Yokogawa Bridge Techno-Information Service Inc.
A Japanese engineering-IT company that develops steel-bridge design, analysis, fabrication and maintenance software and services, part of the Yokogawa Bridge Holdings group.
Last updated September 26, 2026
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Overview
Yokogawa Bridge Techno-Information Service Inc. (株式会社横河ブリッジ技術情報) is a Japanese company based in Tokyo that fuses steel-bridge engineering know-how with advanced information technology. Its self-description is that it is "a professional of bridges and a professional of IT," and its business spans the design, structural analysis, fabrication and maintenance of large steel structures. The company supplies software systems and engineering services to bridge designers, construction consultants, bridge manufacturers and large fabricators. Its product portfolio is organized around the lifecycle of a steel bridge. For design it offers the APOLLO steel-bridge automatic design system, which was updated to support the latest Japanese road-bridge specification (令和7年道路橋示方書). For structural analysis it provides commissioned analysis and FEM analysis services. For fabrication it offers the CastarJupiter steel-bridge production information system, the CA*11 steel-structure CAM system, and the CATS numerical trial-assembly inspection system. For i-Construction and productivity it offers MeBiCLink, which supports BIM/CIM model creation and IFC file output. For maintenance and inspection it provides image-processing-based tools such as an anchor-bolt position measurement system and the VFORM pavement-thickness measurement system for the paving industry. The company is part of the Yokogawa Bridge Holdings group. According to its group-company page, Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp. handles group-wide management strategy, management control and corporate image building, while operating companies include Yokogawa Bridge Corp., Yokogawa Bridge System Buildings Corp., Yokogawa NS Engineering Corp., Narasaki Seisakusyo Co., Ltd., YCE Corp., Br.Holdings Corporation, Kyokuto Kowa Corporation, Higashi Nihon Concrete Corporation and KN Information Systems Corporation. Yokogawa Bridge Techno-Information Service sits within this group as the specialist in engineering software and information services for steel bridges. The company changed its name to 株式会社横河ブリッジ技術情報 (Yokogawa Bridge Techno-Information Service Inc.) on January 5, 2026, according to a notice on its website. It is headquartered in Tokyo and its contact details listed on its corporate information page include a telephone number in the 03 area code. Its stated mission is to further deepen and develop the fusion of technology related to the design, fabrication and processing of large steel structures with advanced technologies such as software development and analysis work.
History
Yokogawa Bridge Techno-Information Service Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that operates at the intersection of steel-bridge engineering and information technology. Its corporate identity, expressed on its website, is that it is "a professional of bridges and a professional of IT." The company's business is built on the fusion of technology related to the design, fabrication and processing of large steel structures with advanced technologies such as software development and analysis work. The company belongs to the Yokogawa Bridge Holdings group. Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp. is described on the group-company page as responsible for group-wide management strategy formulation, management control and corporate image building. The group's operating companies include Yokogawa Bridge Corp., which the group says has contributed to the development of bridge business for 100 years; Yokogawa Bridge System Buildings Corp.; Yokogawa NS Engineering Corp.; Narasaki Seisakusyo Co., Ltd.; YCE Corp.; Br.Holdings Corporation; Kyokuto Kowa Corporation; Higashi Nihon Concrete Corporation; and KN Information Systems Corporation. Within this structure, Yokogawa Bridge Techno-Information Service is the group's specialist in engineering software and information services for steel bridges. Over the years the company has developed a portfolio of systems covering the steel-bridge lifecycle. For design, its APOLLO steel-bridge automatic design system is a long-standing product; the company announced on April 1, 2026 that it had released a version of APOLLO supporting the Reiwa 7 road-bridge specification (令和7年道路橋示方書). For structural analysis, it offers commissioned analysis and FEM analysis services, proposing appropriate analysis methods based on extensive experience and high technical capability, and providing services from model creation to report writing. For fabrication, it offers the CastarJupiter steel-bridge production information system, the CA*11 steel-structure CAM system, and the CATS numerical trial-assembly inspection system, which support the processes from full-scale drawing through processing, assembly and measurement, strengthening competitiveness in cost reduction and quality. For i-Construction and productivity improvement, it offers MeBiCLink, which enables BIM/CIM model creation, facilitates model creation according to level of detail, and supports output to IFC files. For maintenance and management, it provides tools using the latest image-processing technology, including a system to measure anchor-bolt positions and a pavement-thickness measurement system for the paving industry. A significant recent event in the company's history is its name change. On January 5, 2026, the company changed its name to 株式会社横河ブリッジ技術情報 (Yokogawa Bridge Techno-Information Service Inc.), as announced on its website. The company also maintains a corporate information section covering its president's message, company overview, corporate philosophy, business description, group companies and IR information. Its website lists a Tokyo telephone number and contact form, and it has announced seasonal holiday closures, including summer holidays and New Year holidays, indicating ongoing operations.
Company changed its name to Yokogawa Bridge Techno-Information Service Inc. (株式会社横河ブリッジ技術情報).
Released the APOLLO steel-bridge automatic design system version supporting the Reiwa 7 road-bridge specification.
Announced an APOLLO version-upgrade briefing session for users.
Products and positioning
Engineering-IT specialist for the steel-bridge lifecycle, combining bridge engineering expertise with software development and analysis capabilities within the Yokogawa Bridge Holdings group.
APOLLO
Steel-bridge automatic design system; a version supporting the Reiwa 7 road-bridge specification was released on April 1, 2026.
CastarJupiter
Steel-bridge production information system.
CA*11
Steel-structure CAM system.
CATS
Numerical trial-assembly inspection system.
MeBiCLink
i-Construction-related system enabling BIM/CIM model creation and IFC file output.
VFORM
Pavement-thickness measurement system for the paving industry.
Structural analysis and FEM analysis services
Commissioned structural analysis services, from model creation to report writing.
Restoration design for existing bridges
Restoration design services for existing bridges.
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