in their respective fields to contribute to product development, operation, and improvement.

Q. Do you plan on using any new technologies in the future?

Yes

Q. If you do, please tell us the details!

Our department's mission is to develop hardware equipment and software solutions that are valuable and indispensable to our customers, delivering them as products. To achieve this, we conduct pioneering research ahead of industry and societal trends, identifying genuinely useful innovations to pursue in our development efforts.

Career Path

Our Corporate Culture

Assertive
Cooperative
Flexible
Team Work

The company culture at Roland DG is characterized by a stable work environment, a free and flat organizational culture, a high retention rate among young employees, comprehensive support for childcare, gender balance, well-maintained working conditions, global expansion, and a strong commitment to creativity and innovation.