Bridgestone Tire Solutions Japan, a Bridgestone Group company, held on September 5 the 1st National Solution Engineer Contest and the 13th National Skills Grand Prix at the West Japan General Exhibition Center in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The Solution Engineer Contest is a competition for solution proposals to transportation companies. The contest was newly established to further strengthen the ability...
Bridgestone will introduce tires incorporating its Enliten product design platform technology for the first time in motorsports at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2023 (BWSC), the world’s premier solar car race to be held this year in Australia from October 22-29. The ccompany will supply tires for 35 of the 43 teams in the 2023 race. Enliten is a product...
The four major Japanese tire makers have reported their first-half (January-June) results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. All four companies achieved record-high sales, driven by a weak yen and a recovery in sales of tires for new vehicles. Moreover, Bridgestone, Sumitomo Rubber and Toyo Tires secured higher operating income (adjusted operating income for Bridgestone, and operating income...
Bridgestone subsidiary Bridgestone Tire Solutions Japan is developing a new retail service solution network called B-select. Consisting of tire retail partners in Japan, B-select is a network of stores that can provide differentiated solutions while retaining the concept of tire dealerships. The objective is to deliver high-quality service solutions anywhere in Japan. In the future, Bridgestone will expand services and...
The environment surrounding the Japanese rubber industry has been changing due to the ongoing depreciation of the yen, the decline in naphtha prices and the slump in China. These changes are a mixture of good and bad news for the rubber industry, but since they are all external factors, it is difficult for individual companies to influence them. Japan Rubber...
This article is part 2 in a series of 2. Bridgestone made a splash at this year’s Fooma Japan by exhibiting for the first time. The company, which until now has had little to do with food, exhibited a soft robotic hand that contributes to labor savings and automation of food conveyance. Soft Robotics Ventures, an in-house venture, is promoting...
