Yokohama Rubber has developed a technology that uses AI to determine the air pressure status of truck and bus tires based on the sound of the tires hitting the ground, and has begun demonstration tests. In daily inspections of air pressure in truck and bus tires, hammering inspections are still the mainstream method because measuring air pressure with air pressure...
Nagoya-based rubber products trading company Katecs, together with Nishimatsu Construction and Geo Machine Engineering, has developed GroutViz, a system for 3D visualization of the state of the ground to be excavated. The system will be used to utilize data from chemical injection performed in the construction of mountain tunnel, making it possible to visualize the quality of tunnel cross-sections in...
Bridgestone, in collaboration with Tohoku University, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and the University of Shiga Prefecture, has begun research aimed at establishing material recycling technology for polyolefin, a type of plastic typified by polyethylene and polypropylene. The research aims to establish guidelines for the development of new resource-recycling polyolefin materials that can be recycled...
Yokohama Rubber, the University of Tsukuba, and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have developed a new image processing method to clearly visualize the internal nanoscale structure of rubber materials. Conventional electron microscope images are noisy and obscure the outline of the interior of rubber, but the new method clearly captures the network structure of reticular molecules and quantifies...
A research group led by the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University has developed a next-generation structural adhesive with superior impact strength and peel strength through joint research with Aisin Chemical. The newly developed adhesive, when used in automobiles and other vehicles, will greatly contribute to vehicle weight reduction, improved driving stability, improved fuel efficiency, and reduced emissions. The...
Toyoda Iron Works has succeeded in developing Toyototsu, a sheet-shaped cushioning material that has already been widely used in automobile armrests, consoles, instrument panels, and other parts. The company has recently succeeded in extrusion molding, instead of the conventional injection molding process, using the proprietary technology of Osaka-based Katsuron, and has begun developing applications not only for automobiles but also...
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