Nitta announced net sales of 66.85 billion yen ($438.74 million), up 0.3% year-on-year; operating income of 4.12 billion yen, up 7.5%; ordinary income of 11.09 billion yen, up 19.5%; and net income of 9.42 billion yen, up 23.4%, for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 By segment, the belt and rubber products business posted...
Soft Robotics Ventures, an in-house venture of Bridgestone Corporation, exhibited at RoboDex the “Tetote” soft robotic hand and the “Tetote and” hybrid hand with a suction pad. RoboDex is an exhibition held within the Factory Innovation Week 2025 at Tokyo Big Sight. Tetote is a soft robotic hand that uses Bridgestone’s rubber actuators. Using four “fingers” made of rubber actuators,...
Contitech in Japan has on January 1 reorganized its business divisions into the Automotive and Industrial divisions. The Automotive division has been taken over by Contitech Japan K.K., while the Industrial division has been renamed as Contitech Industrial Solutions Japan K.K. Contitech Industrial Solutions Japan will be engaged in the manufacture of conveyor belts (steel belts, canvas belts, aramid belts,...
Toyox is expanding its plastic hose production capacity. The manufacturer of pressure-resistant plastic hoses and specialized fittings has already acquired a factory site in Namerikawa City, Toyama Prefecture, and plans to begin construction of a new factory by the end of 2025. Upon completion of the new plant, Toyox will have four plants. The other three are the company’s main...
Katsura Roller, which has been developing rubber rolls for the printing and industrial fields, has decided to enter the Indian market with rolls for printing. The company is currently building a factory in Delhi in a joint venture with a printing machinery manufacturer’s distributor, aiming to start operations this spring. The distributor will be in charge of sales and the...
Nitta on January 1 changed the company name of Connect Conveyor Belting (CCB), a consolidated subsidiary in Canada that processes and sells belts, to Nitta Corporation of Canada. Since its establishment in 1992, CCB has been providing services tailored to the specific needs of the region while utilizing its unique belt processing technology as a Canadian distributor for Nitta Corporation...
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