Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
CoreCore
A corporation = People
By forming global-scale partnerships, we will utilize our skills and experience and work together to solve issues around the world.
A corporation is nothing without its people. People are important. People form the core of a corporation. SEMCO aims to utilize manufacturing to achieve goals that people had given up on, and in so doing to revitalize people and organizations.
and changing the world
CSR
We recognize that making sure all employees understand this vision and enshrine it as the foundation of their actions is a form of CSR for our company as we carry out our business activities.
Initiatives Through R&D
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Creating Something New
We put information from around the world to the best use and give shape to something that did not exist in the industry before.
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Expanding Together
Rather than working entirely on our own, we achieve better solutions by collaborating with other companies including customers and suppliers.
Based on this approach, we do not simply work to sell the products that we already have. We are continually conducting new research and development aimed at providing solutions to customers, industries, and the world.
As a result, the support of our customers has given us the top share in the industry, and our products are sold to a large number of shipyards across Japan.
Following are some typical examples of these products.
Representative Products
Float Type Level Indicator
The development of this box-shape level indicator resulted in an improved working environment for ship crews. Before this product was developed, the level indicators installed on a tank consisted of a glass type level indicator or a counterbalanced weight and float level indicator that was the same height as the tank. For example if the tank was 10 m tall, the indicator was also 10 m tall. Crew members had to climb a ladder in order to check the liquid level. The development of this box-shape level indicator allows crew members to safely and efficiently check the liquid level.
Now, these level indicators are used by nearly all shipyards in Japan, and have become the standards for the Japan shipbuilding industry.
Smart Sounding Scale "Honesty"
There is the risk of damage to the company if fuel measurement work is not performed quickly and accurately. For this reason, it used to be heavy labor that involved a lot of pressure on the crew. Moreover, in recent years environmental regulations have resulted in growing use of MGO (marine gas oil) and other highly transparent fuels, and more time than before is required for measurement. During fueling, the fuel also bubbles like a cappuccino, raising the level. As a result, there were increasing cases of being overcharged for fuel costs. These are the reasons why we developed this level indicator. It can be used to read ullage quickly and accurately by simple operations, and makes crews happy by reducing their workloads.
Efforts for SDGs
SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) are an action plan which is being carried out on a global scale, aiming to eliminate poverty and inequality based on the principle of leaving nobody behind. The SDGs were adopted at a UN summit in September 2015, and present targets to be achieved by the 193 UN member nations during the 15 years from 2016 to 2030. They prescribe 17 goals including "Poverty" and "Climate change" and 169 targets, and are positioned as objectives which are shared by the entire global community.
- More than 50% of our employees are women. We are also working to promote women to management positions.
- We actively recruit members of the child-raising generation, and hire senior citizens.
- We are constructing a system for flexible working styles that consider work-life balance, including short-hours employees, flexible working hours, and working from home.
SEMCO's level indicators and systems contribute to safe and secure ship navigation. Our products are also installed on next-generation alternative fuel vessels aimed at reducing CO2 and environmental impact, replacing conventional heavy fuel oil.
- We also sort waste and are reducing the amounts of paper cups that we use.
- LED lights are used for lighting within the company.
- We carefully check the legal compliance of subcontractors and other parties.
VisionVision
Social Innovation
Our goal is to build a company that makes people say, “I‘m glad it was Semco.” This “glad it was Semco” reflects the traditional Japanese business philosophy of sanpo-yoshi (“three-way win”)—benefitting the seller, the buyer, and society. In our case, that means our employees, our suppliers, our customers, and the society as a whole.
"Creating Something New" in Semco's vision means producing and giving shape to something which did not exist in the world before. This does not mean simply providing the existing products and systems of our company; it means utilizing our company's experience, technical products, and systems based on customer needs to produce something which did not exist before. This is not something that is done by a single company on its own. It is done through cooperative creation instead of competition with customers and members of the industry, and expands the creative circle around the world.