With just 5 employees, communicating with 12 countries: the overseas strategy of a certain niche domestic manufacturer. The key is “digitalizing circuit diagrams”: Even niche companies can do it! Expanding overseas with IT

Maki Kogyo, a niche maker of die-casting peripheral equipment, is expanding overseas by digitizing circuit diagrams for sequencers and sharing them with customers by email.

With just five employees, the company now exports products and handles maintenance in 12 countries.

The digital workflow helps the firm respond faster to overseas customers on repairs and improvements, making small-team global operations more efficient.

The case shows how IT use can help small and midsize manufacturers scale exports and support abroad.