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Bridgestone to Implement Cutting-edge Tire Assembly System in Overseas Plant for First Time

on October 25, 2016 in Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) will be implementing its cutting-edge tire assembly system, “Examation,” at the company’s passenger car tire plant in Tatabanya, Hungary. Tatabanya Plant is scheduled to introduce the system before year’s end, making it Bridgestone’s second to do so, following the company’s flagship Hikone Plant. The state-of-the-art Examation system combines Bridgestone’s proprietary information and communication technologies (ICT) with artificial...

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Bridgestone to Increase Production Capacity of Aircraft Radial Tires

on October 24, 2016 in Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) will be increasing manufacturing capacity of aircraft radial tires at the company’s Kurume Plant, Fukuoka Prefecture. The move comes in response to the strong medium-to-long-term demand projected for these tires. The production capacity increase will bring aircraft radial tire production up 1.5 times of that currently at Kurume Plant. With a total investment of 2.1 billion yen...

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Bridgestone Boosts Retread Tire Sales With Total Package Plan

on October 21, 2016 in Tires

In a recent interview, Japan Rubber Weekly sat down with Bridgestone Tire Japan Co. Ltd.’s Katsunori Nakamura, production-goods marketing director, and Shinichi Ito, sales planning director, to talk about the current situation regarding retread tire sales for trucks. Outlook for retread tire business Since Bridgestone Tire Japan’s acquisition of Bandag Inc., the leading retread tire manufacturer in the U.S., in...

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Bridgestone Launches M746 All-season Trailer Tire

on October 21, 2016 in Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) this month has launched its M746 all-season trailer tire. The M746 maintains the high tire-tread depth of that found in truck tires, enabling use also as retreaded tires after initial wear. Japan Rubber Weekly sat down with Bridgestone Tire Japan Co. Ltd.’s Katsunori Nakamura, production-goods marketing director, and Shinichi Ito, sales planning director, to hear about the...

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Bridgestone Studies High-strength Materials for Tires, Releases Findings

on October 5, 2016 in Innovation, Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) recently announced findings from research into high-strength material that would lead to resource-saving tires. The research was part of an R&D program within iMPACT (Importing Paradigm Change through Disruptive Technologies Program), a project for furthering innovations in R&D that is being led by the Japanese Cabinet Office’s Council for Science, Technology and Innovation. The R&D program is...

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Bridgestone Extends Ice Hockey Sponsorship, Aims to Promote Winter Tires

on September 13, 2016 in Tires

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has signed a contract extending its sponsorship of the Japan Ice Hockey Federation (JIHF), which the company has supported since 2012. Bridgestone believes that the competitive image of ice hockey, which has been called combat on ice, will raise the brand image of its Blizzak studless winter tires. During the sponsorship period, the company’s logo will be...

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