Japan Rubber Weekly conducted a survey among the country’s rubber and resin product manufacturers midway through December 2017, looking to…...
Industry
Strong Demand for Robotics-Related Rubber Products
The robotics industry is booming as manufacturers cut personnel costs and supplement scarce human resources through production line automation and…...
Rubber Seal Maker TPR Set to Acquire Nobukawa
TPR Co. Ltd. (TYO:6463), a producer of piston rings, cylinder liners and other key components for internal combustion engines, recently…...
Rubber Associations in Tokyo, Kobe, Kyushu Team up to Grow Business
Associations of medium-sized rubber companies in Tokyo, Kobe and Kyushu recently held a combined forum to explore possibilities for collaboration…....
Conveyor Belt Production in Recovery
The conveyor belt business is recovering thanks to a turnaround in domestic demand for conveyor production and a 40 percent…...
K. Brasch Demonstrates REP Rubber Injection Molding Machine for Small Parts
K. Brasch & Co. Ltd., the Japanese agent for French-based REP International, recently began exhibiting a demonstration model of REP’s…...
