I-PEX Launches “The Sharpest”,
Its New Owned Media Platform
— Sharing the People and the Pursuit Behind the “Sharpest Tip” —

I-PEX Inc. (Headquarters: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto; Representative Director and President: Reiji Konishi; hereinafter "I-PEX") launched its owned media platform "The Sharpest" on Monday, June 15, 2026.

The Sharpest is an owned media platform that shares the challenges and pursuits of the engineers who create "the sharpest tip," along with I-PEX's work to solve its customers' challenges. Through this platform, I-PEX aims to deepen its dialogue with society and build new connections rooted in technology and people.

The Role of The Sharpest

I-PEX's tagline "To be the Sharpest" reflects our commitment to continually taking on challenges alongside our customers in pursuit of value the world has yet to see—and it embodies the new value that emerges from those challenges along the way.

As technology grows more advanced and complex, companies are increasingly expected to communicate not just their products and technologies, but also the stories behind them, the journey of taking on challenges, and the value that technology brings to society.

Through "The Sharpest," we will share the exploration and challenges that unfold in our R&D labs, the expertise honed on the manufacturing floor, and the ways our technology helps solve real-world challenges.

Why We Created The Sharpest

In recent years, as customer challenges have grown more advanced and complex, companies are being asked not simply to supply products, but to create value together with their customers and partners. Yet, BtoB companies in particular—whose everyday touchpoints with the public through consumer products are limited—often struggle to fully communicating the strengths of their technologies and businesses, and the ambitions of the people who work there.

Whether in recruitment, co-creation with customers, or building a deeper understanding of our business, it is increasingly important to communicate on our own value and to deepen our dialogue with society.

In 2025, I-PEX carried out a strategic MBO and made a fresh start as a privately held company. Now that we have established an environment in which we can pursue technological development and business growth with a a medium- to long-term perspective, free from short-term market pressures, we feels this is precisely the moment to share our technologies and challenges in our own words and to deepen our dialogue with society.

Content Available at Launch

• President interview video
• Employee interview videos (2) (only available in Japanese)
• Smart Cloth introductory article

In addition, the Topics content previously published on the corporate website has been reorganized by theme, making it easier to explore I-PEX’s technologies and initiatives from a variety of angles.

Looking Ahead

Through The Sharpest, I-PEX will continue to share its journey across areas such as research and development, the explorations of its engineers, co-creation with customers, and the pursuit of solutions to , the challenge of solving issues facing society.

We will grow The Sharpest into an information platform for sharing I-PEX’s challenges and its value-creation process with society—and for turning them into new opportunities for co-creation.

The Sharpest—Stories from I-PEX's sharpest edge

About I-PEX Inc.

I-PEX stands for “Innovative Product development & Engineering solutions eXpert” providing value in the form of inspiration and astonishment in the global marketplace. The company was founded in 1963 as Dai-ichi Seiko, a precision mold manufacturer, and has since produced numerous world-firsts and unique products and solutions. I-PEX currently operates in five business fields: Connectors, Contract Manufacturing (Automotive Components & Electronics Components), Molds & Equipment, MEMS Foundry, Energy Solutions. By delivering the sharpest tip to the world, we will contribute to exciting value-creation in the digitalized society by working globally with every client who open up the new era.