Bridgestone has terminated tire production at the Rangsit Plant of Thai Bridgestone Corporation (TBSC) as part of the restructuring set forth in its mid-term business plan for 2021-2023. The consolidation of production of passenger car radial tires in Thailand at the Nongkhae Plant was completed at the end of June 2022, and that of truck and bus radial tires at...
Bridgestone will in January 2024 release Battlax Hypersport S23, a sports radial tire for general public road use for motorcycles. The product will be available in six sizes; one front size and five rear sizes. The new Battlax is a next-generation sports tire that improves on the performance of the existing Battlax Hypersport S22 in all areas necessary for sports...
Soft Robot Hand, developed by Bridgestone’s Softrobotics Ventures, has won the Good Design Award 2023 sponsored by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. Bridgestone is challenging the soft robotics business, which supports safe and secure movement and motion of people and objects with soft robots that can cooperate with humans, by using rubber artificial muscles (rubber actuators) that use the...
Japan’s first public road test of in-transit power supply for EVs has begun at Kashiwanoha Smart City in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture. The technology for supplying power to EVs while driving has been studied since 2018 by a joint research group including the Fujimoto-Shimizu Laboratory of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Bridgestone, NSK, Rohm,...
Bridgestone Soft Robotics Ventures exhibited for the first time at the Smart Factory Expo during the Factory Innovation Week held at Makuhari Messe from September 13 to 15. In conjunction with the exhibition, the company’s booth featured demonstrations of parts picking and other factory operations, including a demonstration in which a single soft robotic hand was used to deliver four...
Bridgestone has acquired ISCC PLUS certification, one of the international certifications for sustainable products, at its four tire plants in Japan: Kurume, Tosu, Tochigi, and Hikone. This is the first time for tire plants in Japan to receive ISCC PLUS certification. ISCC PLUS certification is a system that ensures that raw materials derived from renewable and recycled resources, such as...
