Nitta Corp. (TYO:5186), a manufacturer known for its belt, tube and hose products, recently developed a new air filter to be marketed as SmartFilter. The new filter contains wireless differential-pressure sensors that can predict the life-span of the filter. Samples of the product will be available starting in January 2017. Air filters often clog with dust as time passes, which...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO: 5108) announced on Dec. 13 that it has successfully synthesized a next-generation polyisoprene rubber (IR). The material features a narrowly controlled molecular structure and uses the company’s proprietary new gadolinium (Gd) polymerization catalyst. The new catalyst enables industrial applications for which conventional Gd catalysts have so far been unsuitable. Although IR is the synthetic rubber most closely...
Midori Anzen Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of protective footwear and other safety equipment, has recently begun developing gloves that are far more difficult to cut than their conventional counterparts. These new gloves are being developed in a joint project with a fiber manufacturer, with the first product launch slated for April of next year. Midori Anzen’s partner in this endeavor...
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) has developed Power Ace Aramid Combo, Japan’s first narrow bonded V-belt to use highly elastic Aramid cord. In addition to improving upon the Power Scrum bonded V-belt, this product uses highly elastic Aramid cord. Aramid cord improves dimensional stability and shock resistance, and also has superior thermal resistance and conductivity. This caters to the demand...
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) and the New Energy Industrial Development Organization (NEDO) have successfully developed a thermal interface material (TIM). Made of high-performance sheets, the product’s sheet form features double the heat dispersion of similar products to date. The company will be investing several hundred million yen to construct a new pilot plant within the Ibaraki Factory building of subsidiary Zeon...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5101) has been awarded for its research on highly accurate fluid analysis and data mining for next-generation silent tire development, conducted in cooperation with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), a research arm of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The company was named a recipient of an Excellent achievement research project award for...
