LINE MEDIA RESEARCH
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INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTHAMAMATSU, JAPAN / SINCE 1991

AI DEVELOPMENT × PROTOTYPING

Think with AI.
Build for
reality.

From AI to something you can hold.
Understand the structure. Build it. Put it to the test.
We seek elegant solutions through engineering.

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FORM STUDY
01 / COMPRESSOR

Connect the dots. Explore new possibilities.

SCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓In pursuit of elegant solutions. THE BEAUTY OF ENGINEERING

ONE SENSE OF BEAUTY

In mathematics. In code.
In form. The same sense of beauty.

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The coherence of an equation. The flow of code. The continuity of a surface. Different things can evoke the same feeling. We call that feeling beauty.

Sometimes a form draws us in at first sight; sometimes understanding deepens the feeling. Moving between reason and intuition, we discover what we want to build.

Look. Understand. Look again.

01 / MATHEMATICS

0π2π
pN(x) = a02 +N∑n = 1[an cos(nx) + bn sin(nx)]
N = 5

Simple waves. Complex forms.

Different waveforms emerge from sines and cosines. Change the number of harmonics and watch how they come together.

02 / CODE

function wave(x, terms, a0 = 0) {
  return terms.reduce(
    (sum, { n, a, b }) =>
      sum
      + a * Math.cos(n * x)
      + b * Math.sin(n * x),
    a0 / 2
  );
}
x = 0.00πp(x) = 0.130

An equation becomes a flow of code.

This small function draws the waveform alongside it. The structure of the equation appears in the code, making its intent visible to the reader.

03 / FORM

Loading the form…

COMPRESSOR / IGES CADMODEL SOURCE ↗

Moved by the continuity of a surface.

The curvature, twist and overlap of the blades. In the pull of this rotating form, we feel a beauty that resonates with mathematics and code.

Different things to look at. Connected by the feeling they evoke.

From feeling to making.

We reflect on what moves us, build, and put it to the test. Across AI, code and physical prototypes, that exchange between feeling and understanding guides our development.

01 / WHAT WE DO NOWWhat we do

From AI models
to machined parts.

AI needs data.
Real-world use needs a system.
Sometimes, it needs an enclosure, too.

We bring years of communications and survey engineering
together with AI and prototyping.
Moving between software and hardware, we explore what comes next.

01AI development INTELLIGENCE↘02Surveys, communications & IoT CONNECTION↘03Prototyping REALIZATION↘
CORE FOCUS / AI DEVELOPMENTOUR CORE FOCUS

01 — INTELLIGENCE

Turn data into
better decisions.

Years of survey work have immersed us in complex, real-world data.
We build on that experience through AI and large language model
research, development and business applications.

RESEARCH TOPIC

Read attacker intent.
Prepare for zero-days.

Our Security Viewer visualises attack traces in network logs and uses AI to interpret what the attacker is after. Every day, AI monitors and analyses newly released attack tools and registers their fingerprints, strengthening our readiness for zero-day attacks.

Discuss this theme ↗
RESEARCH PROCESSCONCEPT / 01
Network logs Attack traces New attack tools
LMR RESEARCHAIIntent inference
Monitor daily → Register fingerprints → Prepare for zero-days

IN-HOUSE AI INFRASTRUCTURE

Our ideas.
Our AI infrastructure.

B300, A100, A6000 and a Mac Studio cluster.
Run, compare and validate in-house.
An environment built to explore ideas in AI development.

DELLGPU SERVER / 01

NVIDIAB300 × 8

PowerEdge XE9780 AIR-COOLED

SUPERMICROGPU SERVER / 02

NVIDIAA100 × 8

GPU server

400Gbps
400Gbps
NVIDIA ConnectX-7
SHARED STORAGE

SSD storage server

200TB

Schematic of the GPU servers and shared storage connections

APPLE SILICONAI CLUSTER
01020304

Mac StudioApple M3 Ultra

512GB×4units

512 GB of unified memory per Mac Studio.
Four machines clustered for AI workloads.

GPU DEVELOPMENT NODE / 4U

NVIDIA A6000 × 2

A dual-GPU 4U machine adds another development node to our AI infrastructure.

Locate in the rack ↘

INSIDE THE LAB / REAL EQUIPMENT

The hardware behind the research.

GPUs, storage and Mac Studio.
Our own development environment, built for hands-on experimentation.

LMR’s equipment rack. From top to bottom: four Mac Studio computers, a 4U machine with two A6000 GPUs, an A100 GPU server, SSD storage and a Dell B300 GPU server.
LMR / Our in-house computing infrastructure View full photo ↗
RACK GUIDE / TOP TO BOTTOM
Explore the rack, by number.

Select a number or description to highlight its location in the photo.

The main AI and storage systems are highlighted here.
The B300 and A100 servers each connect to SSD storage at 400 Gbps via ConnectX-7.

Compute power and making power. Ideas in motion.

Discuss an AI project ↗
02 / OUR CONTINUING STORYOur story

Technology changes.
Our instinct stays:
“Let’s build it.”

We began with software and communications.
Connecting telephones to the internet.
Turning mobile voice and video into new services.

That path led us to surveys, IoT and AI.
When a new technology appears, we get it working.
That is where every new LMR project begins.

1991
THE BEGINNING

Our roots: communications and control.

Founded in May 1991, LMR developed modem test equipment, measurement and control software, and voice and fax systems—connecting software with hardware from the start.

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SOFTWARE
HARDWARE
COMMUNICATION
2000–2002
CONNECTING NEW POSSIBILITIES

Bringing the web to the telephone.

We developed VRecord, a voice information system, in 2000 and the Zoot Phone Adapter for internet calling in 2001. In 2002, MRecord made mobile phone video available for playback and delivery on PCs.

Explore Zoot Phone → Explore MRecord →
Original product photograph of the Zoot Phone Adapter, announced in 2001
FROM THE ARCHIVE / 2001
EXPAND
FROM CONNECTION TO INSIGHT

Turning voices and movement into insight.

We expanded into telephone and SMS opinion surveys, developing and operating the systems behind them. Location-based applications followed, including G-RECORD, a platform for managing multiple GPS devices.

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RESEARCH
DATA
IoT
NOWAND NEXT
INTELLIGENCE MEETS REALITY

Connecting AI with physical prototypes.

AI research and development is now a core focus. Our new prototyping department, equipped with machining centers and an SLS 3D printer, connects analysis, software, electronics and enclosure development.

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EXPLORE OUR WORK

The ideas, the engineering and what we built.

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02 — CONNECTION

Connected to the field.
Ready for what’s next.

The data that makes AI possible.
The systems that keep it useful in practice.
Built on LMR’s experience in communications and operations.

01 / SURVEY

Telephone & SMS survey systems

We develop and operate systems for telephone and SMS opinion surveys, connecting data collection with aggregation and analysis.

02 / IoT & LOCATION

Location technology & IoT

G-RECORD brings GPS device information together. Our experience connecting devices, communications and management interfaces supports monitoring and the use of field data.

G-RECORD website (Japanese) ↗
03 / ENGINEERING

Software & electronics

Communications control, embedded systems, circuit design and prototyping. We develop with the whole system in view, from software processing to equipment in the field.

03 / PROTOTYPING LABNEW / PROTOTYPING DEPARTMENT

Beyond code.
Something you can hold.

Design it. Build it. Put it to the test.
Then take what you learn back to the design.

Combining CNC machining, SLS 3D printing and electronics,
we shorten the distance between an idea and a working prototype.

01 / SLS WORKFLOW

From printing to finishing.

An SLS printer, a depowdering station and a blast cleaner.
Our equipment supports the workflow through post-processing.

LMR’s Formlabs Fuse 1+ SLS 3D printer

01 / PRINT

SLS 3D printer

Formlabs Fuse 1+

Build from powder, layer by layer. Turn 3D data into prototype enclosures and parts.

LMR’s SLS depowdering station

02 / DEPOWDER

SLS depowdering station

Part extraction & powder removal

Remove loose powder surrounding the printed parts, ready for finishing.

LMR’s SLS blast cleaner

03 / FINISH

SLS blast cleaner

Post-print cleaning & finishing

Remove residual powder from the surface and complete the cleaning stage.

An SLS test print of an intricately decorated pottery form
TEST PRINT / SLS 3D PRINT

FROM DATA TO FORM

Complex forms.
Tested in the real world.

A test print with overlapping curves and intricate surface details. We turn a shape on screen into something we can hold, then examine its geometry and surface finish.

We also print cases for GPS devices to evaluate enclosure geometry and assembly fit, taking what we learn back to the next design.

02 / CNC MACHINING

Cut material.
Give it form.

We evaluate designs through physical prototypes of parts, enclosures and fixtures. Our W1000 and U500 machining centers extend this work to CNC machining.

LMR’s Brother SPEEDIO W1000Xd2 machining center

BROTHER / SPEEDIO

W1000Xd2

Machining center

LMR’s Brother SPEEDIO U500Xd2-5AX five-axis machining center

BROTHER / SPEEDIO

U500Xd2-5AX

Five-axis machining center

03 / ELECTRONICS & EMBEDDED

Connect it. Make it work.

We combine circuit boards, communications and software to test a complete device. Prototyped enclosures, electronics and control come together in a working prototype.

Circuit design / Control / IoT

Development that connects AI, software and physical parts.
Think, build and test in one continuous process.

Discuss a prototype ↗
04 / LET’S EXPLOREWHERE TO BEGIN

Start with a question.
“Could we make this?”

An early idea or a challenge you are facing today.
Let’s work out where to start experimenting.

DATA → INSIGHT

Put our data to work
for better decisions.

Survey analysis and opportunities for AI

Let’s discuss it ↗ KNOWLEDGE → WORKFLOW

Build AI around
the way we work.

AI applications and system integration

Let’s discuss it ↗ IDEA → PROTOTYPE

Get the first
prototype working.

Electronics, enclosures and control systems

Let’s discuss it ↗
01Talk

Define the challenge and what you want to build

→
02Plan

Explore technologies, an approach and what to test

→
03Build & test

Start small, learn from the results and move forward

05 / COMPANY

Line Media Research.
The same name.
New possibilities.

LINE MEDIA RESEARCH
Independent research & development

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Company
Line Media Research Co., Ltd.
Representative Director
Yukiharu Ishizuki
Established
May 1991
Capital
JPY 35 million
Registered office
101-0052, Japan
3-2-10 Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Sanko Building, 4F
Tel +81-3-6811-0530
Fax +81-3-6811-0533
Hamamatsu Development Center
430-0907, Japan
3-12-28 Takabayashi, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
Tel +81-53-412-7701
Fax +81-53-412-7702
Development areas
AI R&D / Survey systems
Communications & IoT / Software & hardware
CNC machining & 3D printing for prototyping

LET’S BUILD SOMETHING INTERESTING.

What would you
like to make possible?

Your idea does not need a specification yet.
AI, surveys, IoT or prototyping.
Let’s explore the right combination of technologies.

info@lmr.jp ↗Contact us to discuss development projects and ideas.

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