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Announcing the Winners of the i-Reporter Partner Award 2026

Published Jul 9, 2026 12:30 AM ・ Updated Jul 8, 2026 11:50 PM ・ 21 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

CIMTOPS Corporation (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kazuyuki Okuhata) announced the winners of the "i-Reporter Partner Award 2026" on July 8, 2026. This award recognizes agencies that achieved outstanding results in sales, implementation support, and promotional activities for the field reporting system "i-Reporter" during fiscal year 2025 (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026). This award was established to express gratitude to our partner companies who face our customers' sites daily and are responsible for proposing and supporting the implementation of i-Reporter. The award recipients this year consist of 14 companies from diverse industries, regions, and company sizes.

i-Reporter Partner Award

Field DX in the AI Era and the "Connecting" Role of Partners

In manufacturing and other field operations, AI utilization is becoming widespread. However, the biggest challenge identified is "insufficient volume of training data," cited by 44.1% of respondents. With approximately half of companies identifying "establishment of data collection infrastructure" as an area for investment over the next three years, the understanding is growing that the key to success in the AI era lies not in "the latest AI models" but in accurately accumulating primary information generated at one's own sites.

The digitization of field reports goes beyond simple paperless operations. It is an initiative to structure and accumulate the "knowledge" generated daily in the field, such as daily reports, inspection records, and test records, as structured data, forming the foundation for analysis, improvement, and AI utilization. However, manufacturers alone cannot address the diverse site challenges specific to each industry or provide region-specific implementation support. It is precisely because partners with their own unique strengths propose and support the implementation of i-Reporter with an understanding of the site context that i-Reporter reaches companies of various industries and sizes.

CIMTOPS sincerely thanks each partner company for their continuous cooperation. This award evaluates their activities quantitatively and qualitatively to express our gratitude.

What is the i-Reporter Partner Award?

The i-Reporter Partner Award is an initiative to recognize agencies that have contributed to the promotion and utilization support of the field reporting system "i-Reporter," evaluating their activities quantitatively and qualitatively.

This award evaluates multifaceted contributions, including sales amount within the fiscal year, number of new licenses acquired, acquisition of large contracts, OEM deployment, and contributions to content creation. For example, selection is based on specific achievements in various fields such as "highest annual sales amount," "sales performance of the top 5 companies," "expansion of new licenses," "acquisition of large contracts," "high performance in OEM contracts," "results in the first year of contract," and "contribution to content creation related to i-Reporter."

"i-Reporter Partner Award 2026 Special Site"

URL: https://i-reporter.jp/partner-award/2026/

Main Benefits of Receiving the Award

1 Presentation of Trophy and Certificate of Commendation

This physically visualizes the achievements and credibility as an award-winning company. It can be used to enhance appeal in face-to-face settings, such as display in offices or at exhibitions.

2 Award of Official Award Badge

A digital badge that can be used on websites, sales materials, proposals, etc. It enhances the peace of mind for potential clients as "third-party certification" based on manufacturer evaluation.

3 Listing on Official Website and Special Page

Award-winning companies will be featured on the CIMTOPS official page, contributing to SEO effects and lead generation.

4 "Reason to Choose" as a Sales Agency

The i-Reporter Partner Award evaluates not only sales performance but also proposal capabilities, implementation support, and depth of customer understanding. It serves as a clear answer to "Why should you choose this agency?" for customers considering i-Reporter.

i-Reporter Partner Award 2026 Award Winners List (Japan)

i-Reporter Partner Award 2026 Award Winners List (Global)

Future Outlook

In fiscal year 2025, partner companies of various industries, regions, and sizes leveraged their respective strengths to propose and support the implementation of i-Reporter. The achievements of award-winning companies, including Otsuka Corporation, demonstrate that i-Reporter is not just a product but a platform that supports problem-solving in the field alongside diverse partners.

We sincerely thank our i-Reporter partner agencies once again for their continuous cooperation, as they diligently work to improve customer operations daily, deepen their understanding of i-Reporter, and provide optimal implementation and utilization support in the field.

As AI utilization becomes widespread, the report data accumulated in the field becomes the foundation for nurturing one's own professional AI. CIMTOPS, together with its partner companies, will expand the reach of the "connecting" system that accurately digitizes field data and accumulates it in a format usable by AI, across the nation and the world. We will continue to hold the "i-Reporter Partner Award" as a venue to honor everyone's achievements.

To Those Interested in Becoming an Agency Partner

If you are interested in becoming an agency partner, please contact us at the following:

https://application.i-reporter.jp/inquiry

We look forward to your continued support.

For Field Report Digitization, Choose "i-Reporter"

i-Reporter is the No. 1 field reporting system in Japan (※1) used by over 4,500 companies and 220,000 people.

It digitizes familiar paper and Excel reports with their original layouts, allowing for implementation without significant changes to field work procedures. Features such as mandatory input, numerical threshold judgment, dropdown input, barcode reading, and external device integration reduce common issues with paper reports like missing entries, transcription errors, and the burden of confirmation tasks.

Entered data is digitized in real-time and can be used for aggregation, analysis, and sharing. It supports both on-premise and cloud versions and is implemented in various fields, including manufacturing, railways, pharmaceuticals, food, and construction.

※1 Fuchikura Research Institute, published February 17, 2026, "Industry-Specific IT Investment Trends / Future Prospects of the DX Market 2026 Edition DX Investment Edition" IV-13 Field Report Paperless Solutions Market Share 46.5% (Vendor Share by Quantity, FY2024)

Company Profile

Company Name: CIMTOPS Corporation

Representative Name: Representative Director CEO Kazuyuki Okuhata

Head Office Address: 10F, Shin-Meguro Tokyu Building, 2-25-2 Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021

Establishment Date: October 1, 1991

Capital: 16.5 million yen

Sales: 2.325 billion yen (FY2025 Sales)

Number of Employees: 92 total (as of the end of March 2026)

Development, sales, and support of "DIRECTOR6," a production scheduler + process management system for make-to-order production.

Development, sales, and support of the field reporting system "i-Reporter."

Development, sales, and support of various i-Repo family products and services.

Development, sales, and support of the BOP process editor "MPPCreator."

CIMTOPS was founded in 1991 as a pioneer in domestic production scheduler specialized companies.

By feeding back the know-how gained through building and operating production scheduling and process management systems for many customers into our products, we develop package products such as production schedulers, process management systems, IoT data collection solutions, and electronic field reporting systems that can be used in manufacturing sites, supporting our customers' field DX.

Company Site | https://cimtops.com/

Irepo-chan (Official Company Character) X Account | https://x.com/i_reporter_jp

CIMTOPS Corporation Official Facebook Account | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550755513117

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