Resin hose manufacturer Toyox Co. Ltd. has launched an improved version of the Toyoconnector TC3-F coupling. The new product makes it possible to distinguish hoses for different purposes, and has applications in equipment handling food, drink and chemical products. The coupling can be attached on-site to the company’s vinyl, polyolefin and fluorine hoses, and comes with colored seals for identifying...
Techpro Japan Inc. has signed an import agent agreement with British testing instruments manufacturer James H. Heal & Co. Ltd. and will commercialize the firm’s testing instruments for rubber products from November. Techpro Japan is the first company to offer James Heal’s products in the rubber sector in Japan. The company will launch the high-performance Elastomeric Abrasion Tester, an instrument...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:5101) Duotex conveyor belt has been recognized with the Chairman’s Award at the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) FY2016 Awards for Resources Recycling Technologies and Systems. It was awarded for its durability and long service life and for having a rubber compound based on recycled raw materials. The award ceremony was held on Oct....
Shipment value of rubber products made a slight year-on-year increase in August, moving up 0.8 percent to 163 billion yen ($1.55 billion), according to records collated by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Although the shift was of only a small degree, it represents the first year-on-year improvement in 14 months. Broken down by product type, the production...
Production and shipment of high-pressure hoses are recovering, according to records compiled by the Japan Rubber Hose Manufacturers Association based on Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) statistics. August production rose 12.6 percent year-on-year to 313 tons, while the value of shipments rose 10.8 percent to 1.293 billion yen ($12.44 million). High pressure hoses are largely used in construction...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is promoting sales of Tuftex α, its new conveyor belt cover compound designed for use in conveyor belts with world class abrasion resistance. The compound, which was launched in August, is targeting equipment such as reclaimers, which are used to move large volumes of materials, such as iron ore, in a short period of time...
