Name

Vrain Solution

Legal name

株式会社VRAIN Solution

Website

https://vrain.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial AI Inspection Software

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Vision & Quality Inspection (HDAAAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• AI visual inspection
• Manufacturing AI software
• Industrial automation
• DX consulting
• Quality inspection systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Harumi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. AI Systems (Phoenix Vision/Eye/Analyzer): Sale of AI inspection software and hardware systems for visual, noise, and vibration inspection. Systems are sold as complete solutions that may include imaging equipment, cameras, conveyors, ejection mechanisms, and PLC integration. The company develops both software and hardware in-house, keeping cost ratios at approximately 20%.
2. DX Consulting Services: Consulting services for manufacturing DX including human resource development, AI solution support, algorithm development, product integration support, and MLOps. Since service launch, repeat rate has been maintained above 90%.
3. AI X-ray Inspection (PX-1000N): New AI X-ray inspection machine product combining AI image recognition with X-ray technology for internal inspection of food, pharmaceutical, and other manufacturing products.
4. Compact Hardware (Phoenix Edge): Compact AI visual inspection hardware designed for inline high-speed inspection. Sold as a standalone unit or integrated into production lines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VRAIN Solution develops and sells AI-based inspection software and hardware for manufacturing, including the Phoenix Series (Phoenix Vision training software, Phoenix Eye visual inspection software, and Phoenix Analyzer noise/vibration inspection software). The company also offers DX consulting services covering human resource development, AI solution support, and implementation, alongside compact AI inspection hardware such as Phoenix Edge and the PX-1000N AI X-ray inspection machine. Its products serve manufacturers across food, automotive, pharmaceutical, and general manufacturing industries in Japan.

Product overview

VRAIN Solution offers the Phoenix Series, a GUI-based AI product suite for manufacturing inspection and optimization. The portfolio includes Phoenix Vision (AI training/verification software), Phoenix Eye (visual inspection software), Phoenix Analyzer (noise/vibration inspection), Phoenix Edge (compact hardware), and AI X-ray Inspection Machine PX-1000N. These products share proprietary AI algorithms and enable hybrid inspection combining AI with rule-based methods. The DX Consulting service provides complementary human resource development and implementation support services, maintaining a 90%+ repeat rate. The company focuses on food, automotive, pharmaceutical, and general manufacturing industries, providing both software products and integrated inspection solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Phoenix Series: Proprietary AI inspection technology product line including Phoenix Vision (AI training/verification software), Phoenix Eye (AI visual inspection software), and Phoenix Analyzer (AI noise/vibration inspection software).
• Phoenix Vision
• Phoenix Eye
• Phoenix Analyzer
• Phoenix Edge
• PX-1000N
• VRAIN Portal

Products and services

• Phoenix Vision AI training and verification software equipped with multiple AI algorithms (Classification, Detection, Region Extraction, Good Product Learning). Enables anyone to easily perform AI model training and verification for visual inspection without specialized engineering knowledge. Used to create inspection models deployed by Phoenix Eye and Phoenix Analyzer.
• Phoenix Eye AI visual inspection software that performs automated pass/fail judgment using models created by Phoenix Vision. Connects directly to cameras and PLCs for inline inspection. Supports both proprietary AI algorithms and rule-based methods in hybrid approach for manufacturing quality control.
• Phoenix Analyzer AI noise and vibration inspection software that converts waveform data from microphones and vibration sensors into images for high-accuracy pass/fail judgment. Supports predictive maintenance, equipment monitoring, and structural inspection applications in manufacturing environments.
• Phoenix Edge Compact AI visual inspection hardware device with volume reduced to 1/12th of previous models. Integrates imaging, processing, and ejection mechanisms for inline high-speed inspection in space-constrained factory environments including food production lines.
• AI X-ray Inspection Machine PX-1000N AI X-ray inspection machine combining proprietary AI image recognition technology with X-ray technology. Detects foreign matter, internal defects, and performs quantity counting for high-precision internal inspection needs in food, pharmaceutical, and other manufacturing applications.
• DX Consulting Services End-to-end DX consulting services for manufacturing clients covering Manufacturing AI Training Program, AI Development Workshop, AI Solution Support, Algorithm Development Support, Product Integration Support, and MLOps Support. Maintains over 90% client repeat rate since service launch.
• Safety Management AI AI-powered worker safety management solution that detects manufacturing hazards before they occur. Uses skeleton detection on video footage to identify unsafe behaviors such as forgotten safety harnesses, unauthorized entry into robot zones, and worker falls through posture analysis.
• Production Planning Optimization AI-powered optimal production scheduler that reduces planning time and improves equipment utilization. Develops production schedules considering delivery targets and complex production conditions, achieving 8 hours/day reduction in planning time and 1.5% equipment utilization improvement at customer sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Labor reduction of 50% achieved in seal inspection at Aohata (2 workers reduced to 1)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NTN Corporation (NTN株式会社)notableTechnology or Integration · 27 November 2025VRAIN Solution partnered with NTN Corporation to integrate its Phoenix Vision/Eye AI system with NTN's wrist joint module 'i-WRIST'. The combined solution was exhibited at the 2025 International Robot Expo (iREX), demonstrating a compact inline high-speed inspection unit that combines image processing technology with robot control. The solution targets manufacturing environments requiring flexible robotic handling combined with AI inspection.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Basler AG: Basler is a German manufacturer of industrial cameras and embedded vision components used in factory inspection. It overlaps with VRAIN in the imaging hardware layer for AI vision systems.
• Preferred Networks, Inc. Preferred Networks is a Japanese AI/ML company applying deep learning to industrial, automotive, and bio-life science applications. It is a thematic comparable as another Japan-based AI platform company targeting manufacturing transformation.
• MVTec Software GmbH: MVTec is a German machine-vision software vendor whose HALCON and MERLIC platforms serve industrial inspection use cases. It competes with Phoenix Vision as an underlying AI vision engine, often integrated by system builders rather than sold as turnkey solutions.

Direct peers

• Cognex Corporation: Cognex is a global leader in machine vision and industrial barcode reading. Its AI-based vision software and smart cameras compete head-to-head with Phoenix Eye/Phoenix Vision for factory inspection use cases across automotive, electronics, and food manufacturing.
• Saki Corporation: Saki is a Japanese machine-vision specialist focused on automated optical inspection for electronics and high-precision manufacturing. It is a direct comparable in AI-driven inline inspection targeting Japanese and global manufacturers.
• ISRA VISION (Atlas Copco): ISRA VISION, now part of Atlas Copco, provides machine vision for industrial quality inspection including surface, shape, and robotic-vision applications. It is a direct global peer in AI-based factory inspection with overlapping end-markets.
• Keyence Corporation: Keyence is a Japanese global leader in industrial sensors, machine vision systems, and automation components. It directly overlaps with VRAIN in factory-floor visual inspection and quality-control AI, serving many of the same Japanese manufacturers with comparable product positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Yokogawa Electric Corporation: Yokogawa is a Japanese industrial automation and control incumbent serving process industries globally. Its measurement and control portfolio, including AI-enabled plant operations, makes it an adjacent incumbent in industrial AI and DX — the same narrative VRAIN pursues in discrete manufacturing.
• FANUC Corporation: FANUC is a global leader in industrial robots and CNC systems used across Japanese manufacturing. Its vision-integrated robotics overlap with VRAIN's NTN i-WRIST partnership direction, positioning it as a broad incumbent in AI-enabled factory automation.
• Omron Corporation: Omron is a large Japanese industrial automation incumbent offering machine vision, sensors, PLCs, and robotics. Its vision and inspection portfolio competes with VRAIN at the system level, though as part of a much broader automation suite rather than a dedicated AI inspection specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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