Development of Market-Optimized Specifications and High-Value-Added Products

「In the Industrial Materials Business, the company began selling Mister Pro CarryTM, a logistics-conveyance belt with excellent low-noise performance and lateral rigidity, in October 2025 as a new addition to the Sunline® Belt light-duty conveyor-belt lineup.」

「In the Automotive Parts Business, the company began selling a double-cog belt in April 2024 as a new addition to its lineup of transmission belts used in large scooters and other applications. The belt uses cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-composite rubber and can be used under heavy-load conditions. … In the Industrial Materials Business, the company added the AGRIDRIVE® series, comprising high-load low-edge transmission belts and high-performance scrum V-belts, as transmission belts for large agricultural machinery, offering excellent transmission capability and heavy-load performance. … As new products, the company began selling in December 2024 the inkjet-printing media Bando Grand Messe® GM-NSG and GM-LUG, with further improved dimensional stability after installation, and the laminating films Bando Grand Messe® GM-SSG and GM-SSM, which substantially improve the media’s weather resistance.」

「In the Industrial Materials Business, the company began selling Mister L KeeperTM, a food-conveyance belt with excellent low-shrinkage performance, in April 2023, and Mister PortersTM, a logistics-conveyance belt with excellent low-noise performance, in May 2023, both as new additions to the Sunline® Belt light-duty conveyor-belt lineup.」

「The company began selling Pull-Out Alert®, a healthcare device that detects removal motions and uses its proprietary C-STRETCH® stretchable strain sensor.」

「As a new addition to the Sunline® Belt light-duty conveyor-belt lineup, the company began selling Mister Porters™, a logistics-conveyance belt with excellent low-noise performance.」

「Under “Expanding Core Businesses,” the company developed a food-conveyance belt with excellent low-shrinkage performance as a new addition to the Sunline® Belt light-duty conveyor-belt lineup, and promoted customer development after identifying priority markets.」

「The company completed development of Wiltia™ Sheet, a water-repellent and water-permeable sheet for concrete formwork designed to conserve resources by using its proprietary water-repellent technology, and began test sales in November 2022. It also developed Ceptor®-Ⅹ S3M/S5M, a new toothed belt in the Ceptor® series with higher transmission capacity and modulus of elasticity than existing products, providing high power transmission, heavy-load capability and high responsiveness.」

「As a new addition to the Sunline® Belt light-duty conveyor-belt lineup, the company began selling Mister Silky Coat™, a non-stick food-conveyance belt that achieves both high release properties on the belt surface and smooth sliding of conveyed items on the belt.」

「In the Industrial Materials Business, the company is expanding sales centered on high-value-added products developed to date, including the new heavy-duty toothed belt Ceptor®-Ⅹ Plus, which delivers a longer service life, higher power transmission and a more compact design; the UVH-specification toothed belt for banknote/card conveying, with improved resistance to fatty oils; the light-duty conveyor belt Mister Pro Zipper®, which improves installation efficiency at worksites; and Mister Van Seal®, which prevents foreign-object contamination by covering the belt ends.」

「Amid expectations of growing social needs in the field of swallowing, the company began selling the B4S™ swallowing-motion monitor (B4S), a healthcare device using its proprietary C-STRETCH® stretchable strain sensor, as a new product.」

「As a new addition to the Ceptor® toothed-belt series, the company began selling the new heavy-duty toothed belt Ceptor®-Ⅹ Plus (Ceptor Ten Plus), which delivers a longer service life, higher power transmission and a more compact design than the existing Ceptor®-Ⅹ. It also began selling the UVH-specification toothed belt for banknote/card conveying, a new addition to its precision-conveyance toothed-belt lineup with improved resistance to fatty oils.」

「We also began selling “Mr. Pro Zipper™,” a light-duty conveyor belt that makes on-site installation more efficient, and “Mr. Band Seal™,” which prevents foreign-material contamination by covering the ends of belts,」

「As a new product, we began selling “TeClear® EGS-T,” a thin polyethylene film for building and interior materials, in August 2020.」

「In the medical equipment field, which we have pursued as one of our new business pillars, our consolidated subsidiary Aimedic MMT Co., Ltd. developed and began selling “AT Measure,” applying the technology of “C-STRETCH®,” an elastic strain sensor developed independently by our Company.」

「We also began selling “Mr. Silky Touch™,” a non-adhesive belt for food applications with excellent release and slip properties on the belt surface, and “TeClear® EGS-T,” a thin polyethylene film for building and interior materials that reduces CO2 emissions and waste over its lifecycle from manufacture through disposal,」

「In the Industrial Materials business, we began selling “Mr. N Stick™” in March 2020, a new addition to the “Sunline® Belt” lineup of light-duty conveyor belts, with improved non-adhesive properties for highly adhesive conveyed materials, particularly cooked rice. For conveyor belts, we developed “Easy Release® Neo,” an ultra-non-adhesive conveyor belt optimised to prevent conveyed materials from adhering and accumulating.」

「Other businesses include devices related to robotics and electronic materials. Following the acquisition of a medical equipment business, revenue was ¥3,999 million, up 50.9% year on year, while segment profit was ¥473 million, down 10.5%, due partly to upfront investment in new product development and lower robot business sales resulting from the economic slowdown.」

「We began selling “Mr. Ultra Mirror™,” with excellent non-adhesive properties, and “Mr. Spike™,” a high-grip belt for food applications, as new additions to the “Sunline® Belt” resin conveyor belt lineup. We also focused on expanding sales of new products, including developing new customers with “Ceptor®-X,” a toothed belt for high-load applications. In addition, our proprietary flat-belt drive system, the “HFD® System,” received the Chairman's Award from the Energy Conservation Center, Japan, in the Product and Business Model category of the 2018 Energy Conservation Grand Prize.」

「We also began selling “Mr. Ultra Mirror™,” a fluororesin belt with high non-adhesive properties that accommodates small pulley diameters. In addition, the Company was certified by the Japan Sports Agency as a “Sports Yell Company” for the second consecutive year, recognising its active efforts to promote sports to improve employee health.」

「As a result, segment revenue was ¥7,828 million, down 1.7% year on year, while segment profit was ¥443 million, up 192.9%, due partly to progress in shifting to high-value-added products.」

「As a result, segment revenue was ¥3,994 million, up 2.2% year on year, and segment profit was ¥221 million, up 171.0%, due partly to progress in shifting to high-value-added products.」

「As a complementary product, we advanced the development of belts for electric power steering (EPS), which is becoming standardised mainly in developed countries, and began sales in August 2017.」

「We also developed “BANDO DEC-20™,” a foreign-material inspection tool that makes falling dust visible, an issue in cleanrooms and similar environments.」

「We began selling “LASHINGBITE®,” a tension gauge for lashing belts that enables tension to be measured and managed numerically with high precision, thereby improving transport reliability.」

「We promoted the development of market-optimised specification products, including the FR7000 series of flame-retardant, heat-resistant conveyor belts with self-extinguishing properties, “Power Ace® Aramid Combo,” a bonded narrow V-belt incorporating Japan's first high-elasticity aramid cord in response to demand for larger, higher-load and more compact industrial machinery, and “BANDO FR-BIOS™ (Bios),” a conveyor belt designed specifically for biomass power generation plants.」

「We also developed “Power Ace® Aramid Combo,” a bonded narrow V-belt incorporating Japan's first high-elasticity aramid cord, in response to demand for larger, higher-load and more compact industrial machinery.」

「We also advanced the improvement and development of existing products and developed the FR7000 series of flame-retardant, heat-resistant conveyor belts with self-extinguishing properties, which can be used for high-temperature conveying applications and was the first such product developed in Japan.」

「In addition to improving and developing existing products, we developed products in new business areas, including the optical clear adhesive sheet “Free Crystal®.”」

「From a global perspective, we will promote the development of “market-optimised specification” products that meet the needs of each region, while continuously creating products that contribute to customers' “reduced environmental impact, higher efficiency, compactness, and multifunctionality.”」