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Bridgestone, Ueshima Co-Develop Lab-Scale Wear Testing Machine to Accelerate TRWP Research

on March 19, 2025 in Industry

Bridgestone and Ueshima Seisakusho have jointly developed the FPS Wear Testing Machine: Wear Particle Collection Model, capable of generating and collecting wear particles from rubber samples with the same composition as tires at a laboratory scale. Leveraging Bridgestone’s expertise as a tire manufacturer in rubber products and their wear characteristics, and Ueshima Seisakusho’s proficiency as a physical testing equipment manufacturer...

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Bridgestone Develops On-Vehicle Collection Method for Tire and Road Wear Particles

on March 19, 2025 in Tires

Bridgestone has developed a unique on-vehicle collection method to assess the environmental impact of tire and road wear particles (TRWP). TRWP is dust generated by the friction between tires and road surfaces, consisting of a mixture of tire tread and road pavement materials. The company visualized the dispersion of particles like TRWP using a combination of high-speed cameras and laser...

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Bridgestone Posts Fiscal 2024 Results

on March 4, 2025 in Tires

Bridgestone’s results for the fiscal year ended December 31,2024, showed revenue of 4.430 trillion yen ($29.85 billion), up 2.7% year-on-year; adjusted operating income of 483.30 billion yen, up 0.6%; and net income (including discontinued operations) of 284.99 billion yen, down 14.0%. “The company’s sales and income increased due to a tailwind from exchange rates, despite new threats from structural changes...

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Japanese Tire Makers Achieve Record Sales in Fiscal 2024

on February 27, 2025 in Industry, Tires

The four Japanese tire makers, Bridgestone, Sumitomo Rubber, Yokohama Rubber, and Toyo Tires, have released their fiscal 2024 financial results. Although market conditions were generally harsh, all four companies posted record-high sales and record-high operating income (Bridgestone posted adjusted operating income; Sumitomo Rubber and Yokohama Rubber posted operating income), thanks in part to a tailwind from a weaker yen. On...

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Bridgestone to Establish New Motorsports Management Structure

on February 18, 2025 in Tires

Bridgestone has been taking the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of its motorsports activities in 2023 to strengthen its sustainable global motorsports activities. As part of this effort, the company will establish a new motorsports management structure by appointing a motorsports executive under the Global Chief Technology Officer (Executive Vice President) as of March 1, 2025. This is the first...

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Bridgestone Soft Robotics Ventures Debuts Moving Soft Robotics Using Tetote

on February 14, 2025 in Products

Soft Robotics Ventures, an in-house venture of Bridgestone Corporation, exhibited at RoboDex the “Tetote” soft robotic hand and the “Tetote and” hybrid hand with a suction pad. RoboDex is an exhibition held within the Factory Innovation Week 2025 at Tokyo Big Sight. Tetote is a soft robotic hand that uses Bridgestone’s rubber actuators. Using four “fingers” made of rubber actuators,...

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