Plastic hose manufacturer Togawa Industry Corp. is enjoying strong sales of air conditioner and agricultural hoses, and sales of industrial-use hoses have been recovering since October of last year. The company’s factory is in full production 24 hours a day. Internet sales have also been going well for the company, which has been conducting business online for 10 years, selling...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has recently delivered its high-pressure hydrogen filling hoses to the Yokohama Tsunashima Hydrogen Station, a JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.-managed hydrogen fueling facility within the Tsunashima Sustainable Smart Town. The hoses are meant to contribute to the safety of the facility. The station was designed to promote technology that could lead to future hydrogen-based societies and...
NOK Corp. (TYO:7240) has developed two new low-torque rotary seal rings, the TS-Ring and the CT-Ring, for use in automatic transmission (AT) and continuously variable transmission (CVT) vehicles. Both rings exhibit world-first technology, utilizing dynamic pressure and an outer sliding surface to achieve low-torque performance. As the automotive industry strives to improve fuel efficiency, there is an increased need for...
All-around rubber manufacturer Shimoda Rubber Industry Co. Ltd., which produces both rubber sheets and other products, is currently focusing on the development of a new rubber sheeting product. The sheets, which are targeted at industry use, are created with the use of a calender roll. The company boasts a highly adaptable manufacturing system and takes on even minor manufacturing requests....
Bridgestone Diversified Products Japan Co. Ltd. (BDPJ), a non-tire subsidiary of Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) headed by Fumio Shirasaka, recently held its regular distributor conference. Attended by 79 members, the assembly focused on the company’s sales in the Kanto and Ban-etsu regions of Japan. Meeting at the assembly, a BDPJ representative explained how the company’s belt and hose divisions were faring...
Shipment values of construction machinery are forecast at 1.879 trillion yen ($16.575 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2018, on a par with the previous year, according to the Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA). This projection is based on a January 2017 survey of CEMA’s 68 member companies. CEMA Chairman and President of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd....
