Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) launched sales last month for B4S, a health care device in the form of a swallowing monitor that utilizes the company’s proprietary C-Stretch stretchable strain sensor. The new product is able to easily perceive throat movement: the B4S device is pressed against the throat, with its embedded C-Stretch stretchable strain sensor then perceiving throat movement...
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Bando Chemical Continues to See China as a Promising Market Despite Planned Subsidiary Closure
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) is moving this year to close and liquidate Bando (Shanghai) Industry Equipment Element Co. Ltd., a group company that carries out conveyor belt production and related production for the Chinese market. However, Bando Chemical still sees the Chinese conveyor belt sector as offering a promising market going forward. The company will therefore look to have...
Bando Chemical Offers Employees Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccination
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) is bringing in special paid leave days for its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. By providing this paid leave, the transportation and conveyor belts manufacturer aims to reduce health risks from COVID-19 and help prevent its spread. However, the company will only recommend vaccination rather than require it, leaving it up to each individual...

Bando Chemical Launches Transparent PVC Film for Preventing Droplet Infection
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) has launched a transparent film for preventing droplet infection. This is being offered as a new product under the company’s Vinyban series of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films, which provide good performance in a wide range of applications. The PVC film can be easily installed in various places where people interact face-to-face, including service desks, supermarkets,...

Bando Chemical Subsidiary to Launch New Tool Changer Product With Wide Range of Uses
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) subsidiary BL Autotec Ltd. has launched the FlexR-25 as a new product under its BL Quick-Change series of tool changers. The FlexR-25 can be used for a wide range of applications, including the assembly, deburring, grinding, machine tool handling and cleaning processes. Making use of the ball-lock-based attachment and detachment mechanism inherent to the broader...
Bando Chemical, Tosoh Receive NEDO Backing to Develop New Production Technologies for Transmission Belts
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. (TYO:5195) and Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) have been selected to receive backing for a joint project of theirs from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). This comes as part of a NEDO initiative to develop cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-related technology capable of helping to achieve a carbon-recycling society. Set to run over fiscal 2020–2024, the...