Yokohama Rubber has developed a technology that uses AI to determine the air pressure status of truck and bus tires based on the sound of the tires hitting the ground, and has begun demonstration tests. In daily inspections of air pressure in truck and bus tires, hammering inspections are still the mainstream method because measuring air pressure with air pressure...
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Yokohama Rubber to Close OHT Plant in Prague
Yokohama Rubber has decided to close the Prague plant of Yokohama TWS Czech Republic, a subsidiary that produces and sells off-highway tires (OHT), including tires for agricultural machinery, and mainly manufactures bias tires. Production of products manufactured at the plant will be transferred to other plants of the group. Yokohama TWS, one of the major production and sales subsidiaries of...
Yokohama Rubber Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Tire Plant in China
Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new passenger car tire plant in Hangzhou, China on December 16, 2024. The ceremony was attended by the mayor of Hangzhou and many other government officials. Also in attendance were Masataka Yamaishi, Chairman and CEO of Yokohama Rubber, and Shinji Seimiya, President and COO. The new plant is the first of a...
Yokohama Rubber Establishes Sensing Technology for Conveyor Belts
Yokohama Rubber has established a sensing technology to remotely monitor conveyor belts in operation in real time and detect abnormalities. The company aims to establish a comprehensive solution service that proposes optimal operation and management of conveyor belts based on the data detected by the sensing technology, and to provide the service by the end of 2027. The sensing technology...
Yokohama Rubber Launches New Flame Retardant and Oil-Resistant Conveyor Belt
Yokohama Rubber MB Japan, a Japanese domestic industrial products sales company of Yokohama Rubber, has released a product with excellent flame retardant and oil resistance from its original brand Criterion steep inclined conveyor belt series Z (Zeta). This product is a conveyor belt that combines a special shape that enables conveyance at steep inclines and vertical conveyance, which is impossible...
Yokohama Rubber to Join Level 4 Automated Truck Public Road Test
Yokohama Rubber will participate in a public road test of trunk line transportation by Level 4 self-driving trucks conducted by T2, a company that develops self-driving trucks, and will conduct tire verification. The vehicle will be equipped with new truck and bus tires scheduled for release next spring to verify the performance required of tires for self-driving trucks. In the...