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Bridgestone Director on Cutting-edge Automation Technology – Interview

on June 10, 2016 in Interviews, Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) is looking at leveraging Japan’s forte of manufacturing and rolling out its technology on a global scale, says Yukio Saegusa, director of the company’s Advanced Tire Production System Division. To this end, the company is putting effort into optimizing production and introducing cutting-edge technology. Presently within Bridgestone’s 10 tire factories domestically, Saegusa said that the company has enhanced the...

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Gates Unitta Asia Releases New Multifunction Belt

on June 10, 2016 in Innovation, Products

Gates Unitta Asia Co. has released a new product, the Two Fit Belt, which acts in both capacities of synchronous power transmission and friction transmission. A multifunction belt, this new product has a curvilinear toothed synchronous belt with synchronized transmission on one side, while on the other side has a V-ribbed, high-load capacity belt with friction transmission. Primarily used to...

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Asics Releases High-performance Athletic Shoes for Six Sports

on June 9, 2016 in Products

Asics Corp. (TYO:7936) is rolling out a line of high-performance athletic shoes available for purchase worldwide. The Flame Series comes in 19 varieties and features designs for six competitive sports: track and field, tennis, rugby, hockey, volleyball and wrestling. In Japan, Asics has begun selling a total of 10 types of Flame shoes. The four varieties for track and field...

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Bridgestone Introduces Leading-edge ICT-equipped Tire-molding System

on June 9, 2016 in Innovation, Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has introduced a state-of-the-art tire-molding system equipped with information communications technology (ICT) at its factory in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. The tire-molding system has been in operation since February and uses Bridgestone’s own ICT and artificial intelligence (AI) features to heighten quality and productivity. Dubbed “Examation,” the system takes its name from the concepts “evolutional,” “attractive” and “automation.”...

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Nitta’s CNT Team Receives Environmental Technology Award from Kinki Chemical Society

on June 8, 2016 in Innovation, Products

Members of the carbon nanotube (CNT) development team at Nitta Corp. (TYO:5186) have received an award for environmental technology from the Kinki Chemical Society. The specific achievement earning the recognition was the team’s success in reducing the weight of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) made from CNT composite carbon fibers. Making CFRP products more lightweight will enable more efficient use...

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Toyo Retread Gets Sales Boost From Availability of Tire Casings

on June 8, 2016 in Tires

Toyo Retread recorded its all-time highest production volumes and best ever sales last year at its factory in Otaru, Hokkaido. An important reason for this was that tire casings – the base material for retreaded tires – could be easily obtained. Tire casings have become more readily available because of an increase in the number of factories manufacturing new tires...

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