Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg) has opened a dedicated engineering service centre in the town of Ashland in New Hampshire, US – also home to the company’s oil seal facility. The company was prompted to take the Ashland centre from its…
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Rubber Board India comes out with electronic trading platform for NR concept
The Rubber Board of India, based in Kerala, will soon be starting electronic trading through a digital trade platform for natural rubber (NR). It is expected to provide greater visibility to buyers/sellers and complement the existing system of dealer-processor- manufacturer…
Bridgestone, Microsoft world-first intelligent tyre monitoring system
Globally-acclaimed tyre and rubber manufacturer Bridgestone and tech company Microsoft have teamed up to develop a unique Tyre Damage Monitoring System using the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform (MCVP) – the new system uses MCVP’s cloud framework together with pre-installed sensor…
Bridgestone to help improve aircraft tyre maintenance in new partnership with JAL
World-renowned tyre maker Bridgestone Corp. (Bridgestone) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have begun a data-based partnership to accurately assess the rate of tyre wear in aircraft and improve their management and maintenance. The project – launched in May – will use…
Hankook’s tyre plants to receive new AI system for fast and reliable maintenance
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. (Hankook) has introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that would “revolutionise” production and save it from costly shutdowns by predicting a possible problem before it occurs. Named CMS+, Hankook is in the process…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches ultra-high temperature fire seal for aircraft safety
Global engineering group Trelleborg AB, through Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, has seen to the launch of the revolutionary Ultra-High Temp Fire Seal, specially designed to enable aircraft manufacturers develop engines that run more efficiently, sustainably, and safely. Specialised fire seals primarily…
Michelin takes stake in Enviro; to develop further tyre recycling
French tyre maker Michelin is partnering with Swedish tyre recycler Enviro to develop and industrialise on a large scale a pyrolysis technology to recycle tyres at the end of their life. To effect this, Michelin has taken up a stake…
Covid-19: Continental delays spin off of powertrain unit Vitesco
German technology firm Continental Corp. has put on hold spinning off its powertrain unit Vitesco Technologies this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting ongoing economic uncertainty. It says it will “complete this step as soon as the market environment has improved noticeably and…
US agrees to build more plants with Australian tyre recycling technology
Green Distillation Technologies (GDT), an Australian tyre recycling company, has secured US backing for its world-first tyre recycling technology that produces “high-value oil, carbon and steel from end-of-life (EOL) tyres, in demand by world markets at promising market prices.” GDT’s…
Hankook Tire now using machine-based technology for tyre inspections
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. (Hankook) has begun automating the final-stage inspection process for its tyres – the South Korean-based company is now using artificial intelligence (AI) and digital sensor technology to carry out internal inspection with a type…