Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105) has developed new technologies that are able to predict the characteristics and optimize the structures of rubber materials. The company is positioning these as part of Nano Balance Technology, a proprietary platform for rubber material development. To power these new technologies, Toyo Tires is employing materials informatics (MI), a field that utilizes the likes of AI...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently announced its revolutionary self-regenerating concept tire, reCharge. This concept tire is able to adapt to different driving conditions and change accordingly while meeting a user’s mobility needs. At the core of the reCharge concept is a refillable, biodegradable tread compound. The ability to refill with individual capsules, or cartridges, radically simplifies the process...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has established what it is calling Tyre Leap AI Analysis. The new AI-based technology is aimed at accelerating the development of technologies that help tires continue to perform over time – a key component of the company’s Smart Tire Concept. Established in the first half of this fiscal year, Tyre Leap...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) is working on rolling out a new tire production system that makes use of AI and IoT platforms to achieve high quality and efficiency. The company intends to introduce this to all of its tire plants and 12 domestic and overseas bases by 2025. Under the new system, facility operating data from the tire production...
Bridgestone Retail Japan Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108), has started up a new online service that incorporates AI to diagnose the wear condition of a user’s studless winter tires. The company has made this service available Japan-wide starting Sept. 17. With this new service, a user can photograph the tread of their passenger car tire with their...
Kyoto University Professor Mikihito Takenaka recently took up the mantle of president at the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan (SRIJ), an organization made up of rubber researchers and experts. Coming into the job with lofty aspirations, Takenaka plans to proactively carry out personnel exchange projects with overseas partners. The SRIJ has so far signed a memorandum of understanding...
