K's Design Lab, Culture Convenience Club, and Amana Form Business Partnership in 3D Digital Services

2014.10.27 Press Releases
K's Design Lab Co., Ltd. / Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. / Amana Co., Ltd.

- Promoting digital manufacturing -

K's Design Lab Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Yuji Hara, hereinafter referred to as K's Design Lab)http://www.ksdl.co.jp), Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Muneaki Masuda, hereinafter referred to as CCC)http://www.ccc.co.jp/), Amana Corporation (Head office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: Hironobu Shindo, hereinafter referred to as Amanahttp://amana.co.jp/) have entered into a business partnership in the 3D digital services business, and from November 2014 will begin developing new solutions and services to further promote the market's growth.

■Contents
K's Design Lab, which has been developing businesses utilizing 3D printers, 3D scanners, and 3D data since the early days of 3D before the 3D printer boom, has built up a track record in a wide range of fields, from manufacturing to medicine, art, and entertainment. This partnership between the three companies, CCC, which is involved in the entertainment business, primarily the TSUTAYA business, and Amana, which has a strong track record in visual planning and production in the advertising and sales promotion fields, will bring together the strengths of each company to develop a comprehensive 3D digital service business. This service is not limited to business to business clients (BtoB) and general consumers (BtoC), but is also a business that promotes "BtoI (Individual)" by providing products and services tailored to each individual.

■About business development
Specifically, the two companies will collaborate on the following services:

1) Planning proposals and consultations focusing on advertising and sales promotion
We provide consultations to client companies on planning and proposing advertising and sales promotions using 3D tools, product and service development, and business model construction and manufacturing support. We will also actively undertake campaigns using 3D printers and support the manufacturing of B2I (customized products for each customer).

2) Providing 3D data content download services, primarily in the entertainment field
We provide services utilizing various 3D data content, primarily in the entertainment field, to general consumers through our own user platform and media. By co-creating with companies that utilize our existing service network, we will also be selling a variety of limited-edition products and services from time to time.

3) Market education and educational support
We will build and operate a digital fabrication farm that will research and develop new manufacturing methods using 3D tools. To improve 3D literacy, we will promote and support the use of 3D in educational institutions and companies by selling comprehensive 3D education curricula and systems.

[The main roles of each company are as follows]

Our company mission is to "change the world by combining analog and digital," and we have been planning and proposing businesses that utilize 3D digital technology since the dawn of 3D, before the 3D printer boom. Currently, we are expanding our 3D digital manufacturing into a wide range of fields, from manufacturing to medicine, art, and entertainment.

"A company that creates cultural infrastructure. " is the brand statement of the company, and in addition to its entertainment business centered on bookstores and database marketing business centered on T-Points, the company plans a number of internet services and new platform services, proposing new lifestyles through these platforms.

Amana is a group of professionals who move people's hearts with visuals. In addition to selling 25 million pieces of stock content, the company leverages its abundant creative resources and advanced technology to provide one-stop services from planning to production for advertising visuals, TV commercials, animation, web content, electronic catalogs, apps, and more, and is engaged in the visual communication business, primarily in the areas of advertising and sales promotion.

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K's Design Lab, Culture Convenience Club, and Amana Form Partnership to Promote Digital Manufacturing in 3D Digital Services

Inquiries regarding this matter
K's Design Lab Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Officer: Okamoto Tel: 03-6416-5216　　

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
TSUTAYA Company Public Relations Officer Noguchi Tel: 03-6800-4764

Amana Co., Ltd.
Corporate Communications Office, Hayashi and Ariyoshi, Tel: 03-3740-3500