Ceased operation of the Kyoto office Sep. 1999 Founded the Vivante factory inside the Atsugi factory. Jan. 2000 Ikuyo America Corporation merged with Usi, Inc.Now doing business as USA Incorporated. Apr. 2001 Ikuyo Works Co. and Ikuyo Toko Co. were acquired by Ikuyo Co. Mar. 2002 Ikuyo Wood Plant closed. Aug. 2007 The headquarters was moved to Kanagawa. Oct. 2008 Established Ikuyo Technology Development Laboratory Co., Ltd. Oct...

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nich, Germany, from September 5 – 10, 2023, it will present heating and battery systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles (CV) under the motto of “Powering e-volution”. It will present customized battery system solutions and ideas for the battery of the future with an exhibit made of wood and recycled materials. The Webasto CV Standard Battery System with a system configured for 400 or 800 volts and a capacity of up to 630 kWh, wil...

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tches created by Frederic Japy in Beaucourt near Montbeliard 1782 Founding in Morvillars near Belfort of the Migenon & Domine manufacturing plant, which later became Viellard Megeo & Compagnie (VMC) 1807 The firms Japy and Megeon & Domine jointly decide to launch the industrial manufacturing of wood screws made in France 1899 Creation in Delle (Belfort) of the Societe Industrielle De Delle, which specializes in the manufacture of lathed scr...

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] Automatic start wet multi-plate clutch CNT Film Top : CNT powder, Middle : Electrode (Cathode), Bottom : Electrode (Anode) Motocycle Radial Gap Motor Ceramic Setter Ceramic Paper - Alumina (Top left), Ceramic Paper - Zirconia (Top right), Ceramic plate Aluminum Oxide (Bottom right) Catalyzer (for wood stove) -Product of Tohoku Chemical Industries, Ltd. -Contributing to improved efficiency and its compact transmission siz...

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ly Alps Electric (Input device on arm rest) and outputting by formerly Alpine (Display). It can detect gesture operation. When human drives, Display is stored and when it is autonomus driving mode, whole of it will be showed. -Print Technology that makes some materials get realistic texture such as wood grains. It can also print curved surface. Stealth Printing & Capactive Compatibility is available. This technology will be used for door and dash...

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Antolin-Irausa, S.A. (Antolin) has supplied interior components for all three generations of Mercedes-Benz Vito van, produced in Vitoria, Spain, which is celebrating 30 years of production. The company has been a trusted partner from the beginning. The collaboration began with door panels made from wood fiber and cardboard, manufactured at Antolin’s Aragusa plant in Burgos, along with window regulators from its Dapsa plant. Antolin later suppli...

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nsioner (CPT) retractors Multi-Level Load Limiter (MLL) retractors Inflatable seat belts Motorized seat belts Retractors with Pyrotechnic Pretensioner Emergency locking retractors -Steering wheels Heated steering wheels Airbag integrated steering wheels Integrated electronic steering wheels Solid wood and wood shell steering wheels Leather wrapped steering wheels Haptic feedback systems Hands-on sensor systems for steering wheels Steering wheel...

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Toyoda Gosei’s new faux leather steering wheels will first be used in a leather-free package for the Lexus RX, which is built at Toyota’s Cambridge plant in Canada and the Kyushu plant in Japan. For steering wheels, Toyoda Gosei has a lineup of luxury specifications using real leather and real wood in addition to general urethane products. The steering wheels to be used on the Lexus RX were developed in cooperation with Seiren Co., Ltd., and...

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ired distributed solutions, the new wBMS reduces the wiring harness by 90%, and the construction and installation of the battery cell have been simplified. -Market launch scheduled to begin in 2024 ‐Display showcases variety of materials that can be used for the vehicle interior, including wood, stone, fabrics, plastics, along with translucent materials that can be backlighted for enhanced HMI applications ‐Display showing examples of ...

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the first time for Panasonic Energy batteries to be installed in a commercial vehicle(Detailed news) Collaborations Company Products/Technology Collaborating Company Details Panasonic Holdings Generative AI Anthropic (US) Use of ethical AI(Detailed news) Automotive battery materials Redwood Materials(conducts business in battery materials) To recover more 98% of important materials such as rare metals, which will be used to manufactu...

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ant in Konan City, Kochi Prefecture to mass-produce the “Bamboo+(plus)” composite resin, which contains 51% or more of bamboo fiber. The investment amount has not been disclosed. Production is scheduled to begin in July 2025. Since 2021, they has jointly developed the Bamboo+ with Miroku Techno Wood Co., Ltd. (Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture), an associated company with which it has been cooperating in manufacturing bamboo steering wheels for ...

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ial electrical discharge - Touch keys that float only when needed - Integrated with transparent film - Interior design without a physical switch - Panel with enhanced design by displaying information on textured materials - Reducing component parts by integrating transparency/decoration - Realistic wood texture using real wood grain, brushed surface that resembles fabric and suede is fused with a resin panel - Optical lenses made of thermoplastic...

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strategic partnership to jointly develop next-generation vehicle interior decoration films. Through this partnership with LG Hausys, Faurecia Interior Systems enlarges its product and technology offering to cover the broad range of interior decoration solutions, including paint, real metal, fibers, wood and films. (From a press release on January 11, 2012) Faurecia S.A. announced that it is aiming at 20 billion euros sales by 2015, an increase of...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/29

-absorbing shield that uses Mxene, a highly electrically conductive nanomaterial. In line with the trend toward higher frequency and greater integration in electronic components, Hyundai Mobis plans to introduce this material into auto parts.  Meanwhile, the company proceeds with the adoption of a wood-based bio material called lignocellulose. This will allow the company to make automotive parts, such as bumper covers, by extracting specific com...

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h LED and filament lamp technologies. - Capacitive switches and sliders. - Integrated camera and motion sensors for gesture control. - Ambient light combined with design elements. - Applications in Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, Bentley, BMW, and General Motors models. -Smart real wood surface with capacitive touch, force sensoric, and haptic feedback developed in collaboration with Novem Car Interior Design GmbH. -Hidden-until-...

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rs-Pyrotechnic airbag inflators-Stored gas airbag inflators-Electrical initiators-Micro gas generators-Hybrid inflatorsSteering wheels-Fixed-hub steering wheels with optimized airbags-Steering wheels with electrical motor for vibration-Steering wheels with heated rim-Steering wheels with leather or wood trim-Steering wheel skeletons-Hands off detection (HOD) steering wheelSeatbelt systems-Belt grabbers-Belts-in-seat-Buckles-Height adjusters-Load ...

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over 1.5 million units annually. TRW's EPBi system anticipates start of production in 2011. (From a press release on Mar. 5, 2009) TRW Automotive has introduced a range of steering wheels. The new range includes heated steering wheels, bi coloured wheels and seamless leather steering wheels; Heated wooden steering wheels are activated by a switch which quickly heats the rim of the wheel to provide a pleasant level of warmth and the heated steerin...

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ress release on Sep.25, 2008) Continental announced that the Company will consolidate the manufacturing operations in the Engine Systems business unit into its Newport News, Virginia facility. The plan will involve the relocation of diesel fuel injection products currently manufactured at the Blythewood, South Carolina facility to Newport News. The Virginia facility produces gasoline fuel components (injectors and pressure regulators) for North A...

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nked contracts with the specialist for decarbonized energy GETEC and Stadtwerke Hanau for a renewable energy heat supply, aiming to reduce the Goodyear Hanau site’s CO2 emissions by up to 95% per year. GETEC will build a heating plant on the Goodyear Hanau site based on regionally available waste-wood biomass. The new heating plant will provide up to 95% of the Hanau site’s heat requirements for production. It will generate around 15% of the ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/28

’s wireless power systems for a variety of applications. The Company will also make a strategic investment in Solace Power. Solace Power’s proprietary technology is capable of continuously delivering up to 3 kW of power at distances up to 375 mm through a variety of mediums including air, glass, wood, and concrete. The application of Solace Power’s technologies into the Company’s products help enable additional design flexibility by reduc...

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