Development and Mass Production of Products Addressing Safety and Environmental Requirements and New Products

「Demand for the SLIM series, a core product for two-wheeled vehicles, is expanding steadily, and production volumes in Japan and Vietnam are being increased. To enhance price competitiveness, development is also progressing for local production of fittings at sites across Asia. Deliveries of brake hoses also began to new emerging four-wheeled EV manufacturers in the United States and Asia.」

「A Teflon suspension hose was also newly developed for a European two-wheeled vehicle manufacturer, and mass production began.」

「A Teflon suspension hose was also developed for a new major two-wheeled vehicle manufacturer, and mass production began.」

「Development of a new IHX (internal heat exchanger for automotive air conditioners) specification designed to improve heat-exchange performance and further enhance productivity was completed, and the specification will be proposed to customers. As production volumes of the SLIM series, a core product for two-wheeled vehicles, increased, production began in Vietnam in addition to Japan. Mass production of a new specification integrating the brake pipe and fitting also began.」

「The new IHX (internal heat exchanger for automotive air conditioners) specification, designed to improve heat-exchange performance and productivity, began moving into production, and the company will propose this specification as the standard specification going forward. Mass production of the SLIM series, intended to maintain and expand market share as a core future product for two-wheeled vehicles, also began. Development of a module integrated with brake pipes is progressing.」

「In the air-conditioning business, production volumes of IHX (internal heat exchanger for automotive air conditioners) increased further as orders expanded. Development of a new IHX was completed and mass production began. Mass production also began for a bent air-conditioning hose specification with an internal resin layer for Tesla. For hydraulic brake hoses, efforts continued toward mass production from 2021 of the SLIM series, which is positioned as a core future product for two-wheeled vehicles and is intended to maintain and expand market share, as well as a lower-cost SUS mesh hose.」

「In the air-conditioning business, mass production began for new high-pressure specifications and a high-pressure specification for refrigerated trucks with enhanced durability. Production volumes of IHX (internal heat exchanger for automotive air conditioners), positioned as a future core product, are also increasing as orders expand. For hydraulic brake hoses, deliveries of a new hose specification to GM began, and efforts are continuing to expand the number of product codes ordered.」

「The North American market remained firm against a backdrop of strong corporate performance and stable employment, but the trend toward lower demand for sedans, an area in which Japanese companies had traditionally been strong, and higher demand for light trucks and SUVs intensified. At the North American subsidiary, mass production of the new IHX (internal heat exchanger) product began, while lower demand for power steering hoses, previously a core product, resulted in revenue of ¥7,795 million (¥8,988 million in the same quarter of the previous year) and an operating loss of ¥70 million (operating profit of ¥388 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」

「At the North American subsidiary, mass production of the new IHX (internal heat exchanger) product began, while lower demand for power steering hoses, previously a core product, resulted in revenue of ¥2,857 million (¥3,142 million in the same quarter of the previous year) and operating profit of ¥99 million (¥137 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」

「The North American market remained firm against a backdrop of strong corporate performance and stable employment, but the trend toward lower demand for sedans, an area in which Japanese companies had traditionally been strong, and higher demand for light trucks and SUVs intensified. At the North American subsidiary, mass production of the new IHX (internal heat exchanger) product began in May, while lower demand for power steering hoses, previously a core product, resulted in revenue of ¥8,988 million (¥9,473 million in the same quarter of the previous year) and operating profit of ¥388 million (¥623 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」

「The North American market remained firm against a backdrop of strong corporate performance and stable employment. However, demand for sedans, an area in which Japanese companies had traditionally been strong, declined, while demand for SUVs and light trucks increased. Although mass production of the new IHX (internal heat exchanger) product began in May, revenue was ¥6,182 million (¥6,591 million in the same quarter of the previous year), and operating profit was ¥314 million (¥495 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」

「In the air-conditioning business, mass production of a new IHX (internal heat exchanger) product began, and deliveries to Mitsubishi Motors began. For hydraulic brake hoses, a new technology for securing the bracket and intermediate fitting was introduced, and mass production began for the Honda N-BOX. A new hose production line was also established, and the manufacturing line was modified to accommodate increased production of four-wheeled vehicle brake hoses. Outside the automotive field, mass production of the resin-fitting specification for toilet hoses began.」

「In the automotive hose business, a core product area, deliveries of hydraulic brake hoses to Fuji Heavy Industries began as a new customer. Development of a new specification for SUS mesh hoses was also completed, and efforts will be made to secure adoption in the North American market. In the air-conditioning business, development of IHX (internal heat exchanger) was completed, and orders were finalized with multiple manufacturers. Development of a biofuel specification for fuel hoses was completed, and deliveries will begin in 2017. Outside the automotive field, a resin-fitting specification for toilet hoses was developed, with mass production scheduled to begin in fiscal 2017.」