FRICS Fab's DX Roadmap TD Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, President and CEO: Hiroaki Kuwahara), part of the Toyo Densou Group, is pleased to announce the spin-off of its digital innovation business and the establishment of a new company, "FRICS Fab Co., Ltd.," in June 2026. ■ Background of the Spin-off TD Holdings began as a manufacturing company, starting with control panel production. While continuing its hands-on manufacturing approach, the company has promoted DX (Digital Transformation) with the aim of improving its own productivity and strengthening its competitiveness. These initiatives went beyond simple digitalization, evolving into practical DX that encompassed everything from on-site improvements to management transformation. With the goal of "becoming a role model for DX in small and medium-sized enterprises," the company has supported DX for other companies while also hosting "DX Factory Tours" where visitors can experience DX in their own factories. These activities were promoted under the "FRICS Fab Team" and were fully commercialized as a digital innovation business in 2025. Now, the company has been spun off to accelerate further growth and value creation. ■ Supporting High-ROI Manufacturing DX Why Doesn't Manufacturing DX Lead to Results? In recent years, many companies have been undertaking DX initiatives. However, while efforts such as: ・ Paperless operations ・ Visualization of operations ・ Data collection are increasing, there are also many voices saying: "Profits aren't increasing." "Productivity isn't improving as much as expected." "It's not taking root on the shop floor." FRICS Fab believes that in some cases, efficiency measures themselves become the objective, without connecting to subsequent profit generation or competitiveness improvement. Our goal is to create "mechanisms that generate profit" beyond mere efficiency. DX Roadmap FRICS Fab advocates its unique guideline for the manufacturing industr