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This breakthrough now allows us to regenerate PTFE in-house. It has been part of our long-term plan, and is now a reality,” said president Takayuki Kasuga. **Thin Pipes** _Osaka Rasenkan Kogyo Co., Ltd._ “We are continuing to refine our hoses to become thinner, more flexible, and capable of withstanding even higher pressures. It’s a gradual process, but we are working toward it,” said president Seiji Koizumi. **Technical Glass** _Mitorika Co., Ltd._ “An exciting project we are working on is an atomic clock, developed in collaboration with The University of Tokyo. If successfully realized, it could enable highly accurate positioning functions underwater,” said president and CEO Hiroshi Hiranuma. **Tough Gears** _Okamoto Machinery Co., Ltd._ “Because gears have teeth, they must be ground using specialized machines. However, the grinding lines left on the gear surface can generate noise when the gears rotate. Our approach uses ultrasonic technology, and we intentionally add microscopic marks to the surface to help suppress noise,” said president Masato Kikuchi. **Auto Films** _Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd._ “We are working on a project to replace conventional automotive paint with film. Normally, the body of a vehicle is painted by spraying it, but the process generates CO2 emissions. One way of reducing this is to apply a film directly to the vehicle,” said president Kenji Ebihara. **Smart Tubes** _Yamanaka & Co., Ltd._ “In the tube industry, nobody has introduced AI-based inspection systems yet. 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