What Daiichi Jitsugyo Viswill does

Daiichi Jitsugyo Viswill Co., Ltd. (Viswill) is a Japanese manufacturer of industrial visual inspection systems headquartered in Suita City, Osaka, and operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd. within the parent group's DJK Pharma Systems division. The company designs and builds custom visual inspection equipment for three primary verticals: pharmaceutical manufacturers (tablet, capsule, PTP blister pack, and integrated tablet printing/inspection systems), electronic component producers (high-speed ceramic, LED wafer, and tray inspection systems), and rubber product manufacturers (full-circumference O-ring inspection systems). Its technology platform is anchored by a proprietary V-IPU image processing unit integrated across all product lines, with industry-leading alignment and transport mechanisms that minimize mechanical stress on inspection targets.

The company's underlying technology originated in 1971 from Kanebo's production technology research institute, where image processing for automated knitting machines inspired the world's first tablet visual inspection system. This lineage culminated in the development of the world's first 3D inspection technology through a NEDO-funded research project, and a current R&D pipeline that includes next-generation NIR-equipped tablet content measurement systems. Viswill maintains in-house capability across the full stack from product planning, software development, and electronic circuit design through mechanical manufacturing, supporting both standard product series (NS, EX, TIPS, PVISBP, CCVIS, RUVIS) and contract custom development.

The business operates on a B2B enterprise sales model with three revenue streams: hardware sales of standard and custom-configured inspection systems, professional services for contract system development, and recurring managed services for maintenance of the installed base. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set per system configuration through direct engagement. The company reaches international markets through a combination of direct sales in Japan, a Korea branch (established 2015), a Shanghai representative office (established 2022) and demonstration center, and a network of overseas distributors, supported by regular participation in major pharmaceutical and packaging industry exhibitions across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Name

Daiichi Jitsugyo Viswill

Legal name

第一実業ビスウィル株式会社

Website

https://viswill.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Daiichi Jitsugyo Viswill is a Japanese manufacturer of custom visual inspection systems for pharmaceutical tablets/capsules, electronic components, and rubber products, serving global manufacturers via direct sales, Korea and China offices, and distributor networks under parent Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Visual Inspection Systems

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Vision & Quality Inspection (HDAAAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inspection, Checkweighing & Detection Systems (Vision, Metal, X-ray) (IMALAOAH), Inspection, Checkweighing & Metal Detection Systems (IMAHAOAJ), Machine Vision & Inspection Lighting (Ring lights, bar lights, backlights, strobed illumination) (IMAGAIAG)

Keywords

• Visual inspection systems
• Pharmaceutical inspection
• Machine vision technology
• Tablet inspection systems
• Electronic component inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Suita

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Visual Inspection Systems Sales: Sale of pharmaceutical, electronic components, and rubber product visual inspection systems. Custom-built systems based on customer specifications with various series (NS, EX, TIPS, PVISBP, CCVIS, RUVIS).
2. Custom Development/Contract Manufacturing: Contract development of inspection systems tailored to specific customer requirements for specialized applications.
3. Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance and support services for installed inspection systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Daiichi Jitsugyo Viswill designs, manufactures, and sells automated visual inspection systems using proprietary image processing technology for quality control of pharmaceutical tablets and capsules, electronic components, and rubber products. Its offering spans standard product series (NS, EX, TIPS, PVISBP, CCVIS, RUVIS), custom contract-developed inspection equipment, and a proprietary V-IPU image processing unit integrated across all systems, with recurring maintenance services for installed equipment.

Product overview

Daiichi Jitsugyo Viswill (Viswill) is a specialized manufacturer of visual inspection systems with five core product lines: (1) Pharmaceutical visual inspection systems including the NS Global Standard series, EX space-saving series, TIPS printing/inspection all-in-one series, and PVISBP blister pack inspection series; (2) Electronic component inspection via the CCVIS high-speed series; (3) Rubber product inspection through the RUVIS O-ring inspection series; (4) Contract/custom inspection system development; and (5) V-IPU proprietary image processing units that serve as the intelligent core across all systems. The company pioneered tablet visual inspection technology in the 1970s and maintains world-leading processing capabilities with proprietary 3D inspection technology developed through NEDO research programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NS Series Tablet and Capsule Visual Inspection Systems (Global Standard) Global standard high-speed tablet and capsule visual inspection systems with the world's fastest processing capability. Models include tablet inspection (TVIS-NS-GF2, TVIS-NS-VA2, TVIS-NS-VA1), containment inspection for hazardous drugs (TVIS-NS-V1-C), capsule inspection (CVIS-NS-V2, CVIS-NS-V1), and combined tablet/capsule systems (T/CVIS-NS-V2, T/CVIS-NS-V1). Designed for pharmaceutical manufacturers requiring high-throughput automated defect detection.
• EX Series Space-Saving Tablet Visual Inspection System Compact, space-efficient tablet visual inspection system designed for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities with limited floor space. Includes TVIS-EX4-CD model and the renewed EX Series line, providing the same inspection capabilities as the NS Series in a smaller footprint.
• TIPS Series Tablet Printing and Inspection All-in-One System Integrated tablet printing and visual inspection system combining inkjet printing technology with visual inspection for pharmaceutical applications. Includes TIPS-EX4-CD and Easy Dock printing units, enabling combined printing quality control and defect detection in a single production step.
• PVISBP Series PTP Blister Pack Visual Inspection System Compact PTP (Press Through Pack) blister pack visual inspection system for pharmaceutical blister sheet inspection including bar code verification. Consolidates the inspection stage into a compact footprint for pharmaceutical packaging lines.
• CCVIS Series High-Speed Electronic Component Visual Inspection System High-speed, high-performance electronic component visual inspection system for various electronic components. The CCVIS-A5V model delivers automated defect detection for miniaturized electronic parts on high-speed production lines, serving electronics manufacturers requiring quality consistency at scale.

Quantifiable outcome

• World's fastest processing capability in tablet visual inspection systems (TVIS-NS-GF series)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cognex Corporation: Global leader in machine vision systems and industrial barcode reading. Serves pharmaceutical and electronics manufacturers with vision-based inspection and quality assurance, directly overlapping Viswill's core markets of pharma tablets, capsules, and electronic components.
• Omron Corporation: Japanese industrial automation major with a sizable machine vision and inspection business. Competes with Viswill in both pharmaceutical and electronic component inspection, leveraging broader factory automation portfolio and global service network.
• ISRA VISION (Atlas Copco): German machine vision specialist (now part of Atlas Copco) with strong pharmaceutical inspection, surface inspection, and 3D machine vision offerings. Closest European direct competitor in pharma tablet/capsule inspection and quality assurance.
• Mettler-Toledo International: Global leader in precision industrial instruments including pharmaceutical quality control and vision-based product inspection systems. Competes with Viswill in pharma manufacturing inspection and benefits from much larger global service footprint.
• Heuft Systemtechnik: German specialist in inspection and quality assurance systems for pharmaceutical and beverage packaging. Direct peer in pharma/bottle inspection, with deep European installed base and complementary fill-level/container-integrity inspection focus.
• Syntegon Technology: German processing and packaging machinery major (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology) offering vision-based inspection for pharmaceutical solid dose and liquid products. Direct peer in pharma inspection systems with broader packaging machinery portfolio.
• Keyence Corporation: Japanese machine vision and industrial inspection leader with deep product breadth across multiple industries including pharmaceutical. Most direct large-scale competitor to Viswill in the Japan pharma inspection market, with substantially greater R&D and global sales resources.
• Antares Vision: Italian pharmaceutical inspection and track-and-trace specialist offering vision-based quality control and serialization solutions. Direct peer in pharma visual inspection with comparable specialization in tablet/capsule defect detection.

Others

• MVTec Software: German machine vision software vendor behind HALCON, the deep-learning-enabled vision library that Viswill integrates into its inspection systems. Technology partner of 16+ years; adjacent to but not directly competing with Viswill, though software-led vision platforms represent a potential disruptive vector.

Broad incumbents

• SICK AG: German industrial sensor and automation incumbent with a machine vision portfolio serving pharmaceutical packaging, electronics, and discrete manufacturing. Broader scope than Viswill but overlapping in pharma/electronic inspection applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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