NOK to Exhibit at 'Local Government / Public Week 2026', Showcasing 3 New Products Including Office Sound-Absorbing Panels and Introducing 7 Products/Series for the Public Sector
NOK Corporation will exhibit at 'Local Government / Public Week 2026', showcasing 3 new products such as sound-absorbing panels for offices and the Body Beat Sensor Toilet, as part of a total of 7 products/series. The company aims to offer solutions utilizing its technology to address various challenges in public facilities, including sound environment improvement, disaster preparedness, health monitoring, and environmental considerations.
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NOK Corporation (Headquarters: Shiba-Daimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Group CEO: Masao Tsuru; hereinafter "NOK") will exhibit at "Local Government / Public Week 2026" to be held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo) from May 13 (Wednesday) to May 15 (Friday), 2026.
This will be NOK's third participation in the exhibition, with the theme "Shaping possibilities with technology." The company will showcase seven products and series, including three new exhibits: sound-absorbing panels for offices, Body Beat Sensor Toilet, and Step Marker. NOK will propose solutions utilizing its technology to address various issues anticipated by local governments and public institutions, such as the sound environment in public facilities, disaster preparedness, health and monitoring, and environmental considerations.
The exhibited products include the three new items, as well as wearable echo sensors, Post Original Design series, hydrogen sulfide detection rubber, pressurized large-capacity water purifiers, and the recycled rubber series. During the exhibition, NOK will gather feedback from visitors to explore possibilities for utilizing each product and consider future improvements and developments.
Moving forward, NOK will continue to diligently listen to feedback from the field, seek technological solutions to challenges in the public sector, and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
Technology that enhances comfort in working environments and public spaces
■ Sound-absorbing panels for offices *First Exhibition*
In conference rooms and consultation spaces within government offices and public facilities, voices can sometimes be difficult to hear due to reverberation. Additionally, major renovations can be challenging in existing facilities, creating a demand for sound environment improvement measures that can be installed without construction.
This product is a sound-absorbing panel developed by NOK, utilizing its many years of accumulated vibration and sound insulation technology. By combining materials that readily absorb sound with a structure that receives and weakens sound energy, it suppresses sound reverberation generated indoors.
Being lightweight and attachable with magnets, it can be installed on steel partitions or walls without drilling holes. Its ease of installation and removal makes it highly adaptable for layout changes and restoration to original condition when moving out. Color variations are also planned for the future.
Technology that monitors physical and mental conditions and contributes to health
■ Body Beat Sensor Toilet *First Exhibition*
Against the backdrop of an aging population and labor shortages in medical and nursing care settings, there is growing interest in systems that can easily monitor health status in daily life. The Body Beat Sensor Toilet is a healthcare monitor by Wintest Co., Ltd., equipped with NOK's proprietary sheet-like rubber electrode "Sotto Fabric Plus." NOK's sensing technology is utilized in this product, which automatically measures vital data such as heart rate by simply sitting on the toilet, supporting the understanding of health status.
"Sotto Fabric Plus" is a highly flexible electrode combining hydrogenated nitrile conductive rubber with conductive PET fiber cloth. By sitting on this electrode, it measures changes in heart rate and blood pressure, and is equipped with a function to notify a smartphone with an alert if an abnormal condition is detected.
It is expected to help alleviate labor shortages in medical and nursing care settings and assist in health management for the elderly, through privacy-conscious sensing that does not increase the burden of daily life and does not use cameras.
■ Wearable Echo Sensor
This product was developed in response to the growing need to visualize bodily conditions daily in fields such as health management, rehabilitation, and sports training. It is a device that can acquire real-time, high-definition echo images by wearing a thin, light, and flexible ultrasonic sensor on the human body. This sensor combines NOK's conductive rubber and flexible printed circuit board technology with Salmontech's ultrasonic sensing technology, achieving both high wearability and measurement accuracy. As it naturally conforms to the curves of the body, it causes little burden even during long periods of wear, aiming to expand ultrasonic measurements, traditionally limited to medical institutions, into daily life. A measurement demonstration, involving actual wearing on the body to acquire echo images, will be conducted at this exhibition.
Technology that protects regional safety
■ Post Original Design (Step Marker is a first exhibition)
These are NOK's highly durable rubber poles (delineators/lane dividers) used on general roads and expressways. In recent years, while traffic safety measures in school zones and tourist spots have been strengthened, challenges remain in maintaining urban landscapes and improving the efficiency of road infrastructure management, leading to increased demand for durable products that are considerate of aesthetics.
This product is more resistant to bending and load compared to general materials.
This will be NOK's third participation in the exhibition, with the theme "Shaping possibilities with technology." The company will showcase seven products and series, including three new exhibits: sound-absorbing panels for offices, Body Beat Sensor Toilet, and Step Marker. NOK will propose solutions utilizing its technology to address various issues anticipated by local governments and public institutions, such as the sound environment in public facilities, disaster preparedness, health and monitoring, and environmental considerations.
The exhibited products include the three new items, as well as wearable echo sensors, Post Original Design series, hydrogen sulfide detection rubber, pressurized large-capacity water purifiers, and the recycled rubber series. During the exhibition, NOK will gather feedback from visitors to explore possibilities for utilizing each product and consider future improvements and developments.
Moving forward, NOK will continue to diligently listen to feedback from the field, seek technological solutions to challenges in the public sector, and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
Technology that enhances comfort in working environments and public spaces
■ Sound-absorbing panels for offices *First Exhibition*
In conference rooms and consultation spaces within government offices and public facilities, voices can sometimes be difficult to hear due to reverberation. Additionally, major renovations can be challenging in existing facilities, creating a demand for sound environment improvement measures that can be installed without construction.
This product is a sound-absorbing panel developed by NOK, utilizing its many years of accumulated vibration and sound insulation technology. By combining materials that readily absorb sound with a structure that receives and weakens sound energy, it suppresses sound reverberation generated indoors.
Being lightweight and attachable with magnets, it can be installed on steel partitions or walls without drilling holes. Its ease of installation and removal makes it highly adaptable for layout changes and restoration to original condition when moving out. Color variations are also planned for the future.
Technology that monitors physical and mental conditions and contributes to health
■ Body Beat Sensor Toilet *First Exhibition*
Against the backdrop of an aging population and labor shortages in medical and nursing care settings, there is growing interest in systems that can easily monitor health status in daily life. The Body Beat Sensor Toilet is a healthcare monitor by Wintest Co., Ltd., equipped with NOK's proprietary sheet-like rubber electrode "Sotto Fabric Plus." NOK's sensing technology is utilized in this product, which automatically measures vital data such as heart rate by simply sitting on the toilet, supporting the understanding of health status.
"Sotto Fabric Plus" is a highly flexible electrode combining hydrogenated nitrile conductive rubber with conductive PET fiber cloth. By sitting on this electrode, it measures changes in heart rate and blood pressure, and is equipped with a function to notify a smartphone with an alert if an abnormal condition is detected.
It is expected to help alleviate labor shortages in medical and nursing care settings and assist in health management for the elderly, through privacy-conscious sensing that does not increase the burden of daily life and does not use cameras.
■ Wearable Echo Sensor
This product was developed in response to the growing need to visualize bodily conditions daily in fields such as health management, rehabilitation, and sports training. It is a device that can acquire real-time, high-definition echo images by wearing a thin, light, and flexible ultrasonic sensor on the human body. This sensor combines NOK's conductive rubber and flexible printed circuit board technology with Salmontech's ultrasonic sensing technology, achieving both high wearability and measurement accuracy. As it naturally conforms to the curves of the body, it causes little burden even during long periods of wear, aiming to expand ultrasonic measurements, traditionally limited to medical institutions, into daily life. A measurement demonstration, involving actual wearing on the body to acquire echo images, will be conducted at this exhibition.
Technology that protects regional safety
■ Post Original Design (Step Marker is a first exhibition)
These are NOK's highly durable rubber poles (delineators/lane dividers) used on general roads and expressways. In recent years, while traffic safety measures in school zones and tourist spots have been strengthened, challenges remain in maintaining urban landscapes and improving the efficiency of road infrastructure management, leading to increased demand for durable products that are considerate of aesthetics.
This product is more resistant to bending and load compared to general materials.