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CASE STUDY
Steel construction & industry

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Himeji, Japan

Yamato Kogyo, a Japanese traditional steel manufacturer since 1912, digitized the management of technical specifications, quality certificates, and recycling protocols with PaperOffice AI.

87%
Efficiency increase
110+
Years of tradition
100%
Batch Tracking
3
Languages Parallel

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Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

The Situation

Yamato Kogyo produces steel products for the construction and infrastructure sectors. Each batch requires detailed quality certificates, material analyses, and test protocols.

As a pioneer in electric steel recycling, the company generates additional documentation needs for recycling protocols and sustainability certificates.

International customers demand documentation in various formats and languages. Japanese, English, and Chinese documents had to be managed in parallel.

Technical specifications, quality certificates, and recycling protocols for our steel production must be error

Challenge & Solution

Challenges

  • Batch-specific quality documentation for each product
  • Multilingual documentation (Japanese, English, Chinese)
  • Recycling protocols and sustainability certificates
  • International customer requirements for document formats
  • Traditional paper-based processes in Japanese corporate culture

Solutions with PaperOffice

  • Automatic assignment of quality certificates to batches
  • Multi-language document creation for international customers
  • Digital recycling logging with sustainability dashboard
  • AI-supported verification of technical specifications for consistency
  • Integration with production control system and ERP

The Implementation Process

Week 1-3
Process Capture
Analysis of production documentation and quality processes.
Week 4-6
System Build
Configuration of document classification and batch linking.
Week 7-9
Integration
Connection to production control system and quality management.
Week 10-12
Training & Go-Live
Training of all employees and productive deployment.

Measurable Results

87%
Efficiency increase
100%
Batch Tracking
3
Languages Parallel
100%
Recycling Compliance

Before vs. After

Metric
Before
After
Create quality certificate
2-4 hours
< 15 min.
Batch Tracking
Manual/Folders
Real-time Digital
International Documents
1-2 days translation
Automatic
Recycling Documentation
Paper Forms
Digital Workflow
Audit Readiness
2-3 weeks
< 2 days

Technical specifications, quality certificates, and recycling protocols for our steel production are centralized and immediately accessible.

Why PaperOffice?

Industry Focus
Optimized for the requirements of the steel industry and heavy machinery manufacturing.
Sustainability
Integrated recycling logging and sustainability tracking.
Quality Assurance
Automatic creation and management of quality certificates.

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