German RepRap, manufacturers of 3D printers, has launched a new Liquid Additive Manufacturing (LAM) system named the L320. The “extremely stable” 3D printing platform has a larger build volume than the company’s previous LAM-L280 printer and can print highly-viscous liquid…
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Bridgestone to supply tyres for Kubota’s M7-Gen2 tractors
Japan’s Bridgestone is to supply radial tyres for tractor manufacturer Kubota’s new M7-172 large agricultural tractor, part of their M7-Gen 2 series available from April 2019 onwards. Bridgestone will provide its VT-Tractor tyres for the 170-horsepower model, which boasts efficient…
Goodyear to fit Airbus A321XLR with radial tyres
American tyre manufacturer Goodyear Tire & Rubber (Goodyear) is to provide its Flight Radial tyres for Airbus’ much anticipated new A321XLR aircraft. The Flight Radial tyres are a series of advanced aviation products incorporating Goodyear’s Featherweight Alloy Core Bead Technology…
Nexen Tire, Plug and Play team up for tyre/mobility development
Nexen Tire has roped in Silicon Valley’s market accelerator, Plug and Play, for future technology development and business initiation in the tyre/mobility industry. The partnership will also enable Nexen Tire to realise its ‘open R&D’ philosophy through strategic collaborations and…
Bridgestone launches new lightweight tyres for improved performance
Tokyo-based tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has engineered a specialised touring tyre that redistributes and reduces product weight and tyre rolling resistance by up to 10% and 20% respectively for minimal trade-off in wear performance. The breakthrough “Enliten” technology features a thin…
Dow lends PU binder solutions to Swiss Olympic Museum
Dow’s patented polyurethane (PU) binder technology has been used in completion of an interactive running track exhibit at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The project also features Kraiburg Relastec’s floor covering, which together provides optimal hardness and elasticity for…
Sumitomo advances fully-automated driving with CRANTS
Automated driving may be realised sooner than predicted, as Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has begun a joint research project with Japan’s Gunma University Centre for Research on Adoption of NextGen Transportation Systems (CRANTS) to develop SRI’s tyre-related services and Level…
Black Bear and MMEC partner to promote rCB tech
Dutch tyre upcycling company Black Bear has entered into a strategic partnership with German EPC contractor MMEC Mannesmann (MMEC) to speed up the rollout of the former’s breakout tyre recycling technology. MMEC will perform the detailed engineering, procurement and construction…
HF Group sells extrusion business to Troester
Tyre equipment manufacturer Harburg-Freudenberger (HF), based in Hamburg, has sold its extrusion division to rubber extrusion machinery-maker Troester that will reportedly absorb all HF’s extrusion employees and will maintain the location in Hamburg, Germany, so as to ensure product continuity.…
Hella furthers its presence in China; ties up with partners
In line with its focus on the Chinese market, German automotive parts supplier Hella has signed further cooperation agreements at the recent Auto Shanghai motor show in China. “China is and remains one of the key automotive markets for Hella,”…