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Toyoda Gosei to Exhibit at Auto Shanghai 2017 With Focus on Safety, Style and Environment

on April 13, 2017 in Products

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) will be exhibiting at Auto Shanghai 2017, the 17th International Automobile Industry Exhibition. The event will be taking place from April 19 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center. Toyoda Gosei will showcase a wire mock-up car fitted with company products that contribute to safety and environmental performance. Products contributing to improved safety will include...

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Showa Glove Launches Highly Absorbent Hand Care Gloves

on April 11, 2017 in Products

Rubber glove manufacturer Showa Glove Co. has begun selling gloves for hand care. The gloves were launched in April of this year and are on sale throughout Japan. They can be used for hand care during sleep or as inner gloves when using household gloves. The gloves feature 13-gauge seamless stitchwork and a long wrist area, which provides slide protection...

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Sumitomo Riko Launches Bedsore Prevention Mattress

on April 10, 2017 in Innovation, Products

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) has launched its SR Active Mattress, a rubber mattress aimed at preventing bedsores. The product automatically redistributes body contact pressure based on the user’s physique and sleeping position. Smart rubber (SR) sensors made with Sumitomo Riko’s proprietary conductive rubber allow the product to measure contact pressure with the user’s body. This information is used in...

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Asahi Rubber Outlines Medium-Term Sales Targets, Proprietary Tech Plans

on April 10, 2017 in Products

President Yoichiro Watanabe of Asahi Rubber Inc. (TYO:5162) recently went into detail on the company’s 12th three-year medium-term management plan, termed the V-2 Plan. The rubber product manufacturer, which works with automotive electronics, biotechnology and environmental products, aims to achieve 7–8 billion yen ($62.84–71.72 million) in consolidated sales and an 8-percent consolidated operating profit margin by the end of fiscal...

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Nishiyama President Discusses Smart Employee Base, Customer Trust and IoT Prospects

on April 6, 2017 in Interviews, Products

Nishiyama Corp. last May celebrated its 100th anniversary, and with the appointment of Managing Director Masaaki Nishiyama as the new president from this April, the company has launched a new organization system. In a recent interview with Japan Rubber Weekly, Nishiyama said his aim is for the company to become one that is loved by customers and brings happiness to...

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Kansai Roll Garners Appreciation for Japanese Quality, Earns Strong Test Roll Sales

on April 5, 2017 in Products

Rubber machinery manufacturer Kansai Roll Co. Ltd. is seeing increased earnings of late, thanks in part to progress being made in design and equipment type standardization. Profits have been boosted particularly by the sales growth of test roll machines, says company president Yasuhiko Takagi. Takagi states that there is great demand for Japanese-made test roll machines and that orders are...

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